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Donato M. Fraioli,
CEO of
Air Structures American Technologies, Incorporated (ASATI)
Donato M. Fraioli, CEO of Air Structures American Technologies, Incorporated began his impressive career in 1961, at the early age of 20, while studying structural engineering at Mondell Institute of Technology and Westchester College. As a pioneer in the air structure industry, Fraioli served on the original U.S. national committee that had been formed to develop the minimum design standards for air supported structures (Minimum Standard for Air Supported Structures 1961-1ST. edition). During his four decades in the air structure industry Dan Fraioli created many patents, which have received worldwide recognition. His efforts represent major contributions to the growth and diversification of air supported structures in all fields ranging from military radomes and industrial applications to icedomes and multi-sport facilities. During the early 1960’s, Fraioli designed and engineered one of the first indoor tennis structures, followed by the first all translucent and square-ended tennis dome in Forest Hills, New York. By the end of the decade he had engineered and constructed the world’s first and largest multi-sports dome at Harvard University, complete with the first indirect sports lighting system, air inflation system and unique coaxial cable-net system used to relieve fabric envelope stress. No other competitor at this time was able to provide the safety factors offered by Mr. Fraioli’s design. Perhaps Fraioli’s most significant contribution to the air structure industry is his patented bias safety cable net system. This system allows air structures to clear-span several acres, overcoming the obstacle of overloading the fabric. The rigid structural strength of Fraioli’s cable net system is directly responsible for expanding the uses of air structures, making them a logical choice for a myriad of new applications. This innovation gives air structures the ability to withstand extreme environmental conditions such as heavy winds and snow falls and allows air structures to meet the same structural code standards set for conventional buildings. Fraioli’s patented safety cable net air structure Cable Dome™ attracted code authorities, architects, engineers, contractors and developers in a wide range of industries. Notable among these were Fluor and Bechtel, who chose to use Fraioli’s bias cable net air structure design and systems to cover 42 construction sites along the Alaskan pipeline and several other construction sites around the world. Other important air structures, attributable directly to Fraioli’s expertise, include award winning designs, are the New Jersey Pavilion, Pepsi-Cola and Dancing Water Pavilions for the 1964 Worlds Fair, and the three LAX International Los Angeles Airport Terminals. Dan Fraioli’s expertise has been recognized through his work with architects and engineers around the world. For more than three decades, his knowledge has directed the design criteria in the development of turnkey operations for universities, multi-sports facilities, military and industrial sectors, including containment of industrial toxic waste sites. Dan Fraioli has been directly involved in developing the technical specifications for air structures and constructing sports domes for Harvard University, Rutgers University, the University of Iowa, Auburn University, Alabama University, Columbia University, Texas Tech University, The University of Illinois and several State Universities of New York and almost every NFL football practice facility. His extensive association with recreational customers include tennis structures at Forest Hills and Wimbledon Tennis, The Wall Street Racquet Club, Normandale Tennis Clubs, Citicorp and many other recreational sites that have benefited from Fraioli’s 45 years of experience. Football practice fields for the Philadelphia Eagles, Denver Broncos, Seattle Seahawks, Buffalo Bills, Chicago Bears, New York Giants, New York Jets and the Minnesota Vikings all relied on the directives provided by Dan Fraioli. In addition, Fraioli engineered and personally supervised the turnkey site construction of several structures along the entire Alaskan pipeline for Fluor and Bechtel as well as other industrial facilities around the world for companies such as Disney/Cap City, Gulf & Western, Goodyear, Dupont, Sandia Lab, the United States Military and the Bill Gates MSN Training Facility. Fraioli’s industrial achievements include the development of an air structure system for containment of waste by-products for ITT Corporation, Olin Corporation, Upjohn, U.S.Borax Co., General Electric Co. and recently Mr. Fraioli engineered the largest industrial air supported structure in the world, which was installed in 1995 by “Team ASATI” - Air Structures American Technologies, Inc. for Hoechst Celanese. Fraioli also supplied many structures to the military during the Vietnam War for applications such as emergency facilities, relocatable construction shelters, and instant warehousing.
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Air Structures American Technologies, Inc.
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