SHELDON WESTERVELT

Education

   1953 – B.S. Civil Engineering, Duke University

Registrations

   1956 - Professional Engineer, New Jersey
   1974 - Certified General Contractor, Florida

Experience

Through his participation on numerous award-winning projects, Mr. Westervelt has distinguished himself as an internationally acclaimed tennis facility consultant. He brings to every project over fifty years of experience including twenty-one years in the design and construction of sports facilities. He spent twenty years in the international marketplace and is experienced in international construction. During his career, Mr. Westervelt has personally overseen the design and/or construction of more than 7,000 tennis courts around the world.

Mr. Westervelt has presented numerous seminars around the globe on sports facility design with emphasis on modern concepts of tennis facility design including the United States, London, England; Paris and Nice, France; Bologna and Rome, Italy; Charleroi, Belgium; Lisbon, Portugal; Istanbul, Turkey; Wroclaw, Poland; Tokyo, Osaka and Hokaido, Japan; Taipei, Taichung and Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Hong Kong; Kuala Lumpur; Malaysia; Singapore; Bangkok, Thailand; Shenzhen, China; Dubai, United Arab Emirates; and Lima, Peru.

In addition, Mr. Westervelt has authored many articles in sports magazines, as well as major tennis magazines, and continues to provide technical consultation to authors of articles on sports related subjects. He has been a Contributing Editor to Tennis Industry Magazine and served as the Technical Editor of the USTA publication Tennis Courts. Having previously served on the Joint Editorial Board of the USTA/USTC&TBA publication TENNIS COURTS: A Construction and Maintenance Manual, an internationally acclaimed technical manual on all aspects of tennis court construction, Mr. Westervelt continues to provide technical support for this publication.

Mr. Westervelt has served on the faculty of the Athletic Business Conference, NRPA, Congress for Recreation and Parks, United States Professional Tennis Association, US Professional Tennis Registry, the USTA Tennis Teachers Conference and other USTA section meetings. Mr. Westervelt is a founding member of the U. S. Tennis Court and Track Builders Association, where he was honored in 1989 for 25 years of active service and in 1992 was presented the Industry Merit Award, the most prestigious award in the tennis industry and honored with a Life Membership in the Association. He served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Association, as well as Chairman of various technical committees. He continues to be an active Professional Member of the U. S. Tennis Court and Track Builders Association and is a regular speaker at its annual technical meetings.

He is a founding member of the United States Tennis Association, Tennis Facilities Committee and served as Chairman of the Committee from 1985 to 1989. He served as Vice-Chairman of the Technical Committee from 1989 to 1996. He was presented with the 40-Year Volunteer Service Award by the USTA in 2006, serving the entire period as a member of the Technical Committee. He was Chairman of the Sub-Committee for Electronic Line Sensing Systems, and a member of the ITF Court Surface Testing and Court Lighting Subcommittees. He served as Judge for the United States Tennis Association Annual Outstanding Tennis Facilities Awards and as Judge for the Tennis Industry Magazine “Court-of-the-Year Award”. He was honored with a Life Membership in the American Society of Civil Engineers in 1994. He has been a member of the ASTM Sub-Committee FO8.23 on tennis courts and running tracks.

The United States Tennis Association, the U. S. Tennis Court & Track Builders Association (now known as the American Sports Builders Association), and Tennis Industry Magazine have presented overy sixty-five National Awards to tennis facilities that were either designed by Mr. Westervelt or on which he participated on the design team as the tennis facility design consultant.

Military Service:

Commissioned in the U.S. Navy, Civil Engineer Corps, Mr. Westervelt served from 1953-1955 as Maintenance Officer of the San Francisco Naval Shipyard. He maintained his active U.S. Naval Reserve status until 1989 when he retired with the rank of (Naval) Captain, Civil Engineer Corps, United States Naval Reserve.

Professional Affiliations:

   National Society of Professional Engineers
   Florida Society of Professional Engineers
   American Society of Civil Engineers
   Construction Specifications Institute
   United States Tennis Association
   American Sports Builders Association (formerly the United States Tennis Court & Track Builders Association)
   Construction Metrication Council, National Institute of Building Sciences
   Field Sport Concepts Ltd.
   ATP Tour – World Tennis Centers – Director of Design

 
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