Design engineer — SEICO
Five years at steel building and industrial equipment company SEICO: starting with technical drawings and structural analysis, then in charge of Tekla modelling and shop drawings.
TEACHING STAFF
Pham Cong Tuan
A lead structural steel designer with over 10 years in pre-engineered buildings, rising from engineer to head of design and design lead; more than three years teaching Tekla and steel design classes.
10+years in structural steel design
03+years teaching Tekla classes
Grade IIdesign practice certificate
Leaddesigner at steel companies
ROLE AT THE INSTITUTE
Teaching Tekla from the designer’s side
A Tekla model is only trustworthy when it reflects the analysis behind it. He moved from structural analysis into modelling, so he teaches the two as one sequence.
- Teaches the Tekla Structures course at the Institute — building on three-plus years running Tekla and steel design classes.
- Over 10 years designing pre-engineered buildings — from technical drawings and structural analysis to Tekla models, shop drawings, cladding and accessories.
- All three rungs of the design ladder — engineer at SEICO, head of design at HANALIFE GROUP, design lead at NSN.
- Analysis in SAP2000 and ETABS before modelling — so the Tekla model is checked against design results, not just its shape.
CAREER
Three rungs of the steel design ladder
Engineer, head of design, then design lead — each rung adds a layer of responsibility for the structural package.
Head of steel design — HANALIFE GROUP
Structural analysis, preliminary and technical design, cladding and accessories, Tekla models and shop drawings; managing and distributing the work of the design team.
Design lead and teaching — NSN
Design lead at construction and industry company NSN, modelling in Tekla and Revit; running Tekla training classes since 2022. Signature projects: PT Hai Phong, LOTTLE Binh Duong, POWERWAY Bac Giang, BW Hai Phong.
WHAT HE TEACHES
The parts he goes deepest on
- From analysis results to the model — building Tekla models that follow the design computed in SAP2000 and ETABS, not intuition.
- Tekla models and steel shop drawings — the workflow from five years at SEICO: model, then fabrication drawings for the factory.
- Cladding and accessories — the envelope of a pre-engineered building, work he did directly as head of design.
- Reviewing models with a lead’s eye — checking the whole team’s models and drawings before the package is issued.
TOOLS
Software he works in
- Tekla Structures — his core tool: steel models and shop drawings.
- SAP2000 and ETABS — structural analysis ahead of detailing.
- Revit — structural models on BIM-process projects.
- AutoCAD — 2D technical drawings.
EDUCATION
Education and expertise
A civil engineering graduate of Hanoi University of Civil Engineering itself, trained up inside pre-engineered steel companies.
- Engineering degree in Civil Engineering — Hanoi University of Civil Engineering
- Grade II certificate in construction design; grade III certificates in supervision and survey
- Over three years of teaching Tekla and steel design classes for practising engineers
Learn Tekla from a designer who leads the structural package
Analyse, design, then model — Tekla in the trade’s real order.