Deep Foundation Site Evaluation

    Deep Foundation Site Evaluation

    WebinarJanuary 17, 2018
    Robert G. Trazo M.sc. Pe Ge D.ge

    Speakers

    Robert G. Trazo M.sc. Pe Ge D.ge

    Southern California Geotechnical, Inc.
    Southern California Geotechnical, Inc. (SCG) specializes in providing great service to its fantastic clients on commercial, industrial, residential, public, governmental and retail projects. The company has been structured since its founding in 1998 as a streamlined organization with hands-on involvement by the principals of the company. Because of that, SCG has been and continues to be a valued and trusted member of development design teams in Southern California. Mr. Trazo has 23 years’ experience in the geotechnical industry beginning with analyzing forensic projects associated with the 1994 Northridge Earthquake and Malibu landslides to building large residential, municipal and bridge projects in Orange County to building large commercial, industrial and retail buildings throughout Southern California. Mr. Trazo has served as a part-time professor of civil engineering at California Polytechnic University, Pomona since 2003. Mr. Trazo has also taught the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Review Class for California Professional Engineer license exam students since 2001. In addition, Mr. Trazo has served the California Board of Professional Engineers since 2005 as a geotechnical exam development team member and as a geotechnical subject matter technical expert reviewing cases involving other geotechnical engineers in California. Mr. Trazo is a devoted family man and is involved with community service projects throughout Southern California.


    Deep Foundation Site Evaluation

    Deep Foundation Site Evaluation

    WebinarDecember 12, 2018
    Robert G. Trazo M.sc. Pe Ge D.ge

    Speakers

    Robert G. Trazo M.sc. Pe Ge D.ge

    Southern California Geotechnical, Inc.
    Southern California Geotechnical, Inc. (SCG) specializes in providing great service to its fantastic clients on commercial, industrial, residential, public, governmental and retail projects. The company has been structured since its founding in 1998 as a streamlined organization with hands-on involvement by the principals of the company. Because of that, SCG has been and continues to be a valued and trusted member of development design teams in Southern California. Mr. Trazo has 23 years’ experience in the geotechnical industry beginning with analyzing forensic projects associated with the 1994 Northridge Earthquake and Malibu landslides to building large residential, municipal and bridge projects in Orange County to building large commercial, industrial and retail buildings throughout Southern California. Mr. Trazo has served as a part-time professor of civil engineering at California Polytechnic University, Pomona since 2003. Mr. Trazo has also taught the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Review Class for California Professional Engineer license exam students since 2001. In addition, Mr. Trazo has served the California Board of Professional Engineers since 2005 as a geotechnical exam development team member and as a geotechnical subject matter technical expert reviewing cases involving other geotechnical engineers in California. Mr. Trazo is a devoted family man and is involved with community service projects throughout Southern California.


    Deep Foundations

    Deep Foundations

    WebinarAugust 28, 2019
    Tyler James

    Speakers

    Tyler James, Case Foundation

    Project Manager and Superintendent for Case Foundation
    Mr. James holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He has been part of the construction industry and Case Foundation for over 10 years. Mr. James is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Deep Foundations Institute (DFI), and the ADSC. He has worked on a number of notable projects including: – The I-65 Lincoln Bridge in Louisville, KY – The I-40 over the White River Bridge in Hazen, AR – The Tappan Zee Bridge in New York – Secant wall and drop and vent shafts for the Jefferson Barracks Tunnel Project in StLouis, MO – Auger Cast Piles for the CONRAC Facility at O’Hare Airport in Chicago, ILMr. James’ area of expertise is in soil and rock bearing drilled shafts, secant walls, augercast piles, and deep rock drilling.


    Deep Foundations and Excavations

    Deep Foundations and Excavations

    WebinarFebruary 23, 2021

    Deep Foundations and Excavations

    WebinarDecember 30, 2020

    Deep Foundations and Excavations

    WebinarNovember 12, 2021
    David Harmanos

    Speakers

    David Harmanos, P.E.

