Glenn Otto began a structural engineering firm that would provide engineering services for residential, commercial, and industrial projects.  Since then, he has worked on hundreds of projects and reports with the goal of providing creative and practical engineering solutions and objective and fair analyses and assessments.

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His background of over 44 years of experience has included federal, state, industrial, commercial and residential projects involving various structural materials timber, steel, concrete, aluminum, and fiberglass materials. Projects include:

• Commercial buildings - new and renovations.

• Residential- single and multi family projects for new and remodeling efforts.

• Shear wall (braced wall) designs for wind and seismic forces

• Problem solving for contractors and homeowners.

• Deck inspections

• Storm damage assessments

• One to three story buildings using masonry, precast planks, wooden trusses and steel framework.

• Adaptive re-use

• Historical renovation and repair.

• Industrial designs, repairs, and inspections.

• Manufactured home inspections

• Raising houses for flood protection

• Bulkheads

• Piling foundations

• Retaining walls

• Basements

• Underground shelter

• Waterfront pier and boat ramp

• Nuclear fuel producing plant  processing tank and tower structures, transport vessels, and lifts.

• Subdivision design, drainage, sanitary collection and associated wastewater treatment plants.

• Nuclear and coal power facilities including piping and equipment supports, and utility trenches.

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University of Florida — 1981

• Bachelor of Science Civil Engineering

• Professional Engineer Licenses in Virginia and Florida