Grant Gheer is currently in his 5th year senior of study in the Architectural Engineering Program at Penn State University. Grant will graduate May 2017 with a Bachelors degree in Architectural Engineering with a focus in construction management.
For the past three summers Grant has had the opportunity to work with two different engineering firms gaining valuable experience in the field as well as in the office. Working with professional engineers at SSM Group Inc. as well as Light-Heigel Engineers & Associates provided Grant with valuable experience in structural, mechanical, and electrical design work. These experiences also allowed him to have first hand experience in managing clients as well as estimating, field work, and RFI proposals.
Student Biography
Note: While great efforts have been taken to provide accurate and complete information on the pages of CPEP, please be aware that the information contained herewith is considered a work‐in progress for this thesis project. Modifications and changes related to the original building designs and construction methodologies for this senior thesis project are solely the interpretation of Grant Gheer. Changes and discrepancies in no way imply that the original design contained errors or was flawed. Differing assumptions, code references, requirements, and methodologies have been incorporated into this thesis project; therefore, investigation results may vary from the original design.