Aaron Malatesta is a project manager for our seismic and forensic engineering groups. He is a licensed professional engineer with specialties in advanced structural analysis, multi-hazard risk assessment, and the implementation of energy dissipation devices.
After receiving a BS degree in Civil Engineering, Aaron earned his MS in Structural Engineering at Stanford University. He is a registered professional engineer in the US with experience in structural engineering and forensic investigations for buildings, bridges, and other structures.
Aaron provides structural engineering services concerning seismic evaluation, retrofit design, peer review, multi-hazard risk assessment, condition assessment, and structural repair. His forensic engineering experience includes failure analysis and evaluation of damages for various buildings, structural components, and foundation systems due to natural disasters, water, impact, or vibration. Legal counsel has retained Aaron to conduct forensic investigations into multiple complex projects to opine on the root cause of the failure and liability of the involved parties.
Key Expertise
- Earthquake Preparedness Consulting
- Mandatory & Voluntary Sesimic Code Requirements & Upgrade Consulting
- Non-Structural Equipment Audits
- Post-Earthquake Building Performance Assessments
- Post-Earthquake Damage Assessments & Repairs Consulting
- Post-Earthquake Safety Assessments
- Post-Earthquake Structural Failure Analysis
- Retrofit Construction Monitoring
- Seismic & Earthquake Design Consulting
- Seismic & Structural Engineering Services
- Seismic Hazard & Vulnerability Assessments
- Seismic Probable Maximum Loss (PML) Evaluations
- Seismic Report & Drawing Peer Review
- Seismic Retrofit Consulting
- Seismic Retrofit Design & Construction Documents
- Seismic Risk Assessments & Risk Mitigation
- USGS Shakecast Implementation Services
Professional Licensure
- PE C79995 / CA [State of California Professional Engineer License]
- SE S7467 / CA [State of California Structural Engineer License]
- PE 98148 / FL [State of Florida Professional Engineer License]
- PE 052557 / GA [State of Georgia Professional Engineer License]
- PE 103977 / OR [State of Oregon Professional Engineer License]
- CE 031742 / NV [State of Nevada Civil Engineer License]
- PE 108739 / NY [State of New York Professional Engineer License]
- PE 058626 / NC [State of North Carolina Professional Engineer License]
- PE 41937 / SC [State of South Carolina Professional Engineer License]
- PE 153238 / TX [State of Texas Professional Engineer License]
- PE 23027000 / WA [State of Washington Professional Engineer License]
Professional Affiliations/Memberships
- Structural Engineers Association of California (SEAOC), member since 2007
- Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI), member since 2010
- American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), member since 2008
- Sub-committee for ASCE 7-22 – Seismic Energy Dissipation Systems
- Sub-committee for ASCE 41-23 – Seismic Retrofit Design
- Sub-committee for ASCE 11-28 – Structural Condition Assessment
- American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM), member since 2020
- Sub-committee for ASTM E2026 – Standard Guide for Seismic Risk Assessment of Buildings
- Sub-committee for ASTM WK62996 – New Guide for Property Resilience Assessment
- Cal OES Post-Disaster Safety Assessment Program