    Branch Manager at Hillis-Carnes Engineering Associates, Inc., in Pennsylvania

    Mr. Harmanos is a professional engineer with extensive experience in subsurface exploration, soil testing, infiltration testing, geosynthetics, and seismic and advanced analysis. His expertise includes commercial, industrial and institutional foundation design; retaining wall and steep slope design; sinkhole remediation; landfill design; site work; forensic engineering; LEED consulting; and construction quality control/assurance (CQA/QC). Mr. Harmanos is a graduate of Drexel University where he received both his BS and MS degrees in Civil Engineering (Geosynthetics and Geotechnical). Hillis-Carnes performs geotechnical engineering consulting and laboratory testing services. Its construction services include evaluation of bearing materials, inspection of pile driving, slope inclinometer installation and monitoring, and retaining wall construction observation.


    Deep Foundations and Excavations

    Deep Foundations and Excavations

    WebinarJune 11, 2020
    Mike Greenfield + 1 Other Speaker

    Speakers

    Mike Greenfield

    Greenfield Geotechnical

    Owner and Principal Engineer at Greenfield Geotechnical
    Dr. Greenfield is principal engineer of Greenfield Geotechnical.  His primary design focus is in developing resilient, performance-based, and economical geotechnical and earthquake engineering solutions for buildings, bridges, piers, tanks, and other elements of the built environment.  He completed his M.S. degree at Virginia Tech with a research focus on downdrag of pile foundations and his Ph.D. degree at the University of Washington with a research focus on the effects of liquefaction during long-duration ground motions.  Since moving to the Pacific Northwest in 2008, Dr. Greenfield’s notable projects include deep excavations below groundwater for commercial and industrial facilities, marine cofferdam cells and bulkhead walls on the Oregon coast, pile-supported piers and wharves along the Willamette and Columbia Rivers, and drilled shaft and auger cast pile-supported buildings in downtown Portland and Hillsboro.  He is licensed as a professional engineer in Oregon and Washington.

    Andrew Makdisi

    University of Washington

    Geotechnical Engineering PhD Candidate at University of Washington
    Mr. Makdisi is a PhD Candidate in Geotechnical Engineering at the University of Washington. His doctoral research work focuses on earthquake-induced soil liquefaction and its effects on critical infrastructure. Mr. Makdisi received his B.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of California, Davis in 2012, and M.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Washington in 2016.  During his Masters studies, he spent 8 months as a visiting researcher at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim, Norway. Prior to returning to UW for his Ph.D., he worked for two years as a senior staff geotechnical engineer at Hart Crowser in Seattle, Washington, and has continued to consult on a number of projects around the world. He is a registered professional engineer in the state of California.


    Deep Foundations and Excavations Seminar

    Deep Foundations and Excavations Seminar

    On-DemandJuly 12, 2018
    John Corradetti + 1 Other Speaker

    Speakers

    John Corradetti

    Case Foundation

    Project Manager with Case FoundationMr. Corradetti has been at Case Foundation since 2015 with a role as project manager in their caisson division. Key projects in which he has overseen drilled shaft construction are the O’Hare Airport Consolidated Rental Car Facility; I-29 over the Floyd River in Sioux City, Iowa; and I-40 over the White River near Little Rock, Arkansas, as well as a host of building projects in downtown Chicago. Key responsibilities include bidding and managing deep foundation projects in the Midwest with emphasis on top-of-rock, rock-socketed, and large-diameter caissons. Prior to Case Foundation, Mr. Corradetti worked on large scale projects that involved large-diameter drilled shafts in roles as a general contractor including the I-15 north corridor design-build in Las Vegas, Nevada, and the reconstruction of the BNSF lift bridge in Burlington, Iowa. He completed his undergraduate work at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2007), obtained an MS degree in Construction Engineering and Management at Illinois Institute of Technology (2015), and recently finished his M.B.A. degree at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

