David Cocke, S.E. has been practicing Structural Engineering since 1981. David founded Structural Focus in 2001 after 20 years at Degenkolb Engineers. He is a registered Structural Engineer in California and several other states, with expertise in seismic evaluation, historic preservation, retrofits and new design. David is very involved in numerous professional associations. He joined the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute in 1992 and is a Charter Member of the Southern California Chapter, has served on the EERI Board of Directors and is the current President-Elect of the organization. David has served on the Board of Directors of numerous other organizations including the California Preservation Foundation, Pasadena Heritage, USC Architectural Guild, SEAONC, SEAOSC, and SEAOC, and is currently on the Board of Los Angeles Conservancy. He is also on the Board of Governors of the Structural Engineers Institute (SEI) of ASCE and is the Immediate Past President of that organization. Starting in 2007, David has served as the SEAOC appointed Alternate Structural Engineer Member on the California Historical Building Safety Board. David has been leading the effort to bring Back to Business (B2B), a building occupancy resumption program, to southern California. In 2013, his team worked with DreamWorks to establish southern California’s first B2B in the City of Glendale. Now the team is partnering with a multitude of clients and cities throughout Southern California to establish their B2B programs. David serves as the Managing Director of SAFEq Institute, an organization devoted to assisting local governments with the establishment of B2B programs. SAFEq Institute SAFEq™ Institute is an expert resource for building owners, risk managers, engineers, and local jurisdictions seeking to minimize facility and business interruption losses caused by disasters. SAFEq™ Institute promotes the adoption of the Back to Business (B2B) Program by helping local jurisdictions understand and establish guidelines for their own B2B and reviewing and recommending approval of B2B applications. The Institute seeks to keep those who provide emergency inspection in a “ready” state by ensuring they have the most current knowledge of the state of practice of emergency building evaluation and facilitating sharing of real-world post-disaster experiences.