Richard E. Truman Jr., PE
technical advisor
Rick Truman, Jr., has been a licensed professional engineer (PE) for the past 26 years and currently holds licenses in 4 states. Rick has more than 37 years of steel industry experience and has worked for 4 structural steel fabricators during the course of his career.
After starting his career in steel bridge detailing, he moved into lead engineering roles at Steward Steel in Sikeston, MO and then Steel Service in Jackson, MS. He then moved to Engineering Manager roles at Southern Steel in Charlotte, NC and then Lyndon Steel Company in Winston Salem, NC, where he served as Engineering Manager for 9 years. As Engineering Manager, he oversaw all engineering for the company, managed subcontracted engineers, worked with sales/estimating, coordinated with production as well as working through connection designs and solving field issues. Rick also ran his own consulting firm for several years and worked at Motley Structural Design. Rick has many long-lasting relationships with clients and colleagues throughout the steel industry. He has experience with building design, detailing, fabrication and erection.
Here at SSE, Rick spent 3 years managing connection design projects as a senior project manager before moving to a part-time technical advisor role in July 2026.
Rick spent his early years near Fort Leonard Wood, MO but grew up in Palm Bay, FL. He enjoys water activities, shooting pool, hotrods and spending time with friends and family.
Education:
Bachelor's of Science in Civil Engineering | Florida Institution of Technology | 1988