    Justin Lewis

    Hayward Baker

    Division Manager for the Structural Support and Earth Retention System group
    Mr. Lewis is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with B.S. (2007) and M.S. (2008) degrees in Civil and Environmental Engineering with a focus on geotechnical engineering. He has worked at Hayward Baker for more than nine years after joining upon completion of his degrees in 2008. He has worked with a wide variety of technologies that Hayward Baker has to offer with particular experience in the fields of jet grouting, earth retention, micropiles, and driven piles. Mr. Lewis has previously held roles as field engineer, project engineer, and project manager. He currently serves as division manager for the Structural Support and Earth Retention System group in the Midwest with responsibilities for managing and supporting a talented team bidding, designing, and managing earth retention and deep foundation projects. Particular areas of expertise and/or experience include jet grouting (structural/bottom seal), sheet piling, soldier beams and lagging, secant/tangent piles, internal bracing, tiebacks, driven piles, and micropiles.


    Deep Foundations and Excavations Seminar

    Deep Foundations and Excavations Seminar

    On-DemandAugust 9, 2018
    John Corradetti

    Speakers

    John Corradetti

    Case Foundation

    Project Manager with Case FoundationMr. Corradetti has been at Case Foundation since 2015 with a role as project manager in their caisson division. Key projects in which he has overseen drilled shaft construction are the O’Hare Airport Consolidated Rental Car Facility; I-29 over the Floyd River in Sioux City, Iowa; and I-40 over the White River near Little Rock, Arkansas, as well as a host of building projects in downtown Chicago. Key responsibilities include bidding and managing deep foundation projects in the Midwest with emphasis on top-of-rock, rock-socketed, and large-diameter caissons. Prior to Case Foundation, Mr. Corradetti worked on large scale projects that involved large-diameter drilled shafts in roles as a general contractor including the I-15 north corridor design-build in Las Vegas, Nevada, and the reconstruction of the BNSF lift bridge in Burlington, Iowa. He completed his undergraduate work at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2007), obtained an MS degree in Construction Engineering and Management at Illinois Institute of Technology (2015), and recently finished his M.B.A. degree at the University of Illinois at Chicago.


    Deep Foundations and Excavations Seminar

    Deep Foundations and Excavations Seminar

    On-DemandJuly 18, 2019
    David Harmanos

    Speakers

    David Harmanos, P.E.

    Branch Manager at Hillis-Carnes Engineering Associates, Inc., in Pennsylvania

    Mr. Harmanos is a professional engineer with extensive experience in subsurface exploration, soil testing, infiltration testing, geosynthetics, and seismic and advanced analysis. His expertise includes commercial, industrial and institutional foundation design; retaining wall and steep slope design; sinkhole remediation; landfill design; site work; forensic engineering; LEED consulting; and construction quality control/assurance (CQA/QC). Mr. Harmanos is a graduate of Drexel University where he received both his BS and MS degrees in Civil Engineering (Geosynthetics and Geotechnical). Hillis-Carnes performs geotechnical engineering consulting and laboratory testing services. Its construction services include evaluation of bearing materials, inspection of pile driving, slope inclinometer installation and monitoring, and retaining wall construction observation.


    Deep Foundations and Excavations Seminar

    Deep Foundations and Excavations Seminar

    On-DemandApril 25, 2019
    Tyler James

    Speakers

    Tyler James, Case Foundation

    Project Manager and Superintendent for Case Foundation
    Mr. James holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He has been part of the construction industry and Case Foundation for over 10 years. Mr. James is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Deep Foundations Institute (DFI), and the ADSC. He has worked on a number of notable projects including: – The I-65 Lincoln Bridge in Louisville, KY – The I-40 over the White River Bridge in Hazen, AR – The Tappan Zee Bridge in New York – Secant wall and drop and vent shafts for the Jefferson Barracks Tunnel Project in StLouis, MO – Auger Cast Piles for the CONRAC Facility at O’Hare Airport in Chicago, ILMr. James’ area of expertise is in soil and rock bearing drilled shafts, secant walls, augercast piles, and deep rock drilling.


