Daniel A. Sesil, P.E., C.E., S.E., P.Eng. is a Partner at LERA Consulting Structural Engineers. With the firm since 1983, his extensive expertise lives in special design projects that answer to function and innovation. He specializes in long span, column-free spaces, high-rise buildings, creative solutions and research initiatives. He has also led several major forensic investigation projects domestically and internationally. Dan is currently Partner-in-Charge of a wide range of high-profile, sensitive and complex projects, He also leads LERA’s structural design efforts for Global Building Modules (GBM), a steel-framed modular system, inspired by shipping containers, whose scale and design allows for efficient transportation and offers a potential solution to high-cost housing, and led designs for NYC HPD’s new modular affordable housing development at 581 Grant Ave in Brooklyn, NY