SCOTT G. NACHEMAN, AIA

Vice President

Scott Nacheman’s diverse professional experience includes the investigation and repair of existing buildings in addition to the restoration of contemporary and historic structures. He is involved in many facets of emergency response and structural stabilization efforts.

Scott coordinates the firm’s Property Loss Consulting Practice within the Midwestern region. These services include response and condition assessment of damage caused by hurricanes, tornados, structural collapses, building envelope and curtain wall failures, fires, and a variety of common and complex property loss scenarios. His proficiency in fire-safety design and post-incident investigations builds on his 15 years of experience as a firefighter, fire lieutenant and instructor in New York and Illinois. He serves as a Structures Specialist with Illinois Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) Task Force 1 as well as DHS/FEMA US&R IN-TF1 and serves on the DHS/FEMA IST incident management team. He is a Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator.

Scott is currently involved in several University-based research projects related to emergency response and post-disaster evaluations of structures. He is a member of the Illinois governor’s Seismic Safety Task Force, serves as an Advisory Member to the Illinois Terrorism Task Force and is involved with the development of disaster engineering resource typing and training as a voting member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Committee on Critical Infrastructure. He is the current Chair of the National Council of Structural Engineers Associations (NCSEA) Structural Engineers Emergency Response Committee.

Scott holds masters degrees in both architecture and civil engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.