Mike Protopapas, earned his MSc in Structural Dynamic and Earthquake Resistant Design from Imperial College, London and his Diploma in Civil/Structural Engineering from the National Technical University in Athens, Greece.

During 1989 to 1995, he served as senior and principal engineer in the Advanced Analysis and Technical Development Department of Brown & Root (UK) one of the world leading engineering firms with main responsibilities in design of floating and fixed offshore structures (oil platforms fixed and floating), design of large oil tanks and their foundations, design of oil and gas pipelines, non-linear and dynamic analysis (using finite element methods), earthquake, fire and blast resistance design, probabilistic analysis and fatigue and fracture of materials and soil structures interaction.

During 1995 to date, he serves as lead civil/structural engineer in the Monenco Agra Techmaster an international firm based in Cyprus which was involved in the design of industrial power projects. He is major responsibilities is the design of all civil and structural works of the projects (power plants and substations) which includes design of foundations of Turbines, Generators, Oil tanks and other electrical and mechanical equipment, design of buildings (steel and concrete), design of steel structures (i.e. transmission towers, gantries structures and electrical equipment supports), design of roads and site drainage, design of underground cable ducts and cable and pipe trenches in the site, etc.

mike@hiteco-eng.com