About
An engineer who writes software for engineers.
I’m IDEAL, a structural engineer based in New York, United States. My work combines performance-based seismic and wind design of complex buildings with software development for the tools engineers use every day.
- Focus
- Structural engineering software & automation
- Engineering
- Performance-based seismic and wind design
- Based in
- New York, United States (Eastern Time (ET))
- Working in
- English — email and video calls
- Contact
- ming91915@gmail.com
Engineering-led development
Software shaped around structural workflows
The work focuses on reliable automation for modeling, analysis, results extraction, design checks and repeatable reports.
Domain-aware
Tools reflect engineering units, load cases, combinations, acceptance criteria and review steps.
Validated
Outputs are checked against agreed example models and expected results before delivery.
Maintainable
Clear configuration, documentation and source handover options keep workflows usable as requirements change.
Toolbox
Codes, software and languages
Design codes
- ASCE 7
- AISC
- ACI 318
- Eurocodes
- Hong Kong codes
- Chinese GB standards
- Japanese building standards
Analysis software
- ETABS
- SAP2000
- PERFORM-3D
- midas Gen
- OpenSees
- Abaqus
- Rhino & Grasshopper
Programming
- Python
- C# / .NET
- C++ / Qt
- MATLAB
- VBA
- CSI API
- MIDAS API
About the name
About the name
Structure vs Poem comes from this site’s original motto: code and poetry, structure and art. Good structures and good software reward the same things — clarity, economy and nothing unnecessary.
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