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With responsibility for the overall design, management, and quality control of projects, Leo Panian serves as a crucial liaison between the larger team and client. While Leo has a wealth of experience in a range of projects, he specializes in steel and concrete structures and in the use of advanced composite materials for seismic resistance. In all his work, he emphasizes sound design that balances constructability, cost-effectiveness, and high performance.

Several of Leo’s projects have been recognized for innovation and engineering excellence, including 2850 Telegraph Avenue in Berkeley and the historic Pacific Place and One Market buildings in San Francisco. He has been a leader in improving seismic-design practice and has championed the use of damage-resistant, post-tensioned concrete walls for earthquake resistance.

Leo has also published articles in several professional journals, as well as conference papers for the Structural Engineers Association of California, the American Concrete Institute, the Post Tensioning Institute, and the California Department of Transportation.

Prior to joining Tipping Mar, Leo was a bridge engineer at Buckland and Taylor. He received his master’s degree in structural engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, and his bachelor’s degree in structural engineering from University of California, San Diego. He is a member of the Planning and Zoning Commission in the City of Albany, California.