DETAILED CV

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

With 22 years of structural design and construction and investigative experience, Dr. Sputo principally works on the structural design of buildings, product investigation and review services, component design, and forensic investigations.

In addition to his consulting experience, Dr. Sputo has served as a part- and full-time member of the structural engineering faculty in the Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering at the University of Florida since 1993.

EDUCATION

Ph.D., Structural Engineering

University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 1990

Master of Engineering, Structural Engineering

University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 1983

Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering

The Citadel, Charleston, South Carolina, 1982

REGISTRATIONS

Licensed Professional Engineer – Florida, Georgia, South Carolina,

North Carolina, Virginia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Ohio

Registered Structural Engineer - Illinois

Licensed Special (Threshold) Inspector – Florida

Board Certified Structural Engineer – Structural Engineering Certification Board

Model Law Structural Engineer – National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

American Society of Civil Engineers, Member

Chair, Committee on Cold-Formed Steel

American Institute of Steel Construction, Professional Member

Florida Structural Engineers Association, Member

Light Gauge Steel Engineers Association, Member

American Iron and Steel Institute

Member, Committee on Specifications for the Design of

Cold-Formed Steel Structures

Chair, Subcommittee on Test Methods

PUBLISHED WORKS

Dr. Sputo has published numerous project technical reports and over 30 technical papers in academic journals and conference proceedings covering a wide range of topics dealing with structural design, construction, and forensic studies.