ID2013 - 10:45a - Tony Freitas - Experiencing Technology

Tony Freitas recently rejoined WET as a Project Director where he leads WET’s interdisciplinary project teams through the challenges encountered in the development and realization of our installations.

Tony was previously with WET for ten years, serving as senior project engineer and later became manager of the Architecture and Facility Engineering Department. Tony was a key participant in many of WET’s successes including the Fountains of Bellagio in Las Vegas, the Performance Lake at Wynn Macau in Macau, the Burj Al Arab in Dubai, the Brooklyn Museum in New York, the Grove in Los Angeles, and the Detroit Metro Airport and Compuware Headquarters in Detroit.

After leaving WET, Tony worked as project manager at Arup, leading multidisciplinary engineering teams and providing building engineering solutions for architectural clients. While at Arup, he managed projects including the Dr. P. Phillips Orlando Performing Arts Center in Orlando with Barton Myers Associates, the Clyfford Still Museum in Denver and the National Music Center in Calgary with Allied Works Architecture, and the Torre Reforma Tower in Mexico City with L. Benjamin Romano Arquitectos.

Earlier experience includes working for the Los Angeles Department of
Water and Power and for Allied-Signal AiResearch.

Tony is a licensed professional engineer with over 25 years of technical leadership experience. He is a magna cum laude graduate from the University of Southern California with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, and is currently completing a Masters of Studies in Interdisciplinary Design at the University of Cambridge. Tony is an accredited professional in the US Green Building Council LEED program.