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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 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 PEOPLESteve SpencerPEPrincipal Geo-Structural EngineerSteve adds a wealth of geotechnical and structural design experience to our Construction Design Group—a team of engineers specializing in design services for heavy civil infrastructure. To build large infrastructure projects like bridges, tunnels or piers, workers must design and build a variety of temporary structures to hold earthen or built components in place...
- FEATURED PEOPLEFranklin GrynkewiczPESenior Principal Geotechnical EngineerFranklin Grynkewicz helps lead GeoEngineers’ Construction Design Group, an interdisciplinary group of engineers that work primarily for contractors on heavy civil infrastructure projects. Throughout his 35-year career, Frank has focused on permanent and temporary structural designs, retaining walls, dewatering, ground improvement, deep foundations and tunnels. The temporary structural and geotechnical designs Frank and his...
- FEATURED PEOPLEUrso CamposPh.D.Staff Geotechnical EngineerUrso brings a wealth of practical and academic experience to his trenchless engineering work. Trenchless technology describes any method of installing underground pipeline without digging a conventional surface trench. Urso and his colleagues perform geotechnical explorations to characterize the soil, design installation plans, and analyze mechanical stresses and other hazards to the underground pipeline...
- FEATURED PEOPLEAbhijit JoshiPESenior Environmental EngineerEnvironmental engineering not only motivates me by the challenges it has to offer, but helping to restore Mother Nature also gives me a greater sense of contentment.At GeoEngineers, Abhijit supports complex soil, sediment and groundwater remediation projects. He investigates contaminated sites, evaluates and interprets environmental data, develops remedial designs, prepares design drawings and specifications, creates project cost estimates, implements designs and monitors construction in the field.
- 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.
- FEATURED PEOPLEFolaseye CokerEITStaff Geotechnical EngineerI’ve always been attracted to infrastructure, art and soil. The blend of all three of my attractions tends to fuel me. Everyday is a new chance to strive for improvement and I say, 'why not?'As a part of our pipeline team, Seye works on every stage of our pipeline projects. He begins with soil investigation at potential sites and presents his data to our clients in reports.
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 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 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 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...
- 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 PROJECTWorld-Record Trinidad HDD InstallationGeoEngineers provided expert horizontal directional drilling (HDD) design and construction consulting services for a shore approach installation of a crude oil export pipeline off the southeastern coast of Trinidad. The New Oil Export Line (NOEL) project called for a 30-inch-diameter pipeline coated with 1.85 inches of concrete installed under the sea floor. The combination...
- FEATURED PROJECTHoa Mai Gardens and The 10th Avenue S. Hillclimb at Yesler TerraceYesler Terrace is a 30-acre low-income housing community located on the southern slope of First Hill in Seattle, Washington. Built in the early 1940s, it was the first publicly subsidized housing community in Washington and the first racially integrated public housing development in the United States. Regrading programs that the City of Seattle conducted around...
- FEATURED PROJECTUniversity District Pedestrian BridgeLike many growing cities, Spokane, Washington is prioritizing pedestrian access through walkable corridors as it continues to develop and modernize its downtown neighborhoods. One of these neighborhoods is the University District, bordering downtown Spokane to the east, and home of the Spokane branches of Washington State University, Eastern Washington University, University of Washington and...
- TOP NEWSRecord-Breaking Coastal Restoration Project Receives National ACEC AwardGeoEngineers’ Caillou Lake Headlands restoration project off the Louisiana coast recently won a National Recognition Award in the American Council of Engineering Companies’ (ACEC) Engineering Excellence Awards program. This is the second award the project received from ACEC. In 2019, the project also earned a Grand Award from the Louisiana ACEC chapter for its...
- TOP NEWSGeoEngineers is Top 50 Trenchless Firm for 12th Straight YearGeoEngineers ranks 22nd on Trenchless Technology’s list of the Top 50 Trenchless Design Firms of 2019. The annual ranking is based on total reported trenchless project billings in North America. As one of the top trenchless firms in the United States, GeoEngineers has made the list consistently for the past 12 years. Over the past decade, GeoEngineers...
- TOP NEWSGeoEngineers Launches New Nashville OfficeGeoEngineers is opening a new office in Nashville, Tennessee to better serve clients in this rapidly growing region. Newly hired Principal Rick Heckel PE, D.GE , a seasoned local geotechnical engineer and former owner of Ardent Geotechnical Consultants, will lead the office. Mr. Heckel’s technical experience has focused on land development—including large-scale projects like airports and...
- TOP NEWSTransportation Projects Win National Finalist ACEC AwardsTwo GeoEngineers projects were recognized as national finalists by the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC), Washington Chapter, at its Engineering Excellence Awards on January 24. The South 224th Street Expansion/SR 167 Bridge won a National Finalist Gold Award in the transportation category, and the Little Pilchuck Creek Fish Passage Project won a National Finalist Silver Award, also in...
- TOP NEWSDan Campbell Wins ACEC-WA Engineer of the YearThe American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC), Washington Chapter, selected Senior Principal Geotechnical Engineer and COO Dan Campbell as their Washington Engineer of the Year for his outstanding contributions to the engineering industry. ACEC announced the news at its 53rd Annual Engineering Excellence Awards Gala on Friday night. During Mr. Campbell’s 30-year career in the engineering profession, his work has...
- TOP NEWSGeoEngineers Hires Ty Graham as CFOOn Monday, GeoEngineers officially welcomed Ty Graham as the firm’s chief financial officer. Mr. Graham is a veteran CFO and investment manager with more than 30 years of experience in the fast-paced world of technology and venture capital—especially telecommunications. Early in his career Mr. Graham was the vice-president of international operations at AT&T Wireless, directing global teams on the...
- TOP NEWSA Groundbreaking Revelation with GeoEngineersBy Kirsten Hooper Kirsten Hooper completed an internship with GeoEngineers this summer after graduating from Seattle University. She then turned that opportunity into full-time work as a field technician as she prepares to return to school to complete a master’s program. That practical experience has helped Kirsten make important decisions about her future and jump-started...
- TOP NEWSLight Up Your Ride at Tacoma Bike Safety EventOnce again, GeoEngineers is sponsoring Downtown on the Go's Light Up Your Ride event in Tacoma, Washington. This annual event offers free bike lights to help keep the city's riders safe during the darker fall and winter months. Just bring your bike by Red Elm Cafe on October 24 from 4:00-6:00 p.m. and pick...
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.