Patrick Alfarone is Founder and Co-Owner of Vast Structural Services, LLC. He has over 15 years of experience in the engineering and design of a multitude of industries. Prior to practicing engineering, Patrick was a structural draftsman designing townhomes and custom residential dwellings for over a decade, which was a catalyst for his attention to detail. Patrick worked in the construction and architectural industry while attending college where he received both his Bachelors of Science Degree in Architecture and Civil Engineering at Texas Tech University. Patrick has 5 years experience in the structural design of Domestic and International Operational Oil and Gas Rigs working for Nabors Drilling. He has analyzed mast and substructures and entire backyard rig packages and has collaborated closely with the end user/ Operational Teams. This ensures the design is safe and easily handled while saving fabrication costs through economical design.
He has benefited from his proactive approach to collaborate and help create the vision his clients are seeking. Patrick’s diverse work and educational experience has given him an advantage in designing structures. His attention to detail and collective experience will benefit your project.
He has designed safety retention lifelines, lifting lugs, and skid structures for existing and new onshore drilling rigs. Aluminum buildings were designed in some cases where deflections were not a governing factor, saving operational weight.
Chance Baker, is one of the founding partners of Vast Structural Services, LLC. Chance attended Texas State Technical College and graduated with an Associate of Applied Science degree. After graduating college he began working for a structural engineering firm in the Houston area where over the past 15 years he has gained extensive knowledge and experience in the areas of structural design and detailing, project management, construction review, and production of construction documents. He has served as a Project Manager on a wide range of projects including custom homes, town homes, residential developments, restaurants building, office building, retail centers, and a variety of both residential and commercial remodels/renovations projects. With the design and construction of these projects he has also gained extensive knowledge and understanding of various construction materials including wood, cast-in-place concrete, ICF, CMU, tilt-wall, structural steel, and cold-formed steel.