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
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 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 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.