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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.

Civil engineer in a hard hat and safety vest carrying rolled drawings and a tablet across a city street
Professional profile
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.

  1. 2021 – Present

    Principal Civil Engineer

    Independent practice

    Structural and infrastructure design for developers, contractors and local agencies, plus independent design reviews and site supervision.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.