Background
Bast, William DeForrest was born on September 11, 1957 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of DeForrest Smoyer and Joanne (Sotzing) Bast.
Bast, William DeForrest was born on September 11, 1957 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of DeForrest Smoyer and Joanne (Sotzing) Bast.
Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, Lehigh University, 1979; Master of Science in Civil Engineering, Lehigh University, 1983.
Project engineer, Procter & Gamble Paper Products Company, Mehoopany, Pennsylvania, 1979-1981; research assistant, Fritz Engineering Laboratory, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 1981-1983; structural engineer, Skidmore Owings and Merrill, Chicago, 1983-1987, 90-92; president, chief engineer, William D. Bast & Associations, Bethlehem, 1987-1990; project manager, Rubinos & Mesia Engineers, Chicago, since 1992.
Member American Society of Civil Engineers (board directors Lehigh Valley section 1988-1990), National Society of Professional Engineers, American Concrete Institute, Structural Engineer Association Illinois, Phi Gamma Delta (alumni advisor 1988-1990, Undergraduate Achievement award 1978).