Dennis E.

Watson Home: (202) 289-8526

80 New York Avenue, N.W., # 405 H/Fax: (202) 289-8136
Washington, DC 20001-1241
EXPERIENCE
CAD Designer/Structural Technician June 1, 2004 - March 2, 2010
System: P.C. (AutoCAD 2009 & Revit 2010 by AUTODESK)
Weidlinger Associates Inc., 1825 K Street, NW Suite 350, Washington, DC 20006
CAD Operator/Structural Draftsperson 1997 - April 30
System: P.C. (AutoCAD R14, 2002 by AUTODESK)
KCE Structural Engineers, P.C., 1818 Jefferson Place, NW, Washington, DC 20036
Detailer/Cad Operator 1997 (6 months)
Canam Steel Corp., 4010 Clay Street, Point of Rocks, MD 21777-0285
Construction Site: (Volunteer) 1994 - 1995
Phase 1) Develop Site
Phase 2) Build House of Worship (KINGDOM HALL)
Draftsperson 1992 - 1993
Structural Design Group, LTD, Rockville, MD (now * 12 S. Summit Avenue, Suite 11
0, Gaithersburg, MD)
Nissan Pavilion
Draftsperson/Cad Operator (Restoration Team) 1990 - 1992
Desman & Associates (Autocad Release 10)
McLean, VA (now * 8614 Westwood Dr., Vienna, VA)
Draftsperson 1989 (6 months)
Baskim & Jercyk
Structural Technician/CAD Operator, Intergraph System 1988 - 1989
RTKL Associates, Inc., 400 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21201
Senior Architectural and Structural Technician 1983 - 1988
MMP International Inc.
3222 N Street, N.W., Suite 401, Washington, DC 20001
Duties: Coordination of Structural and Architectural drawings, drafting, checkin
g of shop drawings and detailing.
REFERENCES
Regional Manager: Jerome Rasgus, (w) (202) 649-2453
Senior Engineer: John Dennington, (w) (202) 649-2440
Cad Supervisor: Roland Johnson (w) (202) 649-2449
EDUCATION
Educational Aid 1980 - 1983
University of the District of Columbia, Department of Architectural & Civil Engi
neering Technology
Duties: Assisting instructors in preparation of classes, tutoring students in ar
chitecture. Drafting Projects
A.A.S. 1982
Architectural Engineering Technology, District of Columbia, Washington, DC 20008
Written Thesis: "Architectural Contract Construction Documents - Working Drawing
s Specifications."
Drawing Thesis: "A Three Story Building." First level is a restaurant, second le
vel a disco and third level 2-bedroom apartment and 3 small game rooms.
PROJECTS
Department of Transportation Headquarters (DOT)
Washington, DC
Weidlinger Associates provided structural design and blast engineering services
for the new Department of Transportation headquarters in Washington, DC. Located
on an 11-acre parcel in the developing Southeast Federal Center, the 2-million-
square-foot complex consists of a nine-story western tower and eight-story easte
rn tower, which will house the agency's more than 5,000 employees. Two levels of
below-grade parking for 950 cars are also planned. A multi-story lobby leads to
adjacent first-floor space, which contains a large assembly area. Each building
has a central linear atrium.
National Museum of the Marine Corps and Heritage Center
Quantico, Virginia
Structural engineering services for a new U.S. Marine Corps museum and learning
center with a conicaloid glass exterior wall and dominated by a 210-foot mast th
at soars at a 60-degree angle through a 160-foot-tall glass-covered skylight atr
ium. 120,000 sf.
Dulles Discovery (Phase I & II)
Chantilly, VA
Weidlinger Associates provided structural engineering and blast engineering serv
ices for the 1.2M sf Dulles Discover Project. The new five-story, 375,000 sf, T-
shaped secure phase I office building was constructed and is occupied. The super
structure consists of moment-framed structural steel and composite metal decks.
Each of the tee-shaped building's three wings has a rooftop penthouse. The build
ing has a blast-resistant precast facade system with punched windows and glazed
curtainwall.
A new nine-story, 425,000 sf, secure phase II office building was constructed a
nd will be occupied in June 2010. The superstructure consists of moment-framed s
tructural steel and composite metal decks. The building has a blast-resistant pr
ecast facade system with punched windows and glazed curtainwall.
A new nine-story, 425,000 sf, secure phase III office building will be occupied
by 2014. The superstructure will consist of moment-framed structural steel and
composite metal decks. The building will have a blast-resistant precast facade s
ystem with punched windows and glazed curtainwall.