    Deep Foundations and Excavations Seminar

    Deep Foundations and Excavations Seminar

    On-DemandMay 3, 2019
    Terry Mccleary

    Speakers

    Terry Mccleary

    McCleary Engineering
    McCleary Engineering specializes in geotechnical investigations and recommendations for foundation design, retaining walls, slope stability, embankments, pavement design and rehabilitation, subgrade treatments and other engineering services such as drainage studies. McCleary Engineering is Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) prequalified in general geotechnical services, subsurface explorations, structure geotechnical reports and construction inspection categories.
    Mr. McCleary has nearly 19 years of construction and geotechnical engineering experience with IDOT. Six years were spent on the front lines of contract administration in construction as a resident engineer on bridge and roadway projects which included construction layout, material inspection and construction practice inspection. For the last 13 years at IDOT, Mr. McCleary was the District #3 geotechnical engineer, working with hands-on subsurface investigations; analysis, design, and inspection of geotechnical engineering projects; and on-the-spot problem solving. He has served on numerous statewide committees involving abutment design, piling, aggregate subgrade, subgrade stability, pavement under drains and pavement rehabilitation. He served on a nationwide Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) pooled fund study on deep soil mixing technology. In 2009, Mr. McCleary left IDOT to work full time at his company, McCleary Engineering. Mr. McCleary is a licensed professional engineer in the states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Georgia, Montana, Michigan, Ohio, Oklahoma and Wisconsin. He is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the National Society of Professional Engineers, the Deep Foundations Institute, the Pile Driving Contractors Association and the Illinois Association of Highway Engineers. He is currently serving on the NCHRP Committee for the research of bridge scour on gravel bed rivers.


    Deep Foundations and Excavations Seminar

    Deep Foundations and Excavations Seminar

    On-DemandJune 26, 2018
    John Corradetti + 1 Other Speaker

    Speakers

    John Corradetti

    Case Foundation

    Project Manager with Case FoundationMr. Corradetti has been at Case Foundation since 2015 with a role as project manager in their caisson division. Key projects in which he has overseen drilled shaft construction are the O’Hare Airport Consolidated Rental Car Facility; I-29 over the Floyd River in Sioux City, Iowa; and I-40 over the White River near Little Rock, Arkansas, as well as a host of building projects in downtown Chicago. Key responsibilities include bidding and managing deep foundation projects in the Midwest with emphasis on top-of-rock, rock-socketed, and large-diameter caissons. Prior to Case Foundation, Mr. Corradetti worked on large scale projects that involved large-diameter drilled shafts in roles as a general contractor including the I-15 north corridor design-build in Las Vegas, Nevada, and the reconstruction of the BNSF lift bridge in Burlington, Iowa. He completed his undergraduate work at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2007), obtained an MS degree in Construction Engineering and Management at Illinois Institute of Technology (2015), and recently finished his M.B.A. degree at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

    Justin Lewis

    Hayward Baker

    Division Manager for the Structural Support and Earth Retention System group
    Mr. Lewis is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with B.S. (2007) and M.S. (2008) degrees in Civil and Environmental Engineering with a focus on geotechnical engineering. He has worked at Hayward Baker for more than nine years after joining upon completion of his degrees in 2008. He has worked with a wide variety of technologies that Hayward Baker has to offer with particular experience in the fields of jet grouting, earth retention, micropiles, and driven piles. Mr. Lewis has previously held roles as field engineer, project engineer, and project manager. He currently serves as division manager for the Structural Support and Earth Retention System group in the Midwest with responsibilities for managing and supporting a talented team bidding, designing, and managing earth retention and deep foundation projects. Particular areas of expertise and/or experience include jet grouting (structural/bottom seal), sheet piling, soldier beams and lagging, secant/tangent piles, internal bracing, tiebacks, driven piles, and micropiles.


