Principals

After joining the Philadelphia office in 1997, Mr. Daw became a firm Principal in 2005 to open and direct Keast & Hood Co.'s Washington, DC, office. As a LEED® Accredited Professional, Daw plays an active role in the collaborative design process and has been honored to work with some of the industry's leading designers on a wide variety of important new construction and historic renovation projects.

An energetic and involved member of the design community, Daw has served as guest lecturer and visiting critic at several universities and is a volunteer for Baltimore's Neighborhood Design Center. He earned separate degrees in Architectural Engineering and Civil Engineering from Drexel University in 1992 and 1993. He is a member of AISC, ACI, APT, ACEC, DC Preservation League, and the Downtown Partnership of Baltimore. He currently serves as Chairman Elect of the Structural Engineers Association of Metropolitan Washington (SEA-MW) after having served multiple terms as Secretary of the organization.

Daw is registered in the District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York, Wyoming, Mississippi, New Jersey, and nationally through NCEES.