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BRIAN LYTTON, P. Eng., P. E.

WORK HISTORY
1997-present Peak Engineering Ltd., Maple Ridge,
B.C.
1994-1997 Klohn-Crippen
Consultants Ltd., Richmond, B.C.
1990-1994 PBK Engineering Ltd.,
Vancouver, B.C.
1989-1990 Ministry of
Transportation, Burnaby, B.C.
1986-1989 Kaiser Engineers Inc.,
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
1984-1986 Geiger Associates Ltd.,
Vancouver, B.C.
1981-1984 PBK Engineering Ltd.,
Vancouver, B.C.
Mr. Lytton is a principal and senior structural engineer for Peak
Engineering Ltd. with over 30 years of engineering design and project management.
Project experience includes building structures, bridges, transit facilities
and special structures.

EDUCATION
University of British
Columbia
B. A.Sc. in Civil Engineering in 1979
University of British Columbia
M. Eng. in Structural Engineering in (1981)

PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATIONS
Registered Professional Engineer in British Columbia, Alberta and Washington
BUILDINGS
Engineering design and inspection for numerous residential and commercial projects.
Typical Structural Design Projects
Wood-frame buildings, residential and commercial
Masonry buildings
Log homes in various B.C. locations
"Green" garage roof
Masonry Design
Petro-Canada Station, 22nd. & Marine, West Vancouver (1998) Design
engineer for new masonry-block service building, including engineered
lintels, glulam beams and reinforced-concrete retaining walls and foundation.
Maple Ridge "Motor Sports" Building, Maple Ridge (1998) Design
engineer for masonry-block wall addition to existing building on Lougheed
Hwy. in Maple Ridge, including foundations.
"Triple Tree Nursery" Masonry wall, Maple Ridge (1995) Design
engineer for new greenhouse canopy masonry block wall support. Special
L-shaped footing design was required to accommodate very tight property line
location.
Building Code Review of Structures
Modular homes and mobile trailers in B.C. and Washington
SIP (Structural Insulated Panel) buildings in BC and Alberta
Pre-fabricated Steel and Quonset sheds to BC code.
Specialty product, Kallwall translucent wall panels to BC code
Condition survey of fire-damaged residences
Retrofit Design of Structures
Remedial design of existing residential and commercial buildings to BC Code
Design review of loading of solar panels onto existing roof
Frame-in elevator installation into existing residence
Design review of existing greenhouses
Design of a rancher into a two-storey residence
Industrial
Foundation design for propane storage tank
Review of modified Bridge Launching Truss (increase span from 125 to 150 feet)
Review of various industrial sludge settling tanks
Structural review of weighbin tank modifications
Bridges
Retrofit and design of new steel superstructure of 15'w x 72' long skewed bridge over salmon creek
Design of 12'w x 42' long single span I girder bridge (no piers in creek) over salmon creek
Analysis of existing railcar bridge over creek for firetruck and excavator loading prior to subdivision development.
New access road with 34' wide x 10' long precast concrete slab band bridge needed over GVRD forcemain in Pitt Meadows Airport.
In-house design and drafting of 12m span concrete slab access bridges to commercial development in Port Coquitlam
Project manager and chief bridge engineer for replacement design bridges (50m) for Nanaimo St. and Lakewood Dr. in Vancouver
Bridge design engineer responsible for rehabilitation of over 75 bridges in Hanoi City, Vietnam
For more bridge experience, go to Transportation resume
Other
Design of pedestrian culvert underpass for Pitt Meadows Airport 2000
Inspection services and engineering review for 1997 Pitt Meadows Capital Works program; new paving, road widening and waterline installation projects
Inspection services to investigate pile driving effects for subdivision. Pitt Meadows
Crack investigation and remedial repair for Hemlock Valley Dam and ski lift foundations
Special Structures
Design engineer for seven Sign companies-
designing, reviewing and retrofitting sign
structures. Tallest sign structure has been over 22m high.
Structural review and foundation design for various outdoor sculptures.
Mechanical Structures
Structural review of new steel "bio-bed" tank. St. Regis Sewage Treatment Plant, Ontario
Structural design of GVRD water pollution tank, Abbotsford
Design for Previous Companies
Expo '86 Foreshore Structure, Vancouver, B. C. (1985 - 1986) Design of
foreshore structure for Expo '86 to support pavilion and truck loading,
including timber piles (severe soil conditions), pile load-testing, piers and
concrete box stringers.
Expo '86 Structures, Vancouver, B. C. (1985) Project engineer for design
of special 13m radius, triangular-truss steel hoop structures for Expo '86
Corporation, preparation of specifications, shop inspection and site
inspection.
Canada Harbour Place, Vancouver, B. C. (1984) Structural design of
cable-supported fabric roof for Expo '86 Canadian pavilion and present
Vancouver Convention Centre (cables, anchorages and Weldment design.)
Canada Place Cruiseship Gangway, Vancouver, B. C. (1989) Project engineer
for redesign of cruiseship walkway/gangway structure (steel truss) at Canada
Harbour Place cruiseship facility in Vancouver to replace a previous
structure.
Waterfront Floating Breakwater, Portland, Oregon (1984) Detailed flotation
design for reinforced concrete hollow-core breakwater at Portland for
Bellingham Marine Industries.
Citrus Bowl Stadium Expansion, Orlando, Florida (1988) Structural design
review of upper-deck expansion of 60,000 seat Citrus Bowl Stadium in Florida,
using precast concrete columns, girder and seating units (with longitudinal
post-tensioning) on new spread footings.
Swine-Rearing Facility, Abbotsford, B. C. (1993) Detailed structural
design of new 20,000 sq. m. hog-rearing structure for Taiwanese client in the
Fraser Valley. Timber frame structure with precast and cast-in-place concrete
substructure. Roof structure consists of over 1000 prefabricated timber
mono-trusses.
Concord Pacific Seawall Structures, Vancouver, B.C. (1993) Project
Engineer detail design and design review of piled deck/retained-earth
structures for Concord Pacific Developments Ltd., in False Creek area.
Barge-Loading Facility, Port Alice, B.C. (1993) Project engineer for
condition survey, analysis and retrofit for existing steel space-truss barge
loading structure for Imasco Minerals.
Alcan Conveyor Galleries, Kitimat, B.C. (1993) Design engineer for design
of new conveyor galleries (2 steel box trusses 75m long) for Alcan in
Kitimat. Duties included complete design, retrofit of existing penthouses and
design capacity review of existing structures. Design scheme was selected for
cost effectiveness and ease of construction to suit critical project shutdown
schedule.
Eburne Sawmill Inspection, Vancouver, B.C. (1989) Detailed structural
inspection of timber-frame sawmill structure built in early 1900's. Duties
included site inspection, review of all available structure information,
structure evaluation, and final report to client.
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