Hussain Bhatia, Ph.D., S.E, is the Supervisor for the Coastal Region for the Department of Health Care Access and Information, State of California (formerly Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development, OSHPD) and serves as the Incident Commander for the Emergency Operation Center for the department.  Dr. Bhatia has 24 years of experience in structural engineering and design. He has been involved in design, analysis and review of new and existing hospital, school and commercial buildings. He has taught courses related to structural engineering in University of California, Irvine, University of California, Los Angeles and California State University in Sacramento.  He actively participates in many code committees for ASCE 7 and ASCE 41, and professional organizations such as SEAOC, ASCE and EERI.