Marcus T. Okafor

Profile

Licensed PE with 11 years of structural engineering experience specializing in mid-rise commercial construction and seismic retrofit design. Proficient in ETABS, SAP2000, and Revit Structure, with a track record of delivering projects on schedule and under budget across Colorado and the Mountain West. Led structural design on a $42M mixed-use development that reduced steel tonnage by 14% through optimized connection detailing.

Work Experience

Senior Structural EngineerMar 2019 - Present

Ridgeline Structural Consultants, Denver, CO

Directed structural design for 7 commercial and multi-family projects totaling $118M in construction value, maintaining a 96% on-schedule delivery rate across all engagements.
Optimized lateral force-resisting systems on a 12-story mixed-use tower, reducing steel tonnage by 14% and saving the client approximately $870K in material costs.
Mentored a team of 4 junior engineers, introducing a peer-review checklist that cut calculation errors flagged in city plan checks by 38% over two annual cycles.

Project Structural EngineerJun 2015 - Feb 2019

Apex Building Sciences, Aurora, CO

Performed seismic retrofit analysis for 23 unreinforced masonry buildings under the Denver Soft-Story Ordinance, bringing all structures into compliance within a 30-month program timeline.
Designed post-tensioned concrete podium slabs for three mixed-use developments ranging from 85,000 to 140,000 sq ft, each passing city structural review on first submission.
Coordinated with geotechnical and MEP consultants to resolve 60+ RFIs per project cycle, compressing average RFI close-out time from 11 days to 5 days.

Staff Structural EngineerAug 2012 - May 2015

Cornerstone Engineering Group, Fort Collins, CO

Modeled and analyzed steel moment frames and concrete shear walls for 9 K-12 school renovation projects under DSA-equivalent standards, supporting $34M in total awarded contracts.
Produced stamped construction drawings for 4 single-story tilt-up warehouse facilities totaling 320,000 sq ft, delivering each set within a 6-week design schedule.
Assisted principal engineer in developing a proprietary Excel-based connection design tool that reduced routine calculation time by 25% firm-wide.

Education

M.S. Civil Engineering — Structural Concentration2010 - 2012

Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

Thesis: Cyclic Performance of Buckling-Restrained Braced Frames in High-Seismic Zones

B.S. Civil Engineering2006 - 2010

University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO

Graduated with Honors; ASCE Student Chapter President, 2009–2010

Skills

PE License — Colorado (#0052318)ETABS & SAP2000 Structural ModelingRevit Structure & BIM CoordinationAISC Steel Connection DesignACI 318 Concrete DesignSeismic Retrofit & ASCE 41 AnalysisPost-Tensioned Slab DesignIBC & ASCE 7 Code ComplianceAutoCAD & Bluebeam Revu

Links

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/marcus-okafor-pe · PE License: Colorado Professional Engineer License #0052318 (verifiable via state board) · Portfolio: ridgelinestructural.com/team/marcus-okafor