Richard P. Martter, P. E. Founder and President

Strand Systems Engineering, Inc.  (S²E) is a structural design company located in Dallas, TX.  Operating since 1979, the firm originally specialized in the use of post-tensioned concrete for the construction of residential foundations.  Since that time, the company's design services have expanded to include other foundation types for both single-family residential and multi-family construction; including conventional wood frame design, light steel construction and energy compliance; the company also offers inspection services.

From the single office in Dallas, the company does design work throughout the country, maintaining engineering licenses in about thirty-five states. Altogether, the company designs over 12,000 single-family residences and 150 multi-family projects each year, making Strand Systems Engineering one of the largest designers of post-tensioned foundations in the United States.

The experienced staff consists of six engineers and thirty-three drafters. Mr. Richard Martter, the founder and president, has nearly forty years of experience in the field of post-tensioning, including design work on the first post-tensioning anchors used in residential construction. For his contributions, Mr. Martter was recently honored as a Fellow of the Post-Tensioning Institute (PTI) and as a Legend of Post-Tensioning. The company is also actively involved with the PTI’s Slab-on-Grade Committee, working to integrate continued post-tensioning research into the building codes.

Most recently, Strand Systems Engineering, Inc. has integrated web-based technologies, to facilitate the communication between our office and our clients, including online ordering and plans dissemination. Continued innovations like this allow S²E to provide full-spectrum engineering services anywhere in the country.