Associate Principal
Director – Miami Office
William has three decades of experience in the field of structural engineering, a significant portion of that with Bliss & Nyitray, Inc. He has played major roles in a wide number of project types, using a variety of structural systems, including structural steel, post-tensioned and prestressed concrete, reinforced concrete, light gage steel and reinforced masonry. His duties have included project management, engineering design, project coordination, review of shop drawings, specifications preparation and field inspections. His understanding of the construction industry and experience has resulted in design solutions, which emphasize constructability, efficiency and economy.
Before joining Bliss & Nyitray, Inc., Mr. Caycedo worked as a Project Engineer for a major precaster in Miami and for a New York City design consulting engineer in projects that included a major high-rise office building in New York City; a waterfront structure in Atlantic City and railroad facilities for the North East Corridor, Boston to Washington, D.C.
William is a Florida Certified Special Inspector.
Education
BSE, New York City College, 1978
Major: Structures
Licensed Engineer
Florida
Puerto Rico
Memberships
American Institute of Structural Engineers
Florida Structural Engineering Association
Light Gauge Steel Engineers Association
National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying
Select Projects
City of Palms Sports Complex
7000-seat baseball stadium
Boston Red Sox spring training facility
Design features a cable stayed canopy covering entire seating area
Project Manager
Lee County Sports Complex
7500-seat baseball stadium
Minnesota Twins spring training facility and community recreation facility
Primary structural frame consists of precast concrete and load bearing masonry
Project Manager and Engineer of Record
Homestead Sports Complex
6500-seat baseball stadium
Spring training facility and community recreation facility
Strucure constucted with reinforced concrete and structural steel
Project Manager, Engineer of Record, Special Inspector
Roger Dean Stadium
7500-seat baseball stadium
Dual clubhouse and spring training facilities for St. Louis Cardinals and Florida Marlins
Primary structural frame consists of precast concrete with a structural steel roof. The clubhouses utilized load bearing masonry for the lower level and load bearing light gage steel for the upper level.
Project Manager, Engineer of Record
Roger Dean Stadium Hurricane Damage Repairs
Repair to load bearing light gage framing damage by colapsed light gage towers resulting from Hurricane Francis
Engineer of Record for repairs
Miami-Dade Children’s Courthouse
Miami, Florida
Fifteen story building with adjacent five level parking garage
Post-tensioned in Downtown Miami
Project Manager, Engineer of Record
Paseo Caribe Plaza
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Mixed use building with three levels of retail, entertainment and five levels of residential units above
Primary structural frame, conventionally reinforced concrete for the lower levels, flat plate post-tensioned slab for residential units. Designed for seismic category 3 and special wind region
Project Manager, Engineer of Record
Ritz-Carlton Hotel Expansion and Club
St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Six buildings varying in height from four to seven stories
Primary structural frame reinforced concrete and masonry units; seismic design category 3 and special wind region
Project Manager
Wyndham Sugar Bay Beach Club and Resort
St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Eight 4-story building, 306 units
Primary structural frame consisted of reinforced concrete and reinforced masonry; seismic design category 3 and special wind region
Project Manager
Four Seasons Resort
Nevis, West Indies
Twelve 2-story buildings, 196 units, public facilities Recreation Buildings, Meeting Rooms and Restaurant
Primary structural frame consisted of reinforced masonry, cast-in-place concrete and heavy timber framing
Project Manager
Inlet Tower
Jupiter, Florida
Twenty-one story, high end, residential tower
Constructed with post-tensioned concrete structure
Project Manager, Engineer of Record and Special Inspector
Turnberry Spa and Parking Garage
Aventura, Florida
30,000 square feet retail and spa facility, 1,000 square feet adjacent parking garage
Primary structural frame for spa consisted of composite precast concrete; adjacent five story garage utilized precast concrete.
Project Manager, Engineer of Record and Special Inspector
Florida State University Academic Center/University Center
600,000 sf of classroom and office space surrounding Doak Campbell Stadium
Primary structural frame structural steel
Project Manager, Engineer of Record
Dadeland Arts Center
Miami, Florida
Twenty story office building
Nine parking levels, including one below grade and eleven floors of office space
Post-tensioned concrete structure for the parking podium and structural steel for the office tower
Principal-in-Charge, Engineer of Record and Special Inspector
1300 Ponce de Leon
Coral Gables, Florida
Twelve story mixed use tower, including four levels of retail and parking followed by residential units
Primary structural frame consists of post-tensioned concrete flat slab and conventionally reinforced columns
Project Manager, Engineer of Record, Special Inspector
The George
Coral Gables, Florida
Eleven story, mixed use building
Constructed with post-tensioned and composite precast concrete
Project Manager, Engineer of Record and Special Inspector
100 Andalusia
Coral Gables, Florida
Nine level, “U”-shaped, high end residential tower
Primary structural frame, post-tensioned two-way slab flat plate over conventionally reinforced columns, reinforced masonry exterior walls
Project Manager, Engineer of Record and Special Inspector
Gulfstream Racetrack Clubhouse and Casino
Hallandale Beach, Florida
Racetrack facility over 500,000 sf including clubhouse and casino Ancilliary buildings including four domitory buildings
Facility constructed with reinforced concrete, composite precast concrete and upper levels and roof with structural steel. Project Manager, Engineer of Record
North Terminal Development, Miami International Airport
Miami, Florida
Prime Structural Consultant to Program Manager for the $1.5 billion North Terminal expansion
Responsible for Master Plan development and review of prime consultant’s work
Project Manager