Ron Vandehey, PE, SE

Africa Savanna Exhibit Oregon Zoo • Parks, Recreation & Sports During the second phase of this project MCE provided structural design for two exhibit buildings, two cable-supported aviaries, and one service building. The... Alhambra Fire Trainer Alhambra, CA • Municipal & Public Works MCE’s structural design was used for the City of Alhambra's Fire Department Training Facility. This facility includes: Fire command 7 bay street-scape... Benton County Courthouse Corvallis, OR • Municipal & Public Works Benton County contracted MCE to seismically evaluate the Benton County URM Courthouse using the ASCE 41-13 standard. MCE evaluated the building using BPOE-1E... CCA Regional Food Bank Warrenton, OR • Commercial This structure consists of an engineered metal building system with wood framed interior mezzanines. Due to the poor soil conditions at the site, MCE worked... City of Forest Grove On-Call Plan Review Services Forest Grove, OR • Municipal & Public Works Since 1999, MCE has been acting as the structural consultant to the City providing reviews of plans submitted for building permit to the City for general... Clackamas Fire District #1 Evaluations Oregon City, OR • Community, Civic & Religious Miller Consulting Engineers performed ASCE 41 evaluations for three stations for Clackamas Fire District #1, one of the largest fire protection districts in... Colonel Wright Elementary School The Dalles, OR • Education Miller Consulting Engineers was retained to analyze and upgrade the roof structure of a sub-grade boiler room to support approximately 6 inches of soil and... Crane Dock Structural Repair Columbia Industrial Park • Industrial This project consisted of structural evaluation and repair of an existing dock for support of a 45 ton rotating gantry crane. The existing structure was... Culvert Headwalls & Intake Structure Sandy, OR • Residential, Multi-Family MCE provided structural calculations and construction drawings for the concrete headwalls at the culverts crossing within the Timberline Estates subdivision... Daimler Trucks North America Parking Structure Portland, OR • Commercial Design of foundation system utilizing vibro-replacement stone columns Cast-in-place, post-tensioned concrete framing Provided cost-benefit ratio for the... Delta Ponds Ecosystem Rehab Eugene, OR • Energy & Utilities As part of a design-build team MCE designed a new head wall, wing walls, and an outflow structure at River Ponds Section 206. MCE designed two gated 6 foot... Director Park Portland, OR • Parks, Recreation & Sports Miller Consulting Engineers was retained by Portland Parks and Recreation to assess the current condition of the wood canopy supporting beams at Director... Doerfler Farms Foundations Aumsville, OR MCE was the Engineer of Record for the foundation design of the 164 ft wind turbine. A 30 ft square x 3’-9” deep mat foundation with a 14’-7” diameter x 4’-3... Elephant Exhibit, Oregon Zoo Parks, Recreation & Sports Working with large intelligent animals with specific needs provides unique challenges and opportunities. MCE was contacted to improve the new Elephant Lands... Ewing Young Elementary School Newberg, OR MCE investigated the existing structure for lateral capacity and made recommendations to bring the building up to the State of Oregon Structural Specialty... Fairview Lake Outlet Structure Fairview, OR • Energy & Utilities The Fairview Lake Outlet Structure is a low-head concrete dam installed to provide flood protection and hydraulic control over the Fairview Lake. Miller... Gumm School Seismic Upgrade Constructed in 1919, the John Gumm School is a three story building with wood-framed floors and roof. The basement’s exterior walls are constructed of... Highway 84 Bridge Abutments Troutdale, OR • Bridges & Transportation Miller Consulting Engineers worked with ACF West to design bridge abutments for a highway overpass, developing a cost-effective and constructible solution... Historic Corbett House Renovation Portland, OR • Education MCE provided structural engineering services for the renovation of an architecturally significant and historic structure on the campus of Lewis and Clark... HVAC Unit Replacement East Portland Police Precinct • Municipal & Public Works MCE provided the design to support an HVAC unit on the existing building, and worked with the contractor to design an economical solution to support the unit... International Leadership Academy ADA Footbridge Lake Oswego, OR • Bridges & Transportation International Leadership Academy wanted an updated ADA compliant footbridge. MCE provided structural engineering consulting for the civil engineering design... J Street Bridge Madras, OR • Bridges & Transportation MCE provided a lateral analysis and design in accordance with AASHTO requirements for the single-span bridge for the