CO-FOUNDERS
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Nathan Toothman, P.E. (CA #C92336)

BS Civil Engineering - University of Colorado

MS Engineering Management - Old Dominion U.

MBA - Chaminade University

Tiffany Toothman, E.I.T.

BS Civil Engineering - USC

BA Physics - Whittier College

ONSITE INSPECTORS
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Kurt Katzenberger, P.E. (CA #C98846)

BS Civil Engineering - Cal Poly

MS Geotech Engineering - Cal Poly

Rohith Palle, E.I.T.

BS Civil Engineering, CBIT

MS Const. Mgt., California State U.

Caroline Robertson, E.I.T.

BS Geological Engineering

University of Waterloo

David Strout, E.I.T.

BS Environmental & Civil Engineering

Brown University

Amir Kianivand

BS Civil Engineering, Univ. of Tabriz

MS Earthquake Engineering

Mo You (Weekends)

BS Mechanical Eng. - Purdue University

MS Civil Engineering - University of Texas

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Haluk Ozbay

BS Civil Engineering

Istanbul Technical University

NEW INSPECTORS COMING SOON

Todd Schmidt, P.E. (Weekends)

BS Civil Engineering Notre Dame

MS Env. Engineering UC Berkeley

Sam Farah

BS Civil Engineering

Queen's University (Canada)

SUPPORT TEAM & RESOURCES

Randy Miller, P.E.

Emeritus Engineer
BS Civil Engineering

Purdue University

Aleena Sharahudeen, E.I.T.

Remote Consultant

MS Structural Engineering, SRM University

BS Civil Engineering, University of Kerala

Rose Pedrano

Inspector Support

BS Business Administration

Cebu Institute of Technology

CORE VALUES

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

CELEBRATING 15 YEARS IN 2026
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CUSTOMER REVIEWS

“…we cannot recommend highly enough BEAR Engineering. The reason for the 5 out of 5 stars ... is now very obvious to us how this was accomplished. A first class operation, through and through.” - Jay C.

“… It is clear that they are experts in the field and can convey their knowledge easily both onsite and in their reports. I got the clear impression that they are trustworthy and value long-term relationships with their clients." - Brent T.

"...I appreciate that they do not offer contractor services themselves, so I trust his assessment is unbiased" - Mel T.

“…I feel like it's so rare to find someone in this industry that has good communication, is easy to book and organize with, and seems to care about the customer's experience.” - Charlie S.

WHY CHOOSE BEAR VS. OTHERS

Engineering Title Differences:

P.E. = Licensed Professional Engineer (Civil in our case)
S.E. = Licensed Structural Engineer
E.I.T. = Engineer-In-Training
(Additional CA state details can be found here)

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