Thomas McLane, P.E.

Experience

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  Penn State University

  Aug 2007 - May 2011

  Student

  I graduated in May 2011 with a degree in Civil Engineering with a focus in Structures. I was also a member of Chi Epsilon and the ASCE Chapter at Penn State. Capstone Class: Team leader in the design of a 6,000 seat hockey arena. Details include two-way slabs, concrete/steel columns, truss arch, spread footing, basement wall and footings, and more. I also completed a full analysis of a 440' long arch truss with thousands of members in SAP 2000 which is one of seven in our arena design. The two-way slab is a graduate level design but we completed it as undergraduates because it was necessary for our arena floor. Each component was drawn in AutoCAD and submitted as part of the plan packet with an 86 page report on the design. Show less

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  Pennsylvania Department of Transportation

  May 2009 - Aug 2009

  Engineering Internship

  Worked in the inspection unit on bridges and roadway rehabilitation Field inspected varies bridge rehabilitation projects on bridges spanning from 20 to 400 feet with super and sub structure reconstructionInspected the placement and removal of bridge approach and roadway asphalt, line placement and removal, concrete and latex deck, and foundation poursResponsible for the payment of hundreds of thousands of dollars in bridge rehabilitation

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  Pennsylvania Department of Transportation

  May 2010 - Aug 2010

  Engineering Internship

  Worked in the design unitDesigned/inspected various roadway resurfacing projectsObserved various roadway works such as micro pile driving, bridge resurfacing, and roadway landslide restorationResponsible for the calculation of square yardage for resurfacing of over 20 roads equaling hundreds of miles of roads.

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  NJIT

  Aug 2011 - Aug 2013

  Master's Student

  Discipline: Structural Related Courses: Structural Dynamics, Stability of Steel Structures, Applied Finite Element Analysis, Advanced concrete and steel design.

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  Core States Group

  Nov 2011 - Jun 2013

  Structural Design Engineer

  -Design of small commercial buildings and retrofitting small to midsize buildings for commercial spaces with heavy loading. -Structural analysis and design of new and existing buildings with many types of systems including steel, masonry, wood and concrete. -Design experience in New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Florida and California to name a few with wind loads up to 170 mph (ASCE 7-10). A large portion of our remodeling projects are in Manhattan in 1 to 50 story buildings. -Development of elaborate Excel spreadsheets to calculate several types of structural systems and for calculating forces based on seismic and wind requirements from ASCE 7.-Development of construction documents using Revit while using the 3D models for coordination across all disciplines.-Managed several design projects concurrently. Show less

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  Thornton Tomasetti

  Jun 2013 - Nov 2016

  Project Engineer (Structural)

  Rockefeller University River Campus Lab Building (Stavros Niarchos Foundation–David Rockefeller River Campus) - Built above F.D.R. Drive next to the East River.• Steel superstructure design• Lateral and gravity analysis and design• Built up box columns and tension members• Managing up to four engineers in design and drafting tasks• BIM manager for the complex project and surrounding campus model• Extensive coordination between several design teams as well as coordination with the steel manufacturer and erector for the complex steel construction• Plate girder design and finite element modeling for penetrations• Design of the structure to be built modularly in NJ and barged to NY in 800 ton modules that are 92’x48’x3 stories (19 total)• Vibration design for laboratory space• Staged construction• Long-span temperature analysis• Built up 45’ tall “Y” shape column at 96’ on center• Construction administration management of over 2000 steel shop drawingsExisting Buildings• Slab removal• Temporary stability• Slab/beam reinforcementRutgers University - New academic buildings • Steel superstructure design• Foundation design• Gravity and lateral design• Retaining wall design • Vibration analysis of monumental stairs• Stick built façade design and coordination of limestone/ brick with lightgage backupPenn State Beaver Stadium – Score board • Design of support for the Nittany Lion logo for the top of the stadium behind the score boardMet Life Stadium - Condition Assessment • Inspected the condition of the steel and paint in the scoreboards, lighting catwalks, stairs, and facade1711 First Ave, Manhattan, NY – 34-story concrete residential structure• Design of the columns including the load takedown and the design of the footings supporting the columns Show less

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  Stewart

  Nov 2016 - now

  Structural Project Manager