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 ExperienceEngineers in the USAContact
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-educated engineers a clear roadmap to do the same.
Teaching and tools
As a university professor in Nicaragua, I taught structural analysis, steel and concrete design to civil engineering and architecture students. My class resources are still online (UNI blog · UCA blog), along with my RAM Structural System video tutorials. Interactive calculators, simulators and PE study material are coming soon to my Resources page.
Writing and publishing
I am the author of four books and the founder of La Lucha Publishing House. I also write about literature and life on my blog, El Chayul.
Also by me: Ahualcatl Holistic Medicine