Sara Means

Sara Means

SE, LEED AP
Principal

Sara has 12 years’ experience with Structural Focus and 20 years’ experience working as a structural engineer. She is a member of Structural Focus’ Sustainability Committee, an internal team dedicated to integrating sustainable practices into every aspect of our work as part of the SE 2050 efforts to understand, reduce, and ultimately eliminate embodied carbon in our projects by 2050.

Sara is a Legacy LEED Accredited Professional. She has extensive experience working on evaluations and retrofits of existing buildings, historic preservation, structural analysis, computer modeling, and new building design.

Education

MS, Structural Engineering, University of California, San Diego, 2004
BS, Structural Engineering, University of California, San Diego, 2003

Licensure

CA – Structural Engineer, 2010 (S5417)
CA – Civil Engineer, 2006 (C70381)

Certifications

Safety Assessment Program Disaster Emergency Worker SAP61782
LEED Accredited Professional