Mark Laistner earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1987. He is a Licensed Professional Engineer in the states of New York, Pennsylvania, and Maine. He has 33 years of experience in the design, inspection, and load rating of bridges. Mr. Laistner has been the Project Manager and/or Lead Structural Engineer on 50+ bridge replacement and rehabilitation projects, including 35 LAFA projects. His design experience includes numerous pre-stressed concrete, steel and timber bridges, as well as the rehabilitation of historic, railroad, truss, arch and cable suspension bridges.
Mr. Laistner is currently the Director of the Bridge Design Division at Popli Design Group where he is responsible for managing the firm’s bridge design staff, the management of bridge projects and the development of new business. Mr. Laistner is a past ABCD WNY Chapter Board Member, serving as President in 2007-2008 and 2017-2018.