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The staff of Kramer Engineering, Inc. is an experienced group of well-respected Civil and Structural Engineers and support staff. Everyone is committed to a team approach to providing excellence in engineering and client service. All the employees share pride in the work produced and the buildings constructed.

Kramer Engineering, Inc. consists of engineers with the best educations from some of the top engineering schools in the state.

In addition to a solid educational foundation, all employees have brought valuable experience from previous employment providing a diverse background that enhances our firm's ability to provide innovative solutions to a wide range of problems and building types. Experiences range from the engineering of ten-story office towers to single family residential, from new million square foot facilities to steel storage rack design, to investigating the cause of the Northridge Meadows Apartment Collapse.


  • »  David Kramer

    President, Structural Engineer

  • »  John Whiteman

    Structural Engineer

David Kramer

Position:
  • President
Duties:
  • Manage business-related areas
  • Negociate contracts
  • Quote fees
  • Structural Engineering:
    • Value engineering with regards to building type and framing layout.
    • Provide computer generated layout drawings and details.
Education:
  • Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, 1976
  • Oist graduate work from California State Polytechnic university, Pomona, 1977 and 1978
Professional Registration:
  • California, Professional Engineer Civil Engineering No. 27095, July 1976
  • California, Structural Engineer No., 2309, February 1980
  • Nevada, Civil Engineer No., 009744, March 1992
  • Oregon, Professional Engineer No., 16360, 1992
  • Arizona, Structural Engineer No., 27092, 1993
  • Washington, Civil, Structural No. 0031646, December 1992
Professional Societies:
  • Structural Engineers Association of Southern California
  • American Concrete Institute
  • American Institute of Timber Construction
Experience:
  • 6 story building, San Diego, California
  • Over 40 million square feet of concrete tilt-up buildings, including 2 and 3 story tilt-up buildings
  • Over 100 investigations of building distress
  • Over 50 repairs for distressed buildings
  • Over 5 million square feet of Type V design including custom homes, multi-tenant apartments, and senior citizens homes
  • Numerous specialty manufacturing and water facilities, including lift stations, pump stations, flood control channels, etc.

John Whiteman

Position:
  • Structural Engineer
Duties:
  • Calculations and detailing
  • Supervise drafting
  • Construction administration and responding to RFI's
  • Shop drawing review
  • Coordinate projects with other disciplines
Education:
  • Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from University of California, Irvine, 1997
Professional Registration:
  • California, Professional Engineer Civil Engineering No. 60432, October 1999
  • California, Structural Engineer No., 4819, October 2004
Professional Societies:
  • Structural Engineers Association of Southern California (SEAOSC)
  • American Institute of Steel Construction
Experience:
  • Over 10 million square feet of concrete tilt-up buildings, including 2 and 3 story tilt-up buildings
  • Multiple public school projects
  • Numerous Type V wood commercial buildings
  • Over 50 repairs for distressed buildings
  • Mat slab foundation design
  • High load diaphragm presentation for SEAOSC, 11/2007 and 2/2008

Darin Fong

Position:
  • Structural Engineer
Duties:
  • Calculations and detailing
  • Supervise drafting
  • Site visits and structural observations
  • Construction administration and attend coordination meetings
  • Coordinate projects with other disciplines
Education:
  • Masters of Science in Civil Engineering from University of California, Los Angeles, 1992
  • Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from University of California, Los Angeles, 1992
Professional Registration:
  • California, Professional Engineer Civil Engineering No. 54126
  • California, Structural Engineer No. 5188
Professional Societies:
  • Structural Engineers Association of Southern California (SEAOSC)
  • California Emergency Management Agency (CAL-EMA)
  • Disaster Service Worker - Volunteer
Experience:
  • Over 10 million square feet of concrete tilt-up buildings, including distribution centers with corporate offices, industrial/manufacturing warehouses, and freezer/cooler buildings
  • Seismic retrofits and remodels
  • Custom home
  • Telecommunication buildings and structures
  • Volunteered to design school in Tijuana, Mexico
  • Graded the 2009 California Structural Engineer Seismic exam and 2010 National Structural II Engineer exam
  • Developed essay problems/solutions for the 2012 National Structural Engineer examination

Aaron Garner

Position:
  • Design Engineer
Duties:
  • Calculations and detailing
  • Supervise drafting
  • Construction administration
  • Attend coordination meetings
  • Shop drawing review
  • Coordinate projects with other disciplines
Education:
  • Bachelor of Science in Architectural Engineering from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, 2005
Experience:
  • Over 10 million square feet of concrete tilt-up buildings, including distribution centers with corporate offices, multiple building business parks, industrial/manufacturing warehouses, and freezer/cooler buildings
  • Foundation and anchorage design for misc. equipment, including silos
  • Investigations of building distress
  • Repairs for distressed buildings
  • Roughly 5,000 linear feet of precast soundwall and trench footing design
  • Analysis and design of seismic retrofit/remodels
  • Analysis of almost 2 million square feet of existing roof structure for solar design
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