Method of Practice

Staaleson Engineering, P.C. is a small Civil Engineering Firm that provides structural building designs, engineering consulting, and forensic investigations to clients in the private and public sector.

Our Chief Engineer, Darrell Staaleson, P.E. has 20 years of experience in the design and engineering of new building structures; renovations, additions, seismic retrofits, design of foundations, and structural investigations; and is directly responsible for direction and decisions made on all projects.

Our Administrative Staff are courteous, experienced, and well-trained to handle the invoicing, correspondence, and general administration needs of your project.

We take our responsibilities to public safety and to our Clients' needs seriously and we expect our work to provide value to the Project and attain the highest engineering standards of practice. We abide by the Rules of Professional Conduct as stated in WAC 196-27 and in the American Society of Civil Engineers Charter. We maintain $1,000,000 in Professional Liability Insurance and practice Loss Prevention.

We are committed to providing you with the highest quality technical information and friendly personalized service. We value hard work, innovation, direct speaking, and a job well done.

A Recent Project

Darrell Staaleson, P.E.
at Parking Garage Seismic Retrofit, Kent, WA

Benefits with Darrell Staaleson, P.E.

Our Chief Engineer uses his knowledge and experience to work to provide our Clients with:

  · Innovative structural design solutions that implement the Architectural Concept and Vision.

  · Efficient, cost-effective and buildable framing schemes and connections.

  · Structural Systems and connections that have a demonstrated performance history under seismic, wind, and snow loads.

  · Schematic phase design alternatives that can result in savings in construction costs and improvements to function.

  · Structural designs optimized to your needs that balance the three competing requirements of:

  1. Structural strength, ductility, and performance;

  2. Construction costs and constructability;

  3. Architectural Concept, vision and use.

Administrative Staff

Office Manager: Marsi Napier

Marsi is a permanent member of our staff and is in charge of all accounting and office management. She has over 10 years experience as a full charge office manager and bookkeeper.

Office Assistant: Amy Darigol

Amy is a permanent member of our staff and is responsible to assist staff in the daily office processes. Amy also keeps the computer systems, software and website up to date. She has 5 years of experience in information technology and administrative management.