William B. Wallis, P.E.
Senior Principal/Partner

William, or Bart as most people refer to him, started his career nearly four decades ago as  a structural engineer for a major precast, prestressed concrete contracting company.  His experience with product development and testing and with field personnel provided Bart with valuable insight and understanding of constructability. His early experience has shaped Bart’s approach to a project. To this day he works closely with each project’s construction manager to select the most appropriate framing system for the building type and local construction practices.
Bart has designed a variety of project types using cast-in-place concrete, composite precast concrete, post-tensioned concrete and structural steel. He has earned a national reputation for the design of sport facilities, which include eight NFL stadiums and three Major League ballparks, two arenas and a convention center.  He has also designed office buildings, retail facilities, hotels, parking garages, airport concourse, residential structures and two facilities at the EPCOT Center.  The location of his projects range from New England to Grand Cayman and west to St. Louis and involve a variety of foundation types and soil conditions including glacial till, sinkholes and structures over water, with design considerations varying from freezing conditions to tropical hurricanes and earthquakes.
Bart is a Florida Certified Special Inspector and has served as an expert witness representing structural engineers.

Education

MSIE, University of Miami, May 1987
Major: Industrial Engineering
MBA, University of Miami, May 1987
Major: Business Administration

BSCE, University of Miami, December 1973
Major: Structural Engineering

Licensed Engineer

Florida
North Carolina
Maryland
Michigan
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Missouri
Virginia

Memberships

American Institute of Structural Engineers
Florida Structural Engineering Association
National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying

Expert Testimony

William B. Wallis has provided expert testimony on the Raleigh Entertainment and Sports Arena, Ford Field, and Lane Stadium at Virginia Tech.

Select Projects

Miami-Dade Children’s Courthouse, Miami, Florida

  • Twelve story building
  • Post-tensioned in Downtown Miami
  • Principal-in-Charge, Engineer of Record

Florida Marlins New Ballpark, Miami, Florida

  • 38,000 seat ballpark for the Florida Marlins
  • Project currently on hold, Design Completed to 30% construction documents
  • Principal-In-Charge, Engineer of Record

Orange Bowl Stadium, Miami, Florida

  • 72,000 seat stadium
  • Field lighting replacement
  • Principal-In-Charge, Engineer of Record

Dolphins Stadium, Miami, Florida

  • Concourse Expansion and Improvements
  • Primary Structural Frame is precast concrete
  • Principal-In-Charge, Engineer of Record and Threshold Inspector

Dolphins Stadium, Miami, Florida

  • Conversion of NFL stadium to accommodate Major League Baseball
  • Retractable seating,
  • Principal-In-Charge, Engineer of Record

Dolphins Stadium, Miami, Florida

  • 73,000 seat stadium for the Miami Dolphins.
  • Primary structural frame, cast-in-place concrete
  • Project Manager, Engineer of Record

Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida

  • 65,000 seat open air football stadium for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
  • Primary structural frame cast-in-place concrete
  • Principal-in-Charge, Engineer of Record

Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

  • 65,000 seat open air football stadium for the Jacksonville Jaguars
  • Primary structural frame cast-in-place concrete with composite prestressed joist and soffit beam system.
  • Project Manager, Engineer of Record

Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, Florida

  • 15,000 seat multipurpose arena
  • Primary structural frame, cast-in-place concrete with a long span structural steel roof.
  • Principal-in-Charge, Engineer of Record

PressBoxTower Renovation and Addition at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida

  • Primary Structural Frame, cast-in-place concrete, precast concrete, structural steel
  • Principal-in-Charge

Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida

  • 10,000 Seat Addition to North End Zone of the existing football stadium.
  • Primary structural frame, cast-in-place concrete with precast prestressed composite joists.
  • Project Manager, Engineer of Record.

Busch Stadium, New St. Louis Cardinals Ballpark, St. Louis, Missouri

  • 42,000 seat open air baseball park for the St. Louis Cardinals
  • Primary structural frame, cast-in-place beams and columns with precast, prestressed circumferential beams and double tee units.  Upper seating deck supported by structural steel.
  • Principal-in-Charge, Engineer of Record

Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

  • 65,000 seat football stadium for the New England Patriots
  • Primary structural frame, structural steel
  • Principal-in-Charge, Engineer of Record

Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • 65,000 seat football stadium for the Pittsburgh Steelers
  • Primary structural frame, structural steel, including a 75 foot cantilevered canopy
  • Principal-in-Charge, Engineer of Record

M&T Stadium at Camden Yards, Baltimore, Maryland

  • 65,000 seat open air football stadium for the Baltimore Ravens
  • Primary structural frame, cast-in-place concrete beams and columns with precast, prestressed circumferential beams and double tee units.  Upper seating deck supported by structural steel
  • Principal-in-Charge, Engineer of Record

