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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 PEOPLECora JohnsonPESenior Geotechnical EngineerGeotechnical engineering is the perfect union of two of the things I love most—geology and math!Cora does geotechnical work for many of the large transportation and development projects around the Puget Sound and manages a group of engineers based in the Seattle and Redmond offices.
- 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.
- 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 PEOPLEAngel ValdiviaIT Support Services TechnicianAngel describes himself as a full-time “computer nurse,” triaging our biggest problems with technology, and helping our computers live the healthy lives they deserve. In our moments of panic, when our computers just won’t cooperate, we need an IT hero capable of quickly diagnosing and fixing the problem. Angel is that hero.
- 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 PEOPLEBo ZhangEITStaff Geotechnical EngineerOne of the most challenging and fun parts of being a geotechnical engineer is the ability to come up with creative solutions from the variabilities and uncertainties of soil and rock masses.Bo is one of our resident seismic experts, and his whole career has been driven by his desire to help protect people from the threat of natural disasters. He performs fieldwork, observes construction on behalf of our clients, and prepares seismic hazard analyses.
- FEATURED PEOPLELucy AstorgaEITStaff Geotechnical EngineerI spend a lot of time in the field being the eyes and ears for our clients.Lucy is putting her passion and expertise to work and doing her part to ensure that our projects meet technical and safety standards. She assists project managers with everything necessary to ensure that projects run smoothly and our clients’ interests are protected.
- 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...
GeoEngineers in Action
- FEATURED PROJECTRevitalizing Riverfront ParkHistoric Riverfront Park in Spokane, Washington, has been the heart of the city for almost 50 years. It’s situated along the Spokane River and includes scenic Spokane Falls, but the area wasn’t always a public park. The riverfront was primarily used for industrial activity during the first half of the 20th century, including hydroelectric power...
- 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 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 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 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 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- TOP NEWSRecord-Breaking Louisiana Coastal Restoration Project Wins Engineering Excellence AwardGeoEngineers’ Caillou Lake Headlands restoration project recently won a Grand Award in the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) Louisiana’s Engineering Excellence Awards program. The project was the top entry in the Water Resources category, recognized for its effectiveness in preserving the state’s sensitive dune and marsh habitats. The ambitious Caillou Lake Headlands Project restored Whiskey Island, a critical...
- TOP NEWSGeoEngineers Announces National Construction Design Group and Boston OfficeGeoEngineers Inc. has launched a new national Construction Design Group to better serve contractors working in heavy civil infrastructure. The team is anchored by two experienced and well-respected additions to GeoEngineers, Franklin Grynkewicz and Steve Spencer, and will offer a comprehensive suite of design consulting services to contractors across the country. The new team is...
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.