George Tamaro, B.C.E.

Class of 1959

Partner
Mueser Rutledge Consulting Engineers

Elected, National Academy of Engineering, 1995
Cited for: "The design and construction of slurry walls and deep foundations worldwide."

 


George Tamaro graduated from Manhattan College with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering in 1959. In 1961, he received a Masters Degree in Civil Engineering from Lehigh University, and in 1969 he received a Masters Degree in Architecture from Columbia University.

Mr. Tamaro worked at the Port Authority of New York-New Jersey from 1961 to 1971. From 1971 to 1980, he was Vice President and Chief Engineer at ICOS. There he worked on numerous international projects including the foundations for the New World Center Hospital, the Montreal Subway, and the Caracas Subway.  Mr. Tamaro has been a Partner at Mueser Rutledge Consulting Engineers since 1980.  In this capacity, he has worked on foundations all over the world, including the Financial Center in New York, Messeturm in Frankfurt, Germany, the then-tallest building in Europe and numerous projects in Berlin and Hong Kong.

In 1995 Mr. Tamaro was elected to the National Academy of Engineering. He was cited for significant contributions to the design and construction of slurry walls and deep foundations worldwide.

 


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