Congratulations Leah Olson!

January 11, 2012
Congratulations Leah Olson!

Leah Olson, a Liftech structural designer, received her California civil engineer license in December 2011.  Leah has participated in the design, analysis, and modification of container cranes, wharf structures, and other rigging structures. She holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, and a master’s degree in civil engineering from the University of California, Berkeley. Leah is also a former veterinarian who practiced in Minnesota and Wisconsin.  She received her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, before returning to school to pursue a career in structural engineering.  Leah...
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Happy Holidays from Liftech!

December 16, 2011
Happy Holidays from Liftech!

Gingerbread rubber tire gantry crane (not to scale)
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Liftech Presents at TOC Americas 2011 Conference in Panama

November 20, 2011
Liftech Presents at TOC Americas 2011 Conference in Panama

Arun Bhimani, President, and Erik Soderberg, Vice President, attended the TOC Americas Conference mid-November in Panama.  Soderberg addressed the attendees with two presentations.  These presentations are now posted on...
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ASCE Golden Gate Chapter Dinner Meeting – Findings from the M9.0 Great Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami

October 27, 2011
ASCE Golden Gate Chapter Dinner Meeting – Findings from the M9.0 Great Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami

On October 27th Liftech’s Yoshi Oritatsu and Halcrow’s Marc Percher gave a presentation at the ASCE Golden Gate Chapter Dinner meeting about their findings from their earthquake and tsunami...
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Liftech Wins National Award for the Bay Bridge Floating Crane Project

October 24, 2011
Liftech Wins National Award for the Bay Bridge Floating Crane Project

Michael Jordan, CEO, attended the National Council of Structural Engineers Associations’ (NCSEA) annual conference last weekend to accept an award for the “Left Coast Lifter,” a heavy lift floating...
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Liftech Welcomes Three New Owners

August 5, 2011
Liftech Welcomes Three New Owners

Liftech is a 100% employee-owned company founded in 1964.  As part of our ongoing ownership transition plan, Liftech continues to expand ownership to a next generation of engineers and...
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ASCE Great Tohoku Earthquake/Tsunami Damage Reconnaissance

May 30, 2011
ASCE Great Tohoku Earthquake/Tsunami Damage Reconnaissance

As a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Post Disaster Assessment Team, I recently visited Japan to investigate the damage to waterfront structures from the 2011 Tohoku...
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