Robert Silman Associates | Structural Engineers

Education

Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY

Experience

Robert Silman Associates, P.C. 1988-93; 1997- Present
Friedman and Oppenheimer, LLP 1994-96

Teaching

Parsons School of Architecture, Assistant Adjunct Professor 2004-Present
Columbia University, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Architecture & Engineering
Princeton University, Lecturer, Graduate School of Architecture and Engineering
Booker T. Washington Middle School-Salvadori Volunteer

Professional Affiliations

Structural Engineers Association of New York, Member (Past Director)
The Salvadori Center, Vice President
American Institute of Steel Construction, Member
American Society of Civil Engineers, Member
Association for Preservation Technology, Member
American Forest Products Association, Member

Registration

Professional Engineer: New York, Connecticut, Colorado, South Carolina, Illinois, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Tennessee, Florida, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota and New Mexico
LEED Certified Professional

Biography

Nat Oppenheimer joined RSA in 1988. A Greenwich Village native, he was drawn to the firm by its location, office culture, and impressive project list. In addition to his day-to-day project management role, Nat oversees the administrative staff and is heavily involved in the marketing of the firm.

He is a Vice President of the Board of Directors of the Salvadori Center, a non-profit organization that uses the built environment as a motivational tool to teach math and science to at-risk, inner-city students. He has worked as a volunteer teacher, recruiter, and fundraiser while on the Salvadori Board.

Nat is devoted to several facets of engineering education and has taught at the Graduate Schools of Architecture at Columbia and Princeton Universities since 2000. He has been an invited jury critic in the School of Architecture at Columbia, Princeton, Penn, Parsons, and Pratt. In addition, he is a LEED Certified Professional.