JOSEPH G. BURNS, S.E., P.E., CEng, FAIA, RIBA, LEED AP

Managing Principal

Joseph Burns is the managing principal overseeing the firms practice areas. He joined Thornton Tomasetti in 1995 and has more than 30 years of experience designing structures as well as investigating and renovating existing buildings. He specializes in the design of complex structural systems, including earthquake engineering and dynamic analysis. His credits span a wide spectrum of projects: education, aviation, sports, performing arts, retail, commercial buildings, hotels, residences, and museums and exhibits.

Joe is a peer reviewer for the General Services Administration’s Design Excellence and Construction Excellence programs. He is a licensed professional engineer in Arizona, California, Indiana, Iowa, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, Ohio, Washington and Wisconsin, a licensed structural engineer in Illinois and California, a licensed architect in Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts and California, and a chartered engineer/chartered architect in the United Kingdom.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in architecture from the University of Notre Dame and master’s degrees in architecture and civil engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.