MHP Structural Engineers is proud to congratulate two of their design engineers who were notified that they had earned their P.E. licenses passing with flying colors a test they took in the spring. Design Engineers, Matt Wexler and Brian Wilson are now P.E.s. With a staff of 45, MHP now has 28 engineers, of which 13 hold an S.E. license and 9 hold a P.E. license, supported by a staff of 8 CAD drafters.

Partner Kenneth D. O’Dell, S.E. has also earned licenses in both Hawaii and Texas. MHP has engineers licensed in 17 states including AZ, CA, GA, HI, ID, KY, MI, MO, MT, NV OH, OR, PA, TX, UT, WA, and WV.

MHP was recently named California State University, Los Angeles’ (CSULA) Campus Engineer for the 2008-2009 Fiscal Year. As Campus Engineer, MHP will be responsible for providing structural engineering support for the vast majority of construction projects at the University, outside of large Capital Projects. CSULA is a great addition to the firm’s rapport with California Universities. MHP has been the campus Engineer for California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) and JPL for over eight years and has completed numerous projects of varying size and complexity for each entity.

In addition to being campus engineer for CSULA, CSULB AND JPL, MHP is proud of the working relationships developed over the past 35 years with several Southern California colleges including East Los Angeles College, Long Beach City College, University of Southern California, University of California, Los Angeles, Pepperdine University, Orange Coast College, Vanguard University, Santiago Community College, Irvine Valley College, Mt. San Antonio, Brooks College, , West Los Angeles College, , Pomona College, Cerritos College and Loma Linda University.

*Due to confidentiality, client names have been omitted.

MHP is in the final stages of its fifth major seismic risk evaluation project for a Southern California Unified School District. MHP was awarded the contract in June 2008, with site visits occurring through July and August to observe over 300 elementary, middle, high school, and administrative facilities. The screening level of review is intended to identify high risk buildings, particularly those buildings that may pose a life-safety risk to occupants. MHP’s recommendations will address the seismic safety concerns and present retrofitting options and approximate construction costs. MHP engineers welcome inquiries from Unified School Districts on how they can keep their structures, students, and staff safe.

The seismic risk division may be contacted by emailing seismicrisk@mhpse.com