    Deep Foundations and Excavations Webinar Series

    Deep Foundations and Excavations Webinar Series

    SeminarAugust 27, 2019
    Tyler James

    Speakers

    Tyler James, Case Foundation

    Project Manager and Superintendent for Case Foundation
    Mr. James holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He has been part of the construction industry and Case Foundation for over 10 years. Mr. James is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Deep Foundations Institute (DFI), and the ADSC. He has worked on a number of notable projects including: – The I-65 Lincoln Bridge in Louisville, KY – The I-40 over the White River Bridge in Hazen, AR – The Tappan Zee Bridge in New York – Secant wall and drop and vent shafts for the Jefferson Barracks Tunnel Project in StLouis, MO – Auger Cast Piles for the CONRAC Facility at O’Hare Airport in Chicago, ILMr. James’ area of expertise is in soil and rock bearing drilled shafts, secant walls, augercast piles, and deep rock drilling.


    Deep Foundations Seminar

    Deep Foundations Seminar

    SeminarFebruary 23, 2017
    Terry Mccleary

    Speakers

    Terry Mccleary

    McCleary Engineering
    McCleary Engineering specializes in geotechnical investigations and recommendations for foundation design, retaining walls, slope stability, embankments, pavement design and rehabilitation, subgrade treatments and other engineering services such as drainage studies. McCleary Engineering is Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) prequalified in general geotechnical services, subsurface explorations, structure geotechnical reports and construction inspection categories.
    Mr. McCleary has nearly 19 years of construction and geotechnical engineering experience with IDOT. Six years were spent on the front lines of contract administration in construction as a resident engineer on bridge and roadway projects which included construction layout, material inspection and construction practice inspection. For the last 13 years at IDOT, Mr. McCleary was the District #3 geotechnical engineer, working with hands-on subsurface investigations; analysis, design, and inspection of geotechnical engineering projects; and on-the-spot problem solving. He has served on numerous statewide committees involving abutment design, piling, aggregate subgrade, subgrade stability, pavement under drains and pavement rehabilitation. He served on a nationwide Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) pooled fund study on deep soil mixing technology. In 2009, Mr. McCleary left IDOT to work full time at his company, McCleary Engineering. Mr. McCleary is a licensed professional engineer in the states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Georgia, Montana, Michigan, Ohio, Oklahoma and Wisconsin. He is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the National Society of Professional Engineers, the Deep Foundations Institute, the Pile Driving Contractors Association and the Illinois Association of Highway Engineers. He is currently serving on the NCHRP Committee for the research of bridge scour on gravel bed rivers.


    Deep Foundations Seminar

    Deep Foundations Seminar

    SeminarJanuary 17, 2018
    Robert G. Trazo M.sc. Pe Ge D.ge

    Speakers

    Robert G. Trazo M.sc. Pe Ge D.ge

    Southern California Geotechnical, Inc.
    Southern California Geotechnical, Inc. (SCG) specializes in providing great service to its fantastic clients on commercial, industrial, residential, public, governmental and retail projects. The company has been structured since its founding in 1998 as a streamlined organization with hands-on involvement by the principals of the company. Because of that, SCG has been and continues to be a valued and trusted member of development design teams in Southern California. Mr. Trazo has 23 years’ experience in the geotechnical industry beginning with analyzing forensic projects associated with the 1994 Northridge Earthquake and Malibu landslides to building large residential, municipal and bridge projects in Orange County to building large commercial, industrial and retail buildings throughout Southern California. Mr. Trazo has served as a part-time professor of civil engineering at California Polytechnic University, Pomona since 2003. Mr. Trazo has also taught the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Review Class for California Professional Engineer license exam students since 2001. In addition, Mr. Trazo has served the California Board of Professional Engineers since 2005 as a geotechnical exam development team member and as a geotechnical subject matter technical expert reviewing cases involving other geotechnical engineers in California. Mr. Trazo is a devoted family man and is involved with community service projects throughout Southern California.


