Structural Engineering, Earthquake Engineering

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1 Structural ENGINEERS One Market Street, Spear Tower, Suite 3600, San Francisco, CA Ph: Cell: Fax: AHMAD M.A. ISSA Principal Structural Engineer SPECIALIZATION: Structural Engineering, Earthquake Engineering REGISTRATION: California - Structural Engineer #4084 California - Civil Engineer #49222 Nevada - Structural Engineer # Nevada - Civil Engineer # Oregon - Structural Engineering #79445 Oregon - Civil Engineering #79445 Washington - Structural Engineer #43385 Washington - Civil Engineer #43385 NCEES* - Structural Engineer #29750 NCEES* - Civil Engineer #29750 * National Council Of Examiners For Engineering And Surveying EDUCATION: Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley Major: Structural Engineering Minor: Structural Dynamics & Numerical Analysis 1985 M.S. Structural Engineering, University of California, Berkeley B.S. Engineering Civil Engineering, City University of New York, N.Y. Summa Cum Laude EXPERIENCE: Present President ISSA STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS Managing Senior Principal ZFA STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS Principal Structural Engineer PREECE, GOUDIE & ISSA Senior Engineer PREECE, GOUDIE & ASSOCIATES 1989 Post Doctor Research Engineer

2 Page Research Assistant Graduate Student Instructor MAJOR PROJECTS: Design of new buildings: Berkeley High School Gymnasium and Classroom Buildings, Berkeley High School Stadium, The Center for Joint Replacement, Washington Hospital, Fremont, CA The Loading Dock and Utility Tunnel, Washington Hospital, Fremont, CA Middletown Library and Senior Center, Middletown, CA Helms Middle School, San Pablo, CA Castello Di Amorosa, Calistoga, CA Richmond High School Stadium, Richmond, CA National Holistic Institute Buildings, The Villa Cortona (25 buildings housing 72 residential units), San Jose, CA LLNL Building 140, Division Z, (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory), Livermore, CA The Chiller Building (Livermore Berkeley Laboratory), National Ignition Facility (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory), Livermore, CA Ferritometry Building, Children s Hospital Oakland Research Institute rd Street, San Francisco, CA Martin Luther King Elementary School Dining Commons, Markham Elementary School, Baywood Terrace (6-houses of different designs) USPS (Polk Gulch Station), San Francisco, CA USPS (Lancaster Station), Lancaster, CA Century -14 Theater, Roseville, CA Kwajalein Corrosion Facility, Kwajalein Island Bataan Power Plant, Philippines Onizuka Power Station, Sunnyvale, CA Expert Witness and Litigation Services: JD2 v. William Spencer Com, San Francisco, CA Cynthia Smith v. David Eldred, San Francisco, CA Reynolds vs. Pacific Marine Yacht (Pier 9, San Francisco, CA). Jane Chapin Residence, Napa, CA Roessler Residence, San Francisco, CA Gentry Masonry License, San Francisco, CA Greenwich Street Residence, San Francisco, CA Kensington Apartment, Sunnyvale, CA The Preston Center, Eureka, CA The Husky Stadium, Seattle, Washington Lakeshore Condominiums, Redwood Shores, CA Waggener Ranch, Davis, CA Regatta Condominiums, Redwood Shores, CA Casa Blanca Condominiums, Sunnyvale, CA Castle Shores, Condominiums, San Ramon, CA The Hamptons Condominiums, Walnut Creek Hillside Park East Condominiums, Novato, CA

