PERSONNEL QUALIFICATIONS WJE Kelly E. Cobeen | Principal EXPERIENCE Seismic Evaluation Kelly Cobeen joined WJE in 2008 with twenty- ◼ Old Solano Courthouse - Fairfield, CA: three years of experience in structural design, Seismic upgrade study of 1910s steel frame working in a wide range of project types, sizes, building with masonry infill* and construction materials. She has a special ◼ Santa Margarita Adobe - Camp Pendleton, interest in seismic resistance of light-frame CA: Schematic seismic upgrade for adobe residence with nonductile concrete and construction, applicable to new construction hollow clay tile* and seismic upgrade of existing buildings. ◼ University of California, Berkeley, Haas Clubhouse at Strawberry Canyon: Schematic Ms. Cobeen has been involved in numerous seismic upgrade* code development, research, and educational activities. Her code development activities Seismic Upgrade Design include involvement in the NEHRP ◼ ATC 66: Seismic Rehabilitation Training for Recommended Provisions for Seismic One- and Two-Family Woodframe Dwellings, EDUCATION Regulations for New Buildings as well as training developed with Applied Technology ◼ University of California, Berkeley International Building Code and International Council* ◼ Bachelor of Science, Civil Residential Code development. Her educational ◼ University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall Engineering, 1983 activities include coauthoring the Design of Annex: Voluntary seismic strengthening* ◼ Master of Science, Civil Wood Structures textbook, teaching wood ◼ California Palace of the Legion of Honor - San Engineering, 1984 design at University of California, Berkeley, and Francisco: Seismic upgrade to 1920s teaching seminars for professional nonductile concrete frame building and PRACTICE AREAS organizations. Ms. Cobeen’s research activities extensive addition and remodeling* ◼ Design Peer Review ◼ Promontory Point - Foster City, CA: Seismic include involvement in the CUREE-Caltech ◼ Earthquake Engineering safety improvements to wood frame Woodframe Project, studying improved seismic ◼ Expert Testimony condominium* performance for wood-frame buildings. ◼ Seismic Evaluation ◼ Seismic Upgrade Design *Indicates work with previous firms In addition to light-frame construction, Ms. Cobeen has extensive experience in design, REGISTRATIONS TECHNICAL COMMITTEES evaluation, and seismic upgrade of a wide ◼ Civil Engineer in CA ◼ AISI - Framing Standards, Lateral Design & ◼ Structural Engineer in CA range of building types, including concrete Prescriptive Methods, corresponding member shear wall and frame buildings, steel-braced ◼ AF&PA - Wood Standards Design PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS and moment-frame buildings, masonry ◼ Building Seismic Safety Council NEHRP PUC, ◼ Earthquake Engineering Research buildings, and masonry infill buildings. Prior to member & Wood Technical Subcommittee Institute (EERI) joining WJE, Ms. Cobeen headed her own chair ◼ International Code Council (ICC) structural engineering firm in Lafayette, ◼ ICC Consensus Committee on Hurricane ◼ Structural Engineers Association California, and was a principal at GFDS Resistant Construction of Northern California (SEAONC) Engineers in San Francisco, California. CONTACT REPRESENTATIVE PROJECTS [email protected] Earthquake Engineering 510.428.2907 ◼ Coauthor, “Recommendations for Earthquake www.wje.com Resistance in the Design and Construction of Woodframe Buildings,” CUREE-Caltech Woodframe Projects Codes and Standards* ◼ FEMA 232: Coauthor, “Home Builders’ Guide to Seismic Resistant Design and Construction,” National Institute of Building Sciences* ◼ Chapter author, Earthquake Engineering: From Engineering Seismology to Performance-Based Engineering, Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press, 2004* .