Zak Kostura, P.E. , (age 38) associate, Arup, New York, has more than 14 years of experience, particularly in high- performance structures. One of his first projects, Fulton Center, is a new transit center in downtown Manhattan that connects 11 subway lines and updates existing structures while providing undisrupted subway service. The project was engineer led with seven contract packages, each with complex interfaces and involving different contractors and architects. He was the lead structural engineer for the sky-reflector net and project manager for the subway line mez- zanine. More recently, Kostura is the lead structural engineer designing the roof of the new Mexico City International Airport. An incredibly complex roof, not only will it be the largest space-frame system in the world, the architect’s design is that the roof will be one continuous envelope, without distinction between the roof, vertical walls, and canopy spaces. He is also an adjunct professor of architecture in the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation at Columbia University, where he provides a focus on structurally expressive architecture. Enrica Oliva, LEEDAP , (age 35) partner and COO, Werner Sobek New York, New York, joined the firm as director (and founder) of the Structures Group in 2016. She has managed educational, residential, and commercial building projects and leads the business development team. She is currently adjunct assistant professor at the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation at Columbia University, as well as at the Architecture School of Pratt Institute. From 2007 to 2012 Oliva worked on the Barclays Center Arena and Towers by architect Frank Gehry, and subsequently by Ellerbe Beckett. The projects presented many structural challenges and unusual geometry. She was the sole manager of the 146 E126th street residential project since its inception in 2014, with world-renowned architect Bjarke Ingels. The project demanded advanced technical skills in concrete and steel design, as well as management skills to cover the demands of a large design team. Adding to its complexity, part of the building was planned as an overbuilt, with the demand of keeping the two structures structurally disconnected. Brett Reynolds, P.E. , (age 36) geographic discipline leader for Bridges and Structures, Maser Consulting P.A., Albany, N.Y., leads a team of five engineers in the conceptual, preliminary, and final design of contract drawings and construction specifications associated with bridges, culverts, retaining walls, dams, roadway drainage, and other various civil engineering projects. He has used his diverse expertise to implement new service lines, which has sig- nificantly increased revenue for his team. Shortly after joining Maser Consulting, he became a member of the safety committee to ensure consistent and comprehensive safety standards throughout the company. Following advancement to associate, he became an active member of the Association, a program developed by Maser Consulting to supple- ment efforts in accomplishing strategic plan action items and aid in review of other timely topics for the company. His participation in the program led to promotion to senior associate and election to vice co-chair of the group. Reynolds has promoted young engineers since the inception of Maser Consulting’s Mentorship Community Program. He also is the chair of the American Council of Engineering Companies New York Eastern Region. Tabitha Tavolaro, P.E. , (age 39) associate principal, Arup, New York, gained design and management experience with work on institutional projects including the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston, renovation of Lincoln Cen- ter for the Performing Arts in New York, and work on the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts in Kansas City, Mo. She has helped redefine the Mexico City skyline through her work as project manager/director of seven high-rise towers, including the tallest building in Mexico City, the 57-story Torre Reforma. Recently, she managed and led structural design teams of two of the world’s mega-airports —KingAbdul-Aziz International Airport in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and the new Mexico City International Airport. In Mexico City, the desire was to develop a single, contiguous envelope without differentiation between the vertical walls, overheard roof, or canopy spaces. Tavolaro led the team in designing a system that can expand and contract thermally without any expansion joints over 1.6 kilometers. As the structural skills leader in Arup’s New York office, she focuses on mentorship of structural staff in the office.
Zak Kostura, P.E.
Enrica Oliva, LEED AP
Brett Reynolds, P.E.
Tabitha Tavolaro, P.E.
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