About Alpha Structural
THE HISTORY OF ALPHA STRUCTURAL, INC.
Alpha Structural, Inc. is a recognized leader in the engineering and construction of foundation and hillside repairs. Having built many custom hillside homes in the 1980s, David Tourjé, the owner and Chief Executive Officer of the company, decided to specialize in foundation and hillside repairs due to the increasing demands for this type of work.
David Tourjé began in the construction trade in 1978. His focus was, from the beginning, on hillside construction and structural repair - becoming a journeyman carpenter and formsetter. Mr. Tourjé constructed many high difficulty hillside homes during the 1980s and has underpinned or repaired over 5,000 damaged structures and slopes, inspecting and evaluating over 10,000 properties.
Linda Tourjé is the owner and Chief Financial Officer of Alpha Structural, Inc. and is responsible for establishing the administrative structure of the company. Linda currently oversees all financial and administrative functions of the company and ensures smooth administrative operations.
Camelia Tourjé is the Office Manager for Alpha Structural, Inc. With over 9 years of experience in Office Administration and Customer Service, Camelia strives for the utmost customer satisfaction and quality service. Being David and Linda Tourjé’s eldest daughter, Camelia grew up with Alpha Structural, Inc. becoming very knowledgeable in the field of foundation repair, structural upgrades, and construction in general – harnessing that knowledge to better service our customers to the best of her capabilities.
Mark Schlaich is Vice President Engineering of Alpha Structural, Inc. and has been with the company since 2001. Mark began in the construction trades in 1974. Mark’s experience prior to Alpha Structural, Inc. runs from expert carpenter through general contracting; having experience with structural concrete, custom homes, high-end restaurants and large commercial buildings. Since being with Alpha Structural, Inc. Mark has personally inspected over 5,000 properties. Mark’s job is to inspect properties, and to delineate and design all repairs and to ensure they get completed to the utmost customer satisfaction.
Dave Schlaich is Alpha Structural, Inc.’s Vice President Production, and schedules all of our projects directly with our crews, which ensures a quality job with minimal delays. All of his foremen and carpenters have been personally trained by Dave, Mark and David Tourjé, and are specialists in this difficult trade. Dave is directly responsible for the supervision and completion of all Alpha Structural, Inc. projects.
Mortimer Margolin, Principal Structural Engineer for Alpha Structural, Inc. With over 60 years of experience in structural engineering, and a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Mr. Margolin has been applying his advanced and expert knowledge and skill in the field of foundation repair, structural upgrades, hillside repair, etc. to Alpha Structural, Inc.’s residential and commercial projects since 1994. Mr. Margolin was the author of a technical paper on foundation engineering, was the Project Engineer for the upgrade of the Chinese Grauman Theatre, is a graduate of the Illinois Institute of Technology, he was selected to be a member of the Chi Epsilon Honorary Society and engineers structures in three medias; concrete, steel and timber. Mr. Margolin is a registered Structural Engineer in the State of California.
Julio Dubón, Director of Planning and Engineering for Alpha Structural, Inc. With experience in civil and architectural drafting, residential and retail designing, construction administration, urban land development, as well as foundation and structural design, etc., Julio manages the engineering, planning and permitting process for all of our projects working closely with our structural engineers.
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