Joshua Pratchard

Projects

As Vice President of Operations at East Bay Glass, Joshua (Josh) Pratchard leads commercial glazing projects across the Bay Area from bid through completion. His work ranges from new restaurant storefronts to large-format glass replacement requiring cranes, telehandlers, engineered traffic control, and FAA coordination. Selected projects are described below.

Oakland International Airport

Replacing large glass panels at an active airport terminal required careful planning around flight operations and strict airport safety requirements. Josh prepared and secured the FAA permits, developed the crane pick plan, and authored the site safety plan. The glass was set overnight to keep the work clear of airport operations.

Yellow crane boom rising over the airport apron at night at Oakland International Airport, with ground crew, service vehicles and a Southwest aircraft at the gate — The crane staged on the apron overnight.

East Bay Glass glaziers working on a plank deck inside scaffolding, steadying a large glass panel at Oakland International Airport — Glaziers steadying a panel from scaffolding.

East Bay Glass crew working at night on scaffolding against the glass and steel truss facade at Oakland International Airport — Overnight scaffold work on the terminal facade.

Curtain Wall Glass Replacement, Broadway, Downtown Oakland

This project replaced large-format curtain wall glass on a high-rise on Broadway. Each panel was rigged with a quad-cup vacuum lifter and chain falls, set by crane, and guided into position by glaziers working from multi-level scaffolding.

East Bay Glass crew guiding a large glass panel set by crane with a vacuum lifter on Broadway in downtown Oakland — Guiding a crane-set glass panel into position on Broadway.

Josh also developed and managed the engineered traffic control plans that closed two lanes of Broadway, including the AC Transit bus lane, and rerouted traffic and transit service safely around the work zone.

Crane lifting glass for an East Bay Glass curtain wall replacement project on Broadway in downtown Oakland — The crane lift on Broadway.

East Bay Glass crew on a multi-level scaffold guiding a large glass panel on a vacuum lifter beside a crane boom on Broadway in downtown Oakland — Crew setting a panel from the scaffold.

Mobile crane set up on Broadway in downtown Oakland lifting a glass panel to East Bay Glass crew on scaffolding below a high-rise facade — The crane set up on Broadway.

Crane lifting a large glass panel on a vacuum lifter toward East Bay Glass crew on scaffolding on Broadway in downtown Oakland — Lifting a panel toward the scaffold.

Crane boom extended along a glass high-rise on Broadway in downtown Oakland as a glass panel is lifted toward crew on scaffolding — The crane working along the tower.

Crane-hung glass panel on a vacuum lifter guided by tag lines past scaffolding on Broadway in downtown Oakland — Guiding the panel with tag lines.

East Bay Glass crew with a ladder and vacuum lifter rotating a large glass panel into position at street level on Broadway in downtown Oakland — Rotating a panel into position.

East Bay Glass crew reaching up to guide a hanging glass panel at street level beside the crane on Broadway in downtown Oakland — Guiding glass at street level.

East Bay Glass glazier steadying a quad-cup vacuum lifter on a large glass panel while crew members look up at the crane on Broadway in downtown Oakland — Handling a panel on the vacuum lifter.

Walgreens, Downtown Oakland

East Bay Glass replacing storefront glass at the Walgreens in downtown Oakland with a telehandler and vacuum lifter — Storefront glass replacement at Walgreens in downtown Oakland.

Large storefront glass at this downtown Walgreens was replaced using a telehandler and a quad-cup vacuum lifter. Because the store fronts a busy city plaza, the project required a logistics plan to fence off the work zone and route pedestrians safely around each lift.

Telehandler with a quad-cup vacuum lifter moving storefront glass across a downtown Oakland plaza — Moving glass across the plaza by telehandler.

KTVU Fox 2, Oakland

At the KTVU Fox 2 building, tall atrium glass had to be replaced from within a tight courtyard with limited access. The team used a telehandler, a quad-cup vacuum lifter with chain falls, and scissor lifts to maneuver and set each panel safely.

Telehandler lifting a tall glass panel in a tight courtyard at the KTVU Fox 2 building in Oakland — Working in a tight courtyard with a telehandler.

Large glass panel on a vacuum lifter hanging from a telehandler boom above a green scissor lift at the KTVU Fox 2 building in Oakland — Glass lifted over the scissor lift.

Telehandler and scissor lift set up in the courtyard at the KTVU Fox 2 building while a glass panel is lifted into the atrium opening — The courtyard setup: telehandler and scissor lift.

Quad-cup vacuum lifter carrying a glass panel from a telehandler boom toward the atrium opening at the KTVU Fox 2 building in Oakland — Carrying a panel to the opening on the vacuum lifter.

Two glaziers on a scissor lift silhouetted against the sky as they guide a glass panel on a vacuum lifter at the KTVU Fox 2 building — Glaziers guiding the panel from the scissor lift.

Quad-cup vacuum lifter hanging in front of the atrium opening as two glaziers on a scissor lift guide the glass into place at the KTVU Fox 2 building — Setting the glass in the atrium opening.

North Italia, Walnut Creek

NanaWall folding bar windows and Arcadia storefront installed by East Bay Glass at North Italia in Walnut Creek — NanaWall folding windows open the bar to the patio at North Italia.

East Bay Glass installed the complete storefront package for North Italia’s Walnut Creek restaurant: an Arcadia storefront system and entry doors, including the restaurant’s signature red doors, and a NanaWall folding window system that opens the bar to the outdoor patio. Josh led the project through its January 2026 opening, coordinating with the owner, general contractor, and inspectors to keep the restaurant on schedule.

Arcadia storefront and red entry doors installed by East Bay Glass at North Italia in Walnut Creek — Arcadia storefront and entry doors at North Italia.

School Window Wall Replacement, San Bruno

East Bay Glass crew working from a blue Genie boom lift to replace the upper-floor window wall on a school building — Replacing the upper-floor window wall from a boom lift.

Long upper-floor window wall of a school building with new black-framed glazing installed and a crew on a boom lift at the far end — The window wall coming together, with new black-framed glazing going in.

Pixar Animation Studios, Emeryville

The Steve Jobs Building at Pixar Animation Studios in Emeryville, with its glass curtainwall facade, the Luxo lamp sculpture and a Pixar ball on the brick plaza — The Steve Jobs Building at Pixar Animation Studios.

East Bay Glass worked at Pixar Animation Studios under Hathaway Dinwiddie on the curtainwall redesign of the Steve Jobs Building parapet and roof tie-in.

Additional Clients

Josh’s work at East Bay Glass has also included projects for Pixar Animation Studios, the Port of Oakland, and The Cheesecake Factory in Daly City.

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