EW #12475 is a independent geotechnical consultant with over thirty years of civil engineering experience, having worked on major projects in the United States, Southeast Asia, and South America. He is a registered professional engineer in several states, and holds a doctoral degree in civil engineering with a specialty in geotechnical engineering. His experience includes the various aspects of analysis and design, project management, estimating and scheduling, engineering administration, construction management, construction quality assurance, and the supervision of technical staff. He has been responsible for the preparation of technical proposals, feasibility studies, design reports, construction drawings, and specification packages, and he has submitted reports to various local, state, and federal agencies.

He provides his expertise to engineering firms and law firms on a variety of projects, including the design and construction of earth and rockfill dams, assessment of existing dams, design of storm water detention ponds, groundwater seepage analyses, landfill design, settlement and consolidation analyses of earth structures and shallow foundations, stability analysis of slopes and deep excavations, analysis and design of retaining walls and sheet pile structures, and the design of flood control levees. In addition, he is an experienced engineering educator and served on the faculty of the University of Connecticut as Assistant Department Head of Civil Engineering for four and a half years. He has also taught continuing education courses on the shear strength of soil and numerical analyses of problems in settlement and consolidation, which was taught nationally for the American Society of Civil Engineers.


AREAS OF EXPERTISE

• Stability analysis of soil and rock slopes
• Groundwater seepage analyses and drainage design
• Analysis and design or retaining walls and sheetpile structures
• Design, construction, safety, and remediation of earth dams
• Numerical modeling of problems in geotechnical engineering
• Landfill design and liner construction quality assurance
• Geotechnical field and laboratory investigations
• Large strain consolidation theory and settlement analyses
• Earthwork construction and quality assurance
• Project coordination and management
• Project planning and scheduling
• Engineering education and training


PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION

Registered Professional Engineer: Colorado, Indiana, Louisiana, Texas


EDUCATION

• Ph.D., Civil Engineering, (Geotechnical), University of Colorado, 1990
• M.S., Civil Engineering, (Geotechnical), University of Connecticut, 1975
• B.S.E., Civil Engineering, University of Connecticut, 1971


AFFILIATIONS

• American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
• United States Society on Dams (USSD)
• Chi Epsilon & Tau Beta Pi (Engineering Honor Societies)


PUBLICATIONS

He has authored a number of articles and papers that have been published in conference proceedings, technical journals, and magazines, a list of which is available on request.