XIAOPENG QIN, P.E.

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STRUCTURAL ENGINEER
Seasoned professional with 10 years of experience in structural design including
steel, concrete and masonry structures. Expertly able to model, analyze, calcul
ate, design, lay out, and detail building or non-building structures. Reputable
for ensuring building codes and design standards IBC, CBC, UBC, ASCE, AISC, ACI
and MBMA are implemented and met. Ability to interface in an effective and profe
ssional manner with other professionals and clients. Fluent in English. Areas of
expertise:

Structural Steel/Concrete/Masonry Design * Structural Calculation & Analysis * S

eismic Design
Sectional Detail Sketches * Construction Documents * Prestressed & Post-Tensione
d Concrete
Finite Element Analysis * Lateral Analysis * STAAD, RAM, ETABS & ANSYS * AutoCAD
PCA, LPILE & ENERCALC * Local/State/Federal Codes * Training * Leadership

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
THE BENHAM COMPANIES, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma * 2006-2010
A leading A/E consulting company employing 850 employees and providing engineeri
ng solutions for clients in such industries as aerospace, health care, instituti
on, industrial manufacturing, transportation, oil, gas, chemical, food and bever
age, federal and defense government.
Structural Engineer: Designed and detailed steel and concrete structures in acco
rdance with IBC, CBC, ASCE, AISC and ACI. Created, calculated and laid out build
ing structural plans, analytical models of buildings, load capacities of members
and connections, and sketched sectional details. Collaborated with architects,
interior designers, civil / geotechnical / mechanical / electrical / plumbing /
fire protection engineers, and prepared construction documents. Reviewed and app
roved shop drawings. Supervised engineer interns including training and mentorin
g.
Key Achievements:
* Developed a 7-story stadium, large scale finite element model using STAAD.
* Created various RAM models for steel buildings.
* Developed a 7-story parking garage, large scale ETABS model.
ROBERTSON CECO CORPORTATION, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma * 2001-2006
Corporation specializing in the manufacturing of pre-engineered metal buildings
for the industrial and construction industries. Employs 1400 employees.
Structural Software Engineer: Created, implemented and maintained engineering de
sign system software which helped in designing and detailing metal buildings inc
luding programming to support structural analysis and optimal design of rigid fr
ame, endwall, bracing, purlin and girt. Ensured building codes IBC, CBC, UBC, NB
C, ASCE, BOCA and MBMA were implemented.
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY, Ames, Iowa * 1999-2001
Research/Teaching Assistant: Received the PACE Award and Scholarship while pursu
ing a Master of Science degree in structural engineering. Completed analyses wor
k of a research project sponsored by Iowa DOT. Utilized ANSYS to predict load ca
rrying capacities of precast, prestressed concrete multibeam bridges. Load teste
d several bridges to verify analytical results, and provided retrofit and repair
method for these types of bridges.
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CENTRAL-SOUTH ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN INSTITUTE, Wuhan China * 1993-1999

One of China's top A/E design institutes employing 650 employees and providing f
ull-service design of complex and large scale industrial, commercial, public and
residential buildings all over the world.
Structural Engineer: Designed and detailed many large scale high rise and mid ri
se concrete and masonry buildings including drafting structural drawings using A
utoCAD. Supervised and managed projects from start to finish including collabora
ting with clients, architects, mechanical engineers, electrical engineers, geote
chnical engineers and various contractors as needed.
Key Achievements:
* Earned Excellent Engineer Award.

EDUCATION
Master of Science in Structural Engineering
Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
Bachelor of Science in Architectural Engineering
Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, China

PROFESSIONAL LICENSES
Professional Engineer - California, Oklahoma, and Ohio

AFFILIATIONS
American Institute of Steel Construction
Oklahoma Structural Engineers Association

TECHNICAL SKILLS
STAAD * RAM * ETABS * SAFE * ANSYS * ENERCALC * PCA * LPILE * AutoCAD
ASCE * AISC * ACI * IBC * CBC * UBC * MBMA * Microsoft Word / Excel / PowerPoint

Visual FORTRAN * C++

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PROJECT EXAMPLES
FORD CENTER RENOVATION AND EXPANSION, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Design Engineer for the renovation and expansion of the 7-story, NBA Oklahoma Ci
ty Thunder's Home Stadium. Utilized STAAD to develop the large scale finite elem
ent model including pier foundation and superstructure. Collaborated with geotec
h firm to get necessary soil horizontal modulus and used LPILE software to verif
y pier results. Detailed concrete cantilever columns, steel braced frames, roof
trusses, wall trusses, and steel stairs.
OU CANCER INSTITUTE, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Design Engineer for the 7-story, 220,000 square foot reinforced concrete medical
facility with a construction cost of $70 million. Prepared construction documen
ts. Approved shop drawings and performed inspections during construction.
OU CANCER INSTITUTE PARKING GARAGE, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Project Engineer for the foundation design of the 7-story precast concrete parki
ng garage serving 1000 cars. Utilized Enercalc and ETABS to complete lateral sti
ffness analysis of precast shear walls in order to determine foundation design f
orces. Designed piers, pier caps, grade beams, slab-on-grade, elevator pit and r
etaining walls. Approved shop drawings.
OU COLLEGE OF ALLIED HEALTH, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Design Engineer for the 4-story, 132,000 square foot reinforced concrete medical
facility with a construction cost of $20 million. Used SAFE model analytical re
sults to schedule flat slab reinforcement. Approved shop drawings and performed
inspections during construction.
SATELLITE CONTROL FACILITY, AIR FORCE SPACE COMMAND, Vandenberg AFB, California
Design Engineer for the 1-story, 45,000 square foot steel moment frame military
office building in seismic design category D. Utilized RAM to create the buildin
g design model. Designed lateral fixed based frames, gravity frames, bolted exte
nded end plate moment connections, shear connections, base plates, anchor rods a
nd spread footings. Approved shop drawings.
INFORMATION DOMINANCE CENTER, U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, Fort Belvoir, Virgin
ia
Design Engineer for the 4-story, 160,000 square foot steel moment frame and brac
ed frame military office building. Created the RAM model and designed composite
beams, lateral frames, gravity frames, and connections.
THE MILLENNIUM STEEL TOWER, Hainan, China
Design Engineer for the Guinness Record, 429 foot high special steel frame touri
st tower. Designed steel member connections at sight-viewing restaurant level.
THE TORCH HOTEL, Wuhan, China
Design Engineer for the 34-story reinforced concrete frame and shear wall commer
cial building. Utilized TBSA to create analytical model of whole building. Desig
ned and drafted concrete slabs, beams, columns and shear walls.
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL OF EVERGREEN DISTRICT, Wuhan, China
Project Engineer for the 6-story school masonry building and the steel frame gym
nasium. Designed and drafted masonry bearing walls, shear walls, concrete slabs,
 beams, mat footings, steel moment frames and roof trusses. Performed constructi
on administration and inspections during construction.
THE PROSPERITY HOTEL, Wuhan, China
Project Engineer for the 18-story reinforced concrete commercial building. Desig
ned and drafted concrete frames, slabs and pile foundations. Performed inspectio
ns during construction.