FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 15, 2017
Contact: Darrel Berry, Marketing Communications Manager
Hanson Professional Services Inc.
(217) 747-9291
dberry@hanson-inc.com
DeJarld celebrates 30 years at Hanson’s Peoria office
PEORIA, Ill. — Tom DeJarld, P.E., S.E., a senior structural engineer at Hanson Professional Services Inc.’s Peoria office, recently celebrated 30 years of service with the firm.
DeJarld joined the company in 1987 and provides project management and structural engineering services. Prior to arriving at Hanson, he spent five years working on nuclear power plant designs for a Chicago consulting firm. He has provided structural engineering services for a variety of building facility, industrial and bridge-related projects, including new construction and the investigation and rehabilitation of existing structures. He has worked on projects for health care, education, municipal, military, industrial and religious facilities, such as aircraft hangars, helipads, machine foundations, schools, nursing and assisted living homes, libraries, fire stations and churches. His bridge-related projects include pedestrian walkways, highway and railroad bridges and bridge inspections.
DeJarld received a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering in 1982 from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and is a licensed professional engineer in Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin, a licensed structural engineer in Illinois and a licensed civil engineer in California. He is a member of the International Code Council, American Institute of Steel Construction the American Society of Civil Engineers’ Central Illinois Section, from which he received the 2010 Civil Engineer of the Year award.
Hanson is a national, employee-owned consulting firm providing engineering, planning and allied services. The Peoria regional office is located at 7625 N. University St., Suite 200, Peoria, IL 61614. The office may be reached by phone at (309) 691-0902.
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