We are pleased to announce the addition of two new associates: Lu Yan and Tais Shiratsubaki. Lu has been with Liftech 4 years. She is a registered professional engineer experienced in project management, structural analysis, design review, and feasibility studies of container cranes and other structures. Her work also includes container crane design and review, container crane relocation feasibility studies,…
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Liftech Shanghai Limited Celebrates Five Years
Liftech Consultants is pleased to announce the five-year anniversary of Liftech Shanghai Ltd. Having an affiliate in Shanghai allows Liftech to offer clients a broader range of services and to improve the communication and workflow with crane manufacturers in Asia. The office started with Project Engineer/General Manager, Alex Huang, and in the past five years has added Quality Control Engineer, Hank…
Liftech Celebrates 55 Years
How do we feel about 55 years in business? During a speech last year, our founder Mike Jordan said it this way, “It’s been fun solving so many challenges with the help of so many great engineers and great clients.” We would like to thank our many friends for contributing to and sharing our successes the past 55 years. We are also excited…
Crucible Team Building Experience
Liftech spent a team building afternoon at The Crucible, an industrial arts school and nonprofit organization in Oakland. The combined group had lunch together, played an ice breaker game, and then divided into two groups. One group learned how to cut glass, worked on individual pieces of a larger container crane mosaic, and at the end combined the pieces. Most of…
Alex Huang Receives Mechanical Engineering License
We are pleased to announce that Alex Huang received his California mechanical engineering license on May 10, 2019. Alex manages our Liftech Shanghai Ltd. affiliate in China. In addition to extensive experience with quality assurance for STS cranes, he is actively involved in expanding Liftech’s presence in Asia. He is an experienced project engineer in mechanical and structural design fields and review…
Yinan Guo Joins Liftech
Ms. Guo is an engineer in training. She has a BS in civil engineering from Tongji University, Shanghai, and an MS in civil engineering from the University of California, Berkeley. Coursework included dynamics of structures, earthquake-resistant design, nonlinear structural analysis, design of steel and composite structures, reinforced concrete structures, prestressed concrete structures, and wood structures. Professional experience includes finite element…
Liftech is Excited to Announce Three New Principals
We are pleased to announce the addition of three new principals: Simo Hoite, Anna Dix, and Leah Olson. Simo has been with Liftech 14 years. He is a registered professional engineer with extensive experience in container crane design, modifications, specifications, and procurement, as well as container and rail terminal operations. His experience includes development of innovative RTG and STS crane…
Congratulations Tais Shiratsubaki!
Project engineer Tais Shiratsubaki received her California civil engineer license on August 17, 2018. She received her MS from University of California, Berkeley, and her BS from University of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Tais is experienced in project management and design and analysis of various marine structures including container cranes, container handling equipment, bulk material handling equipment, and floats and gangways.…
Congratulations Abhishek Salkar!
Abhishek Salkar, a Liftech project engineer, received his California civil engineer license on June 13, 2018. He holds a Bachelor of Technology degree in civil engineering from the National Institute of Technology in Karnataka, India, and a Master of Science degree in structural engineering from the University of California, Berkeley. Abhishek is experienced in project management and design and analysis…
Hank Zhou Joins Liftech Shanghai Ltd.
Liftech Consultants Inc. is pleased to announce that Hank Zhou joined our Liftech Shanghai Limited affiliate as quality control engineer. He is a graduate of the Wuhan University of Science & Technology in Wuhan, China. He is an experienced project manager with expertise in quality assurance and quality control audits, mechanical engineering analysis and design, welding inspection, and on-site project management. “We…