Will Godfrey

Biography

Mr. Will Godfrey is a Senior Managing Engineer where he provides initial response, condition assessment, and forensic evaluation of structures damaged by natural disasters, collapses, fires, building envelope failures, and other large and complex losses as part of YA Engineering Services.

Mr. Godfrey is a licensed Professional Engineer and Structural Engineer in more than 15 states. He has practiced internationally in Canada, China, the United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom. He is an expert in complex structural analysis, including nonlinear, time history, and response spectrum analyses, as well as failure analysis of post-loss structures affected by fires, floods, failures, and catastrophes, both natural and manufactured. He has focused on structural assessments and documentation for property damage following global natural disasters, as well as complex litigation and subrogation matters. Mr. Godfrey has authored papers regarding the computational expense and accuracy of co-linear seismic response combination methods as well as the impact of code modernization on building design and repair.

Credentials

PE | Professional Engineer
SE | Structural Engineer
MBA | Masters in Business Administration
FAACDP | FAA Certified Drone Pilot
MSCEE | Masters of Civil and Environmental Engineering
M Arch. | Masters of Architecture
BS | Bachelor of Science - Architectural Studies

Representative Consulting Assignments

Preferred Sands of Genoa Frac Sand Mine Post-Flood Damage Assessment | Genoa, NE | Structural condition assessment, structural analysis, concrete coring and testing, soil boring and testing, and as-built documentation of process buildings following a flood event at an active frac sand mine and processing facility | $50M
Hotel/Resort Properties Post-Hurricane Assessment | Baton Rouge, LA; Natchez, MS; New Orleans, LA; St. Thomas, USVI | Performed detailed structural condition and building envelope assessments of resort properties following Hurricanes Ida, Sally, Irma, and Maria | $10M
Port Authority Post-Hurricane Damage Assessment | St. Thomas, St. John, St. Croix, USVI | Mobilized rapidly post-disaster to assess and document the extent and severity of over 120 commercial, industrial, and residential properties located across the three US Virgin Islands following Hurricanes Irma and Maria | $100M
Pennsylvania Rapid Bridge Replacement Project Flooding Assessment | PA | Cause and origin investigation, on-site evaluation, condition documentation, and document review for 76 highway bridges located throughout the state of Pennsylvania | $30M
Residential High-Rise Post-Hurricane Assessment | Miramar Beach, FL | Performed detailed structural condition and building envelope assessments of residential high-rise properties following Hurricane Sally | $10M
Construction Defect, Confidential | Washington, DC | Detailed structural modeling and finite element analysis of non-redundant truss node for a large steel truss following discovery in the field of construction defect and fabrication deviations
FIU Pedestrian Bridge Collapse | Miami, FL | Structural analysis to determine the cause and origin of the collapse and developed conceptual repair/retrofit design options
Parking Garage Partial Collapse | Confidential, Emergency stabilization, shoring design, structural evaluation, deficiency documentation, root cause determination, retrofit design review, and retrofit installation observation following collapse of a 60,000- pound precast panel | $5M

Professional Experience

2022 - Current | Senior Managing Engineer | YA Engineering Services
2021 - 2022 | Senior Project Engineer | Envista Forensics, LLC
2020 - 2021 | Senior Project Engineer | Nucor Corporation
2016 - 2020 | Project Manager | DeSimone Consulting Engineers
2013 - 2016 | Senior Associate | Sargent & Lundy, LLC
2011 - 2013 | Engineer | Fellows Structural Engineering
2009 - 2011 | Associate | Sargent & Lundy, LLC

Area of Practice

Building Code Upgrade Review
Building Envelope
Condition Assessment
Damage Assessment
Failure Analysis
Litigation Support
Repair and Rehabilitation Design
Seismic Evaluations and Retrofit Design
Structural Analysis

Publications and Presentations

“Case Study: Investigation of the Collapse of a Precast Façade Panel at an East Coast Resort”, Structural Engineers Association of Illinois, Forensic Forum
“Seismic Response Analysis and Design for Concrete Nuclear Structures: A Comparative Study of the Time History Method, Response Spectrum Method, and Equivalent Static Load Method”, ASME PVP2016 Conference
“Chicago Building Code Modernization: Comparison of Prototype Building Designs”, International Journal on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, Co-Contributor for full research paper produced by the Chicago Chapter of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat., Issue II

Education

University of Chicago - Master of Business Administration - Business Administration - Chicago
University of Illinois - Master of Science Civil & Environmental Engineering - Structural Engineering - Champaign
University of Illinois - Master of Architecture - Architecture - Champaign
University of Illinois - Bachelor of Science - Architectural Studies - Champaign

Affiliations

ASCE
AISC

Licenses

40246-E - Alabama - Professional Engineer
91479 - Florida - Professional Engineer
SE001197 - Georgia - Structural Engineer
PE-19504 - Hawaii - Professional Engineer
81.007832 - Illinois - Structural Engineer
PE11800144 - Indiana - Professional Engineer
P24841 - Iowa - Professional Engineer
PE.0046112 - Louisiana - Professional Engineer
55700 - Minnesota - Professional Engineer
32103 - Mississippi - Professional Engineer
60467 - Montana - Professional Engineer
E-17375 - Nebraska - Professional Engineer (Structural)
29262 - Nevada - Professional Engineer
PE 054721 - North Carolina - Professional Engineer
83598 - Ohio - Professional Engineer
39243 - South Carolina - Professional Engineer
121080 - Tennessee - Professional Engineer
146291 - Texas - Professional Engineer

PE, SE, MBA

Senior Managing Engineer