Liftech is pleased to announce Erik Soderberg as President of Liftech effective March 1. Erik has over 20 years of engineering and management experience and will lead Liftech’s design professionals and managers. Mike Jordan, who founded the firm 50 years ago, will serve as Technical Director. Mike will continue providing technical expertise and mentoring our engineers. Arun Bhimani, who has…
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Opening of Liftech Shanghai Office
Liftech Consultants is pleased to announce the opening of Liftech Shanghai Co., Ltd. in China in December 2014. Liftech’s headquarters will remain in Oakland, California, where it has been for 50 years. Alex Huang will manage the Liftech Shanghai office. Alex has 10 years of experience in the design of container cranes with ZPMC and Kalmar. Liftech Shanghai will allow…
Liftech Celebrates 50th Anniversary with Family Day on the Bay
As part of Liftech’s 50th anniversary celebration, Liftech treated its employees and their families to a boat cruise on San Francisco Bay aboard the Presidential Yacht USS Potomac, thanking the employees for their hard work and the family members for their support. This was a perfect opportunity to honor Liftech’s founder, Mike Jordan, for starting the company and to thank…
Liftech Employees Compete in Company Bridge Challenge
Liftech engineers have volunteered for several years at local Bay Area schools as part of Engineers Alliance for the Arts (EAA) student impact project. This project involves visiting classrooms to teach students about basic engineering mechanics and design considerations for bridges. Prompted by his passion for volunteering with EAA, Liftech engineer Derrick Lind held a company balsa wood bridge competition.…
Liftech Celebrates 50 Years
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Feroze Vazifdar’s New Adventures
After 41 years of dedicated employment at Liftech, and providing valuable service to our engineering profession, Feroze Vazifdar has announced his retirement from Liftech at the end of July to pursue other interests. Feroze made significant contributions to Liftech’s work in the crane industry over many years, participating on numerous crane procurement, modification, and repair projects worldwide. After leaving Liftech…
Oakland’s Love Affair
Oakland’s unique crane-lined horizon on the east side of the San Francisco Bay has become a part of our cultural identity. Oakland loves its container cranes. This love is reflected in our art, our business logos, and even our clothing. See the links below. Art: Etsy Flickr Mazzarello Media & Arts Business: Urban Legend Cellars Clothes: Oaklandish Beast Oakland Café…
Liftech Welcomes Back Simo Hoite!
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…
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…
South San Francisco Ferry Terminal Opens
Liftech engineers participated in the opening ceremony for the Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) South San Francisco Ferry Terminal at Oyster Point. The new San Francisco Bay Ferry services will operate between South San Francisco, Alameda, and Oakland. Liftech, as a consultant for Manson Construction Company, designed the terminal’s gangway, float, and dolphins. The Manson-Liftech team began work on the…