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Highlights
Registered Professional Engineer in 37 States Multiple Speaking Engagements to Building Officials, Professional Associations, and University Students Developed In-House Structural Software for the Analysis of Buildings and other Structures
Expertise
Structural Design (E&O) Construction Defect Building Damages (C&O)
Coastal Construction Concrete (Slabs, FRP, Precast) Masonry (Brick, CMU, Cast Stone) Steel (Cold-Formed, Structural Steel) Wood (Conventional Framing, Engineered Lumber, Pre-engineered Trusses) Loadings (Earth, Snow, Vehicle, Wave, Wind)
William J. Dery, PE, SE | SVP - Sr. Forensic Engineer EMAIL [email protected] | PHONE 636.336.1215 BIOGRAPHY
Bill Dery has over 30 years of experience in structural engineering design and forensic investigations of residential, commercial, and transportation structures. Mr. Dery has provided workshops to engineering groups, building officials, and university students. Mr. Dery has developed in-house proprietary software for the analysis and design of wind loads, water & wave loads, seismic loads, snow loads, vehicle loads, and the analysis of deck and balcony railings (guards).
EDUCATION/TRAINING
B.S., Civil Engineering (Emphasis in Structures), University of South Florida 1989
LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS
Professional Engineer (PE) – Civil/Structural, State of AL, AR, CO, CT, DE, FL, IA, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SD, TN, TX, VA, WI, WY Professional Engineer (PE) – Civil, State of GA, IL, NE, UT Structural Engineer (SE), State of OK Professional Engineer (PE) – Structural, State of VT Structural Masonry Inspector HAAG - Certified Roof Inspector OSHA 10
SPECIAL TRAINING
ASCE - Design of Slabs on Grade for Light Buildings on Shrink Swell Soils Design Loads on Structures During Construction Using ASCE 37 WPC - Modular Construction Demystified ASCE - ASCE 7-16 Changes to Wind Load Provisions ASCE - Assessment and Evaluation Methods and Tools of Structural Forensic Investigations ASCE - Structural Condition Assessment of Existing Structures ACI - Design and Construction with Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Bar ACI - Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Systems for Strengthening Structures RCI - Roof Technology & Science I and II ASCE - Aluminum Structural Design ASCE - Pre-manufactured Metal Buildings ASCE - Wind Load for Buildings ASCE - Post Grouting of Drilled Shafts FSEA - Anchorage to Concrete FSEA - Guide to the Design of Out-of-Plane Wall Anchorage FSEA - Innovations in Sheet Piling Haag - Certified Roof Inspector Training RCI - Masonry Wall Systems SJI - Building Design with Steel Joists, Joist Girders, and Steel Deck Univ. of FL - Wind Load Calculations, Structural Applications Virginia Tech - Wood Frame Construction
ASSOCIATIONS
American Concrete Institute (ACI) American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC)
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American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) - Committee E58 on Forensic Engineering Forest Products Society (FPS) National Academy of Forensic Engineers (NAFE) - Accredited, Board Certified National Counsel of Structural Engineers Association (NCSEA) Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) Structural Engineering Institute (SEI) Residential Engineer’s Association (REA) - Past President The Masonry Society (TMS)
PUBLICATIONS/PRESENTATIONS
The Vertex Companies, Inc. - Damaged Building Repair - Predamage Condition or Required Code Upgrades [Blog post]. Retrieved from https://vertexeng.com/insights/damaged-building-repair-pre-damage-condition-or-required-code-upgrades/ (2020, May 20)
The Vertex Companies, Inc. - Are Sawcuts Required in My Slab? Part Two: Residential Slabs-on-ground [Blog post]. Retrieved from https://vertexeng.com/blog/are-sawcuts-required-2-residential-concrete-slabs-on-ground/ (2019, Dec 12)
The Vertex Companies, Inc. - Are Sawcuts Required in My Slab? Part One: Commercial Slabs-on-ground [Blog post]. Retrieved from http://vertexeng.com/blog/are-sawcuts-required-1-commercial-slabs-on-ground/ (2019, Feb 22)
The Vertex Companies, Inc. - Roof Claims and Reconstruction in Florida - What you need to know [Blog post]. Retrieved from http://vertexeng.com/blog/roof-repair-in-florida-what-you-need-to-know/ (2017, Sept 14)
The Vertex Companies, Inc. - Is Snow Loading Causing the Bumps in my Roof? [Blog post]. Retrieved from http://vertexeng.com/snow-load-cause-bumpy-roof-claims/ (2017, Feb 22).
NASP - Wood Framing, Common Design and Construction Defects
Zurich - Common Design and Construction Defects in Commercial Buildings
LaMarche Associates - Snow Loading and Roof Framing
The Vertex Companies - Clay (Brick) Veneer
Arbella Insurance - Balconies and Decks, Common Construction Defects
AIG - Balconies and Decks, Common Construction Defects
The Vertex Companies - Concrete and Clay Tile Roofs
Adjusters Rounds Table of Boston – Roof Framing and Code Changes
Quincy Mutual Insurance - Required Building Code Upgrade Requirements
Residential Engineer’s Association (REA) – Residential Structural Engineering
Building Official Association of Florida (BOAF) - Clarification of the New ASCE 7-10 Wind Loads
ASCE (FL Chapter Annual Meeting) – Residential Engineering
Building Official Association of Florida (BOAF) - Conventional Wood Framing
University of Florida College of Engineering – Guest lecturer – Design and Construction in Timber CES6801