Principal in Charge, Structural
B.S.C.E., New Mexico State University, 1971
Active Registration Professional Engineer:
Structural - NM #6151 1976; TX #60588 1986; CO #23810 1985; AZ #19777
1986; MO #E-23102 1988
Experience and Qualifications:
Mr. Hands offers thirty nine (39) years
experience in design and project drafting and coordination with
architectural and engineering disciplines of governmental, educational,
commercial, industrial, and residential structures utilizing steel,
reinforced concrete, pre-cast concrete, masonry, timber, and
glue-laminated wood. Mr. Hands also has extensive experience with
scheduling, budgeting, and managing projects.
Prior to the formation of Hands Engineering,
Inc., Mr. Hands was President of HKS Engineering, Inc. from 1985 until
1992. In 1992 HKS Engineering, Inc. and Chato-Morris & Associates, Inc.
merged to form Red Mountain Engineers, Inc. (RME). Mr. Hands was not
only the Vice President of RME but was also the head of the Santa Fe
Structural Department until June, 2004.
Ranging from early on in his career, Mr. Hands
has worked on numerous projects which include residences single-story
project to multi-story facilities such as libraries, hospitals, hotels
and correctional facilities. He has also testified as an expert witness
in his field to several investigations.
A list of relevant project experience follows:
Project Structural Engineer, State of New Mexico Office Building West
Capitol Complex, Santa Fe, NM.
This 125,000 sq. ft. three-story steel framed office building with
basement parking garage is supported on drilled pier foundations.
It utilizes concrete shear walls for
lateral force resistance.
Construction was completed in 2003 with
a construction cost of $11.5 million.
Project Structural Engineer, State of New Mexico Game and Fish
Headquarters, Santa Fe, NM.
Structural design of a new facility which utilizes exposed wood trusses
and metal connectors as its architectural features. The foundations are
conventional reinforced continuous footings. Project was completed in
2001 with a construction cost of $4 million.
Project Structural Engineer, Hendricks
Residence, Gateway, CO. Provided the
structural engineering for a 22,000 square foot residence in Gateway,
Colorado. The residence is in the Anasazi style with veneer stone work
over pumice crete walls. The house is designed with several large
gallery areas, library and arts and crafts room. The pumice aggregate is
a scoria volcanic rock mined in the local area.
Project Structural Engineer, Las Vegas Recreational Community Center,
Las Vegas, NM.
Structural design of center designed to meet the recreational and
partial administration needs of its community. Facility consists of
41,000 sq. ft. and houses a multi-purpose room, a large gymnasium
w/adjacent aerobic areas, weight lifting areas and equipment rooms. Pool
area contains both a leisure pool and an Olympic size swimming pool.
Project was completed in 2000 with a cost of $3.2 million.
Project Structural Engineer, National Guard
Emergency Operations Center, Santa Fe, NM.
Project is approximately 10,000 square feet, single story structure
constructed in 1995. The building consists of the Emergency Operations
Center with office space on two sides. The Emergency Operations Center
is a split level concrete structure with 12" concrete walls and 12"
concrete roof slab. The office space is constructed of steel deck on
pitched steel joists, supported by the concrete walls of the Emergency
Operations Center, and steel beams at the exterior walls. The steel
beams are supported by CMU pilasters with window wall framing in between
the pilasters. The window walls set on CMU walls and the exterior grade
is bermed up to the windows. The foundation system is conventional
spread footings.
Project Structural Engineer, Rio Arriba County
Offices, Rio Arriba, NM. Project
consists of a 30,000 square foot single story office building. Northern
New Mexico style pitched roofs are wood framed and feature colored
standing seam metal roofing system. Entry lobby utilizes steel framing
for column free areas and skylights for natural lighting. Foundations
are concrete spread footings and floors are slab-on-grade. Construction
was completed in 1998.
Project Structural Engineer, State of New Mexico Records and Archives
Building, Santa Fe, NM.
Structural design of a $13 million, cast-in-place three story concrete
structure with a basement, which includes large open areas, along with
areas that have special loading requirements. Construction was completed
in 1998.
Project Structural Engineer, State of New Mexico Department of Public
Safety, Santa Fe, NM.
Structural design of a $2.5 million facility which houses administrative
offices. Construction was completed in 1997.