Structural Engineers Committee
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ACEC Minnesota’s structural engineers committee, known as MnSEA (the Minnesota Structural Engineers Association), brings structural engineers from member companies across the state together to share knowledge and advance the practice. The committee also represents Minnesota in the National Council of Structural Engineers Associations (NCSEA).
Monthly technical programs keep engineers current on code changes and design practice. The annual Seminar and Trade Show brings the structural community into one room each spring.
Committee Officers
Volunteer officers plan the committee’s programs for the year, and ACEC Minnesota staff handle membership and the logistics behind each event. Officers serve a term that follows the association’s July 1 program year.
2026-27 officers
Chair
Phil Cici, P.E.
BKBM Engineers
Vice Chair
Tanner Swenson, P.E.
Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates
Secretary
Grant Magnuson, P.E.
Simpson Gumpertz & Heger
Past Chair
Kevin Vazquez, P.E.
The Haskell Company
Decades of Work on Minnesota Practice
Standards for the profession
The committee developed the Guideline Specifications for Special Structural Inspections and Testing, and its wind load amendments were adopted into the Minnesota State Building Code. Both remain part of how structural work is done in Minnesota today.
Expertise on code changes
Committee members follow building code adoption in Minnesota and neighboring states and share what each change means for design. Their technical expertise informs ACEC Minnesota’s work with state agencies on the codes that govern structural practice.
Monthly Meetings
The committee meets monthly from September through May at the MNCPA SouthPoint Office Center, 1650 West 82nd Street, Suite 600, in Bloomington, with a virtual option on Zoom. Breakfast and registration open at 7:00 a.m., and the program runs from 7:30 to 9:15 a.m. Each presentation qualifies for professional development hours. Registration is required for every meeting, in person or online, so please register in advance on the events calendar.
Adam Lindberg, ERA Engineering
Mary Vancura, Ayd Mill Concrete Engineering
Eric McElrath, Engineered Supply
Yann Gueguen, IDEA StatiCa
Thomas Dehaven, HNTB
Details coming this spring
Membership for 2026-27
Membership in the structural engineers committee is held by company and runs from July 1 through June 30. Companies that practice structural engineering in Minnesota are welcome to join.
ACEC Minnesota member companies
Committee membership is included with ACEC Minnesota membership, with no separate dues.
Other companies
$500 for the 2026-27 membership year.
NCSEA individual membership
Engineers at participating companies can add individual NCSEA membership when their company renews. NCSEA offers individual membership only through its state member organizations, so the committee is how Minnesota engineers keep their NCSEA benefits, including STRUCTURE magazine and member pricing on NCSEA webinars and the annual Structural Engineering Summit.
Renewal notices for 2026-27 go out in November. For questions about membership, please email membership@acecmn.org.
ACEC Minnesota membership also brings your company advocacy at the Capitol and with public owners, along with professional development and the Engineering Excellence Awards.
Learn About ACEC Minnesota Membership