Principal with Pile Dynamics, Inc., in ClevelandDr. Rausche was a key member of the research team that developed the Case Method, Pile Driving Analyzer®, Pile Integrity Tester and APPLE load test system, and he has been contributing to the development of the Cross Hole Analyzer and Thermal Integrity Profiler. He has been the principal author of GRLWEAP and CAPWAP®, has authored numerous papers in the area of dynamic pile testing and analysis, and has contributed to several patents. The former president of GRL Engineers, Inc., and principal of Pile Dynamics, Inc., Dr. Rausche is a registered engineer and a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, ADSC-the International Association of Foundation Drilling, Deep Foundations Institute, the Pile Driving Contractors Association and the German Society for Geotechnical Engineering.