Owen O’Neil, Structural Engineer

Mr. O’Neil is the President of Owen O’Neil Associates; he has over 30 years experience in designing commercial buildings and industrial plants. He has designed projects ranging from high-rise commercial structures to large distribution warehouses. Mr. O’Neil is an expert in post-tensioned concrete building design. He has given numerous lectures on the subject at universities and at seminars throughout the United States.

After the Loma Prieta earthquake in 1989, Mr. O’Neil designed over one hundred seismic retrofit projects including several downtown Oakland and San Francisco hotels as well as soft-story evaluations and soft-story upgrades. Mr. O’Neil has designed many concrete tilt-up industrial warehouse/office structures.

He is a registered civil and structural engineer in the State of California. He is a licensed real estate broker and a former licensed contractor in California with A (general engineering), B (general building) and HAZ (hazardous waste operations) classifications.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, University of California, Berkeley.

Masters of Science, Structural Engineering and Structural Mechanics, University of California, Berkeley.

Professional Societies

Structural Engineers’ Association of California
University of California Engineers’ Alumni Society
American Society of Civil Engineers