Naval Base Kitsap Electrical Infrastructure Upgrades, U.S. Department of the Navy, Bangor, Keyport, and Indian Island, Washington

Project Consultant for geotechnical investigation and civil design of various base improvement projects, including expansion of existing substations and installation of new generator pads and switch gear.  Geotechnical scope of services included subsurface exploration, laboratory testing, and developing foundation design parameters and earthwork construction criteria.  Civil design included geometric design, grading and drainage, hydrology and design of storm water systems and detention basins, design of yard areas, access roadways, and fences. Deliverables included construction drawings, Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans, calculations and specifications.

Geotechnical Investigation for LBNE Project, Fermi National Laboratory/Groff Testing, Batavia, Illinois

Project Manager and Senior Geotechnical Consultant for deep core drilling (250 to 650 feet) and field exploration services for tunnel design. Project also included seismic refraction studies and extensive geotechnical laboratory testing program.

Bicycle Path and Campground Improvements, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers/Cherokee General Corporation/, Rend Lake, Benton, Illinois

Project Manager and Principal Consultant for design of approximately 14 miles of concrete bicycle trail and various campground improvements. Bicycle path design included: existing conditions survey; geotechnical Investigation; civil design, grading and drainage; development of plans and specifications; and structural design of four pedestrian/bicycle bridges. Campground improvements included: field reconnaissance and mapping of existing pavements; design of pavement repairs (3-inch asphalt overlay for 6.1 miles of roadways, parking lots, and 144 campsites); expansion of 34 existing campsites; addition of parking spaces to 27 existing campsites; addition of seven new gate attendant/host campsites; development of plans and specifications; and environmental permitting (Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans).

Lake Carlyle Pedestrian Bridge, US Army Corps of Engineers/Cherokee General Corporation, Carlyle, Illinois

Project Consultant and Engineer of Record for 180 foot-long pedestrian bridge. Services included: design of site grading and bike trail at the bridge approaches, and design of deep foundation system and bridge abutments.

Flood Retarding Structure, US Soil Conservation Service, Artesia, New Mexico

Project Manager for geotechnical investigation and design of a 60-foot-high, two-mile-long floodwater retarding structure (earth dam). Designed earth embankment and appurtenant structures, including primary and secondary spillway systems.

RCRA Facilities Investigation, Naval Air Station Cecil Field, Jacksonville, Florida

Project Manager and Principal Consultant for RCRA Facilities Investigation at active naval air station. Investigated 14 potentially contaminated sites, including abandoned landfill/waste disposal areas, firefighting training areas, oil disposal areas, pesticide disposal areas, and hazardous material storage areas. Work performed included site reconnaissance, geophysical surveys, soil borings, groundwater monitoring well installations, and soil, sediment, surface water and groundwater sampling and analyses to characterize nature of hazardous constituents released from various Solid Waste Management Units (SWMUs) at facility.

Comprehensive Environmental Assessment, Naval Construction Battalion Center, Gulfport, Mississippi

Project Manager and Principal Consultant for comprehensive environmental assessment program conducted under the Department of Defense Installation Restoration Program. Investigated nine potentially contaminated sites, including abandoned landfill/waste disposal areas, firefighting training area, former herbicide orange storage site, and PCB transformer spill area. Work performed included site reconnaissance, geophysical surveys, soil borings, groundwater monitoring well installations, and soil, sediment, surface water and groundwater sampling and analyses to characterize nature of hazardous constituents released at facility.