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Structural design

Structural design for steel buildings, telecom towers and foundations.

Structural Engineer (EIT) with 25+ years of experience in the United States and Latin America.

M.S. in Steel and Composite Structures · Fully bilingual (English/Spanish)

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Pablo A. Cruz UriartePablo A. Cruz Uriarte

I am an Engineer in Training (EIT) in Michigan, licensed in Nicaragua, and preparing for the US PE exam. I do not offer engineering services to the public in the United States; my US structural work is performed under the supervision of licensed Professional Engineers.

What I do

Structural design

Steel and concrete buildings, telecom towers, foundations and helical piles. My career spans a skyscraper design team at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, 200+ telecom towers across Latin America, 40+ buildings as principal engineer of my own firm, and today industrial and commercial work at a Michigan engineering firm.

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Engineers in the USA

I rebuilt my career in the US from scratch: credential evaluation, the FE exam and my first US jobs. My book, free resources and the WAE Podcast give foreign-educated engineers a clear roadmap.

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Teaching and tools

Former university professor of structural analysis, steel and concrete design in Nicaragua. Class resources, RAM Structural System video tutorials and, soon, interactive calculators, simulators and PE study material.

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Writing and publishing

Author of four books and founder of La Lucha Publishing House. I also write about literature and life on my blog, El Chayul.

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Working as an Engineer in the USA

A practical roadmap for foreign-educated engineers: evaluating credentials, passing the FE, landing the first job and moving toward the PE.

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Engineering consultingProjects in Nicaragua
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Also by me: La Lucha Publishing House · El Chayul (blog) · YouTube · RAM video tutorials · Ahualcatl Holistic Medicine

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Pablo A. Cruz Uriarte, Structural Engineer Steel structures and foundations for industrial and commercial buildings. 25+ years of experience in the United States and Latin America · M.S. in Steel and Composite Structures My Experience Engineers in the USA Contact Structural engineering I design steel structures and foundations for industrial, commercial and warehouse buildings in Michigan. My work covers framing, connections, RC foundations, helical piles, canopies and slabs-on-ground under current US codes. My career includes a skyscraper design team at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, more than 200 telecom towers across Latin America, and 40+ buildings designed as principal engineer of my own firm. See selected projects . Engineers in the USA I rebuilt my engineering career in the United States from scratch: credential evaluation, the FE exam, and my first US jobs. My book Working as an Engineer in the USA , my  free resources  and the WAE Podcast give foreign-educate...
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