Engineering and construction services consulting firm DeSimone Consulting Engineering has expanded its structural engineering presence in Texas with the appointment of industry leader Thomas W. Taylor, P.E., as principal and director.
Known in the industry as a design-oriented innovator, Taylor will help lead DeSimone’s structural engineering practice in Dallas.
Taylor brings decades of structural engineering experience to DeSimone. Known as “an architects’ engineer,” he has served as project manager and principal-in-charge for over 50 structures in the Dallas Central Business District, including the Nasher Sculpture Center, Thanks-Giving Square Chapel, Dallas Police Memorial, Federal Reserve Bank, the Dallas Convention Center and the AT&T Corporate Headquarters.
“We are thrilled that Thomas has chosen DeSimone for this next chapter of his career,” said Stephen DeSimone, chairman and CEO of DeSimone Consulting Engineering. “His exceptional track record of success with complex structural engineering projects in Texas further expands our ability to provide superior services to our clients in the region.”
Taylor pioneered the introduction of a range of structural systems, including a precast concrete-stack wall system for parking garages in 1974, the tallest slipform core for high-rise buildings (710 feet) in 1988, and an insulated, load-bearing masonry cavity wall. He also spearheaded the use of tilt-wall construction for ‘high design’ architectural buildings in the early 2000s, such as the Chapel of Saint Ignatius at the University of Seattle with Steven Holl Architect.
Taylor comes to DeSimone from Datum Engineers, a company he incorporated from Frank Chappell & Associates. He is a graduate of the University of Texas and member of its Academy of Distinguished Engineers of the Civil, Environmental, Architectural Engineering Department.
