Tim Francisco is a Structural Engineer at Ruby+Associates, Inc. since September 2014, with a strong academic background in Civil Engineering, holding a Ph.D. and an M.S. from Purdue University, as well as dual bachelor's degrees in Civil and Mechanical Engineering from Michigan State University. During their time at Purdue University, Tim served as a Research Assistant, authoring and defending a dissertation on the structural integrity of composite slabs, and as a Teaching Assistant for a design course. Tim’s early career included internships at Ghafari Associates, where responsibilities included developing Best Practices documents for Revit Structure and converting design details from AutoCAD to Revit.