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We’re GeoEngineers, Earth Science and Engineering Experts
You’ll find us where soil meets foundation, water meets land, and humanity meets environment. We work with the earth, but people are the heart of what we do. Using earth science and engineering expertise, we help our clients find a balance between human needs and the earth’s physical systems. Together we can build a better world.
Expertise
We’ve assembled a diverse team of more than 200 technical experts—and they’re all here for you. By drawing from our deep bench of experienced professionals in engineering and earth science specialties, we can bring together the perfect team for your project. Together we can build your dream team.
- FEATURED PEOPLEDana CarlislePEPrincipal Environmental EngineerMy work has always been driven by a desire to improve the world around us. In every position I’ve held, I’ve been thankful for the opportunity to work with talented colleagues who share that passion.As a technical professional at GeoEngineers for more than 25 years, Dana has extensive experience. Her early work focused on environmental remediation for oil companies, and broadened to include work for clients that require a variety of environmental and geotechnical services.
- FEATURED PEOPLEArash PirouziPhD, EITStaff Geotechnical EngineerI treat every project like it’s my personal property and make sure to bring the best to our clients.As a staff geotechnical engineer, Arash spends quite a bit of his time in the field, observing construction, taking samples and interfacing with our clients. He’s the on-site eyes and ears of the project managers and supports them in every way he can.
- FEATURED PEOPLEMark MillerPEPipeline Business Unit Leader, Principal Geotechnical EngineerMark’s a geotechnical engineer focusing on trenchless pipeline work. From Springfield Missouri, He manages the company’s trenchless energy group, which helps oil and gas and pipeline companies complete HDD installations of all sizes, anywhere in the world.
- FEATURED PEOPLEKaty AtaktürkStaff GeologistCombining my passion for the outdoors, my deep-seated scientific curiosity, and knack for solving puzzles has built the perfect storm for whole-hearted work infatuation.Like many kids in Western Washington, Katy excitedly watched for clear days when “the mountain was out.” Katy grew up surrounded by interesting geology and diverse natural environments, and it had an impact. From an early age, she had questions about the natural processes around her. Studying geology was the answer. After completing a Masters...
- FEATURED PEOPLEDenzel FloresEITStaff Civil EngineerI didn’t want to study medicine, so I became an earth doctor.Denzel is an important part of our coastal restoration projects in Louisiana, where he records boring logs, collects soil samples and performs other important tasks in the field. The geotechnical work we do along Louisiana’s gulf coast is helping to rebuild threatened marsh and coastal ecosystems.
- FEATURED PEOPLEJennifer DadismanPWSBiologistOne if my biggest priorities is making sure we get the client what they need to help them with the permitting process.As one of GeoEngineers’ staff biologists, Jennifer provides biological resources support for projects involving wetlands, including terrestrial and aquatic habitat investigations, ecological assessments and riparian restoration and mitigation projects. She also prepares applications and supporting materials for biological permits.
- FEATURED PEOPLELindsay FlangasPEAssociate Geotechnical EngineerI appreciate that GeoEngineers is a small enough firm that it is easy to get to know colleagues throughout the organization, but large enough to include professionals with a variety of talents and expertise to collaborate for creative problem solving.Lindsay has worked on and managed a variety of high-profile and technically challenging geotechnical projects, including construction work in the downtown Seattle development market. She also leads on our portfolio of dam safety projects, and manages relationships with key Puget Sound clients.
- FEATURED PEOPLEMolly ReidSenior PlannerI grew up with an understanding of how important water rights were for landowners, agricultural users, industry, city and towns and I love helping my clients navigate the process and manage their water.Water rights is a complicated issue with layers of overlapping regulation affecting a lot of diverse stakeholders, and it’s Molly’s job to sort it all out for our clients. By cultivating authentic relationships with her clients, Molly is able to understand their needs and look for cooperative solutions.
GeoEngineers in Action
- FEATURED PROJECTMissouri Carbon Sequestration ProjectThe Missouri Carbon Sequestration Project, a federally funded research project being conducted under a cooperative agreement with the US Department of Energy (DOE), is seeking to assess the feasibility of carbon sequestration at Missouri power plant sites. Missouri electric utilities must establish methods to reduce CO2 emissions or face potential carbon taxes that may double...
- FEATURED PROJECTDirect Pipe Installation Under Sabine Neches LeveeThe City of Port Arthur, Texas needed to install a pipeline under the Sabine Neches Waterway to carry water from Port Arthur to an industrial facility 12 miles away in Louisiana. This crossing was complicated by the proximity of the Sabine Neches waterway hurricane flood protection levee, an active railroad, busy highway and residential...
- FEATURED PROJECTRebuilding a Highway Destroyed by the Oso LandslideThis project was one of the fastest design-build deliveries in Washington state history, reopening approximately one mile of a critical highway exactly six months to the day after the catastrophic landslide near Oso, Washington, on March 22, 2014. The landslide flowed thousands of feet across the Stillaguamish River valley, obliterating dozens of homes and...
