Deborah Blass
About Deborah Blass
Deborah Blass is an Associate at Arup specializing in Resilience, Security, and Risk in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Current Role at Arup
Deborah Blass is currently serving as an Associate in the Resilience, Security, and Risk department at Arup. She has been in this role since 2020, working out of the San Francisco Bay Area. In her position, she provides technical oversight for security programs and designs across various sectors including commercial properties, transit, aviation, and government.
Past Experience at Arup
Prior to her current role, Deborah Blass worked as a Senior Analyst at Arup from 2016 to 2020. During this four-year period in the San Francisco Bay Area, she specialized in protective design and blast engineering. This tenure helped build her expertise, which she continues to leverage in her current role.
Experience at Hinman Consulting Engineers
Before joining Arup, Deborah Blass was employed at Hinman Consulting Engineers as a Senior Engineer from 2011 to 2016. Based in San Francisco, CA, she accumulated five years of experience developing and implementing engineering solutions. This role helped her hone her skills in structural and protective design.
Educational Background
Deborah Blass completed her M.S. in Structural Engineering at The George Washington University from 2009 to 2011. Before that, she earned her B.S. in Civil Engineering from The Johns Hopkins University, where she studied from 2005 to 2009. Her strong educational background laid the foundation for her expertise in resilience, security, and risk.
Specialization in Security and Risk
Deborah Blass specializes in developing holistic security mitigation strategies through risk-based approaches. At Arup, she leverages multiple disciplines to create comprehensive security solutions. Her work spans multiple sectors, focused on protective design and blast engineering, bolstering Arup's security offerings in the San Francisco Bay Area.