SAMUEL D. AMOROSO, P.E., Ph.D.
sam.amoroso@engensus.com
Sam Amoroso is a licensed professional engineer in the states of Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, and Florida with many years of combined professional and academic experience. Upon graduating with a degree 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 focused on the topic of wind loads for petrochemical structures. Sam’s professional experience includes structural engineering, wind load consulting, wind tunnel testing, hurricane risk consulting, and the investigation of structural damage caused by hurricanes. In addition, he has several years of experience in the design of heavy civil infrastructure. Sam is currently an adjunct instructor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at LSU. 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). Joey also earned a certificate in coastal engineering from Old Dominion University. Joey has extensive experience in the structural design of bridges, building infrastructure, water resource structures, and a wide range of structural foundations. Joey has conducted numerous forensic investigations for facilities damaged from wind and flood loadings. Joey serves on the ASCE 24 committee where he assist in standardizing the practice of Flood Resistant Design and Construction. Joey is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, and serves as the secretary-treasurer of the Baton Rouge Branch and a director-at-large of the Louisiana Section. He is also the deputy director of the ASCE Louisiana Infrastructure Report Card effort. He was honored in 2009 with the outstanding young civil engineer award for the Baton Rouge Branch of ASCE, the 2010 outreach award for both the Baton Rouge Branch and the Louisiana Section of ASCE, the outstanding civil engineer of the Baton Rouge Branch in 2011, the Edmund Friedman Young Engineer for the national ASCE in 2011, and the 2011 President's Medal for the Louisiana Section of ASCE.
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. He is currently serving a two-year term on the International Building Code (IBC) Technical Advisory Subcommittee.
JASON FENNELL, E.I., MSCE
jason.fennell@engensus.com Jason Fennell graduated from Louisiana State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering and a Master of Science degree in Civil Engineering with a focus in disaster science and management. For his master’s, Jason focused on structural engineering and hurricane-related topics, including coastal engineering and hurricane climatology. The title of Jason’s Master’s Thesis is, “A Decision Making Framework for Hurricane Evacuation and Sheltering”. Jason has experience in hurricane damage investigation, hurricane shelter assessment, and risk analysis for sites and structures from hurricane effects. Jason is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and the American Association for Wind Engineers.
JONATHAN COCO
jonathan.coco@engensus.com Jonathan Coco graduated from Louisiana State University with a 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.
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