Piotr L. SAWINSKI, PhD, PE, PEng
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Owner/Sole proprietor
Piotr L. Sawinski, PhD, PE, PEng
08/2018 - Present
- new structures: commercial, residential and industrial,
- inspections and engineering assessment,
- renovations and extensions,
- non-typical engineering problems,
- deep excavations (SOE).
Sructural Department Head
Prairie Engineering P.C., Bismarck, ND
07/2019 - 01/2021
- design and coordinate with other trades all structural aspects of projects,
- act as an EOR for all company structural jobs,
- oversee and lead structural department.
Senior Project Engineer for Canada
Stueve Construction LLC, Algona, IA
08/2017 - 06/2019
- designing agricultural facilities (dry fertilizer warehouses, grain bins, chemical warehouses) in Canada & USA,
- work collaboratively with multi-discipline team and prioritize multiple projects simultaneously focusing on schedule, budget and quality expectations.
Senior Structural Engineer
Sharon Engineering P.C., Long Island City, NY
04/2012 - 07/2017
remote service: 09/2018 - present
- designer and lead structural engineer on over 150 projects (residential, retail and commercial; max. 16 sty high),
- fully responsible for wide range of structural design: new structures, demolitions, excavations, renovations & deep foundations (including close proximity of existing subway structures; new foundation as close as 5ft from the tunnel),
- managing projects through all phases: conceptual, coordination, design, drafting, shop drawings checking and site visits,
- maintaining direct contact with owners, architects & MEP engineers in order to satisfy their requests,
- leading and mentoring a team of younger structural engineers.
Project Manager
Brend Group LLC, Brooklyn, NY
07/2011 - 04/2012
- coordinating different designing specialists as GC and Owner representative on a 60,000sf residential project.
Freelancer
StructurePoint, Skokie, IL
01/2011 - 06/2011
- comparison and possibility of implementation of new FEM algorithm into the existing software.
Assistant Land Surveyor
Perfect Point Corp., Brooklyn, NY
03/2010 - 06/2011
- assisting surveyors in their office work and operating CAD computer programs in the protocol used to produce and finish survey maps.
Civil/Structural Project Engineer
PPiRB StalKon, Wroclaw, Poland
10/2004 - 03/2010
- designer and drafter of many steel and concrete structures, horizontally corrugated steel grain silos, masts, retaining walls, residential buildings, industrial facilities, stadium roofs, etc.
FORMAL EDUCATION
PhD Studies
Wroclaw University of Technology, Wroclaw, Poland
graduated 01/2010
- PhD disseration: Hellinger-Reissner Functional in the Static and Dynamic Analysis of Flexible Structures
Master Studies
Wroclaw University of Technology, Wroclaw, Poland
graduated 06/2006