Nicholas Sindelar

About Nicholas Sindelar

I have worked with a variety of customers ranging from public entities, power generation facilities (hydroelectric, single and combined cycle plants), utilities, retail, hospitality, health care, food manufacturing, foundries, and heavy manufacturing.My role as a structural design engineer has provided me with good working knowledge of multiple building codes and industry standards. I also have experience in designing civil and industrial structures through advanced methods of structural analysis using wood, steel, masonry and concrete.Specialties: •Consulting•Project management•Troubleshooting•Natural Hazard exposure analysis (specializing in seismic, flood, and fire exposures)•Delivery of technical training courses to internal and external clients•Risk and Hazard identification and analysis of client businesses•Engineering and client training•Mentoring

Experience

1. AVP, Property Risk Engineering Manager

   Zurich North America

   May 2019 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

   As the Property Risk Engineering Manager of the NW Region, I oversee a team of Large Property Risk Engineers and Account Engineers. As a manager, I am responsible for the Risk Engineering services for our customers and business partners which includes sales and account management of customers written across multiple Zurich Business Units.The team provides a full range of risk management services to organizations that purchase full insurance, are self-insured, or that purchase Risk Engineering services independently. Services may include assessment of property risk exposures; identifying improvement strategies by conducting surveys and analyses; preparing external reporting to the marketplace; preparing internal reports which form the basis of underwriting, claim, and other insurance decisions to identify and manage risk. The NW team also specializes in Natural Hazards and Climate Change servicing.

Education

• Portland State University

  Masters of Engineering, Structural Engineering

  2008 — 2010

• Portland State University

  B.S., Civil Engineering

  2004 — 2008

Skills

• Ram Structural Systems
• Autocad
• Structural Engineering
• Structural Analysis
• Engineering
• Mathcad
• Steel
• Concrete
• Fire Protection
• Analysis
• Civil Engineering
• Risk Assessment
• Loss Prevention
• Construction
• Risk Management
• Project Management
• Insurance
• Analytical Skills
• Microsoft Office