Matt Brown, S.E. – Licensed Structural Engineer
Our staff is lead by Matt Brown, S.E., a Licensed Structural Engineer in seven states. He has over 13 years of design experience and even longer experience in the preparation of construction drawings.
Matt is a graduate of Lawrence Technological University (Southfield, MI) with two bachelor’s degrees (B.S. Architecture, B.S. Civil Engineering) and a masters degree in Civil Engineering with emphasis on Structural.
Matt was previously employed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and later by Harley Ellis Devereaux, the Detroit-based jumbo A/E firm. During these years as a design engineer he gained an enormous amount of experience in the design of commercial and industrial structures, including steel framed hospitals, concrete high rises, and manufacturing plants. Matt worked with a wide variety of materials and structure types, including design for vibration, and deep foundation design.
Matt was also employed for 9 years at the structural software company: RISA Technologies. At RISA he taught accredited courses on structural modeling and design, provided high level technical assistance on difficult structural problems, and provided guidance to RISA developers on how to implement new structural codes and features. This led Matt to become one of the most recognized structural software experts in the industry.
In addition to his structural analysis and design experience and expertise, Matt is also well versed in the preparation of construction drawings, especially with the use of BIM technology such as Autodesk Revit.