Jack McCutcheon, PE is a structural designer for KPFF, an engineering firm founded in Seattle in 1960 that has now grown to over 20 office locations and 1,200 employees. In recent years his work has focused in designing with mass timber building materials including Cross Laminated Timber (CLT), Glued-Laminated Timber, and Mass Plywood. Jack enjoys collaborating with architects throughout the design process to create efficient and attractive building structures. Some of his recent projects in the Portland area include The Nature Conservancy HQ, and Adidas’ North American Headquarters expansion. He was also the lead engineer for the Catalyst building located in Spokane, WA; the first building of its kind to utilize CLT shear wall cores and steel BRB ductile hold-downs. Jack likes discussing mass timber as a potential structural solution with clients and strives to be a resource for the broader adoption of this material.