Michael Ficker

Michael Ficker, Senior Project Manager, began working for Lerch Bates in 2022 and is currently working in the Lerch Bates’ Dallas office providing forensics and rehabilitation/design services. Previously, Mr. Ficker worked for Nelson Forensics as a Senior Project Director in Plano, Texas.

Areas of Expertise

•   Pre-engineered and conventional steel analysis and design, material estimation, and costing of institutional, industrial, and commercial steel structures.
•  Analysis and design of cold-form steel and aluminum structures and components.
•   Evaluation and retrofit design of existing steel structures for current code compliance.

• University of Illinois Urbana- Champaign Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, 1995
• University of Texas at Arlington Master of Business Administration, 2011
• University of Texas at Arlington Master of Science in Quantitative Finance, 2013
• University of Texas at Arlington Master of Engineering in Civil Engineering, 2017