our team Archives - PB&A Inc
Saman Sabzehzar Ph.D., P.E.
June 6, 2022PB&A, Inc. is excited to announce that Saman Sabzehzar has joined our team. Prior to joining us as a Senior Structural Engineer, Saman graduated from Case Western Reserve University in Ohio, 2016, with a Ph.D in Structural Engineering. He has spent much of the early part of his career with an emphasis on structural seismic
Read MoreKaren K. Barar, President
September 30, 2019Babak serves PB&A as the Managing Project Engineer utilizing his educational background combined with over a decade of experience in civil engineering to deliver to the client an optimum design solution. Since he joined PB&A in 2014 he has managed design of several projects in both private and public sectors, including LA Metro’s West side
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Alex Varner, P.E.
September 10, 2019Alex Varner is a graduate of UC Davis who spent his early career working on residential and small commercial developments. While at PB&A he has used his structural knowledge to integrate permanent shoring walls with the gravity and lateral systems of new structures, such as the new Legoland ride currently under construction. In addition, Alex
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Manuel L. Linang, CAD Manager
September 10, 2019Manuel Linang received a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from the University of Cordillera, Baguio City, Philippines. His expertise is in the design and drafting of architectural and structural engineering projects. He has spent the past sixteen (16) years focused solely on the design of shoring, underpinning and earth retention systems as BIM and CAD
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Babak Mamaqani Ph.D., P.E., P.M.P.
September 10, 2019Babak serves PB&A as the Managing Project Engineer utilizing his educational background combined with over a decade of experience in civil engineering to deliver to the client an optimum design solution. Since he joined PB&A in 2014 he has managed design of several projects in both private and public sectors, including LA Metro’s West side
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Pirooz Barar P.E., S.E.
September 10, 2019After graduating from University Colorado at Boulder, Pirooz Barar came to San Francisco and began a 15 year tenure with SOM. In 1983 in founded PB&A and having developed an interest in structural and soil interaction, largely as a result of having designed the first Soil Nail Wall in the Western Hemisphere, he narrowed the
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Sandy Soe, P.E.
September 10, 2019After having graduated from San Jose State with a degree in Civil Engineering, Sandy joined PB&A 15 years ago. During this time she has honed her expertise in design of temporary and permanent shoring, bracing, and underpinning systems utilizing a variety of solutions for a wide range of excavation and construction challenges including soil nailing,
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