Liftech received an Award of Merit for Excellence in Structural Engineering from the Structural Engineers Association of Northern California (SEAONC) in recognition of our engineering work on the South San Francisco Ferry Terminal float and gangway. This substantial new link in Water Emergency Transportation Authority’s (WETA) San Francisco Bay Ferry system opened in South San Francisco, California (SSF), at Oyster…
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…
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…
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…
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 …