Lawrence K. Shapiro, P.E. is the Co-Principal of Howard I. Shapiro & Associates and with over four decades of experience as a Professional Engineer, he has become a widely respected influence in the field of consulting and construction engineering design services in the New York City area and internationally.

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Lawrence earned a Bachelors of Science in Civil Engineering at the University of Virginia in 1978 and has been a Licensed Professional Engineer since February 1983 in New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Jersey. He is a member of ASCE, ASME, NSPE, AWS, a Chairman of ASME B30.3, an ASME B30 Main Committee Delegate, a ASME P30 Member, as well as an ISO TC96 US Delegate. He has Co-Authored multiple editions of the book Cranes and Derricks, McGraw-Hill Publishing Co., with his father Howard I. Shapiro and brother and Co-Principal Jay P. Shapiro, as well as being the Co-Author of various articles in trade publications.

He is especially proud to be a third generation professional engineer, and carrying on a tradition that continues to the next generation.