FedEx Field, Landover, Maryland

  • 84,000 seat open air football stadium for the Washington Redskins
  • Primary structural frame cast-in-place concrete, Upper seating deck supported by structural steel.
  • Principal-in-Charge, Engineer of Record

Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina

  • 65,000 seat open air football stadium for the Carolina Panthers
  • Primary structural frame cast-in-place concrete beams and columns with precast prestressed double tees.
  • Project Manager, Engineer of Record

ComericaPark, Detroit, Michigan

  • 47,000 seat open air baseball park for the Detroit Tigers
  • Primary structural frame, cast-in-place concrete and structural steel
  • Principal-in-Charge, Engineer of Record

OriolePark at Camden Yards, Baltimore, Maryland

  • 48,000 seat open air baseball stadium of the Baltimore Orioles
  • Primary structural frame cast-in-place concrete and structural steel
  • Project Manager

Myrtle BeachConvention Center, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

  • Major expansion to the existing convention center including a 220 foot by 440 foot column free convention hall
  • Primary structural frame structural steel.
  • Project Manager

BrowardCounty Judicial Complex, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

  • Two Six-Story Office and Courtroom Wings
  • Spread footings on soils improved by vibro-flotation/stone columns, composite precast concrete, architectural precast concrete. 
  • Three Pedestrian Bridges spanning 125-ft to 189-ft
  • Structural steel
  • Engineer of Record

CocoWalk, Coconut Grove, Florida

  • 3 levels, 150,000 sf of specialty shops, movie theaters, restaurants and outdoor entertainment over 2 levels of underground parking.
  • Post-tensioned mat foundation, post-tensioned flat slab parking levels, composite precast concrete retail levels, structural steel movie theaters and heavy timber restaurants.
  • Engineer of Record

The 110 Tower, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

  • 30-Story, 900,000 SF Office, hotel, club, retail and parking for1002 cars.
  • Auger cast pile foundation, composite precast concrete, post-tensioned transfer girders.
  • Project Engineer

CrockerCenter, Boca Raton, Florida

  • Two 6-story office buildings 523,00sf with two 4-level parking garages for 804 cars.
  • Precast pile foundation, composite precast concrete.
  • Project Manager

Sandlake IV OfficeBuilding, Orlando, Florida

  • Ten-Story office building with parking garage.
  • Composite precast concrete
  • Project Engineer

BramerBuildings I, II and III, Grand Cayman, BWI

  • Three-story office buildings.
  • Cast-in-place concrete.
  • Project Engineer

Concourse “F” Expansion & Modification, Miami International Airport, Florida

  • Three Level, 117,000sf, 12 gate addition
  • Auger Cast pile foundation, 3-way post-tensioned rib spanning 69 feet.
  • Project Manger

Marriott Harbor West Hotel, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

  • Thirteen-story, 572 room hotel with convention facilities, two-level 508 cars, restaurant building
  • Precast concrete pile foundation, 2-way flat slab hotel, post-tensioned flat slab parking, basement kitchen for convention facility with steel roof, heavy timber restaurant.
  • Project Engineer

Marriott Griffin Gate Hotel, Lexington, Kentucky

  • Seven-Story, 305 room hotel with convention facilities
  • Two-way flat plate hotel with steel roof convention facilities.
  • Project Engineer.

Radisson Plaza Orland Hotel, Orlando, Florida

  • Fifteen-Story, 342 room hotel with convention facilities, 8-story parking for 450 cars.
  • Mat foundation, 2-way flat plate hotel with transfer girders over convention facilities, elevated pool deck, composite precast concrete with post-tensioned concrete parking garage.
  • Project Manager

CapitalCommons, Tallahassee, Florida

  • Six-Levels below grade parking garage for 1200 cars.
  • Caisson foundation, tie-back basement wall, post-tensioned flat plate
  • Project Manager

Lincoln Lane West, Miami Beach, Florida

  • Five-Level parking garage for 1,429 cars.
  • Composite prestressed soffit beams and one way slabs.
  • Project Engineer for Precaster.

NaplesCommunityHospital, Naples, Florida

  • Seven-Level parking garage for 1400 Cars
  • Composite precast concrete
  • Project Engineer

Speaker

“The Path to Greater Architectural Freedom with Today’s Structural Steel” sponsored by the American Institute of Structural Construction, February 2002.

Articles

“Constructing Gillette Stadium”, Building Safety Journal, June 2003 and Cost Engineering, December 2002.
Article, “A Showcase in Steel, Teaming up to design Heinz Field”, Structural Engineer”, January 2003.
“Constructing Gillette Stadium”, Cost Engineering, December 2002.
“On-time delivery”, Stadia, December 2001.
“The Renovation and Expansion of the Myrtle Beach Convention Center, SEF, November 1994.
“Structural Considerations at Camden Yards”, Modern Steel Construction, November 1992.