Richard E. Truman Jr., PE
Senior Project Manager
Rick Truman, Jr., has been a licensed professional engineer (PE) for the past 24 years and currently holds licenses in 4 states. Rick has more than 35 years of steel industry experience and has worked for 4 structural steel fabricators during the course of his career holding various roles including Engineering Manager. He has knowledge of the entire steel construction process including sales & estimating, building design, connection design, detailing, fabrication and erection.
After starting his career in steel bridge detailing, he moved into lead engineering roles at Steward Steel in Sikeston, MO and then Steel Service in Jackson, MS. He then moved to Engineering Manager roles at Southern Steel in Charlotte, NC and then Lyndon Steel Company in Winston Salem, NC, where he served as Engineering Manager for 9 years. As Engineering Manager, he oversaw all engineering for the company, managed subcontracted engineers, worked with sales/estimating, coordinated with production as well as working through connection designs and solving field issues. Rick also ran his own consulting firm for several years and worked at Motley Structural Design. Rick has many long lasting relationships with clients and colleagues throughout the steel industry. He has experience with building design, detailing, fabrication and erection.
Rick's role at SSE will be managing connection design projects and helping to further develop our connection design calculations. His vast experience in the steel industry will bring value to our team and our clients. Rick has worked on many projects over his career with a few high profile projects being the Cincinnati Reds Stadium, a C-17 Hangar in Wichita, KS, the International African American Museum in Charleston, SC and several Amazon Distribution Centers.
Rick spent his early years near Fort Leonard Wood, MO but grew up in Palm Bay, FL. He enjoys water activities, shooting pool, hotrods and spending time with friends and family.
Education:
Bachelor's of Science in Civil Engineering | Florida Institution of Technology | 1988
