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Kurt Schieszer
Since entering the industry in 2014, Kurt Schieszer has developed extensive expertise in elevator modernization, traffic simulation, and project development.
As director of DeSimone’s Vertical Transportation practice, he specializes in early-stage vertical transportation design for new buildings, as well as complete modernization scopes for existing systems.
Kurt’s recent projects include 180 East Ocean in Long Beach, California, which involved multiple modernization elements, including destination dispatch, integrated access control functionality, and hydraulic-to-traction conversions, 170 Maiden Lane, an elevator modernization project in San Francisco, California, and 181 Fremont in San Francisco, the first US skyscraper to use Occupant Evacuation Operation and Fire Service Access Elevators.
Past projects include the complete modernization of two 1910-era elevators at 1960 Vallejo Street in San Francisco, California, as well as the transformation of Genesis Station in Daly City, California, which involved replacing five elevators and adapting the system for a bio lab conversion.
Education:
BS, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
Professional Licenses & Certifications:
Certificate - Professional Program in Business Process Management, UC Berkeley
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