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Albert R. Dettbarn. P.E.
Vice President
Director of Engineering

Albert R. Dettbarn, Vice President and Director of Engineering, Biscayne Engineering Company received his B.S. in Civil Engineering in 1973 from University of Miami and M.B.A. Coursework from Florida International University.

A native Floridian and a registered engineer since 1981, Dettbarn has been with BEC since 2004. He has headed many significant projects for the firm. He is a member of the Florida Engineering Society and the National Society of Professional Engineers.

Dettbarn’s important projects include:

• Ocean Drive Reconstruction, Miami Beach, FL
  Project Manager and Engineer-of-Record for the reconstruction of Ocean Drive, between 5th and 15th Avenue on Miami Beach which served as the incentive for rejuvenation of the now world-famous tourist destination.
• Concourse D-extension, Miami, FL
  Project Manager for the $19 million Civil portion of this project which extended Concourse D at Miami International Airport.
• New Law School, Florida International University, Miami, FL
  Civil Engineer-of-Record for this $24 million, 150,000 SF building with classrooms, faculty, library and mach rooms.
• Student Housing II, Barry University, Miami, FL
  Civil Engineer-of-Record for the 47,000 SF dormitory constructed under the Design/Build process.
• Coral Gables Concurrency Management System, Coral Gables, FL
  Project Manager for the development of the adopted Concurrency Management System and the first computer automated concurrency review system, including consultant for system updates.

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