Xaver Hirsch

Structural Engineer (Balance of Plant) at Scheuch Group

Linz, Upper Austria, Austria

About

"Structural engineering is the art of molding materials we don't wholly understand, into shapes we can't fully analyze, so as to withstand forces we can't really assess, in such a way that the community at large has no reason to suspect the extent of our ignorance." - James E. Amrhein -

Experience

  • Scheuch GmbH (6 yrs 11 mos)
    • Structural Engineer (Balance of Plant)
      Apr 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 3 mos

    • Structural Engineer (Balance of Plant)
      Aug 2019 - Apr 2022 · 2 yrs 9 mos

  • Project Manager Assistant at se-austria GmbH & Co. KG
    Oct 2017 - Jul 2019 · 1 yr 10 mos

    As a Project Manager Assistant I carried out the following tasks: - preparation of inquiries for various trades (mild steel, aluminium, glass, corten steel, art glass, etc.) - procurement: + preparation and monitoring of production call-offs - supplier monitoring: + adherence to deadlines + quality control - flow of information from / to main contractor and client + preparation / transmittal / monitoring of RFIs + preparation / transmittal / monitoring of samples + document control + evaluation of comments on drawings and documents + preparation / transmittal of NODs + preparation / transmittal of variation notices

  • Intern at Werner Sobek Stuttgart
    Jul 2016 - Oct 2016 · 4 mos

    As an intern at Werner Sobek Stuttgart I carried out the following tasks: - Development of rod models used for analysis of concrete foundations - Manual modeling of FE-mesh used for analysis of concrete shells - Implementation of bedding parameters in Sofistik 2016 models (bored piles) - VBA-coding (Excel): + Automatic generation of TEDDY-code used for generation of reinforced concrete cross-sections in Sofistik 2016

  • Student Assistant - Structural Design / Marketing at Carinthia University of Applied Sciences (FH Kärnten)
    Oct 2015 - Jun 2016 · 9 mos

    Structural Design: - Analysis of concrete test specimen in Sofistik Marketing: Representing the university at different events - RIUF Fall 2015 (Bukarest, Romania) - Schaufenster Villach 2015 - BeSt Salzburg 2015

  • Intern at Werner Sobek Stuttgart
    Jul 2015 - Sep 2015 · 3 mos

    As an intern at Werner Sobek Stuttgart I carried out the following tasks: - Analysis of steel structures on design Level - Analysis of subsequent boreholes in concrete structures - VBA-coding (Excel): + Automatic generation of TEDDY-code used for structural calculations in Sofistik 2014 + Partial automatization for generation of concrete-trusswork-models in RFEM + Evaluation of required shear reinforcement in concrete structures