HOUSTON, TX –WALTER P MOORE has added top structural engineering talent in its Los Angeles office with expertise in secure and seismic engineering design services.

Assuming the role of managing director is Joseph M. Ales Jr., Ph.D., P.E., a principal who relocated from its Tampa office. Ales was instrumental in helping WALTER P MOORE attain the status as a recognized leader in Building Information Modeling (BIM) and in establishing its secure design capabilities.

Rafael Sabelli, S.E., has joined the firm as principal and director of seismic design. Sabelli is widely recognized as an industry leader in seismic issues in structural engineering and is co-winner of the prestigious 2008 “T.R. Higgins Lectureship Award” from the American Institute of Steel Construction for work on buckling-restrained braced frames, an emerging load-resisting system.

A national engineering and consulting firm, WALTER P MOORE creates solutions that help clients turn their ideas into structures and infrastructures that work. WALTER P MOORE is consistently recognized for great client service, engineering excellence and as a “best place to work.” In 2006, the firm celebrated its 75th anniversary.

For further information, contact Brenda Aschliman at 713.630.7304.