Jerald Kunkel Consulting Engineers

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Jerald W. Kunkel Consulting Engineers, Inc was founded in 1993 by Jerry Kunkel, a structural design engineer who has been practicing engineering in the Dallas/ Ft. Worth area since 1970. After spending several years with a materials supply company, Mr. Kunkel spent 13 years practicing engineering with metroplex based consulting engineering firms before establishing his private practice. The Arlington based staff includes seven employees, including three structural engineers. Since the firm's origin, it has provided structural engineering, inspection and expert witness services for commercial, single family and multi-family projects not only in the Dallas/ Ft. Worth area but throughout the country. Mr. Kunkel is a registered Professional Engineer in 36 states. He received his Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering and his Master's Degree in Structural Engineering from the University of Texas - Arlington. He specializes in the design and investigation of commercial and residential structures. His design experience includes bridge design, steel and concrete design of commercial buildings and concrete and wood framing design of residential structures. He has been involved in the design of slab-on-grade foundations in the expansive clay soils of north central Texas and at various locations nationwide for the past 37 years. Mr. Kunkel currently conducts seminars and lectures at trade schools on residential construction, remodeling and repair. Mr. Kunkel is also a Professor of Engineering at the University of Texas at Arlington and Tarrant County College and has achieved the Grade of Fellow in The American Society of Civil Engineers. Owner and sole proprietor of a consulting practice structural engineering firm. Projects specialize in the areas of residential design, multi-family design, low-rise commercial design, inspection, evaluation of existing structures and litigation consulting. Engineering manager for various civil and structural projects for regional office of large national consulting firm. Managed a staff of three to six engineers and technicians on projects such as bridges and roadways, office buildings, industrial buildings, schools, government housing, retail buildings and custom residences. Small staff permitted total hands-on engineering design as well as administrative functions. Chief engineer for a multi-office consulting firm specializing in design of post-tensioned reinforced concrete foundations and structures. Projects included structural design of residential, multi-family and commercial building foundations. Design of elevated post-tensioned and pre-stressed concrete slabs and beams. Supervised drafting department of four to six draftsmen, programmer and keypunch operator. Developed system of drafting slab-on-grade foundation plans on CADD system. Also, included were soils analysis, cost estimating, project scheduling and structural analysis and design of foundations and low and midrise structures. Registered Professional Engineer - Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wyoming. Contributing Author "Building Construction, Principals, Materials and Systems", Prentice Hall, 2007 Contributing Editor Structural Steel Design: A Practice Oriented Approach ( LRFD Method ); Prentice Hall, 2007 Mr. Shteyn joined the firm in 2001. He received his Masters of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from St. Petersburg State University of Transportation, St. Petersburg, Russia. His duties as Project Engineer include the design of steel and concrete commercial buildings and concrete and wood framing design of commercial, multi-family and residential structures. He is also a member of the Ameri

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Phone: (817) 640-3811

Address: 2221 Evergreen Dr, Plano, TX 75075

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