SAI Personnel Resumés/Trent E. Latta, P.E.
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Trent E. Latta, P.E.
Principal and Chief Operating Officer


Years Experience:


Education
M.S., Structural Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, 2000
B.S., Engineering, The University of Tennessee at Martin, Martin, Tennessee, 1998


Certification
Registered Professional Engineer in Alabama, the District of Columbia, Florida, North Carolina, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, and Wyoming.
Registered Civil Engineer in California.
Registered with National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying


General Experience
Mr. Latta became SAI’s Chief Operating Officer (COO) in 2006. His leadership and managerial skills were developed as he was mentored under former COO, Mr. John Ruddy. While maintaining and growing client relationships, Mr. Latta adds to the dynamic uniqueness of SAI. His presence and growth under John Ruddy’s mentorship has strengthened the corporate structure at SAI, by reinforcing the Total Quality Leadership model commitment from the top, partnering with, and empowering, the team members. In addition to his managerial duties, Mr. Latta is actively involved in the marketing of our services and the structural design of many of SAI's projects.

Mr. Latta received a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from UT Martin in 1998. During his time at UT Martin, he was employed from 1996-97 as a Student Trainee Engineer for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District. Mr. Latta also holds a Master of Science degree from Auburn University with a concentration of study in structural dynamics and earthquake engineering. While at Auburn, Mr. Latta served as Graduate Research Assistant, providing support to faculty members in research projects as well as instruction of undergraduate courses. His major research project consisted of static and dynamic finite element analyses.


Selected Project Experience
The Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, Gulf Breeze, Florida
Congregation Anshai Torah, Plano, Texas
Cumberland Medical Center East Addition, Crossville, Tennessee
Darby Properties Group Parking Structure, Chattanooga, Tennessee
Lebanon Medical Center, Lebanon, Tennessee
Memorial/Mission Ambulatory Surgery Center, Chattanooga, Tennessee
National Healthcare Associates, The Residence at Fort Collins Assisted Living Facility, Fort Collins, Colorado
National Healthcare Associates, The Residence at Skyway Park Assisted Living Facility, Colorado Springs, Colorado
North Cypress Medical Center, Cypress, Texas
North Cypress Professional Building, Cypress, Texas
Physicians Hospital of Murrieta, Murrieta, California
St. Luke's Medical Center Vibration Study, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Sutter North Medical Foundation Surgical Hospital, Yuba City, California
Tomball Heritage Assisted Living Facility, Tomball, Texas
Tomball Regional Hospital New Patient Tower and Hospital Renovation, Tomball, Texas
Tri-Valley Health System Assisted Living Facility, Cambridge, Nebraska
University of Louisville, Baxter Biomedical Research Facility Phase II, Louisville, Kentucky
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Chickamauga Lock Recess Grating Modification, Chattanooga, Tennessee
Valley West Community Hospital Addition, Sandwich, Illinois
Western Arizona Regional Medical Center Addition, Bullhead City, Arizona


Professional Affiliations and Memberships
American Institute of Steel Construction
American Society of Civil Engineers
ASCE Structural Engineering Institute
Tennessee Structural Engineers Association, Middle Region


Honors and Awards
Auburn University Graduate Dean's Award for Excellence
Outstanding Engineering Graduate, The University of Tennessee at Martin
UT Martin Student of the Year, The University of Tennessee at Martin
Ohio Valley Conference Academic Medal of Honor