Otani named principal at Thornton Tomasetti

The Thornton Tomasetti board of directors and managing principals have promoted Robert Otani, P.E., LEED AP BD+C to principal of the firm. Otani has 18 years of experience in structural design, project management and advanced computational design and modeling. He has worked on a variety of sports, commercial high-rise, infrastructure, aviation and cultural projects as well as structural art. Otani is Thornton Tomasetti's special structures leader. He has extensive experience in seismic, wind, dynamic and thermal analysis and is an expert in the design and detailing of special structures. A longtime member of the Structural Engineers Association of New York (SEAoNY), Otani has been chairman of the codes and standards committee and served as president of the organization in 2007. He was a technical member of the New York City Model Code Program for three years, and is the author of several technical papers and publications. Otani is a licensed professional engineer in New York as well as New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Alberta, Canada, and a LEED Accredited Professional Building Design + Construction. He is an adjunct instructor at Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation and an adjunct assistant professor at the Pratt Institute's Undergraduate School of Architecture, both of which are in New York. Otani holds a bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from Rutgers University in New Jersey and a master's degree in Civil Engineering from Pennsylvania State University. Thornton Tomasetti is a leader in engineering design, investigation and analysis serving clients worldwide on projects of all sizes and complexity. With practices in building structure, building skin, building performance, construction support services, property loss consulting and building sustainability, Thornton Tomasetti addresses the full life cycle of a structure. We have supported clients working in more than 50 countries, with projects that include the tallest buildings and longest spans to the restoration of prized historic properties. Founded in 1956, today Thornton Tomasetti comprises more than 700 engineering, architectural and support professionals who collaborate from offices across the United States and in Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East. Follow Us On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThorntonTomasetti Twitter: https://twitter.com/ttinc YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/ThorntonTomasetti LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/22520