GNCB Consulting Engineers, P.C.
Old Saybrook, CT 06475
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GNCB Consulting Engineers, P.C.
Key Contacts
Owners, Principals & Senior Executives
Charles C. Brown's Bio
Charles C. Brown, P.E., Principal
Education
- Masters in Engineering, Structures, Cornell University, 1982
- Bachelor of Science, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, 1981
Professional Activities
- Vice President of Engineering, GNCB Consulting Engineers, P.C.
- Registered Professional Engineer: Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey & New Hampshire
- Adjunct Professor: University of Hartford – Reinforced Concrete
- Presenter of Architectural Registration Exam Review Classes for Structural Sections – AIA CT
- Presenter for Construction Engineering Section for P.E. Review course Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- Lecturer in Architecture – Yale University-Systems Integration
Professional Societies
- Associate Member: BOCA Professional Chapter of Connecticut, Inc.
- Member: American Concrete Institute
- Board of Directors: Structural Engineers Coalition (SEC) a Coalition of the American Council of Engineering Companies of Connecticut, ACEC/CT
Civic
- Member Old Saybrook Main Street School Reuse Planning Committee
- Member Old Saybrook First Congregational Church Building Committee
James F. Norden's Bio
James F. Norden, P.E - Principal, Department Head--Historic Preservation Group
Education
- Bachelor of Civil Engineering, (Structures Major), University of Connecticut, 1967.
- Master of Arts in Historic Preservation, Goucher College, 2005. Thesis topic: The Conservation of Buildings Constructed with Portland, Connecticut Brownstone
- Graduate Courses: Advanced Concrete Structures, University of Colorado, 1969?1972.
Professional Activities
- Principal, GNCB Consulting Engineers, P.C.
- Registered Professional Engineer in: Connecticut, Massachusetts, Colorado
- Member; Professional Advisor Board, UCONN Department of Civil Engineering
Professional Societies
- American Society of Civil Engineers
- Construction Specifications Institute
- The Masonry Society
- National Trust for Historic Preservation
- Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation
- Connecticut Historical Society
- Historic New England, Boston, MA
- The Association for Preservation Technology International (APTI)
- Preservation Trades Network (PTN)
Honors and Publications
- Chi Epsilon National Honorary Civil Engineering Society
- James F. Lincoln Arc Welding Foundation Award for Queen Post Space Frame roof structure for USDAN Center for the Arts.
- "Use of CAD in Consulting Engineering" lecture, Connecticut Engineers in Private Practice.
- "Details for Structural Drawings" Co-Author, in Structural Engineering Practice.
- The Role of Structural Engineer in Historic Preservation” NE/AIA Conference, Hancock Village, MA
Kenneth Gibble's Bio
Kenneth Gibble, P.E., Principal
Education
Bachelor of Architectural Engineering, Pennsylvania State University.
Graduate Studies: Structural and Ocean Engineering, University of Rhode Island.
Master of Arts in Organizational Psychology, University of New Haven
Professional Activities
Chairman and President of GNCB Consulting Engineers, P.C.
Registered Professional Engineer in: Connecticut, Rhode Island
Principal, Cornerstone Consultants, LLC
Trained Mediator for Construction Disputes
Visiting faculty, Yale University School of Architecture 1978 to 1987 and 2002 to present
Certified Building Official, Connecticut 1982 to 1994
Professional Societies
American Society of Civil Engineers
Fellow and Life Member
Served on 12 national committees, chairman of 4
Connecticut Architecture Foundation
Board Member for 14 years
ACEC/CT (formerly CEPP)
President, Treasurer
Co-Founder of Structural Engineers Coalition of Connecticut
Co-Founder of Mediation Coalition
QBS Facilitator and Member
CASE/Risk Management Program Steering Committee
CT DPW Claims Advisory Team
President of Structural Engineering Risk Management Council sponsored by DPIC Insurance Company
Co-Chairman of Connecticut Design/Build Coalition
Honors
Lifetime Achievement 2003 Award, Structural Engineers Coalition of CT
Benjamin Wright 2002 Recipient, Connecticut Society of Civil Engineers
Engineer of the Year 2000, Connecticut Engineers in Private Practice
Outstanding Engineering Alumnus, Pennsylvania State University, 1991.
Civic Organizations
Chairman of Board, Essex Savings Bank
Chairman of Board, Essex Financial Services
Publications
- “CASE Structural Engineers Guide to Fire Protection”. Council of American Structural Engineers, 2008. Co-author.
- “Discovering your Niche”. Civil Engineering Magazine, December 1998.
- “New Directions in Architectural and Engineering Practice, Chapter 16: Project Organization and Management”. McGraw-Hill, 1990
- Editor for “Management Lessons from Engineering Failures”, Proceedings of a Symposium at ASCE Convention in Boston, Massachusetts, October 28, 1986.
- Managing writer for Chapter 8 on “Planning and Managing Design, MANUAL OF PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE FOR QUALITY IN THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT.”ASCE, 1990.
- “Organizational Development for Small Consulting Firms”. ISSUES IN ENGINEERING Journal of Professional Activities, ASCE, July 1979.
- “Improving the Effectiveness of Engineering Organizations: Six Case Histories”. Co-author with Mel Hensey. ISSUES IN ENGINEERING Journal of Professional Activities, ASCE, January 1980.
- Editorial Board of STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING PRACTICE Journal of Analysis, Design, Management.