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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 PEOPLELydia BaldwinMSStaff Environmental ScientistI won the class naturalist award in my preschool class. Things haven’t changed much.As a staff biologist, Lydia spends a lot of her time outside researching potential environmental impacts for restoration and mitigation projects. Lydia has a passion for the environment, so that suits her just fine.
- FEATURED PEOPLEEthan DonahuePEGeotechnical EngineerWorking within our community has taught me that, in pursuit of bettering ourselves and our world, we need to embrace change.Ethan spends his days at GeoEngineers answering the question, “How strong is dirt?” From site investigations to construction monitoring, Ethan enjoys the “art” side of soil mechanics and the balance between field and office work that an engineering career brings.
- 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 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 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 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 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 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.
GeoEngineers in Action
- 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 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 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 PROJECTI-210 Cove Lane Interchange Improves Casino AccessGeoEngineers completed a geotechnical engineering evaluation, design and construction monitoring for the new Interstate 210 (I-210) overpass of Cove Lane in Lake Charles, Louisiana. This fast-paced project required our team to mobilize five different drill rigs for explorations and staff from offices across the country in order to meet the schedule requirements. The goal was...
- 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 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 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 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...
- 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.