Recognized for Pioneering Work Promoting Advanced Structural Steel Design Product That Helped Revolutionize Computerized Design of Structural Steel Buildings
EXTON, Pa. – Gus Bergsma, vice president of global sales, Bentley Structural Engineering Group, has received the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) Special Achievement Award. The award, which was presented at the 2008 NASCC: The Steel Conference, in Nashville, Tenn., honors individuals who have made a positive and substantial impact on the structural steel design and construction industry. Bergsma was recognized for his work promoting software in Bentley’s RAM Structural System that empowers structural engineers to analyze, design, and create structural drawings of the gravity load-resisting members in steel buildings.
Scott Melnick, vice president of the AISC, said, “On behalf of the board of directors of the AISC, I congratulate Gus on being among the select group of forward-thinking professionals to receive this recognition since the award’s inception in 1999. The AISC Special Achievement Award is presented to individuals who have demonstrated notable achievements in structural steel design, construction, research, or education. We are honoring Gus for his pioneering work in promoting an advanced solution to structural steel design that has helped revolutionize the computerized design of structural steel buildings.”
Commenting on the award, Bergsma said, “I am very honored by this award and accept it on behalf of my many colleagues formerly with RAM International who are now in the Bentley Structural Engineering Group. Their innovative work and dedication helped make RAM the leading software for, among other things, structural steel analysis and design. I look forward to advancing RAM’s features and capabilities at Bentley through continued innovation, and sincerely believe the best is yet to come for the analysis, design, and construction of steel buildings.”
Bergsma began his career as a structural engineer with Culp & Turner in Southern California. He later became co-owner of RAM International and was named a Bentley vice president when RAM was acquired by Bentley in 2005. Bergsma holds Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees from the University of California, Berkeley, and is a licensed Professional Engineer.
About Bentley’s RAM Structural System
The RAM Structural System is the only fully integrated engineering software portfolio with complete building analysis, design, and drafting for both steel and concrete structures. Developed to help structural engineers produce better designs, faster, the RAM Structural System accomplishes this goal by providing powerful tools that are automated, integrated, and a complete alternative to traditional design methods.
The RAM Structural System is currently increasing the productivity of thousands of engineers worldwide in the design of a wide variety of institutional, commercial, retail, residential, and industrial building structures, from one-story buildings to some of the tallest structures in the world. For more information on RAM Structural System, visit www.bentley.com/structural.
About AISC
AISC, headquartered in Chicago, is a not-for-profit technical institute and trade association established in 1921 to serve the structural steel design community and construction industry in the United States. AISC’s mission is to make structural steel the material of choice by being the leader in structural-steel-related technical and market-building activities, including specification and code development, research, education, technical assistance, quality certification, standardization, and market development. AISC has a long tradition of service to the steel construction industry providing timely and reliable information. For more information about AISC, visit www.aisc.org/.
About Bentley
Bentley Systems, Incorporated provides software for the lifecycle of the world’s infrastructure. The company’s comprehensive portfolio for the building, plant, civil, and geospatial verticals spans AEC and operations. With revenues now surpassing $400 million annually, and more than 2,400 colleagues globally, Bentley is the leading provider of AEC software to the Engineering News-Record Top Design Firms and major owner-operators, and was named the world’s No. 2 provider of GIS/geospatial software solutions in a Daratech research study.
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