SAMUEL D. AMOROSO, P.E., Ph.D. sam.amoroso@engensus.com Sam Amoroso is a licensed professional engineer in the states of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Florida with many years of combined professional and academic experience. Upon graduating Summa Cum Laude in civil engineering from Louisiana State University, Sam worked as a civil/structural engineer in Texas. In 2003, he returned to Louisiana to pursue a Ph.D. in wind effects on structures with the LSU Civil and Environmental Engineering Department and the LSU Hurricane Center. His dissertation research addressed the continued development of wind tunnel testing practice, and the standardization of wind load analysis in the engineering community. Sam’s professional experience includes wind load consulting, wind tunnel testing and investigation of structural damage caused by hurricanes. In addition, he has several years of experience in the design of heavy civil infrastructure. Sam has contributed to technical conferences on the subjects of wind engineering and structural engineering. Sam is an active member of the American Society of Civil Engineers’ Task Committee on Wind Induced Forces and is a member of both the American Society of Civil Engineers and the American Association for Wind Engineers.

RUSSELL J. “JOEY” COCO, JR., P.E., MBA joey.coco@engensus.com Joey Coco is a licensed professional engineer in the states of Louisiana, Florida, and Alabama with a vast range of experience in civil and structural engineering, as well as private sector engineering project management. He graduated from Louisiana State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering and a master’s degree in business administration (MBA). Currently, Joey is working towards completing a coastal engineering certification program from Old Dominion University. Joey has experience in hurricane forensics, residential and commercial building structural design for high wind regions. Joey also has extensive experience in the structural design of large bridges, buildings, water resource structures, shallow foundations, and deep pile and drilled shaft foundations. Joey is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and is a managing partner of Engensus Engineering and Consulting.

JOFFREY EASLEY, P.E., MSCE joffrey.easley@engensus.com Joffrey Easley is a professional engineer licensed in Louisiana with several years of private industry design experience. He graduated from Louisiana State University, Summa Cum Laude, with Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in civil engineering, focusing on structural engineering and hurricane engineering. For his master’s thesis, Joffrey developed performance-based design procedures for essential facilities. Joffrey is an associate member of the wind load subcommittee for ASCE 7 for the 2010 revision cycle of the standard. Joffrey is versed in a wide range of infrastructure and transportation structures. His experience includes the design of bridges, light commercial facilities, deep foundations, and water treatment facilities. Joffrey has taken many hurricane engineering courses offered through Louisiana State University’s Hurricane Center. He is a member of the National Society of Professional Engineers and the American Society of Civil Engineers.

JONATHAN COCO jonathan.coco@engensus.com  Jonathan Coco graduated from Louisiana State University with Bachelor of Science degree in Construction Management. Jonathan has a broad range of work experience in residential, commercial, and industrial construction including estimating, project controls, contracts, and cost analysis. He also has expertise in CADD drafting and construction technology.  Jonathan has an extensive background in shop fabrication and design and is versed in numerous types of welding, machining, and miscellaneous shop equipment operation.