3 Page 3 Design Review Peer Review State Plan Checking Stanford University Campus seismic repair and retrofit Veterans Memorial Auditorium seismic Upgrade, Marin County Verducci Hall seismic repair, CSU, San Francisco, CA Wilcox High School, Santa Clara, CA Santa Clara High School, Santa Clara, CA Blach High School, Santa Clara, CA Corona New Primary, Los Angeles Palo Alto High School Center, Palo Alto, CA Pier 45 repair and upgrade, San Francisco, CA Emerybay Lofts, Oakland, CA Prelease Prepurchase Investigation Serramonte Shopping Center, Daly City 711 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 73 Summer Street, San Francisco, CA Green Valley Corporate Center, Green Valley, CA Seismic evaluation and/or Retrofit of existing Buildings: Children s Hospital and Research Center at Oakland, Clairmont Buildings, Sonoma State University, Ruben Salazar Library, Rohnert Park, CA Cal State University Stanislaus Campus, Tracy, CA Multi Campus Regional Center Campus, Stockton, CA Lane County Buildings, Oregon Parnassus Heights Medical Building, San Francisco, CA Building 323, LLNL, Livermore, CA Building 325, LLNL, Livermore, CA Building 494, LLNL, Livermore, CA 120 Second Street Building, San Francisco, CA Drumm Street, San Francisco, CA 325 Sacramento Street, San Francisco, CA Special Structural Analysis: (Nonlinear, dynamic, and general analysis) The Sony Entertainment Center, San Francisco (Push-over analysis). San Francisco International Airport-Addition (General structural and code analysis). San Francisco main Library Sculptures (Finite element dynamic analysis). Parnassus Height Medical Building (Nonlinear static and dynamic analysis). Geodesic Domes (several locations) (Finite element analysis). Green Library Stanford University (Dynamic analysis and value engineering analysis). Veterans Memorial Auditorium (Finite element dynamic analysis). Berlex Pharmaceuticals Emergency Response, Richmond, CA General Remodels and Additions: Summit Medical Center, Oakland, CA Washington Hospital Healthcare System, Fremont, CA The American Strategic Computing Initiative Facility, LLNL, CA

4 Page 4 Amplifier Development Lab, LLNL Building 391, Livermore, CA The Berlex Pharmaceuticals Lab, Richmond, CA The Shell Building, San Francisco, CA San Francisco French Bread Factory, Oakland, CA Holiday Inn Hotel, San Jose, CA Lebaron Hotel, San Jose, CA The Campton Place Hotel, San Francisco, CA Napa Valley Marriott Hotel, Napa, CA Pacific Manor Elementary School, Pacifica, CA Linda Mar Elementary School, Pacifica, CA Mae Nesbit Elementary School, Belmont, CA Cabrillo Elementary School, Pacifica, CA Fox Elementary School, Pacifica, CA Jefferson High School, Daly City, CA Westmore High School, Daly City, CA SPECIAL SKILLS:. Nonlinear Analysis of Structures. Dynamic Analysis of Structures. Seismic Retrofit of Existing Structures TECHNICAL PAPERS: "Nonlinear Static and Dynamic Analysis of R/C Frames," CE299 report, University of California, Berkeley "Nonlinear Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Frames under Cyclic Load Reversals", Earthquake Engineering Research Center, Report No. EERC 88-12, University of California, Berkeley (with F.C. Filippou) "Nonlinear Static and Dynamic Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Frames", Dissertation submitted in partial satisfaction of the requirements of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley "Nonlinear Static and Dynamic Response of Reinforced Concrete Frames," Paper presented at Fourth U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Palm Springs, California (with F. C. Filippou) "Nonlinear Static and Dynamic Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Subassemblages", Earthquake Engineering Research Center Report No. UCB/EERC-92/08, University of California, Berkeley (with F. C. Filippou) "Effects of Reinforcement Slip on Hysteretic Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Frame Members", ACI Structural Journal Vol. 96 No. 3 (with F. C. Filippou) Present - Published numerous technical reports regarding seismic evaluation and failure analysis of structures. Taught a short course on seismic strengthening of houses and small buildings. The course is designed to meet the needs of contractors and homeowners, and is sponsored by The Contra Costa County Adult Education Program. PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES: Member of ACI, SEAONC and EERI Affiliate member of AIA Lectured at Professional Engineering Institute for the Structural Engineering Examination review course.

5 Page 5 Worked on a joint research project with the University of Washington, University of Minnesota and Preece, Goudie & Associates to investigate the effect of concrete encasement of the strength, stiffness, and ductility of beam-to-column connections.