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Brent Blackman is the President and
Founder of Insight Structural Engineers. Brent established the firm
in 2003 with a vision of creating long-term relationships with
clients who value excellent service.
Brent is a Structural
Engineer and LEED Accredited Professional who is committed to
developing efficient structural solutions that are sustainable and
compatible with the architectural layout. He is highly involved in
all phases of each project from its inception through the completion
of construction. His hands-on approach directly benefits our clients
by reducing the project cost and improving the schedule.
Brent is an active member of several professional organizations and
he currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Structural
Engineers Association of Southern California.
Education
University of California at Berkeley
Master of Engineering in
Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Materials
University of
South Carolina
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
Professional Registration and Accreditation
Structural Engineer,
Calif, Illinois & Nevada
Civil Engineer, California
LEEDŽ
Accredited Professional
Professional Affiliations
American
Institute of Architects
American Institute of Steel Construction
Chi Epsilon, Engineering Honor Society
Earthquake Engineering
Research Institute
Structural Engineers Association of California
Board of Directors, Southern California Chapter (2008-2010)
US Green Building Council
Relevant Experience
Insight
Structural Engineers (2003-present)
President and Founder
Structural Focus (2001-2003)
One of the company founders
Degenkolb Engineers (1995-2001)
Project Engineer
ALX
Engineering (1994-1995)
Design Engineer
BSI Consultants
(1992)
Quality Control Engineer
Geo-Systems (1992)
Lab
Technician and Field Inspector
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Earthquake Reconnaissance
Traveled to western India to investigate the performance of
buildings after the 2001 M7.7 Bhuj, India Earthquake
Disaster Service Worker – trained by the State of California to
evaluate and tag buildings after earthquakes
Select Publications
“Studies in Steel Moment Resisting Beam-to-Column Connections
for Seismic-Resistant Design,” EERC Report No. 95/11, Berkeley,
California, November 1995. Co-author with Egor P. Popov
“Recommendations for Design, Fabrication and Erection…,” AISC
North American Steel Construction Conference, Seattle, Washington,
April 2002. Presented by Ron Bassar, Co-author with Ron Bassar,
Michael Cochran, Lanny Flynn, Jeff Martin, et al.
Research
Studied the performance of Special Moment
Resisting Frame (SMRF) connections after the 1994 Northridge
Earthquake. Testing was performed at the University of California at
Berkeley under the direction of Prof. Egor Popov and funded by the
National Science Foundation, 1994-1995
Awards & Honors
Public Entity Risk Institute (PERI) scholarship to the 100th
Anniversary Earthquake Conference, San Francisco, California, 2006
James F. Lincoln Arc Welding Foundation, Bronze Medal for EERC
Report No. 95/11, Berkeley, California,
November 1995
Personal Interests
Brent strives to maintain a balanced,
healthy lifestyle and encourages his family, friends, and co-workers
to do the same. Some of his accomplishments outside the office
include:
ITU World Championships, Aquathlon
(run-swim-run), 5th Place in age group, Honolulu, Hawaii, 2005
Ironman Wisconsin, 2002
Los Angeles County Fire
Department, Ocean Lifeguard Specialist, 2000-2004
Boston
Marathon, 2000, 2003 & 2004
FINA World Rankings (swimming),
400m Freestyle, 1989
Athletic Scholarship Recipient,
University of South Carolina Swim Team, 1988-1992
All
American Swimmer, 200y freestyle, 500y freestyle and 400y freestyle
relay, Mount Carmel High School, San Diego, California, 1988
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