Roger Reckers, S.E., P.E. – Principal
Experience
Roger is a Founding Partner and past President of TGRWA. He has served as Partner-In-Charge of multiple major projects, and his award winning projects have been honored by SEAOI, AIA, AISC, and other organizations.
Roger has been a returning lecturer at Purdue University and an active
guest lecturer at the University of Illinois, Urbana - Champaign and IIT. He was a past President of the Structural Engineers Association of Illinois and has served on the Civil Engineering Bowen Laboratory Advisory Council for Purdue University. Roger received the CE Alumni Achievement Award from
Purdue University in 2006.
In 2022, the Structural Engineers Association of Illinois awarded Roger with the John Parmer Award for lifetime achievement in Structural Engineering.
Education
M.S. Civil Engineering, 1973, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
B.S. Civil Engineering, 1971, Bradley University, Peoria, IL
Registrations
Structural Engineer – Illinois
Professional Engineer – California, Illinois, New York
National Council of Examiners for Engineering
Professional Associations
Structural Engineers Association of Illinois – Past President, Board:
1999 – 2009
Structural Engineers Foundations:
2010 – 2015
Purdue University Bowen Laboratory Advisory Council:
2012 – 2017
Lecturer at Purdue University:
2015 – 2019
Guest Lecturer at Purdue University, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign & ITT:
2000 – 2017
Professional History
- TGRWA – Chicago, IL:
2000 – Present - Tylk, Gustafson and Associates – Chicago, IL:
1990 – 2000 - Gavlin & Reckers Structural Engineers – Chicago, IL:
1983 – 1990 - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill – Chicago, IL:
1978 – 1983 - Macdonald Engineering Company – Chicago, IL:
1976 – 1978 - Bechtel Power Corporation – Los Angeles, CA:
1973 – 1976
