STUART K. SOKOLOFF
Principal / Forensics Engineer


REGISTRATION

Professional Engineer: New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Kentucky, Illinois, Penn.

AFILLIATIONS
-Design Build Institute of America (DBIA) Chairman of the Value Engineering Task Force
-American Society of Value Engineers (SAVE) VP of Construction -Director of Design Build

EXPERIENCE
General Experience
Mr. Sokoloff has more than 30 years experience in the design and construction of major projects as contractor, construction engineer, program/project manager and prime consultant on both public and private sector projects. Project types include: schools, hi-rise buildings, institutions, warehouses, special foundations, airports, marine structures, mass transit stations, bridges, site work, parks and playgrounds.

Forensics Experience
MR. Sokoloff is the President of CTS Group which has provided support to the legal community involving NY State Labor Law and OSHA statutes. Expertise includes technical investigations, analysis, reports, code compliance evaluations, as well as testimony and expert witness in the areas of civil/structural engineering, construction accidents, material defects, construction claims and personal injury.


Contractor Clients
Mr. Sokoloff is an expert in foundations, building structures, marine and heavy construction and has provided constructability analysis, design, claims support, and construction planning to national contractors:

Slattery (Skanska USA)   NAB
  Perini   Granite
  Yonkers   Spearin Preston
  Silverite   Weeks Marine
  Kiewit   Spencer White
  Halmar International   Frontier Kemper, etc.
  Grow Tunneling   Terra-Drilling

Work History
Present CTS Group President
1998-99 URS Greiner Woodward Clyde Director of Special Projects
1996-98 American Consulting Engineers N.E. Regional Manager
1990-96 Stuart Engineering Associates Managing Partner
1987-90 Louis Berger Group Director of Construction/AVP
1984-87 Ammann & Whitney Senior Associate
1981-84 Mueser Rutledge Project Engineer
1977-81 Slattery Associates Engineer/Estimator

 

EXPERTISE

Mr. Sokoloff has more than 25 years experience on varied project types located in New York City, throughout the east coast, and internationally. Mr. Sokoloff has been involved as the contractor, construction engineer, program/project manager, and prime consultant on both public and private sector projects. Project types include long span and suspension bridges, airports, marine structures, mass transit, buildings, and design-build efforts. Public sector (city, state, and federal) clients/project owners include:

NY State Facilities Development   Urban Development Corp
Queens West Development Corp     US Dept. of Veterans Affairs
Federal Aviation Authority    NYC Transit Authority
NYC School Construction Authority           International Broadcast Sys., Inc. (DOT)
New York City DOT   New York State Department of Transportation

Mr. Sokoloff has provided value engineering assessments for a number of major projects in regard to geotechnical, foundation, structural, and constructability issues. Projects have included:

Jay Street Courthouse     $350 million NYC Office of Management & Budget
Bronx Criminal Court      $250 million NYC Office of Management & Budget
 St. George Ferry Terminal      $50 million NYC Dept. of Transportation
 East River Piers   $150 million  NYC Parks Dept
Hillview Reservoir   $180 million NYC Dept. of Env. Protection
 Rikers Island Prison      $50 million   NYC Dept. of Corrections
Rikers Island Women's Prison     $50 million   NYC Dept. of Corrections
Belt Parkway Bridges   $55 million NYC Dept. of Transportation
Harlem River Drive   $54 million New Jersey Transit
 Hoboken Yards       $50 million  New Jersey Transit
Bergen Tunnels   $45 million New Jersey Transit
Meadowlands Complex   $50 million New Jersey Transit
Queens Highway (Ottawa)   $20 million Ministry of Transportation


Mr. Sokoloff is an expert in foundations, building structures, marine and heavy construction and has been called upon by major contractors to provide constructability analysis, design, and construction staging. Clients include:

Slattery (Skanska USA)  NAB       J.F. White/Interbeton   
 Perini       J.A.Jones   Frontier Kemper 
Yonkers   Spearin Preston Grow Tunneling
Silverite Weeks Marine Terra-Drilling    
Kiewit Spencer White  Granite

Work experience includes:

Present  CTS Group              Principal
1998-99 URS Greiner Woodward Clyde Director of Special Projects
1996-98  American Consulting Engineers N.E. Regional Manager
1990-96 Stuart Engineering Associates  Managing Partner
1987-90  Louis Berger Group  Director of Construction/AVP
1984-87  Ammann & Whitney      Senior Associate
  Mueser Rutledge     Project Engineer
1977-81    Slattery Associates  Engineer/Estimator

 

SAMPLE PROJECTS

 
   
Secaucus Transfer Station   New Jersey Transit
WMATA (Washington Metro)   Washington, DC

