Vincent A. Ettari, P.E., P.C. serves New York City & the counties of Westchester, Dutchess, Putnam, Orange, Rockland, Ulster, Suffolk (Long Island), Nassau, Bronx (N.Y.), Queens, Brooklyn / Kings County, Manhattan / NY and Staten Island / Richmond. As a NY Authorized Firm (NYS Department of Education) which offers services in all of the boroughs of N.Y.C. (including the Borough of Manhattan), our engineers can provide all the individual attention and professional expertise your project requires. This firm specializes in many fields of Civil, Structural, Coastal, Safety, Environmental, Site, and Forensic Engineering, including the following:

• Design of structures, small buildings, houses, residences, and residential dwellings
• Design / engineer of foundations and slab footings (including underpins & underpinning)
• Design of decks, balconies, porches; certification of deck, balcony & porch construction
• Design of piles, piling, sheetpiling, sheetpiles and other pile driving items
• Design of steel and wood assemblies and plain & reinforced concrete slabs
• Design of mortar, brick, cement and block assemblies & elements
• Design of joists, studs, beams, girders, trusses, columns and rafters
• Joist, stud, beam, girder, truss, column, or rafter analysis
• Specification of insulation, windows, doors, facades and facade improvements
• Designs for underground and subsurface chamber / chambers
• Specifications and plans for elevators and elevator design and rehabilitation
• Installation of communication tower foundations – rock pins and pinning
• Design of small and medium subdivisions
• Subdivision of existing property or properties
• Residential, industrial, and commercial site plans, plat and plats
• Design of roads, roadways, streets, walks, sidewalks, walkways, paths, pathways & ramps
• Road, roadway, street, walk, sidewalk, walkway, path, pathway & ramp issues
• Design of treads, risers, stringers, stairs, steps, stairways and staircases
• Tread, riser, stringer, stair, step, stairway, staircase, handrail & guardrail issues
• Certification of handrails, guardrails, guard rails and hand rail installation
• Design of lamps, lights, lighting, light poles, light level / levels, & site luminaries / illumination
• Measurement of light level / levels and the illumination of Means of Egress
• Supervision, inspection, and certifications for / of construction sites
• Supervision and certification of erection of scaffold, scaffolds and scaffolding
• Design of erosion control devices and sediment barriers (haybales, hay bales, silt fence / fences, sedimentation basins, gravel / graveled controlled construction entrances, swale / swales, and berm / berms) for developments
• Geotechnical engineering: topography, excavation, grading, filling, setting of slopes & grades
• Ground subsidence
• Groundwater and surface water issues
• Design of retaining walls and small dams
• Design of rock cuts and rock blasting projects / rock mechanics
• Design of rock pins (pinning) and bolts (bolting), tieback/ tie–back bolt mechanisms, and roof tunnel tiebacks/ tie-backs
• Design and analysis of soil slopes and grades / soils samples / soil mechanics
• Design of small and intermediate sanitary facilities
• Design of septics & septic systems (Board of Health Septic System Approvals)
• Conducting of Percolation Tests (perc test) and Deep Hole Testing
• Design of wells and well systems (BOHA / DEP)
• Design of plan, drawing, or drawings for storm water pollution treatment (DEP Approval)
• Design of Dry Wells and Trough Drains
• Specifications for RCP, CMP, and PVC pipe, pipes, and piping
• Design of water, drainage, sewage, and drain lines
• Design of sewer mains and drains (or, a single line or main)
• Design of Retention and Detention Ponds / Pond
• Design of storm sewers and watermains
• Designs and specifications for culverts, manholes (man holes), catch basins (catchbasin / catchbasins), and manhole (man hole) covers
• Streams and stream crossings (culvert design, small bridges, bridge design)
• Design of system pumps and pump systems (sewage ejector systems)
• Design of small ports and marinas (including dredge, dredging and filling projects)
• Design of a single marina
• Design of dams, fills, levees, jetties, dolphins, sea walls, flood walls, piers, floats, floating docks, wharves, breakwaters, bulkheads, weirs, revetments, groins, dikes and other waterfront structures
• Drainage basin analysis (Hydrology, Hydrograph and Hydrographs)
• Analysis of rainfall and storm events (10 Year, 25 Year, 50 Year and 100 Year Design Storms) and their effect on flood plains and flooding events
• Analysis of floods (10 Year, 25 Year, 50 Year, and 100 Year Design Flood)
• Analysis of storm water runoff (including the effect of icy, slippery, or snowy conditions on run off), rain fall, and stormwater flood damage
• Analysis of flooding events, rainfall and storm water runoff, and flood damage (Rational Equation, SCS / Tr-55 Method)
• Analysis of flood plains (or, an individual flood plain)-Design and analysis of flood controls and flood control devices
• Analyses of wind, water, snow, ice, waves, and wave pressures and loads on structures
• Analysis of dead weight, moving weights, live load and static pressure
• Engineering application (including the making of a presentation / presentations to a municipal board or boards) concerning state, county, city, town and village code / codes with regard to a zoning, planning, environmental, wetland, wetlands, erosion, steep slope & grade, and fire protection ordinance or ordinances
• House inspection or inspections (Inspector / Inspectors) including radon & septic dye tests
• Failure of fire containment structure / structures and fire walls in a building
• Soil slope, rock cut, fill, dam, levee, jetty, dolphin, pier, float, dock, wharf, breakwater, bulkhead, weir, revetment, groin, dike, retaining wall, culvert, chamber, footing, foundation, water front structure, residence, pump system, culvert, drainage line, water main, manhole cover, man holes, house and building failures
• Analysis of instable and unstable slopes
• Designs to correct water ponding problem / problems on sites and premises
• Investigation of damage caused by sewer line backup, storm line back ups or over flow, and drainage system back up or backups
• Investigation of damages caused by watermain breaks, leaks, or over flows in watermains
• Investigation of damages caused by waste system overflow or overflows
• Investigation of damages caused by a break or leak in a plumbing system
• Inspection of the collapse of floors / floor, ceilings / ceiling, & roofs / roof
• Means of Egress and personal injury issues
• Road, roadway, walk, sidewalk, walkway, path, pathway, ramp, and premise liability issues
• Application of the NYS edition of the International Property Maintenance Code to existing premises (e.g., Village of Brewster).
• Code applicability history for an existing structure, building, or residence
• Code applicability history for one, two, or multiple family and multifamily dwelling
• Fire codes applicability history for existing buildings or facilities
• Evaluation and analysis of the spread of fires in a building or a facility
• Testing for Coefficient of Friction (Slip and Fall)
• Evaluation of vertical discontinuity and discontinuities (Trip and Falls)
• Premise and Premises Liability issues
• Property damage / damages and personal injury / injuries
• Investigation of work place accident / accidents (OSHA & Industrial Code Compliance)
• Forensic and forensics investigation / investigations
• Evaluations concerning structural collapse or collapses
• Forensic investigations concerning collapsed structures and buildings
• Trial testimony as an expert engineer / engineering witness

Degrees, Licenses, and Certificates:

• Bachelor of Engineering: Manhattan College
• Licensed Professional Engineer: New York State Dept. of Education
• Water Distribution Operator-Class D License: N. Y. State Dept. of Health
• Fallout Shelter Survey Technician: FEMA
• Member: Chi Epsilon Civil Engineering National Honor Society
• Expeditor (Professional Status): New York City Department of Buildings

Memberships:

• The American Concrete Institute (ACI).
• The American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC).
• The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
• The American Wood Council (AWC).
• The American Water Works Association (AWWA).
• The International Code Council (ICC).
• The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA).
• The Westchester County Municipal Planning Federation.