President
John 
obtained a B.A.Sc. in 1980 and an M.Eng. in 1984 from the University of British
Columbia. He is licensed to practise as a registered Professional Engineer in 16
provinces and states, including both the earthquake–prone state of California
and the extreme weather state of Alaska. He is a driving force behind several
initiatives to enhance the structural engineering profession in British Columbia,
and the founding president of the Vancouver Structural Engineers Group Society.
John has presented papers at local and international conferences, lectured in
seismic conferences and has taught Reinforced Concrete Design at the BC Institute
of Technology.
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1987–Present : Bogdonov Pao Associates Ltd., Principal |
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Structural Engineer responsible for a large number of building
projects including high–rise residential towers, large
office and commercial buildings, and low–rise commercial
and residential buildings. Developed innovative, practical
and economical solutions for a multitude of difficult forming,
erection and shoring problems for many high–rise buildings,
bridges and tunnels, heavy concrete structures, temporary
stadiums etc., for a great variety of contractors. He is the
structural Engineer of record for a variety of projects
in the Western United States including large multi-story
parking structures, mixed-use building complexes, air traffic
control towers, seismic upgrade of existing buildings, watersides,
and structural steel and wood truss design.
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Company Principal responsible for authoring structural engineering
design software to permit optimization of structural design
solutions:
• Concrete slab, flat plate, slab band analysis
and design
• Concrete column analysis and design
• Tilt–up panel analysis and design including
lifting and bracing
• Structural steel "gerber" beam analysis
and design
• Concrete core and shear wall seismic analysis and
design
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1984–1987 : Loewen Bogdonov Associates, Structural Engineer |
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• Structural Engineer responsible for a variety
of building projects. Formwork engineering for a large cross
section of contractors in the Greater Vancouver area.
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