- FEATURED PROJECTCaminada Headlands Beach and Dune RestorationLouisiana’s coastline has been losing wetlands at a rate of 16 square miles a year during the past 25 years, equal to the loss of a football field of coast every hour. At current land-loss rates, nearly 640,000 more acres, an area nearly the size of Rhode Island, will be underwater by 2050. The Caminada...
- FEATURED PROJECT450 Alaskan Way South Mixed-Use HighriseIn 2015, Hudson Pacific Properties launched a plan to redevelop a site in Seattle’s historic Pioneer Square neighborhood with a mixed-use development consisting of eight stories of premiere Class A office space (as defined by the Building Owners and Managers Association) above one level of ground floor retail and two below-grade parking levels. GeoEngineers provided...
- FEATURED PROJECTPoint Defiance Waterfront Phase I RedevelopmentWith miles of hiking trails, scenic shorelines and panoramic views of Commencement Bay, Point Defiance Park is one of Tacoma’s finest natural attractions. But a portion of the park near the entrance had been underutilized for years. Metro Parks Tacoma (MPT) envisioned the full potential of this premiere waterfront property, and in 2014 Tacoma...
- FEATURED PROJECTKentch Reach River RestorationThe Kentch Reach on the South Fork Walla Walla River has been subject to large-scale human disturbance for more than 100 years. Timber and agricultural uses involved straightening the river channel and isolating the river from its historic floodplain. The result was a fast-moving conduit that was virtually devoid of native fish spawning and...
- FEATURED PROJECTAllen Institute Brain Research FacilityThe Allen Institute reclaimed historically industrial land in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood for a state-of-the-art research center. The Institute’s facility is home to custom-designed robotic systems, automated technologies, laboratory space and high-powered computing hardware to process petabytes of data. Scientists will use the facility to study advanced neuroscience, learn how the human brain...
- TOP NEWSPrincipal is one of Springfield Business Journal's Men of the YearThe Springfield Business Journal recently named Principal Geological Engineer Gary Pendergrass one of their 2019 Men of the Year. Each year the magazine selects 20 influential leaders from the Springfield and Southwest Missouri business community, and this year Pendergrass was recognized for his many accomplishments. Pendergrass has been a leader in investigating and characterizing the...
- TOP NEWSThe Future of Water: Managed Aquifer Recharge in a Drying WorldWater is one of our most valuable natural resources. A combination of increased demand and trends toward less snowpack, more intense rainfall events, and/or longer, hotter, dryer summer conditions in many regions of the United States has water managers worried. A survey by the U.S. Government Accountability Office, now several years old, found that...
- TOP NEWSAlicia Sellers Receives 2019 ASCE Outreach AwardCongratulations to Alicia Sellers (Baton Rouge) for receiving the 2019 ASCE Baton Rouge Chapter Outreach Award. We are proud of Alicia’s incredible work volunteering her time to organize and conduct educational workshops that introduce kids to the world of engineering. ASCE awarded Alicia with the 2019 Outreach Award on Thursday, June 20th at the...
- TOP NEWSGeoEngineers to Help Repair Recurring Sinkhole Collapse in ArkansasGeoEngineers is helping officials in Harrison, Arkansas, analyze and repair a sinkhole that suddenly reopened in April—the latest in a series of collapses in the Chelsea Circle community. The first sinkhole appeared in 2017, but so far, repair efforts have not had long-term success. Local authorities backfilled the sinkhole twice since then, but it has continued to reopen and...
- TOP NEWSCaminada Headlands Project Team Achieves Milestone with 2019 National Beach Restoration AwardGeoEngineers is proud to have been part of the design team for the Coastal Protection Restoration Authority’s (CPRA) Caminada Headlands Beach and Dune Restoration project, which recently won the national award for 2019 Best Restored Beaches from the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA). The Caminada Headlands project, located southwest of Grand Isle,...
- TOP NEWSFingers in the Dam: Managing Risk in a Crumbling Dam NetworkThe United States relies on a vast network of dams to power our homes, fill our tubs, and protect our communities from flooding. Many of these dams were built during the infrastructure boom of the ‘50s and ‘60s, or even earlier, and are now in desperate need of modernization or replacement. It’s been estimated...
- TOP NEWS2019 Southwest Geotechnical ConferenceWe're gearing up for the 2019 Southwest Geotechncial Engineering Conference (SWGEC) in Louisiana this week. The conference is hosted by the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LADOTD) and focuses on all things geotechnical, geological and geophysical—especially as these fields relate to transportation projects. It attracts a range of professionals, contractors, regulators, suppliers and...
- TOP NEWSGeoEngineers Contributes to APWA-Award-Winning Creek Restoration ProjectThe Washington chapter of the American Public Works Association (APWA) recently gave Illabot Creek Alluvial Fan Restoration their Project of the Year award for structural projects costing less than $5 million. GeoEngineers contributed geotechnical services to this important public works and environmental restoration project in eastern Skagit County, Washington. Like many rivers near developed...
Pushing Boundaries
Our experts are leaders in their fields. We design the literal foundations on which our society is built. We use performance-based engineering and advanced numerical modeling to predict how structures will behave before construction begins. We set the standard for trenchless pipeline design. And we leverage technology and software development to creatively solve problems. We’re always looking ahead at the frontier of engineering and earth science—there’s plenty of work to be done.