A Quick Look:

Robert E. Jordan, PE – President/ Treasurer
Registration: Professional Engineer
– State of Ohio 1980
– Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 1998
– State of Michigan 2003
– State of West Virginia 2005
– State of New York 2007
Bachelor of Architectural Engineering – Pennsylvania State University, 1975

Professional Affiliations:

  • Member: American Council of Engineering Companies, Ohio and National
  • Cleveland Consulting Engineers Association
  • Structural Engineers Association of Ohio
  • Cleveland Engineering Society Construction
    Conference Chairman 1989 – 1990
    Construction Division Chairman 1991 – 1992
  • Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute (CRSI)
    1988 – Present
  • Builders Exchange of Cleveland
    Craftsmanship Award Committee 1987 – 1997
    Board of Directors 2004 – Present
  • International Concrete Repair Institute
    Member since 2000
  • American Institute of Steel Construction

Responsibilities:

Mr. Jordan currently serves as the President/Treasurer of Barber & Hoffman Inc. managing in-house operations. In addition to these duties he serves as Principal in Charge and Project Manager of commercial, institutional, and restoration projects for architects, building owners and managers, contractors and consulting engineering firms. Through his 30 years of experience he has worked on various types of projects of different magnitude and developed an expertise in conceptual studies, analysis and design of major projects, design of parking structures, and investigation and restoration of structural deterioration.

CAREER DEVELOPMENT:

Mr. Jordan has been associated with Barber & Hoffman Inc. since 1975. In his years with the firm, he has developed from structural designer to Project Manager. Following these years of training, he assumed the position of Office Manager in 1987 and was named an Associate with the firm. As Office Manager he supervised the daily activities of the staff. In 1991 he became a Principal of the firm and in 2003 was appointed President/Treasurer.

Key Projects:

Cleveland Clinic - Lerner Research InstituteCleveland Clinic Foundation - Lerner Research Institute
The Lerner Research Institute is a 480,000-square-foot state-of-the-art research and education facility. The facility consists of three buildings, six stories high forming a U-shape. The facility is comprised of: a research wing, a biomedical engineering wing, and an education wing (which includes a library, offices, and lecture rooms). A pedestrian walkway links the open end of the Center; and additional walkways link with an existing parking garage and with the existing laboratory building adjacent to the Center.

Research, Lab and Office Facility
A 150,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art research facility. Two stories of steel-framed structure are supported on a one-story concrete-framed structure. Due to the sensitive nature of the equipment used in the facility, special design considerations were required.

Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital
Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital has been serving the Mid-Ohio Valley of West Virginia and Southeast Ohio community since 1898. The South Tower Addition solidifies the hospital's presence while meeting their expanding services. The 4-story, 273-bed, free-standing non-profit, steel-braced framed structure provides 174,000 square feet of additional space to the Hospital, including 11 operating rooms, an 18-bed recovery area, 18 private patient rooms, a cafeteria, a new entrance lobby, and more. In addition, the structure was designed to support four future floors.

Additional Project Experience:

Healthcare

  • Cleveland Hearing and Speech Center, Cleveland, OH
  • University Hospitals Health System — NICU Addition and Renovation, Cleveland, OH
  • Cleveland Clinic Foundation — Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland, OH
  • Bucyrus Hospital, Bucyrus, OH
  • Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital, Parkersburg, WV
  • Fisher-Titus Medical Center — Patient Care Pavilion Addition, Norwalk, OH
  • Cleveland Clinic Foundation — Taussig Cancer Center, Cleveland, OH
  • Cleveland Clinic Foundation — Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland, OH

Education

  • Lake Erie College, Painesville, OH:
  • Muskingum College — New Collegiate Center, New Concord, OH
  • Pennsylvania State University — Fayette/Eberly Campus — Multipurpose Building, Connellsville, PA
  • Kent State University — Kent Hall Addition and Renovation, Kent, OH
  • Kent State University — Cunningham Hall Addition, Kent, OH
  • Kent State University — Auditorium renovation and addition Phases I and II, Kent, OH
  • Kent State University — Baseball Stadium and Locker Room, Kent, OH

Civic

  • Cleveland Museum of Art — 1916 Building Renovation
  • Cleveland Museum of Art — Renovation and Restoration to the Terrace and Fine Arts Garden, Cleveland, OH
  • New Virginia Sports Hall of Fame and Museum, Portsmouth, VA
  • Clemens Center — Addition and Alterations, Elmira, NY
  • Ohio State Highway Patrol — Ravenna, Dayton, Canton and Ashtabula, OH

Parking

  • Cleveland Museum of Art — Parking Structure, Cleveland, OH
  • Winton Place Condominiums — Garage Restoration, Lakewood, OH
  • Cleveland Clinic Foundation — Parking Garage Restoration, Cleveland, OH
  • W. O. Walker Rehabilitation Center — Garage, Cleveland, OH

Commercial

  • Research, Lab, and Office Facility, New York
  • G&S Metals, Inc. — Addition, Cleveland, OH
  • Mitsubishi Electric Power Products — Corporate Center and Warehouse, Warrendale, PA
  • Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission Building — Addition and Alterations, Harrisburg, PA

Housing

  • New Family Home, Ravenna, OH
  • New Solon Family Home, Solon, OH
  • Northcoast Community Homes — Alterations and Remodeling, Euclid, OH
  • New Emerald Rose Apartments, Troy Twp., OH
  • New South Street Apartment Building, Akron, OH