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Professional
experience​
Assistant Professor of Construction Management,

August 2023 - Present

School of Engineering, Computing, and Construction Management,

Roger Williams University,

Bristol, RI.

 
Project Engineer

March 2023 - July 2023

Wood Partners  

Portland, Oregon.

Project Engineer for Alta Amberglen I Residential Development at Hillsboro, Oregon. 
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Project Engineer/Mass Timber Estimator

May 2022 - February 2023

Timberlab Inc. 

Portland, Oregon.

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Construction Material/Mass Timber Construction Researcher 

​Aug 2019 - May 2022

SUNY ESF

Syracuse, NY.

  • Working on Cross Laminated Timber Research in the ESF Wood Laboratory

  • Doing Fabrication and Structural Laboratory Tests

  • Non-Destructive and Destructive Lumber Tests

  • Structure Analysis and Simulation with ANSYS, Searching the methods to improve the CLT design standards

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Adjunct Lecturer

​January 2022 - May 2022

SUNY Oneonta

Oneonta, NY.

  • ENVS 294- Fundamentals of Green Building Design

 

Instructor
​January 2021 - May 2021

SUNY ESF 

Syracuse, NY.

  • CME 496- Introduction to Civil Construction​

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Teaching Assistant

​Aug 2019- May 2022

SUNY ESF,

Syracuse, NY.

​Assisting the Construction Management Engineering department faculties with courses such as:

  • CME.255: Plan Quantity Take-off

  • CME.226: Statics & Mechanics of Materials

  • CME.215: Sustainable Construction Management

  • CME.454/654: Construction Project Management

  • CME.305/505: Sustainable Energy Systems in Buildings​

  • CME 332: Mechanical & Electrical Equipment

 

Landscape Architecture Intern

May 2018 - Aug 2019

Alta Planning & Design

Troy, NY

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  • Designed Urban Transportation Landscape.

  • Prepared Construction Drawing Edits for Empire State Trail Project.

  • Prepared NYSDOT GIS Database Maps edits for Westchester County.

  • Responded quickly to clients' complaints and initiate problem resolution.

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Research & Design Assistant

Aug 2017 - May 2019

SUNY ESF

Syracuse, NY.

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  • Center for Biosphere Reserves Landscapes.

  • Center for Community Design Research.

  • Prepared tables, graphs, fact sheets, and written reports summarizing research results.

  • Designed survey instruments and questionnaires to obtain desired research data.

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Architectural Designer
Sep 2014 - Sep 2015
BIM TECH
Tehran, Iran.
  • Architectural and Structural Designs.
  • BIM Architecture Coordinator, Revit Architecture Drawing.
  • Graphic and Render Making.
Skills

Design+ 3DModeling:

Revit Architecture

Rhino+Vray

ENSCAPE

Adobe Suite, IND, PS, IA

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Drafting:

Autocad 2D+3D+ Civil 3D

Sketch-up+ Vray

Revu Bluebeam

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Structural Analysis:

SAP 2000

ANSYS Workbench

RSTAB

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Programing:

MATLAB 

App Designer

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Statistical Analysis:

RStudio 

Minitab

Tableau (Data Visualization)

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Project Management:

Procore 

CMiC Field

Sage Estimate

Onscreen Take-off

Microsoft PM

CSI MasterFormat

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Others:

Green Building Studio

Microsoft Office

Education
Ph.D., Sustainable Construction Management & Engineering,
State University of New York, ESF

Aug 2019 - May 2022

GPA: 4.0

Syracuse, NY.

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Master of Landscape Architecture,
State University of New York, ESF

​Aug 2016 - May 2019

GPA: 3.73

Syracuse, NY.

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Bachelor of Architecture: Architectural Engineering,
Iran University of Science And Technology

​Sep 2010 - Feb 2015

GPA: 3.74

Tehran, Iran.

Selected Publications
S. Kurzinski, P. Crovella, P. Kremer, Overview of CLT Standards and The Timber Structure Standards Across the World, Mass Timber Construction Journal.
(Published)

S. Kurzinski, S. Mirzabeigi, M. Razkenari, P. Crovella, Construction Management Education with Reality Capture: Enabling Communication and Teamwork in a Learner-centered Approach, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota June 26-29, 2022. (Published)

S.Kurzinski, P. Crovella, W. Smith, M. Razkenari, A Zero-carbon Bio-based Wall Panel as an Energy Retrofit Solution for Buildings, The Pennsylvania Housing Research Center (PHRC) Proceedings, 6thRBDC, Philadelphia, PA, March 2022. (Published) 

S. Kurzinski, P. Crovella, W. Smith, Investigation of Out-of-plane Bending Properties of Hybrid Species Diagonal Cross-laminated Timber Panels, Journal of Construction & Building Materials, (Under Preparation).

S. Kurzinski, P. Crovella, W. Smith, Predicting the In-plane Shear Properties of Hybrid Species Diagonal Cross-laminated Timber Panels, Journal of Construction & Building Materials, (Under Preparation).

S. Kurzinski, P. Crovella, W. Smith, Comparing the Effect of Knot Size on the Rolling Shear Properties in Cross Laminated Timber by Modified Planar Shear Test, World Conference on Timber Engineering Proceedings, Chile, August 2021. 
(Published)

S. Kurzinski, P. Crovella, Predicting the Strength and Serviceability Performance of Cross-laminated Timber Panels Fabricated with a High-Density Hardwood, World Conference on Timber Engineering Proceedings, Chile, August 2021.
(Published)

S. Kurzinski, Development, Background and Challenges of North American Cross- laminated Timber (CLT) Design Standard, TimberAid, February 2021.

S. Kurzinski, E. Carter, Socio-Ecological Urban Development for Genesee Riverfront in High Falls Area of Rochester, NY, EDRA Conference, Brooklyn, NY. May 1, 2019.
Honors & Awards
Carl M. Rise Fellowship in Forest Products Business, Fall 2021-Spring 2022
Department of Sustainable Resources Management, SUNY ESF.

The Gutchess Lumber Scholarship, Summer 2021
Department of Sustainable Construction Management and Engineering, SUNY ESF.

Certificate in University Teaching, Spring 2021
Future Professoriate Program- Graduate Office, Syracuse University.

Carl M. Rise Fellowship in Forest Products Business, Fall 2020-Spring 2021
Department of Sustainable Resources Management, SUNY ESF.

Timberfever Competition Mentor, Fall 2020, Fall 2021
Moses structural Engineers INC., Ryerson University.

Sigma Lambda Alpha Honor Society, April 2019
Landscape Architecture Honor Society

E.Scott Kasprowicz Schoralship, January 2019
Department of Landscape Architecture, SUNY ESF

Travel Grants, Spring, Fall 2018, Spring 2019
Office of Graduate Studies, SUNY ESF
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