TranSystems Boosts Bridge Expertise in Florida

Tampa, Fla. – TranSystems Corp., a national transportation consulting firm that provides engineering, architectural, planning and construction solutions, welcomes new bridge staff to its Tampa, Florida office adding to its national bridge expertise. TranSystems is ranked #10 on the Engineering News-Record top bridge design firms.

John S. Hartland, PE

John Hartland has more than 28 years of engineering experience. He specializes in the structural analysis and design of bridge structures, with a primary field of expertise in the design and construction of post-tensioned concrete bridges. John has performed the design and has been involved in the construction of bridge projects throughout the United States and internationally, including both light rail and high speed rail structures and bridges in high seismic regions. His design management experience includes being the Engineer of Record on $37M, $63M and $147M design-build projects, as well as serving as the Structural Discipline Lead on a $2.5B PPP project.

Kenneth R. Kerr, PE

Kenneth Kerr has more than 21 years of experience in the research and consulting engineering fields, spanning multiple disciplines. His structural engineering experience includes the analysis, design and rating of concrete and steel superstructures, concrete and steel substructures, as well as permanent and temporary walls. His primary areas of knowledge include curved steel box girders and plate girders, post-tensioned spliced girders, as well as prestressed concrete girders and post-tensioned substructures. Ken has been the Engineer of Record on multiple steel and concrete bridges and walls throughout the United States for both design-bid-build and large-scale design-build projects.

Jonathan E. Sanek, PE

Jonathan Sanek has more than 15 years of experience as an engineering researcher and consultant that spans multiple disciplines. His structural engineering experience includes the analysis, design and rating of concrete and steel superstructures, concrete and steel substructures, as well as permanent and temporary walls. His primary areas of knowledge include curved steel box girders and plate girders, as well as prestressed concrete girders and integral steel substructures. Jon has experience in both highway and high speed rail structures and has been the Engineer of Record on multiple steel and concrete bridges for large-scale design-build projects.

Ryan T. Mapp, PE

Ryan Mapp has more than 10 years of experience that spans both building and bridge structures, including the research, analysis, design, inspection, and load rating of transportation structures for both highway and high speed rail applications. His structural engineering experience includes the analysis, design and rating of concrete and steel superstructures, concrete substructures, as well as permanent and temporary walls. Ryan has experience in steel plate girders, prestressed concrete girders and post-tensioned concrete box girders. He is proficient in complex finite element modeling including 3-D techniques for curved structures and time-dependent staged modeling. Ryan has been involved in large-scale design-build projects and has been the Engineer of Record for multiple wall and miscellaneous structures projects.

About TranSystems

For more than 50 years, TranSystems has provided engineering and architectural planning, design and construction solutions to enhance the movement of goods and people across today’s integrated transportation infrastructure. Headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., its professionals in more than 30 offices throughout the U.S. perform a broad range of services for all sectors of the transportation and federal marketplaces. Services are delivered throughout the asset life cycle, from concept to construction to long-term operations, maintenance and rehabilitation. Learn more at www.transystems.com.