Background
Fortuna, William Frank was born on April 3, 1948 in Paris, Illinois, United States. Son of William F. Senior and Mary O. (Komatz) Fortuna.
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Fortuna, William Frank was born on April 3, 1948 in Paris, Illinois, United States. Son of William F. Senior and Mary O. (Komatz) Fortuna.
Bachelor of Architecture, University of Illinois, 1972; Master of Science in Architectural Engineering, University Illinois, 1973.
Designer, Unteed Associations Ltd., Champaign, Illinois, 1973-1976;
structural engineer, Consoer Townsend, Chicago, 1976-1979;
structural engineer, Schmidt, Garden & Erikson, Chicago, 1979-1983;
senior project structural engineer, Skidmore Owings & Merrill, Chicago, 1983-1987;
president, W.F. Fortuna Ltd., Architectural Engineering, Lake Bluff, Illinois, since 1987. Project engineer World Trade Center, Cairo. Structural engineer exhibition center McCormick Place Annex, Chicago, United Airlines terminal O'Hare Airport, Bishop's Gate, London.
Contract administrator One and Two Prudential Plaza, Chicago (SEAOI Best Structure award and tallest concrete building in the world).
Active member Illinois Emergency Management Agency. Member American Institute of Architects, National Council of Architectural Registration Boards, Structural Engineers Association Illinois, National Council Examiners for Engineering and Surveying, American Concrete Institute, American Institute Steel Construction, Chicago History Society, National Trust His. Preservation.