Our company currently has a full time staff of over 20, including partners, engineers, draftsmen and administrative personnel. All are widely experienced in the development of large projects. One thing that sets us apart is that each project is led by one of the partners, who is in close contact with the client, always available, anticipating needs and ready to solve problems quickly and effectively. Something in what we diferenciate, from other structural consultants, is the efficiency of the final cost of our structural designs, which allows our customers to be more competitive. In International IECA we are committed to our clients to achieve the most efficient direct "gray work" direct costs in the market, complying with all current design codes and without lowering the quality standards of the buildings.
LEADERSHIP
PARTNERS
Eng. Ronald Steinvorth Sauter
rsteinvorths@iecaint.com
Widely considered to be on of the best qualified professionals in structural and seismic engineering, Ronald graduated in civil engineering from the University of Costa Rica, and holds a Master’s degree in Structural Engineering from Stanford, California. He has also completed post-graduate studies in Composite Materials Technology at the Free University of Brussels. He is recognized by Colegio Federado de Ingenieros y Arquitectos de Costa Rica (CFIA)–the Costa Rican Federated College of Engineers and Architects) as a specialist in Structures with Emphasis on Buildings.
Ronald has more than 50 years of experience in the field of structural engineering and is a founding partner of IECA INTERNACIONAL. He has served as General Director of all projects undertaken by the firm, among them: ParkWood Tower (postensioned slabs), Coral Jacó Tower, Iberia Tower (postensioned slabs), Velo Nunciatura Tower (postensioned slabs), Rohrmoser Tower (postensioned slabs), Naútica Towers in Brasilito, Torres Paseo Colón, Hotel Four Seasons Papagayo, Hotel Marriott Los Sueños, Torres del Parque, en Costa Rica y en el proyecto MMG Residences, en Costa del Este, Panamá.
Ronald Steinvorth’s work has been recognized through several professional awards, including the “Premio ORDECCCAC 2003”, from the Organization of the Chambers of Construction of Central America and the Caribbean; the “Reconocimiento de la Cámara de Consultores en Arquitectura e Ingeniería 2011”, from the Chamber of Architectural and Enginieering Consultants; “Presea CCC 2014”, the highest honour bestowed by the Costa Rican Chamber of Construction; and in July 2018 he was recognised as “Ingeniero Civil Distinguido” (Distinguished Civil Engineer) on the 115th anniversary of the Colegio Federado de Ingenieros y Arquitectos de Costa Rica
Ronald is an active member of several professional organizations, including CFIA, ASCE, ACI, EERI and CTBUH
Eng. Ronald Steinvorth Berrocal
rsteinvorthb@iecaint.com
Ronald has more than 25 years of experience in the field of structural and seimic engineering being one of the founding partners of IECA INTERNACIONAL. He also has led the design and/or the inspection (being the resposible structural engineer) of more than 1.200.000m2 including projects like: ParkWood Tower (postensioned slabs), Coral Jacó Tower, Velo Nunciatura Tower (postensioned slabs), Rohrmoser Tower (postensioned slabs), Naútica Towers in Brasilito, 101 Aleste (postensioned slabs), 102 Aleste (postensioned slabs), Hotel Marina Golfito, INA Cerro Mocho, INA Sarapiquí, INA URCO, INA San Isidro, INA Río Claro, CCSS Health Building of Santa Bárbara, CCSS Health Building of Liberia, CCSS Health Building of Naranjo, CCSS Health Building of Alajuela, CCSS Health Building of Garabito, CCSS Health Building of Nicoya, CCSS Health Building of Cóbano. CCSS Health Building of Santa Bárbara, CCSS Health Building of Liberia, Hacienda Barvak, Oficentro 27 (postensioned slabs), Paseo Colón Towers, Vistas del Parque, Torres del Parque, Roble Sabana Tower, Robledal Tower, Los Yoses Towers, Los Yoses LY, Faculty of Odontolgy of the University of Costa Rica, La Uruca Towers, Heredia Towers, Office Complex La Virgen II, 6-30 Towers, Park Inn Hotel, Paradisus Residencial Buildings, Eurocenter IV y V, Solaris Agua Residential Tower, Solaris Fuego Residential Tower, Solaris Conchal Residential Towers (postensioned slabs), Santa Ana Country Club, new building for Ulacit University, ODM Buiding (Maximum deconcentration offices of the Costa Rica Central Bank), Castro Carazo University (postensioned slabs), Qalma Condominium, many of the buildings and residentials of Concasa complex, among many others.
He is an active member of CFIA and the College of Civil Engineers of Costa Rica, as well as The Costa Rican Association of Structural and Seismic Engineers. He is also an accredited as Level 2 Inspector of the Post-Tensioning Institute. He was chosen as one of the expositors at the 5th International Workshop ¨Structural Concrete in the Americas¨, where he presented the case study for Torres del Parque, the first building in Costa Rica designed and built using cast-in-place high resistance concrete.
ENGINEERS
Eng. Alfonso Bravo H. (Leader of the Engineering Department)
abravo@iecaint.com
Eng. Allan Leal C.
aleal@iecaint.com
Eng. José Luis de Briones
jdebriones@iecaint.com
Eng. Rodolfo Arguello O.
rarguello@iecaint.com
Eng. Angélica Carballo
acarballo@iecaint.com
Eng. Daniel Palma
dpalma@iecaint.com
DRAFTERS
Alexandro Ruiz
aruiz@iecaint.com
William Méndez
wmedez@iecaint.com
Carolina Alvarado
calvarado@iecaint.com
Allan Villalobos
avillalobos@iecaint.com
Andrea Acuña
aacuna@iecaint.com
Eduardo Torres
etorres@iecaint.com
Sergio Avilés
saviles@iecaint.com
Jonathan Sanchez
jsanchez@iecaint.com
Valerie Quesada
vquesada@iecaint.com
Christopher Mesén
cmesen@iecaint.com
MEMBERSHIPS
Being members of nationally and internationally recognized professional organizations has enabled us to create an important network of contacts. This in turn allows us to have access to the most up-to-date information in the field of structural engineering and everything related to construction. To this end we are active participants in the following organizations::
Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) www.ctbuh.org (Representatives for Costa Rica)
US Green Building Council (USGBC) www.newusgbc.org
American Concrete Institute www.concrete.org
Colegio Federado de Ingenieros y Arquitectos de Costa Rica (CFIA) www.cfia.or.cr
Cámara Costarricense de la Construcción (CCC) –Costa Rica Chamber of Construction www.construcción.co.cr
Cámara de Consultores en Arquitectura e Ingeniería (CCAI) — Chamber of Architecture and Engineering Consultants www.ccai.cr
Asociación Costarricense de Ingeniería Estructural y Sísmica (ACIES)– Costa Rican Association of Structural and Seismic Engineering. www.aciescr.com