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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.
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FEATURED PEOPLEDavid SaulsPESenior Principal Geotechnical Engineer, Chairman of the BoardWe contribute to our client's success by managing construction risk and costs created by challenging soil conditions.David fills many roles at GeoEngineers. As chairman of the board, he helps develop new business and steers the company toward the future. As a geotechnical engineer with decades of experience in the soft soils of Louisiana, he designs infrastructure and takes the lead on many of our trenchless pipeline projects.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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FEATURED PEOPLEPao-Tsung HuangPE, PhDGeotechnical EngineerPracticing geotechnical engineering is like practicing medicine. Your patients (soils) vary from project to project, even though they are all named the same—clay, sand and silt.Pao-Tsung assists project managers on various facets of geotechnical projects, from project planning and execution to field and laboratory program development.
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FEATURED PEOPLEEthan DonahuePEStaff Geotechnical 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.
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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.
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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.
GeoEngineers in Action
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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...
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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...
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FEATURED PROJECTCreating Chambers Bay Championship Golf CourseChambers Bay golf course, site of the 2015 US Open Championship, is the anchor of Pierce County’s 930-acre reclamation and economic development plan for Chambers Creek Regional Park, a historic waterfront location with a long history of industrial use as a gravel mine. The nationally recognized redevelopment plan balanced the county’s multiple needs at...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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TOP NEWSFree Geotechnical Engineering Study Sessions for the PE Exam!Once again, GeoEngineers is offering free geotechnical study sessions to prepare engineers for the Professional Engineering (PE) Exam this fall. The study sessions are open to local civil engineers of all backgrounds, and will cover geotechnical material for the morning (breadth) section of the exam. Our staff members volunteer their time to prepare and present...
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TOP NEWSLouisiana A&WMA Annual ConferenceTwo of our incredible environmental engineers, Joe Stolle and Mike Thompson, are heading to the the A&WMA Annual Conference in Baton Rouge. The event, hosted by the Air & Waste Management Association, is a platform for air and waste professionals to meet and collaborate. This year the conference is being held at the familiar...
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TOP NEWSNORFMA ConferenceThe Northwest Regional Floodplain Management Association (NORFMA) is hosting their annual conference in September. The group focuses on water management issues, especially relating to fish, farming and flood events. Two of GeoEngineers' experts are planning to attend; Lyle Stone and John Monahan. On Wednesday at 3:30 you can hear Lyle talk about evaluating levees...
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TOP NEWSWTS Spokane-CDA Chapter Awards GalaGeoEngineers is an award sponsor for the upcoming WTS Spokane-Coeur d'Alene Annual Gala. WTS is a professional association dedicated to advancing women in the transportation industry, and their annual gala is a celebration of their diverse work throughout the year. Our own Bruce Williams, Teresa Dugger and April Smith will represent GeoEngineers at the gala. For...
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TOP NEWSAIA/CSI Golf TournamentThe Spokane chapters of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) are hosting their annual golf tournament on September 13, and GeoEngineers is sponsoring a hole. Come participate in this fun gathering of Spokane-area engineers, architects and construction professionals. Teresa Dugger, Joshua Lee, Dave Lauder, Dustin Wasley, Teresa Hughbanks and April...
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TOP NEWSAEMA ConferenceGeoEngineers is participating in the upcoming American Exploration Mining Association (AEMA) Conference. It's one of the largest gatherings of mining professionals in the country, and it's hosted in Spokane—right in GeoEngineers' backyard. A group of our mining and environmental experts are attending, including Dustin Wasley, Ryan Tobias, JR Sugalski and April Smith. If you're attending...
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TOP NEWSAPWA Washington Fall ConferenceCome see us at the upcoming American Public Works Association (APWA) Washington Fall Conference. A big group of our engineers and scientists are attending, including Dave Lauder, Deb Overbay, J. Gordon, April Smith, Layne Alfonso, Galan McInelly, Joe Callaghan, Andy Caneday and Kevin Lindsey. Come hang out, play games and maybe even win a...
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TOP NEWSSWS/SER Joint Regional ConferenceThe Society for Ecological Restoration (SER) Northwest Chapter and the Society of Wetland Scientists (SWS) Pacific Northwest Chapter are hosting a joint Pacific Northwest Regional conference focused on restoring resilient communities. A group of GeoEngineers staff including Fiona McNair, Jason Scott, Jennifer Dadisman and April Smith are planning to attend. The conference will also...
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.