Paul A. Zilio, P.E.
Senior Principal/Partner
When he joined Bliss & Nyitray, Inc. over twenty years ago, Paul had already gathered a significant “hands-on” understanding of how buildings go together. Working for a major general contractor, Paul had advanced to acting superintendent on a wide variety of project types. These roles, combined with his extensive design-build experience, have helped Paul gain an intimate knowledge of constructability and partnering with the design/construction team.
To this day, Paul works closely with each project’s design-builder or construction manager to select the most appropriate framing system. He has designed a variety of project types using cast-in-place concrete, composite precast concrete, tilt-up concrete and structural steel. His project experience spans government buildings, office building, sports facilities, retail complexes and educational facilities.
Given Paul’s role in the Bliss & Nyitrays leadership, including financial management and the duties as corporate secretary and affirmative action officer, he has become more selective in project involvement and today focuses primarily on the firm’s educational facilities.
Paul is a Florida Certified Special Inspector and Certified General Contractor.
Education
BSCE, University of Michigan, April 1981
Major: Civil Engineering
Licensed Engineer
Florida
Memberships
American Institute of Structural Engineers
American Society of Civil Engineers
Florida Engineering Society
National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying
Select Projects
State School WWW, Hialeah, Florida (Design-Build)
New, 2000-student high school
Tilt-up wall panels, composite precast concrete floors, bar joist roof.
Principal-in-charge, Project Engineer
PrototypePublicElementary Schools, Miami-Dade County, Florida
New 1200-student station school- 15 schools during 5 years.
Tilt-up wall panels, composite precast concrete floors and roof.
Principal-in-charge, Project Engineer.
Public Schools- YY-1 (Middle) and Y-1 (Elementary), Miami (D-B)
2232-student station middle school and 1068-student elementary.
Tilt-up wall panels, composite precast concrete floors, bar joist roof.
Principal-in-charge, Project Engineer.
Miami-DadeCountyPublicMiddle School NN-1, Miami, FL (D-B)
1662-student station middle school with hurricane shelter.
Tilt-up wall panels, composite precast concrete floors, bar joist roof.
Principal-in-charge, Project Engineer.
Doral Middle School, Doral, Florida (D-B)
1300-student station middle school with hurricane shelter.
Masonry bearing walls, composite precast floors, bar joist roof.
Project Manager, Project Engineer.
Jose de Diego Middle School, Miami, Florida (D-B)
1310-student station middle school.
Masonry bearing walls, composite precast floors, bar joist roof.
Project Manager, Project Engineer.
CoralParkHigh School, Miami, Florida (D-B)
1700-student station addition with hurricane shelter.
Masonry bearing walls, composite precast floors, bar joist roof.
Principal-in-charge, Project Engineer.
MiamiCentralHigh School, Miami, Florida
Total school replacement.
Tilt-up wall panels, structural steel floors, bar joist roof.
Principal-in-charge
CooperCityHigh School, CooperCity, Florida (D-B)
36 module Classroom Building.
Tilt-up wall panels, composite precast concrete floors, bar joist roof.
Principal-in-charge, Project Engineer
KeyBiscayneEducationCenter, Key Biscayne, Florida (D-B)
Middle School Classroom and parking addition.
Masonry bearing walls, composite precast floors, bar joist roof.
Principal-in-charge, Project Engineer.
BobGrahamEducationCenter (middle school), Miami Lakes, FL
New middle school with hurricane shelter.
Tilt-up wall panels, composite precast concrete floors, bar joist roof.
Design Criteria Professional, Special Inspector.
BobGrahamEducationCenter (elem school), Miami Lakes, FL (D-B)
New prototype K-5 school.
Masonry bearing walls, composite precast floors, bar joist roof.
Project Manager, Project Engineer.
EugeniaB.ThomasElementary School, Doral, Florida (D-B)
New prototype K-5 school.