abutment and wing walls. The bridge was... Keller Auditorium Analysis Portland, OR • Community, Civic & Religious The City of Portland hired Miller Consulting Engineers to perform a seismic analysis (ASCE41 - Tier 3) of the existing URM performing arts center. The... Kensington Bluff Retaining Walls Clackamas, OR • Residential, Multi-Family The Kensington Bluff development is located East of I-205 and North of Sunnyside Road in Clackamas, Oregon. The project added hundreds of new homes to the... Lan Su Chinese Garden Portland, OR • Community, Civic & Religious MCE is currently providing structural services for the Chinese Garden to determine if the cracking that is occurring on the existing wood framing members is... Lime Wind Turbine Foundations Lime, OR • Energy & Utilities Overlooking Hells Canyon on the Oregon – Idaho border, Lime Wind is one of two community-scale, family-owned wind projects in Oregon. The Lime wind turbine... Link River Diversion Dam Klamath Falls, OR • Energy & Utilities MCE provided structural engineering services for the replacement of the main spillway gates for the 435 foot long diversion structure. The existing gate... Marshall Park Pedestrian Bridge Portland, OR • Bridges & Transportation As part of MCE’s flexible services contract with the city of Portland, Bureau of Parks and Recreation, MCE provided stamped structural calculations and... Moveable Cottage Guest House Portland, OR • Residential, Single-Family MCE provides vertical and lateral analysis for small and tiny homes. Wall panel layouts conform to requirements set forth in prescriptive lateral design of... OMD Seismic Assessments Statewide, OR • Federal & Military Seismic Evaluations using Basic and Enhanced Performance Objectives of the ASCE 41 Other standards used for evaluations included: International Building Code... On-Call Plan Review Services Forest Grove, OR • Federal & Military MCE is a great resource for code inquiries and interpretation. Respected at the city and state level, MCE has been acting as the structural consultant to the... Oregon Zoo Chimp Structure Portland, OR • Community, Civic & Religious MCE provided structural design for the new chimp climbing structure. It was constructed using recycled logs that were donated to the Oregon Zoo. The... Portland Waldorf School Milwaukie, OR • Education MCE provided tier 1 and tier 2 ASCE 31 analyses of two story 1936 main campus building. In addition an engineer's estimate of probable cost to upgrade the... Snohomish Fire & Rescue Training Facility Snohomish, WA • Community, Civic & Religious MCE provided structural design services for four structures within the new training facility for Snohomish Fire & Rescue. All three structures were... Spencer Court Seismic Upgrade Portland, OR • Commercial Stark Street Mixed-Use Building Portland, OR • Residential, Multi-Family This mixed-use building features loft-style living in the Mt. Tabor neighborhood of Portland. Stone veneers and exposed wood decks give it a northwest feel.... Subdivision Retaining Wall Camas, WA • Residential, Multi-Family The Hillshire Subdivision project entailed designing retaining walls for a 51 lot subdivision. There were a total of six retaining walls on the project: four... The Caplan Building Federal & Military This seven story unreinforced masonry building underwent a complete seismic upgrade. MCE's role in the project was the design and detailing of temporary... The Heights at Yarrow Madras, OR • Residential, Multi-Family MCE provided structural design services for this new multifamily apartment development located in Central Oregon. The Red Building Astoria, OR • Commercial MCE's scope of services included design of a complete lateral and vertical structural upgrade to an existing 22,000 square foot building along the bank of... The Square at Metolius Redmond, OR • Residential, Multi-Family MCE provided structural design services for this new multifamily luxury townhome development located in Central Oregon. Timberline Estates Bridge Portland, OR • Bridges & Transportation MCE provided construction documents and construction administration services for the 40-foot clear span by 24-foot wide vehicular bridge. The bridge was... VA Medical Center Portland, OR • Federal & Military Top-down construction techniques Elevator in parking garage to upper floor Unique foundation and earth retention system Cellular steel beams and buckling... Vernon Elementary School Portland, OR • Education Miller Consulting Engineers provided structural engineering services for the development, design, and construction of a new method for seismically upgrading... Wasco Quinton Street Bleachers The Dalles, OR • Education As requested by the Wasco County School District, Miller Consulting Engineers, Inc. provided the design for a set of steel bleachers to replace the existing...