The engineer behind
every set of drawings.
[Confirm with Susana — one or two sentence personal mission statement that sets up the bio.]
How I got here.
[Confirm with Susana — paragraph one: education and training background, how she first got into structural engineering, and what drew her to residential and Bay Area work specifically.]
[Confirm with Susana — paragraph two: early career arc, formative projects or mentors, and the kind of engineering she learned to trust through real fieldwork.]
[Confirm with Susana — paragraph three: what led her to start an independent practice, what she wanted to do differently than a large firm, and the kind of client experience she wanted to build.]
[Confirm with Susana — paragraph four: what she believes good engineering should feel like for a homeowner, builder or developer, and what every client should walk away with.]
Licensure, training
and affiliations.
Led by women, at every level.
SG Designs & Developer Corp is a woman-owned and woman-led firm — both our CEO and President are women engineers directing the practice.
Licensure
Licensed Structural / Civil Engineer — California [confirm license type & number]
Experience
[X]+ years of focused residential and mid-scale structural work across the Bay Area [confirm]
Education
[Degree, Institution — confirm with Susana]
Affiliations
[Professional memberships, e.g. SEAOC, ASCE — confirm with Susana]
What I believe good
engineering looks like.
"Good engineering disappears into the finished work. My job is to make sure nothing about your project ever surprises you."
You'll get a real answer, not a hedge. If a project isn't a fit, I'll tell you. If something on a drawing needs to change, I'll explain why in plain language — not behind a wall of jargon.
Every load path, every detail, every calculation starts with one question: will this protect the people who live, work or stand inside this structure? Life-safety isn't a feature — it's the floor.
A small renovation doesn't need the same process as a four-unit development. I match the depth of engineering — and the size of the deliverable — to what the project actually needs.
Want to work together?
Tell me about your project. I'll respond personally within one business day.