Masonry bearing walls, composite precast floors, bar joist roof.
Project Manager, Project Engineer.
Miami-DadeCollegeScienceBuilding, Miami, Florida
Four-story Laboratory Building.
Concrete columns, composite precast concrete floors and roof.
Principal-in-charge, Project Engineer.
Florida KeysCommunity College, Miami, Florida
Four two-story buildings.
Masonry bearing walls, composite precast concrete floors and roof.
Project Manager, Project Engineer.
Miami-DadeCollegeCriminalJusticeBuilding, Miami, Florida
Two-story Laboratory and Classroom Building.
Concrete and masonry walls, composite precast floors and roof.
Project Manager, Project Engineer.
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
Project Engineer, Construction Administration
NorthCountyGovernmentCenter, West Palm Beach, Florida (D-B)
2-story office building
Concrete columns, composite precast concrete floors and roof.
Project Manager, Project Engineer.
City of Hialeah Courthouse, Hialeah, Florida
2-story courthouse
Concrete columns, composite precast concrete floors and roof.
Principal-in-charge, Project Engineer.
Pompano Beach Library, Pompano Beach, Florida
30,000-sq. ft. library.
Tilt-up wall panels, structural steel floors, bar joist roof.
Principal-in-charge.
Village of Islamorada Municipal Center, Islamorada, Florida
City Hall, Fire station and hurricane shelter.
Tilt-up wall panels, composite precast and structural steel roofs.
Principal-in-charge, Project Engineer.
Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
65,000 seat football stadium for the Pittsburgh Steelers
Primary structural frame, structural steel, including a 75 foot cantilevered canopy
Project Engineer and in charge of Construction Administration
Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida
65,000 seat open air football stadium for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Primary structural frame cast-in-place concrete
Project Engineer, Construction Administration
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.
Project Engineer, Construction Administration
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 Engineer, Construction Administration
Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
65,000-seat NFL football stadium for the New England Patriots.
Primary structural frame, structural steel.
Construction Administration
Dolphin Mall, Miami, Florida
1.6 million sf shopping mall.
Tilt-up wall panels, structural steel floors, bar joist roof.
Project Engineer.
Outdoor World for Bass Pro Shops, Dania, Florida
400,000sf specialty shopping mall.
Tilt-up wall panels, bar joist roof.
Project Manager, Project Engineer.
SunBankCenter, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
17-story bank/office building with 675-car parking garage
Concrete columns, Composite precast concrete floors and roof.
Project Engineer, Construction Administration.
K.C.WrightAdministrationBuilding, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
14-story office building with 400-car parking garage
Concrete columns, Composite precast concrete floors and roof.
Project Engineer, Construction Administration.
NaplesCommunityHospital, Naples, Florida
Seven-level, 1400-car parking garage
Composite precast concrete
Project Engineer
City of Hialeah parking Garage, Hialeah, Florida
Five-level, 365-car parking garage.
All structural precast building.
Principal-in-charge.
ChallengeAirCargoBuilding-MiamiIntlAirport, Miami, FL
160,000SF cargo facility with vehicular ramp and rooftop parking.
Concrete columns, masonry walls, Composite precast concrete
Project Manager, Project Engineer, Construction Administration
Cigarette Boat Manufacturing Facility, Hialeah Gardens, Florida
High-tech warehouse.
Tilt-up wall panels, precast double-tee roof.
Principal-in-charge, Project Engineer.
Fort LauderdaleExecutiveAirport- Rescue Firefighting, Ft. Laud, FL
Fire station with two-story office building.
Tilt-up wall panels, structural steel floors, bar joist roof.
Principal-in-charge, Project Engineer.
Articles
“Hurricane-Resistant Building Design in the Caribbean and Florida”, Florida / Caribbean Architect, Summer 2002 and Florida Engineering Journal, March 2003
“Studying Andrew to Advance Hurricane-Resistant Design”, The Construction Specifier”, October 2003