In addition to the office buildings a separate central plant, campus loading doc
k, access control center and 15,000 sf of a planned 54,000 sf data center have b
een constructed.
C4-ISR Center of Excellence
Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, (BRAC)
Weidlinger Associates, Inc. is providing full structural and antiterrorism force
protection (AT/FP) design for the C4ISR Campus as part of the BRAC Initiative r
elocating Army activities from Fort Monmouth to a site at the Aberdeen Proving G
round. This $500 million, 1 million gsf design-build project for the USACE inclu
des five secure office buildings, an auditorium, a laboratory building and other
support buildings. Of structural interest is the exterior cladding of the 5-sto
ry office buildings, which were designed by Weidlinger to provide lateral force
resistance and integrate with the structural system. Typical DoD criteria for mi
litary bases regarding site perimeter, standoff, hardened systems and progressiv
e collapse resistance were applied to the project components. The AT/FP design w
as in accordance to the Department of Defense Minimum Antiterrorism and progress
ive collapse standards.
Joint Use Intelligence Analysis Facility (JUIAF)
Charlottesville, Virginia (BRAC)
Weidlinger provided full structural and antiterrorism force protection design se
rvices for the Joint Use Intelligence Analysis Facility located at Rivanna Stati
on, Charlottesville, VA. The project consisted of (BRAC) sensitive compartmented
information facility (SCIF). The primary facility includes open and closed SCIF
workspace, conference rooms, video teleconference center, technical library, Ge
neral Officer/Senior Executive Service office suites, storage, administrative su
pport areas; communications center; automated data processing center with Tier I
I+ reliability (single power and cooling path with redundant components); person
nel and material access control and entrance lobby; cafeteria; men's and women's
rest rooms, showers and lockers; personnel and service elevators; and uninterru
ptible power. It also includes a visitor control center, remote delivery facilit
y, overhead protective canopies, standby generators, fuel storage and distributi
on, fire protection and alarm and building information systems. 170,000 sf - $58
. 0 M
* 25th and M Street (Columbia Hospital for Women)
* 900 7th Street (China Town)
* 2020 K Street (Floor Additions)
* Arlington Gateway (Office, Hotel, Resident)
* Chevy Chase Center
* USPTO - United States Patent and Trade Office (6 buildings - east and west ga
rage)
* Discovery Bldg - Silver Spring, MD
* Tropicana - New Jersey garage collapse
* Fisher's Place garage
* Bethesda Metro Center (Demolition above plaza level and floor addition)
The Phoenix Project - (Pentagon Restoration of damaged wedges)
PHICO Corp. Headquarters (Pennsylvania Hospital Insurance Co.), Mechanicsburg, P
A
Description: Office Building with 213,265 Square feet
Cost: $24,000,000
Architect: Metcalf & Associates in Joint Venture with Keyes, Condon and Florance
INTELSAT Headquarters (International Telecommunication Satellite Headquarters)
Description: State-of-the-Art Communications and Office Facility. 603,000 square
feet
Phase I
Cost: $52,000,000
Architect: John Andrews International in Joint Venture with Notter, FineGold & A
lexander
Description: Addition - WJLA TV Studio
Phase II 30,000 square feet
Cost: $25,000,000
Architect: VVKR In Joint Venture with Notter, FineGold & Alexander.
AEROSPACE Center, Washington
Description: 10 Story Office Building (435,000 square feet)
Cost: $37,000,000
Architect: Eisenman Robertson, New York, New York
SUNSET Corp. Center, Reston, VA
Description: 6-story Office Building. (Post-Tension) 100,000 square feet with 11
3,000 square feet of parking
Cost: $5,100,000
Architect: Stanmyr & Noel
26th & L Street Condominium Bldg.
Description: 10-story, 102,000 square feet, 41 luxury units
Cost: $10,700,000
Architect: Hugh N. Jacobsen
ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL CENTER, Parkersburg, W. VA
Description: Master Plan & Expansion
Cost: $17,000,000
Architect: Metcalf & Associates
U.S. ARMY DISPENSARY/DENTAL CLINICS, West Germany
Description: Vilsech, FRG - 22,000 square feet
Cost: $10,000,000
Architect: Metcalf & Associates with Brenner Architect in West Germany
U.S. ARMY HOSPITAL, Wverzburg, FRG
Description: Addition, 170,000 Square Feet
Cost: $42,000,000
Architect: Metcalf & Associates in joint venture with Brenner Architect in West
Germany