The five engineers who were promoted to principal are experts in their respective fields; all head Weidlinger divisions or branch offices.

NEW YORK, NY; WASHINGTON, DC; MARINA DEL REY, CALIFORNIA; ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO - Weidlinger promoted five of its top engineers to principal: Najib Abboud, Anurag Jain, James Quinn, Jerry Rasgus and Darren Tennant. “The skills, professionalism, integrity, and passion these individuals bring to the practice of engineering establish them as leaders among us, and their achievements are what we build on for the future,” said Raymond P. Daddazio, President and Chief Executive Officer of the firm. Daddazio reaffirmed his commitment to creating an inspiring work environment for the best staff in the industry to do its best work, perpetuating the firm’s unparalleled reputation as engineering consultants. “Our performance depends on cultivating a strong ethic of entrepreneurship that provides the opportunities to express our vision and values. This has been a key ingredient in producing our success during the past 58 years,” said Daddazio.

NAJIB ABBOUD, PhD, was instrumental in launching the firm’s East Coast forensics and investigations practice, which he manages. He was project manager for Weidlinger’s award-winning multidisciplinary investigation of the World Trade Center collapses and has applied sophisticated nonlinear analyses to other collapse investigations, establishing Weidlinger’s lead in that arena. Since joining the firm in 1990, he has contributed significantly to Weidlinger’s research studies and software development, publishing more than 30 papers and serving as principal or co-principal investigator on National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, and US Navy contracts. He is also technical manager on infrastructure security projects for the NYC Department of Transportation, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and other public transportation agencies.

ANURAG JAIN, PhD, CE, SECB, helped establish and currently maintains Weidlinger’s investigations and forensic engineering practice in the western US and its hurricane damage investigations practice in Florida and the Gulf Coast states. He has investigated more than 1,000 buildings compromised by natural and humanmade disasters, performing sophisticated analyses to assess cause and to design retrofits. Dr. Jain also has a national reputation as a wind engineer and, as director of Weidlinger’s wind engineering services, has performed wind analyses of many structures, including high-rise buildings. He has published more than 40 papers and is active in code development.

JAMES P. QUINN, PE, established Weidlinger’s civil engineering practice in 1998, offering services that include roadway design, site and utility engineering, and green solutions. He assumed a leadership role in the transportation group, trained bridge engineers in civil disciplines, and initiated collaboration with architects, expanding Weidlinger’s role on many projects. As green engineering is now a priority, his site solutions are showcased and key to a team’s success. He has excellent relationships with government agencies, architects, landscape architects, private utilities, engineers, and design-build contractors and leads important infrastructure development projects in Times Square, Hudson River Park, Flushing, Stapleton (Staten Island), and the Grand Concourse (Bronx).

JEROME W. RASGUS, SE, AIA, joined Weidlinger in 2000 as head of the Washington, DC, office, expanding the staff from five to twenty. He is a Professional Engineer and Registered Architect and previously led engineering divisions at Skidmore, Owings and Merrill and URS, responsible for the design and restoration of nationally significant buildings. He has led many high-level Capital Region projects for Weidlinger, including the award-winning US Marine Corps Museum, and designed security upgrades for many landmark government buildings. His longstanding relationships with the region’s top architects, developers, agencies, corporations, and construction managers have helped Weidlinger expand its DC client base and range of projects.

DARREN TENNANT established Weidlinger’s Albuquerque office in 2004. He joined the firm in 1985, becoming the lead analyst for the applied science group. As an expert in blast impact and nonlinear finite-element modeling of structures under extreme-load conditions, he contributes to security projects firmwide. He has pioneered new nonlinear analysis methods, published more than 20 papers, and mentored staff members who use the firm’s proprietary FLEX software. In New Mexico, his engineering staff of seven provides sophisticated nonlinear finite-element structural analysis, blast and impact test planning and test integration, structural design, component testing, software validation, and protective design. The office’s scope of services has attracted three national laboratories among other new government and commercial clients.