Apple Park
City of Cupertino, CA | Apple | Commercial
Managed all structural plan review for this landmark corporate headquarters project, as well as oversight on quality control and process flow.
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West Coast Code Consultants, Inc.
San Ramon, CA
Teaming with Your Community to Make a Difference
- Services
- 16
- Offices
- 10
- Projects
- 10
- Leaders
- 5
- Founded
- 2006
- Size Estimate
- 100-199 employees
Overview
West Coast Code Consultants, Inc. (WC3) provides building safety and code compliance services to municipal and government clients across the western United States. Founded in 2006, WC3 serves as an extension of local authorities having jurisdiction, offering plan review, inspection, code enforcement, construction management, and code consulting. The practice employs professional structural, civil, electrical, mechanical, and fire protection engineers alongside certified building officials, serving hundreds of communities from offices across California, Utah, Washington, Idaho, and Nevada.
- Founded
- 2006
- Size Estimate
- 100-199 employees
Services
Plan Review
Complete building code and engineering reviews designed to identify discrepancies and keep projects aligned with safety standards.
Building Inspection
Field inspections carried out by certified inspectors to ensure compliance across all project phases and disciplines.
Code Consulting
Professional interpretations, compliance strategy, and formal training to help communities understand complex code regulations.
Administration Assistance
On-demand department administration and technical staffing support for municipal building, fire, and public works divisions.
Industries
Firm type
Projects
Pixar Animation Studios
City of Emeryville, CA | Pixar Animation Studios | Commercial
Complete plan review, building inspection, and project management for a three-story animation studio building featuring a basement, theaters, screening rooms, office space, and a grand atrium protected by a smoke control system.
View project sourceVillas on the Boulevard
City of Santa Clara, CA | Multifamily Residential
Complete plan review, building inspections, and project management for a new four-story, 328,219-square-foot residential and mixed-use building featuring a pool and one level of basement parking.
View project sourcePio Pico Energy Center
San Diego, CA | Power Generation
Plan review and building safety services for a simple-cycle power generation project consisting of three General Electric LMS100 natural gas-fired combustion turbine generators, providing a total net generating capacity of 300 megawatts.
View project sourceBlythe Solar Power Project
Riverside County, CA | Solar
Plan review and project management services for a massive solar power project featuring single-axis tracking modular systems, fixed-tilt systems, and combination collection systems.
View project sourceNVIDIA Campus
Santa Clara, CA | NVIDIA | Commercial
Complete building and civil plan reviews, as well as RFI and bulletin submittals, for a 1,034,500-square-foot campus consisting of two triangular-shaped structures with two stories of parking.
View project sourceCity Creek Center
Salt Lake City, UT | Mixed-Use
Plan review services throughout a large multi-use project spanning three city blocks in downtown Salt Lake City, including five residential high-rises, over 90 retail stores, below-grade parking, and green space.
View project source2nd District Juvenile Courthouse
Ogden, UT | Government
Plan review and building safety services for an 88,000-square-foot, five-story courthouse building housing nine courtrooms and support spaces.
View project sourceWoodinville Civic Campus
Woodinville, WA | Government
Structural review of buildings and seismic retrofit of a YMCA facility within a civic campus project that restored a historic schoolhouse and created new retail, restaurant, and multifamily residential units.
View project sourceShoreline Sound Transit
Shoreline, WA | Sound Transit | Transit
Phased structural, non-structural, accessibility, mechanical, plumbing, and energy code reviews and inspections for two light rail stations and adjacent parking garages.
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Leadership
Giyan Senaratne
Founder, Principal & Chief Executive Officer
P.E., S.E., LEED AP
Giyan Senaratne has decades of experience providing professional building safety services to numerous governmental agencies and other clients. He is a registered professional and structural engineer, an ICC-certified Building Plans Examiner, and a LEED AP Professional with extensive knowledge of the building code and its referenced standards.
Hilda Chavez
Vice President & Human Resources Manager
Hilda Chavez has many years of experience in administrative management and human resources. Her principal responsibility is to plan, coordinate, and direct administrative functions including daily workflow, hiring, benefits, payroll, invoicing, and accounts receivable.
Donald Zhao
Vice President & Regional Manager
P.E., MCP, CBO
Donald Zhao has extensive knowledge of the construction industry and serves as a building safety professional. He is a registered professional engineer, an ICC-certified Master Code Professional, and an experienced plan review engineer.
Eric Schneiderjohn
Vice President & Senior Plan Review Engineer
P.E.
Eric Schneiderjohn has years of experience collaborating with clients and ensuring code compliance. He is a registered professional engineer and an ICC Building Plans Examiner who provides customer service to jurisdictions throughout California.
Ganga Senaratne
Executive - Finance
Ganga Senaratne provides strategic leadership for finance functions, managing accounting, reporting, corporate tax, and controllership activities. She has over 35 years of accounting experience, including prior roles as Director of Finance and Chief Financial Officer.
Offices
Corporate Office - San Ramon
HeadquartersSouth San Francisco
417 Grand Avenue, Suite 201
South San Francisco, CA 94080
USA