Meet Matthew
Matthew (Matt) is a structural engineering principal in our Anchorage office and has been a valued part of Coffman since 2008. A born and raised Alaskan, he only lived out-of-state during his college years, where he earned a Bachelor of Architectural Engineering from Oklahoma State University and a Master of Engineering in Architectural Engineering from Penn State University.
Matt’s experience encompasses a wide array of building and nonbuilding structures for industrial, oil and gas, commercial, and government clients. His project portfolio includes modules on Alaska’s North Slope, military aircraft hangars, wood-framed rural Alaskan schools, and concrete warehouses in Guam. He has designed structures using lumber/timber, light gauge steel, structural steel, masonry, cast-in-place, and precast concrete.
Well-versed in designing for high seismic regions, Matt is proficient in performing seismic evaluations and retrofits. With his background in architectural engineering, he enjoys collaborating with architects and other engineering disciplines to bring design concepts into the built environment. His competence extends to working both onshore and offshore with oil and gas clients.
Matt’s extensive experience with the Department of Defense (DoD) has given him the opportunity to design projects in the U.S. from California to Virginia, and all over Alaska, as well as in Guam, Japan, the Middle East, and Wake Island.
Matt is a licensed civil engineer in Alaska, a licensed structural engineer in Alaska and Hawaii, and a licensed Building Systems Engineer (Architectural Engineer) in Washington.