Experience

Arcadis North America

• Civil Engineering
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Geotechnical Engineer

  • May 2019 - Present

  Arcadis is winning large projects that require geotechnical expertise. Current project is the Puerto Nuevo Channel widening in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Arcadis is winning large projects that require geotechnical expertise. Current project is the Puerto Nuevo Channel widening in San Juan, Puerto Rico.



Canary Systems, Inc.

• United States
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senoir Geologist

  • Nov 2017 - Present

  Manage installation and maintenance of sensors on earth and concrete dams, configure monitoring databases, and summarize data using Canary’s MultiLogger Suite software. Prepare Drilling Program Plans for instrumentation and review Dam Safety Surveillance Monitoring Plans according to FERC requirements. Prepare operation and maintenance quarterly reports for ADAS and instrumentation. Write proposals for U.S. government solicitations and prepare bids. Conduct analysis and provide recommendations related to structural performance, system maintenance, and other monitoring issues Show less



Arcadis

• Netherlands
• Professional Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Geotechnical Engineer

  • Feb 2007 - Nov 2017

  PROJECT GEOTECHNICAL SPECIALIST | ARCADIS | 2007 - PRESENT · Technical lead for the evaluation of LG&E/KU embankments impounding Coal Combustion Residuals (CCRs) at Trimble County, E.W. Brown, and Ghent generating stations according to the 2015 EPA CCR regulations. Focused on the stability analyses of six ash ponds and preparation of technical reports showing that the EPA Coal Combustion Residual Rule Criteria were met. Work involved reviewing historical data, managing foundation investigations, building stability models, and performing stability analyses. · TVA dam work included dam inspections, stability analysis, and preparation of calculation packages. Work at TVA fossil plants consisted of the civil component of the Automated Data Acquisition System that involved automating piezometers, inclinometers, and other instruments along impoundments. · USACE work included the geotechnical component of hurricane protection projects after hurricane Katrina (New Orleans District), rehabilitation of 14 miles of Herbert Hoover Dike (Jacksonville District), reservoir design, and levee inspections (Memphis District). Managed foundation investigations for planned military buildings (Louisville District). · South Florida Water Management District work included hydrologic modeling, construction project specifications, canal bank stabilization and canal structure replacements. Show less



Jacobs

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Geotechnical Engineer III

  • May 2002 - Feb 2007

  • Aided the development of the next generation SFWMD Natural System Model (NSM) simulating the hydrologic response of a pre-drained Everglades system for the Everglades Restoration Project. • Integral role with the groundwater modeling and wellfield optimization projects at Massachusetts Military Reservation. • Coordinator of groundwater remedial system designs for the mitigation of contaminant plumes including the development of a remedial wellfield design through the calibration and execution of groundwater models, including transient flow and contaminant transport using MODFLOW based programs. • Resident engineer for the stabilization and placement of 22,000 cubic yards of excavated and processed waste in an onsite RCRA landfill. Show less



Missouri Department of Transportation

• United States
• Truck Transportation
• 700 & Above Employee

• Geotechnical Liaison

  • Apr 1993 - May 2002

  · Performed statewide geotechnical investigations including routine bridge and retaining wall foundations and problem geologic conditions such as karst and landslides. Bridge projects include two Missouri River crossings. · Extensive experience in the application of geophysical techniques to geotechnical investigations, such as ground penetrating radar, reflection seismic, and resistivity. · Supervised drilling operations, logged borings, obtained rock and soil samples for laboratory tests, and interpreted laboratory results. Used data for analysis and highway structure design. · Lead or co-author of over 15 published technical papers on geotechnical site characterization that were presented at conferences. · Received MoDOT’s “Outstanding Geologist Award” for quality of work and productivity (2001). Show less