About
Engineering with accountability
Twelve years of designing, checking and building civil works for public agencies, developers and private owners.
I have spent more than twelve years designing and building the things people rarely think about until they fail: foundations, retaining walls, culverts, road pavements and the structural frames inside everyday buildings.
My work starts with the site. I read the soil reports, walk the drainage paths and talk to the people who will use what gets built. From there I run the analysis, prepare the calculations and drawings, and sign them under my professional license, accountable for every number on the sheet.
I am just as comfortable on site as I am at the desk. Clients bring me in for a single structural design, a full infrastructure package or an independent review of someone else's plans, and they keep me involved through construction because problems are cheapest to solve before the concrete is poured.

- Engineer
- Jordan Hale
- Credential
- Registered Civil Engineer
- Practice
- Structural and infrastructure design
- Status
- Accepting new design and supervision work
Experience
Where I have practiced
From a municipal engineering office to independent practice, every role added a different kind of responsibility.
2021 – Present
Principal Civil Engineer
Independent practice
Structural and infrastructure design for developers, contractors and local agencies, plus independent design reviews and site supervision.
2017 – 2021
Senior Structural Engineer
Multidisciplinary design consultancy
Led structural design for mid-rise commercial and residential buildings and mentored a team of four junior engineers.
2014 – 2017
Project Engineer
General contractor, infrastructure division
Ran road, bridge and drainage contracts on site, from shop drawings and quantity takeoffs to quality control and turnover.
2012 – 2014
Design Engineer
Municipal engineering office
Designed local roads and storm drains and reviewed building permit submissions for structural compliance.
Credentials
Licenses, education and training
The qualifications that let me sign, seal and stand behind the work.
- 2012
License
Registered Civil Engineer
Professional engineering licensing board
- 2016
Education
Master of Engineering, Structural Engineering
Graduate school of engineering
- 2011
Education
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
College of engineering
- 2019
Certification
Project Management Professional (PMP)
Project Management Institute
- 2015
Training
Construction Safety and Health, 40 hours
Accredited safety training provider
- 2012
Membership
Member, national society of civil engineers
Professional engineering society
Toolkit
Software I design with
The analysis and drafting tools I use every day to model, check and document designs.
- AutoCAD Civil 3D
- ETABS
- SAP2000
- STAAD.Pro
- SAFE
- HEC-RAS
- Revit
- Microsoft Project
Next step
Have a site, a structure or a problem that needs an engineer?
Tell me what you are planning. I will reply with next steps, what I need from you and how I would approach it.