This article first appeared in the 200901
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Principal, regional director forcentral Texas Walter P Moore, Houston EDUCATION BS, Texas A&M University MS, University of Texas PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS PE, SE ACCOMPLISHMENTS Principal and managing director of firm’s Houston structural engineering operations. Manages firm’s structural group in Austin (2005- ). In 2008, became youngest member elected to firm’s board of directors. RECENT PROJECTS $1.8 billion McCarran Terminal 3 Building, McCarran International Airport, Las Vegas. $404 million Invesco Field at Mile High, Denver. EXTRACURRICULAR Member, Council of American Structural Engineers, National Guidelines Committee. Civil Engineering Advisory Board, Texas A&M University. Member, AISC/CASE joint task force, developing improved standards for structural steel connection design. OFF THE CLOCK Enjoys SCUBA diving; PADI certified as a rescue diver. Loves the Star Wars movie franchise. SECRET LIFE Great-grandfather hand-turned baseball bats, including Louisville Sluggers used by greats Ty Cobb, Lou Gehrig, and Babe Ruth. |