The Thornton Tomasetti Board of Directors and Managing Principals announce the promotion of Thomas D. Poulos, P.E., S.E., to senior principal, and Edward M. Peck, AIA, LEED AP, Robert M. Stadler, P.E., S.E., and Adam Abbes Yala, Ph.D., P.E., to vice presidents in the Chicago office of the international engineering firm.
Poulos, who leads the firm’s aviation market sector, has been with Thornton Tomasetti since 1997. He has more than 20 years of experience leading complex projects for all types of structures, including design-build.
Peck, the leader of Thornton Tomasetti’s Midwest U.S. Building Skin practice, has been with the firm since 2008. He has more than 15 years of experience in architecture, building skin technologies, and building systems. Throughout his career, he has specialized in projects involving sustainable and innovative building skins, most notably ETFE (ethylene tetrafluoroethylene). He has provided building skin services for a wide range of building types including hospitals, performing arts venues, office buildings, and sports and entertainment facilities.
Stadler joined Thornton Tomasetti in 1998 and has broad exposure to projects of all sizes, from tenant build-outs to high-rise buildings and long-span structures. His work spans several market sectors, including residential, commercial, healthcare, aviation, cultural, educational, and sports facilities. He specializes in economical structural solutions using all types of building materials and has experience in building design in high seismic regions
Dr. Yala joined Thornton Tomasetti in 1999. He has provided structural design and analysis services from schematic design through construction administration for many major projects, including office, residential, hospitality, aviation, and sports facilities as well as special structures. He is also well-versed in building renovations and restorations, façade repairs, investigations, evaluations, condition assessment and litigation support. +
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