On January 22, Simo returned to his home at Liftech after 13 years of other experiences in the container crane and heavy lift industries. From 1992 to 2000, Simo worked at Liftech on crane design and crane modifications and managed our Port of Oakland Berths 57/58 wharf design project. Wanting to return to Denmark where he grew up, he left…
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Supporting Our Community
Liftech’s culture has always been to mentor and enrich students through education by participating in local scholarship and fundraising programs. We also take an active role in supporting local port activities. Structural engineers Erik Soderberg, Sugi Loni, Derrick Lind, and Anna Dix represented Liftech in port-sponsored events this year that included providing educational opportunities for Bay Area youth. The Port…
Congratulations Anna Dix!
Liftech is pleased to congratulate its newest structural engineer, Anna Dix. A member of the Liftech team since 2005, Anna received her California structural engineer license on June 21, 2012. Anna holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Virginia Tech and a master’s degree in civil engineering from the University of California, Berkeley. In 2009, she received the American…
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,…
Happy Holidays from Liftech!
Gingerbread rubber tire gantry crane (not to scale)
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 reconnaissance trip to Japan. Representing the COPRI Ports and Harbor Structures team, Mr. Oritatsu and Mr. Percher discussed the damage observed at various port facilities, the impact on operations and recovery…
Liftech Wins National Award for 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 crane currently erecting the major components of the new San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge self-anchored suspension span. The Outstanding Project Award is the highest honor in the NCSEA 2011 Excellence in Structural Engineering…
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 professionals ensuring a continuity of innovative and quality service to our clients into the future. OWNERS: Michael Jordan · Arun Bhimani · Feroze Vazifdar · Catherine Morris Erik Soderberg · Jonathan Hsieh …
ASCE Great Tohoku Earthquake/Tsunami Damage Reconnaissance
Written by Yoshi Oritatsu: 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 earthquake and tsunami. I was fortunate to join the Coasts, Oceans, Ports, and Rivers Institute (COPRI) team, comprised of six U.S. engineers with expertise in port facility…
Oakland Chinatown Chamber of Commerce Honors Liftech and Employees
On the evening of April 20th, the Oakland Chinatown Chamber of Commerce (OCCC) held their 26th Anniversary Spring Banquet. This banquet marks the transition of the Chamber’s board president and is an opportunity to recognize organizations providing exceptional services to the community. As part of his long-term commitment to the community, our own Sugi Loni, principal structural engineer, volunteered his…