Principal
Brian Hanson, P.E.
Group Director at Spokane, Washington
Biography
- Brian represents all Washington-based Eclipse operations as the group director of the Spokane office. He also serves as Eclipse’s liaison and a resource to Canadian clients through licensure in nine provinces and territories.
- Brian’s experience within the region makes him a team asset in residential as well as commercial and municipal projects. His knowledge base includes custom residential, educational, landscape architecture projects, commercial, and seismic analysis.
- Brian’s managerial strengths lie in organizing the whole design team from design through construction to prevent delays and wasted resources. His expertise ensures efficient scheduling, timely project completion, and minimized waste.
Fun Fact
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I was born and raised in Marion, Montana. There were 12 kids in my eighth grade class, and I was related to a couple of them.
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I learned to operate logging machinery before I learned to drive a car.
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My favorite hobby, other than golf, is tormenting my kids with dad jokes.
Stats & Quirks
Eclipser since
2000
Education
BS Civil Engineering, Montana State University
Licensure/Registration
US: ID, MA, MT, NH, WA, MA, OH, UT
Canada: AB, BC, MB, NL, NT, NS, SK, YK, ON
Canada: AB, BC, MB, NL, NT, NS, SK, YK, ON
Specialties
Steel, concrete, masonry, heavy timber, logs, light-gauge steel
Favorite thing about Eclipse
The variety of projects and our collaboration.
Favorite Noise/Sound
Waves crashing in the ocean or a golf ball hitting the bottom of the cup
A profession you’d like to try
History teacher and high school baseball coach
Favorite word
Gracias