Nathan Toothman

Co-Founder & Bay Area Foundation Inspector

Education
- BS Civil Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder ('96)

​- MBA, Chaminade University
- MS Engineering Management, Old Dominion University 

Experience
- ​BEAR Engineering - co-founder & principal engineer 
- Elevate Structure - co-founder & co-CEO

- Chevron - design engineer & project manager 
- ConocoPhillips - district & project engineer 
- SVI Trucks - technical sales advisor 
- US Navy - nuclear submarine officer and engineer 
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Professional Engineering Licenses
- Hawaii #14411-C
- Colorado #44430

- Nevada #24885

Tiffany Toothman

Co-Founder

Education
- BS Civil Engineering, USC

​- BA Physics, Whittier College

- 'Iolani School

Experience
- ​BEAR Engineering - co-founder 

- Elevate Structure - co-founder & co-CEO
- Chevron - design engineer & project manager 
- EXD Engineering - Civil Engineer

David LaSpisa

Foundation Inspector

Education
- BS Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder ('96)

​- MS Knowledge Management, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Experience
- ​BEAR Engineering - foundation specialist

- United Airlines - airline Pilot
- SkyWest Airlines - airline Pilot
- US Navy - naval aviator (retired Commander)

Company History

We founded BEAR Engineering in December 2010 on the North Shore of Oahu as a husband and wife owned and operated Civil Engineering firm. We named the company after our son, 6 months at the time, who we thought looked like a little bear! We had both studied Civil Engineering in college which consists of structures, soils, transportation, environmental, construction and water resources and we met while working as engineers at a Chevron refinery in Hawaii. We decided our focus would be the residential market out of a passion for homes and the enjoyment that comes from working directly with individuals and families.

Company Core Values

Integrity - first and foremost strive to do the right thing
Empathy – treat others how we want to be treated
Excellence – strive for a personal best on each job
Attitude – we maintain a positive and caring attitude

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