Meet the ST&P Team

Ms. Bohlin first job in structural engineering was at 16 years old at James E MacDonald Associates, Inc. in Braintree. While attending Northeastern University, she learned drafting and detailing under the co-op program while completing her Bachelor’s degree. Ms. Bohlin continued her education at M.I.T. and graduated with a master’s degree in Structural Engineering in 1992. Upon completion of her formal degrees, she started working full time as an entry-level engineer. Ms. Bohlin joined Souza, True and Partners, Inc. as a Project Engineer in 1993, was appointed an Associate in 2007, and a Principal in 2012.

Ms. Bohlin has comprehensive experience in the engineering of new buildings, additions and renovations. She has designed a wide variety of structures including educational, residential, health care, research, commercial, industrial, historical and athletic facilities in concrete, steel, masonry and wood. She has been involved in construction supervision of all the above projects.

Following her interest in older buildings, Ms. Bohlin has extensive building renovation experience including structural repair, rehabilitation and seismic upgrades. In particular, her high-end residential work focuses on the Back Bay and Beacon Hill areas with expertise in the brick and wood construction of Boston’s history. She prides herself on a practical, efficient approach while respecting the original structure.

After graduating from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1996, Mr. Blake worked in the Atlanta area as a staff engineer until earning his Professional Engineering License. During his time in metro Atlanta, Mr. Blake obtained in depth knowledge of a wide range of design projects including a specialization in high end industrial complexes and schools. Additionally, Mr. Blake became deeply familiar with Design-Build construction.

Mr. Blake moved to Boston in 2000 where he was employed as a senior project engineer in a structural engineering firm specializing in high rise construction and building technology. Mr. Blake had the fortuitous opportunity to work on some very challenging projects that required direct design on site.

Mr. Blake joined Souza, True and Partners in 2002 as a Senior Engineer. In 2007, he was promoted to Associate. In 2012, Mr. Blake took the next step in his career when he joined the leadership team as a Principal.

While employed at ST&P, Mr. Blake continued to develop both educationally and professionally. Professionally, he gained extensive experience in podium, health care and educational facilities. He also has been heavily involved in engineering projects with an emphasis on the modification and design of high-tech and industrial buildings for both occupancy and load criteria as well as seismic retrofit of existing buildings.

Educationally, Mr. Blake’s growth did not stop after graduating from Georgia Tech. He continued to take classes at Georgia Tech while still in Atlanta and then later at Tufts University after moving to Boston. In 2004, Mr. Blake earned his Master’s Degree from Tufts University.

Mr. Finn joined Souza, True and Partners two weeks after graduating from Brown University in 2011 with an undergraduate degree in structural engineering. After obtaining his Professional Engineer’s license in 2016, Mr. Finn was promoted to Senior Structural Engineer, then promoted again to Associate in 2017 and to Principal in 2022.

In his time at Souza, True and Partners, Mr. Finn has worked on a wide variety of projects ranging in scale from medical equipment installations to new multi-story / multi-use podium projects. He has also been involved in a number of existing building renovations / expansions and adaptive reuses of existing mills, factories, and schools into new residences. Mr. Finn is actively engaged in all phases of his projects, taking a leading role in structural design and detailing, CAD / BIM drafting and modeling, and submittal review and construction administration services for each of his jobs.

In addition to his role as a lead project manager, Mr. Finn has taken on the role of BIM Coordinator for the office, managing Revit standards and details. He has also worked directly with Autodesk to test and review new structural engineering software and has presented on behalf of Autodesk at Autodesk University.

Mr. Motto’s background is rooted in the construction industry and he worked for general contractors during his summers off at the high school level and even during his time as an under-graduate student. Mr. Motto continued to expand and develop his experience in the AEC industry through the co-operative education program at Northeastern University in Boston. Through the nationally recognized co-op program he obtained a position at a prominent general contractor in the Boston area, where he worked on highly visible large scale building construction projects on the South Boston waterfront as a field engineer. The co-op program also led to Mr. Motto’s first involvement at Souza, True and Partners in 2006.

Upon graduating from Northeastern University in 2007, Mr. Motto continued his education at Columbia University in New York where he obtained a master’s degree in structural engineering in 2008. After his matriculation through university he joined the team at Souza, True and Partners back in Boston, starting as a project engineer on a multitude of complex institutional and medical projects as well as multi-family housing.

Mr. Motto was an integral part in the proliferation of new BIM technology at Souza, True and Partners. His experience with BIM began during his education and led to his leadership in implementing the technology early on in 2008. Mr. Motto worked to adapt the new and exciting BIM technologies parametric capability and versatility into the design and detailing process, and he also infused the well-defined and time tested drafting and workflow standards that Souza, True has had success with for decades.

As a result of his work ethic and drive, Mr. Motto was promoted to Senior Engineer in 2016, followed-up quickly with an elevation to Associate in 2017 and to Principal in 2022. Now Mr. Motto spearheads many projects with a wide range of complexity, but all with the practical, construction based approach that has led him to this point.