MARTA (Atlanta Metro)
-Peach Treet Station
-Five Points Station

  Atlanta, Georgia
Queens Blvd. Bridge over Sunnyside Yards   Long Island Rail Road & Amtrak
Honeywell Bridge over Sunnyside Yards   Long Island Rail Road & Amtrak
Flushing Elevated Viaduct   New York City Transit
BMT Line on the Williamsburg Bridge   New York City Transit
Jerome-Pelham Fan Plant   New York City Transit
Furman/Clarke Street Fan Plant   New York City Transit
North 7th Street Vent Shaft   New York City Transit
Union Square Station   New York City Transit
Cortelyou Bridge   New York City Transit
7th Avenue Bridge   New York City Transit
Park Avenue Viaduct   Metro-North Railroad
Highbridge Yards   Metro-North Railroad
16th Avenue Bridge over NYCT   NYC Dept. of Transportation
Ditmars Avenue Bridge over NYCT   NYC Dept. of Transportation
65th Street Bridge over NYCT   NYC Dept. of Transportation
57th Street Bridge over NYCT   NYC Dept. of Transportation
Caldwell Avenue over NYCT   NYC Dept. of Transportation
Bruckner Blvd. Bridge over Conrail   NYC Dept. of Transportation
60th Avenue Bridge over NYCT   NYC Dept. of Transportation
Mineola Bridge ove LIRR   NYC Dept. of Transportation


 
   
Williamsburg Bridge Pile Load Test Program   NYC DOT
Williamsburg Bridge Contracts #5 and #6 Drilled Piling   NYC DOT
Boston Central Artery Tunnel (I-90/I-93)   Mass Highway Dept.
Brooklyn Navy Yard   NY Brooklyn Navy Yard
Union Square Station, NY   NYC Transit

North 7th St. Cofferdam, Brooklyn

  NYC Transit
Route 9A (West Side Highway), NY   NYS DOT
Radar Tower Caissons Design
  Federal Aviation Authority
Coney Island Waste Water Plant   NYC DEP
Whitehall Ferry   NYC DOT

 
   
ConEdison 14th St. Plant   ConEdison
Buckingham Towers, NJ   Inerstate Industrial Corporation
42nd Street Library   New York City

Baruch College, NY

  Dormitory Authority of New York
Modular Classroom Design/Build, NY   NYC School of Construction Authority
Curtis High School, NY   NYC School of Construction Authority
Lehman High School, NY   NYC School of Construction Authority
PS 186, NY   NYC School of Construction Authority
Brooklyn Development Center   NYS Facilities Dev't Corporation
Creedmore Psychiatric Ctr.   NYS Facilities Dev't Corporation
South Beach Psychiatric Ctr.   NYS Facilities Dev't Corporation
Veterans Affairs Hospital   US Dept. of Veterans Affairs

 
   
Howland Piers   Port Authority NY/NJ
St. George Ferry   NYC DOT

Whitehall Ferry

  NYC DOT
East River Platforms   NYC Dept. of Parks and Rec.
Bayside Marina   NYC Dept. of Parks and Rec.
Queens Way Waterfront Development   NYC EDC
Tappan Zee Bridge Main Piers   NYS Thruway Authority

 
     
EASTERN US    
Verrazano-Narrows Bridge   MTA Bridges & Tunnels
Whitestone Bridge   MTA Bridges & Tunnels
Throgs Neck Bridge   MTA Bridges & Tunnels
Williamsburg Bridge   NYC/NYS DOT

Eight Bridges Project
-Route 25 over William Floyd Parkway
-Central Avenue over Route 135
-Route 231 & LIRR
-Vanderbilt Parkway over -Sagtikos Parkway
-Carl Straight Path
-Patchogue-Holbrook Road over LIE

  NYS DOT
Route 202 Bridges   NYS DOT
19 Bridges Project   NYS DOT
5 Bridges Project at Grand Central & Van Wyck   NYS DOT
Clearview Expressway   NYS DOT
Loop Parkway over Meadowbrook Parkway   NYS DOT
Long Island Expressway / Cross Island Parkway   NYS DOT
Brooklyn-Queens Expressway   NYS DOT
Route 52 Bridge   New Jersey DOT
Macombs Dam Bridge (over Harlem River)   NYS DOT
Queens Blvd. Viaduct   NYC Transit
       

 

EDUCATION

City College of New York, BS, Civil Engineering, 1977
Queens College of New York
, MA, Mathematics, 1973
New York University
, Ph.D. Program

 ASSOCIATIONS

Institute of Bridge Integrity and Safety (IBIS)
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
American Society of Military Engineers (ASME)

 

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