People: Principals
Ray Pugliesi
- B.S. Civil Engineering
University of California, Berkeley, 1987 - M.S. Structural Engineering
University of California, Berkeley, 1989
Registration
- California – Structural Engineer, 1995
License No. 3968 - California – Civil Engineer, 1991
License No. 48086
Professional Affiliations
- Structural Engineers Association of Northern California
- AIA Professional Affiliate
- International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineering
Joined the Firm: 1993
Years of Experience at Other Firms: 5
Projects
- Project FROG, Modular Green Classrooms
- UCSF Mt. Zion Seismic Upgrade
- Stanford University, Lorey I. Lokey Laboratory
- Stanford University Performing Arts Theater
An award-winning designer, Ray’s work is marked by complex structures and project challenges. His new design experience is extensive, with an emphasis on laboratories, performing arts theaters, and health care facilities. Ray is known for shepherding detailed healthcare projects through the OSHPD system with unmatched effectiveness. For a change of pace, Ray takes on new design projects that allow him to create spaces from scratch that incorporate structural details into the aesthetic of the space. Ray also performs peer reviews, seismic evaluations, seismic retrofits, and post-earthquake evaluations.
Little Known Fact:
Some of my favorite things are my boat at Lake Shasta and my 1995 6-speed, t-top Z28 Camaro with 350 LT1, which is the only car for a family of 4.
Client or Design Philosophy:
Good clients are friendships – mutual respect with plenty of give-and-take
Virtues:
Patience and determination. I have added a master bedroom and bath, two-car garage, and downstairs A/V room to my home- doubling the size of the house – doing it pretty much all myself and it has only been a few years…since I started in 1993.
Vices:
Home improvement projects.
Favorite Project Story:
Roger Parra and I were in Mexico on an EQ reconnaissance trip (1995 Mazanillo) and a 6.1 aftershock hit while we were on the 5th floor of a damaged hospital. The building started shaking. Roger and I dove under a desk; Dan (the 3rd in our party) ran around looking for a door to stand in and eventually ran out of the building. Roger and I waited as the very long major earthquake passed. I of course protected Roger.
Special Interests:
Raising my kids
