
<p>As Director of Business Strategy, Allen Nudel is a Principal and a member of Forell | Elsesser’s executive leadership team. Allen is a licensed Structural Engineer and has been with the firm since 2000. In addition to project work, Allen’s role includes overseeing the firm’s business development activities, new market sectors, new clients, and geographic expansion. With over 25 years of experience, Allen’s greatest strengths are a love of teaching and facilitating understanding between engineers, architects, and contractors. Constantly striving for mutual understanding makes him an excellent communicator and effective engineer.</p>



<p>Allen’s dedication and expertise throughout all phases of design and construction leads to successful, on budget project deliveries that achieve programmatic and design goals. He excels in client relations, drawing coordination, specifications and construction administration. He has a particular interest in collaborating with architects to maintain exposed structure of buildings. His wide range of experience includes education, institutional, commercial/corporate, athletic facilities, performing arts, multi-family housing, and tenant improvement projects. Allen is&nbsp;a licensed Structural Engineer in California, Arizona, and Colorado. He has a Bachelor’s degree from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and a Master’s degree from UC Berkeley.</p>



<p>When Allen is not busy at work, he enjoys completing home renovation projects, spending time with his wife and two young daughters, and following pro baseball.</p>



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<li>Structural Engineers Association of Northern California (SEAONC), Former Co-Chair and member, Sustainable Design Committee</li>



<li>City of Hope Real Estate and Construction Council, Northern California</li>



<li>Berkeley Unified School District Construction Advisory and Bond Oversight Committee</li>



<li>San Francisco Planning &amp; Urban Research&nbsp;Association (SPUR)</li>
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Salesforce, East Tower, Office TI

City of Elk Grove, Aquatics Center

City of Mountain View, Rengstorff Aquatics Center

Peninsula Temple Sholom, Burlingame, CA

Google, Office Building TI, 1001 Shoreline, Mountain View, CA

Congregation Emanu-El, Seismic Retrofit and Addition

Martin Luther King, Jr. Civic Center, Berkeley, CA

Sacramento Airport, International Terminal Renovations

San Francisco Olympic Club

Jewish Home of San Francisco, Rosenberg Family Center & Synagogue

Jewish Home of San Francisco, Frank Residences, and Byer Square

Levi Strauss & Co. Headquarters Renovation

Klamath Ferry Boat, Tenant Improvement

345 Brannan, Office Complex

Portola Valley Town Center

Hiram W. Johnson State Office Building + Earl Warren Supreme Court Building

JCC, Mono County Courthouse, Mammoth Lakes, CA

Taube-Koret Campus for Jewish Life, Oshman Family JCC & Moldaw Residences

Jewish Community Center of San Francisco

Cupertino Civic Center & Library

University of the Pacific Dugoni School of Dentistry

City of South San Francisco, Police Operations & 911 Dispatch Center

Masonic Homes, Assisted Living and Memory Care Building

University of California, Berkeley, Legends Aquatics Center

San Jose State University, Spartan Athletics Center

Napa Valley College Performing Arts Center

Las Positas College Science & Technical Building

College of Marin, Miwok Center

City College of San Francisco Chinatown/North Beach Campus

California State University, East Bay, Student Services & Administration Building

Airbnb TI

Pinterest TI

Dolby Headquarters Screening Room

Dropbox TI at Brannan Street

University of California, Berkeley, Bakar BioEnginuity Hub

California State University, East Bay, CORE Building

City of South San Francisco, Library, Parks & Recreation Center

San Francisco International Airport Rental Car Parking Garage

San Francisco International Airport North & South Public Parking Garages

Cañada College, Kinesiology & Wellness Building

Millbrae Recreation Center

Director of Business Strategy

Allen Nudel


<p>A California licensed Structural Engineer, Susan has been with Forell | Elsesser since 2007. With a detail-oriented approach, she is proactive and thorough in addressing client needs throughout the design and construction phases of a project.</p>



<p>Susan has worked on new construction and retrofit projects including healthcare, educational, institutional, and multi-family housing structures. She especially enjoys developing simple, customized solutions for the complex problems that often occur in retrofitting existing buildings. She also has extensive experience responding to clients and addressing field issues during the construction administration phase of projects. Susan received a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, and a Master’s degree at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.</p>



<p>Susan is an outdoor enthusiast and can often be found backpacking in the Sierras. When not exploring National Parks, she loves cooking and baking for her family and friends.</p>



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<li>Structural Engineers Association of Northern California (SEAONC), Board Member, Business Forum Past Chair, Continuing Education Committee Past Chair</li>
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Salt Lake City Main Temple, Seismic Retrofit

San Bernardino County, Valley Communications Center

AOC South Monterey County (Greenfield) Courthouse

Las Positas College Child Development Center

Chabot Community College Math & Science Building Modernizations

Futures Without Violence San Francisco Presidio Building 100

Meta, MPK 21

Meta, MPK 20

USF, John Lo Schiavo Center for Science and Innovation

Oregon State Capitol, Seismic Retrofit

San Francisco Friends School Seismic Retrofit

Foothill Community College Physical Sciences & Engineering Center

Chevron Richmond Research Park Technology Center Building 24

Tulare County (Porterville) Courthouse

Senior Associate

Susan LaFore


<p>As a Senior Engineer at Forell | Elsesser, Casey works on a variety of projects from the design of new buildings to the development of retrofit schemes for existing buildings.  She enjoys collaborating with Forell | Elsesser’s diverse team of engineers to develop innovative and cost-effective solutions to meet our client’s needs.  After personally seeing the devastation from the Christchurch earthquake, she strives to use her structural engineering expertise to make cities more resilient to potential earthquakes.</p>



<p>Casey received both her Bachelor’s and her Master’s degree from UC Berkeley.&nbsp; Having an interest in the interdisciplinary nature of the A/E/C industry, she broadened her educational experience by taking courses in architecture and city planning.&nbsp; As a graduate student, Casey was invited to be a teacher’s assistant for the upper-division structural engineering class which initiated her passion for teaching and mentorship.</p>



<p>Outside the office, Casey likes to explore the rich urban and natural landscape of the Bay Area. She enjoys hiking, traveling, visiting museums, and photography. During the evenings, she enjoys cooking with friends, playing board games, and winding down with a good book.</p>



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<li>Structural Engineers Association of Northern California (SEAONC)</li>



<li>American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)</li>
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Sacred Heart Academic Arts Building

LinkedIn, Middlefield Campus

Senior Engineer

Casey Ching


<p>As a Structural Designer at Forell | Elsesser, Keri Scholte is thrilled to contribute to the built landscape of the Bay Area and beyond.&nbsp; She enjoys learning seismic-resistance and sustainability strategies with the Forell | Elsesser team and being able to apply innovative systems to projects. Keri brings care to her work and is thoughtful about effectively communicating technical information between architects and contractors.</p>



<p>Keri received both her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from UCLA, where she helped revitalize the EERI and SEAOSC student community. With additional exposure to architecture and urban design, Keri is passionate about using her engineering role to help the built environment be resilient, beautiful, and just.</p>



<p>After the workday, Keri enjoys reading, exploring restaurants with friends, and ceramics.</p>



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<li>Structural Engineers Association of Northern California (SEAONC)</li>
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GSA, James R. Browning, U.S. Court of Appeals Building

Structural Designer

Keri Scholte

Historic Renovation

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Team

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