August 1988 to present:

    Assistant, Associate, & Professor, School of Engineering, University of Alaska Anchorage, ... Professor (since 7/2000) and Chair of Civil Engineering (since 1/1998). Engaged in the development and teaching of undergraduate and graduate courses in the structural engineering curriculum, graduate research, and several departmental and university academic committees.

June 1985 to present:

    Owner, Quimby & Associates, Eagle River, Alaska. Self-employed Structural Engineering Consultant. Engaged in independent structural design consulting at various times on a part-time, occasional, or full time basis. At times the firm has employed up to 4 engineers and 1 staff. Currently the firm has no employees (by design). Projects completed include field investigations, design reviews, seminars, and the design of industrial, commercial, educational, and residential structures with computations, drawings and specifications. Projects use timber, steel, masonry, and concrete materials. Structural systems used include post and beam, shear wall, moment frame, and concrete thin shells.

Summers 1989 to 1991 and May 1992 to August 1993:  

    Senior Civil Engineer (on Contract), Alyeska Pipeline Service Company, Anchorage, Alaska. Engineering Project Leader (EPL) for various Feasibility Studies and Final Designs. Provided technical support for projects by other EPLs.

September 1986 to August 1988:

    Research Assistant, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah. Researching the methodology of automated optimal design of reinforced concrete building frames. Design techniques used include optimization and expert systems.

Summer 1987:

    Adjunct Instructor, Brigham Young University. Taught a graduate timber structures course.

Summer 1986:

    Structural Engineer, Porath/Berry, Architects + Engineers. Temporary position as design engineer. Prepared design calculations, specifications, conducted investigations and prepared reports.

June 1985 to April 1986:

    Structural Engineer, Architects GDM & Assoicates, Inc., Anchorage, Alaska. Structural Engineer.

November 1983 to June 1985:

    Anchorage, Alaska. Structural Engineer, Westbrook & Associates, Anchorage, Alaska.

November 1983 to May 1985:

    Instructor of Engineering, UAA School of Engineering, Anchorage, Alaska. Prepared and taught courses in the structural series. Served on several committees and worked on computer software projects.

August 1982 to October 1983:

    Structural/Civil Engineer, Arthur H Whitmer Associates.

September 1981 to July 1982:

    Research Assistant, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah.  Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided-Engineering. Developed structural steel design software to run in conjunction with existing frame analysis software.

Summer 1981:

    Lab Technician, Alaska Testlab, Anchorage, Alaska. Soils and material testing.

Summers 1979 and 1980:

    Junior Assistant Sanitary Engineer, Alaska Area Native Health Service, Environmental Health Branch, Anchorage, Alaska. Involved in the construction of village water, sewer, and waste disposal systems throughout Alaska. Also developed operation and maintenance manuals.

Summer 1978:

    Corrosion Technician, Alyeska Pipeline Service Company, Anchorage, Alaska. Gathered data on the cathodic protection system along the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System.