Matthew Aquino

Vice President - Director of Building Engineering @Wight & Company

Chicago, IL, US

Extensive experience in the building design and construction industry with an emphasis on building engineering, design, coordination and project delivery. Expertise in the design and management of complex, large and small-scale projects. Practiced in the design and renovation of low-rise, mid-rise, and high-rise office buildings, hotels, residential, educational, health care, mixed-use developments, parking structures, and warehouses.Specifically focusing on an integrated design and delivery approach to simplify the process and provide exceptional value to our clients. As Director of Building Engineering, I utilize and coordinate in-house resources to provide an efficient and dependable design process. I incorporate pre-construction expertise such as budgeting, estimating, logistics, phasing, constructability and scheduling prior to and throughout design to ensure a high quality, yet lowest cost solution for the client. This early collaboration allows guaranteed project pricing and eliminates the need to \"value engineer\" late in the game.

Northwestern University

Master of Science - MS, Structural Engineering

Illinois Institute of Technology

Graduate Certificate, Construction Management

Northwestern University

MS, Structural Engineering

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

BS, Civil Engineering