Professional Biography
Kienan Dalesandro is a Senior Project Manager with extensive experience in forensic evaluation, failure analysis, and condition assessment of structures across residential, commercial, industrial, institutional, and heavy civil sectors.
Kienan’s forensic engineering expertise includes evaluation of transportation structures, parking facilities, and bridges. He routinely investigates structural damage caused by vehicle impacts, wind and tornado events, foundation movement, and tree impacts. Kienan also has experience assessing the effects of snow accumulation and related structural failures, as well as evaluating building envelope performance under diverse weather conditions.
A significant portion of his practice focuses on building envelope investigations, particularly water intrusion through roofing systems and façade assemblies. His experience includes detailed evaluations of low-slope membrane roofing, steep-slope assemblies, and wall cladding systems such as brick masonry, stucco, and composite facades. These investigations often involve causation analysis, failure reconstruction, and development of practical, durable design solutions.
Kienan’s background in structural design includes bridges, transportation structures, multi-story residential and commercial buildings, and remediation of existing structures using wood, steel, concrete, precast/prestressed concrete, and masonry. His combined experience in design and failure analysis provides a comprehensive perspective for diagnosing damage and developing effective structural and envelope repair strategies.
Credentials & Certifications
- Master of Science (MS)
- Professional Engineer (PE)
Representative Consulting Assignments
- Mansfield University — Structural and building envelope wind evaluation of low -slope roof uplift and slate tile roof displacement
- Holy Cross Abbey — Multi-building roof storm damage assessment
- Wellspan Family Medicine — Structural vehicle impact evaluation
- The Kiski School — Structural tree impact evaluation
- Structural assessments of numerous residential and commercial buildings exposed to fire
- St. Louis Board of Education — Evaluation of tornado damage
- Hillside Seasonal Services — Commercial roof failure resulting from snow loads
- Soo Line Railroad — Assessment of Bridge Impact Damage
Professional Experience
- Senior Project Manager | YA Group | 2026 - Current
- Project Manager | YA Engineering Services | 2024 - 2026
- Professional Forensic Engineer | Barry Isett & Associates | 2022 - 2024
- Structural Engineer in Training | Stantec | 2019 - 2022
Practices & Skillsets
- Condition Assessment
- Failure Analysis
- Roofing
- Structural Analysis
Publications and Presentations
- Durability of Internally Cured Concrete with Reclaimed Sands - A Thesis in Civil Engineering (March 2020)
Education
- Master of Science (MS), Civil Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
- Bachelor of Science (BS), Civil Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Affiliations
- AISC
- ASCE
- NCSEA
Professional Licenses
- Professional Engineer (PE) - Pennsylvania - License #PE095465
- Professional Engineer (PE) - Georgia - License #PE053019
- Professional Engineer (PE) - South Carolina - License #43352
- Professional Engineer (PE) - North Carolina - License #059271
- Professional Engineer (PE) - New Jersey - License #24GE06162400
- Professional Engineer (PE) - Florida - License #100201
- Professional Engineer (PE) - Delaware - License #30681
- Professional Engineer (PE) - Maryland - License #64527
- Professional Engineer (PE) - West Virginia - License #27263
- Professional Engineer (PE) - Missouri - License #PE-2025021601
- Professional Engineer (PE) - New York - License #111898
- Professional Engineer (PE) - Virginia - License #71231