Rhea Rajack

Accomplished Structural Engineer with expertise in Finite Element Analysis and a proven track record at Canvas Engineering Ltd. Skilled in designing innovative structures, including a modular house for Ukrainian refugees. Adept at client collaboration and mentoring junior engineers, ensuring high-quality, compliant designs that meet project goals.

• RWDI’s 3rd ‘Women in Engineering Day’, 09/18, Explained the purpose and importance of tuned mass dampers in slender high-rise buildings.
• RWDI’s ‘Women in Stem’ event, 10/17, Presented the importance of structural engineering in society and encouraged women to consider engineering as a future career option.
• Career Event at Fergus Secondary School, Explained to a group of graduating students, the technical details behind determining structural and cladding loads using wind tunnel procedures.
• Design Team Presentation, Presented to my design team, how to design anchor connections.
• Wind Loading Team Presentation, Presented to the wind loading team, how to optimize building model frequencies.
• Motioneering Team Presentation, Presented to the Motioneering team, topics from the NASCC in St. Louis Missouri.
• Design Team Presentation, Presented to the design team, the methodologies I used to determine the modal properties for an AT&T light pole affixed with 5G antennae.
• StoneCrest Engineering Presentation, 08/12 and 08/13, Presented structural analysis of steel frame buildings to an auditor to obtain A660 recertification for the company.

• Sky Walk Bridge, Grand Canyon, Las Vegas, U.S.A., De-activated TMDs and measured the frequency of the bridge. Inspected the TMDs and made recommendations for their maintenance.
• Non-Destructive Testing of Heating Elements, Empire State Building, NY, USA, Witnessed and recorded failure phenomenon during non-destructive testing of heating elements at Interek in York PA, USA.
• 138 East 50th Street, 610 Lexington and 115 Nassau Beekman, New York City, Took building frequency measurements before commissioning of the tuned mass dampers.

• Canvas Engineering Ltd., Structural Engineer, 103-205 King Street, St Catharines, Ontario, L2R3J5, Canada, 05/22, 04/23, Designed residential buildings comprising steel, wood and reinforced concrete (RC) components., Designed new steel and wood members to facilitate open area concepts for house renovations., Designed permanent wood foundations (PWF) and shallow RC foundations for houses., Designed RC shallow foundations and retaining walls for pre-engineered steel buildings., Designed RC foundations for a shipping container loading platform., Designed a modular house for Ukrainian refugees in Poland using EnerDynamic Hybrid Technologies Fiberglass Reinforced Fire Retardant Structurally Insulated Panels (FRSIP) and provided a complete set of sealed drawings to the client., Designed a 45ftx80ft wooden church with a 55ft steeple on PWF to be located in Attawapiskat, Ontario., Specified cold formed steel studs using Bailey’s Cold Form Stud Tables and designed cross bracing for studs., Liaised with clients to achieve mutual and feasible solutions., Completed and sealed site inspection reports., Provided alternative solutions and solved issues that arose on site during construction phase.
• Rowan William Davies and Irwin (RWDI), Design Engineer, 600 Southgate Drive, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 4P6, Canada, 04/17, 04/22, Designed components of Tuned Mass Dampers (TMDs) for high-rise building., Designed steel moment resisting frames using SAP2000 and SOLIDWORK (FEM)., Weld and bolt connections were designed by hand in accordance with AISC-14th Edition., Solid Works was frequently used to verify connection designs., Solid Works was used to check ultimate and fatigue stresses in clevises, pins, plates, cable supports and columns., Anchor connections were designed for the frame in accordance with ACI 318M-14., Trained and mentored junior team on design of structural components and connections., Reviewed and signed off on calculations done by team members.
• StoneCrest Engineering Inc., Junior Structural Engineer, 2079 Line 34, Shakespeare, Ontario, N0B 2P0, Canada, 05/12, 08/14, Designed structures for the agricultural industry., Designed steel framed trusses using S- Frame (FEM)., Designed reinforced concrete shallow foundations., Designed steel connections (welded and bolted connections)., Designed wooden beams and columns., Designed a reinforced concrete liquid manure tank as per CSA A23.3-14, ACI 350 and PCA., Retrofitted wooden residential trusses for solar panel accommodation.