    Deep Foundations Webinar Series

    Deep Foundations Webinar Series

    SeminarDecember 12, 2018
    Robert G. Trazo M.sc. Pe Ge D.ge

    Speakers

    Robert G. Trazo M.sc. Pe Ge D.ge

    Southern California Geotechnical, Inc.
    Southern California Geotechnical, Inc. (SCG) specializes in providing great service to its fantastic clients on commercial, industrial, residential, public, governmental and retail projects. The company has been structured since its founding in 1998 as a streamlined organization with hands-on involvement by the principals of the company. Because of that, SCG has been and continues to be a valued and trusted member of development design teams in Southern California. Mr. Trazo has 23 years’ experience in the geotechnical industry beginning with analyzing forensic projects associated with the 1994 Northridge Earthquake and Malibu landslides to building large residential, municipal and bridge projects in Orange County to building large commercial, industrial and retail buildings throughout Southern California. Mr. Trazo has served as a part-time professor of civil engineering at California Polytechnic University, Pomona since 2003. Mr. Trazo has also taught the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Review Class for California Professional Engineer license exam students since 2001. In addition, Mr. Trazo has served the California Board of Professional Engineers since 2005 as a geotechnical exam development team member and as a geotechnical subject matter technical expert reviewing cases involving other geotechnical engineers in California. Mr. Trazo is a devoted family man and is involved with community service projects throughout Southern California.


    Defining Trespass and Adverse Possession

    Defining Trespass and Adverse Possession

    WebinarNovember 18, 2016
    Barry E. Savage

    Speakers

    Barry E. Savage, PLS

    Survey Products Group Manager with Tennessee Valley Authority in Chattanooga, TN

    Prior to his service at TVA, Mr. Savage was in private survey practice for 10 years specializing in dispute resolution and expert witness services. He has surveyed several disputed state boundaries to resolve jurisdictional conflicts. Mr. Savage is an adjunct professor at Cleveland State Community College where he teaches courses in boundary law, geodesy, GIS, and surveying fundamentals. He has researched and retraced the historical surveys of Henry David Thoreau and has published several articles on the subject. Mr. Savage teaches exam review and continuing education seminars at various state and local conferences across the country.


    Delaware Sediment and Stormwater Management Seminar

    Delaware Sediment and Stormwater Management Seminar

    On-DemandJanuary 24, 2020
    Gary R. Brown

    Speakers

    Gary R. Brown

    President of RT Environmental Services, Inc.
    Mr. Brown is president of RT Environmental Services, Inc., an environmental services firm located in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. He is a professional engineer (P.E.) in 20 states, and he has been practicing environmental engineering in Pennsylvania and New Jersey since 1973. He is also a qualified environmental professional (Q.E.P) with over 30 years of diversified engineering experience, including 22 years of engineering management experience. Mr. Brown has worked in the waste management industry and designed stormwater facilities since 1978. He has completed expert work on state and federal court cases as well.


    Demolition and Deconstruction Webinar Series

    Demolition and Deconstruction Webinar Series

    SeminarJanuary 15, 2020
    Bradley Guy

    Speakers

    Bradley Guy

    School of Architecture and Planning

    Mr. Guy is an associate professor of practice and director of the MS in Sustainable Design program, School of Architecture and Planning, The Catholic University of America (CUArch), Washington, DC. He is also the director of the Center for Building Stewardship, and director of the MS in Facilities Management program at CUArch. Mr. Guy’s teaching and research focus on sustainable and healthy materials and C&D waste, life cycle assessment, prefabrication and modular design, design to use reclaimed materials, design for deconstruction, and building deconstruction. In 2005, he co-founded the Building Materials Reuse Association, and he has conducted deconstruction projects throughout the US. Mr. Guy was a member and chair of the USGBC Materials and Resources Technical Advisory Group for the development of LEED v4, and is currently a member of the USGBC LEED Social Equity Pilot Credit Working Group, and the AIA Materials Knowledge Working Group. He is also a US representative of the US ASTM TAG to the working group for development of the ISO 20887 Design for Adaptability and Disassembly Standard. Mr. Guy was co-editor for the book “Construction Ecology,” and co-author of a book on building deconstruction titled, “Unbuilding: Salvaging the Architectural Treasures of Unwanted Houses”. He also wrote the on-line “Design for Disassembly in the Built Environment” guide for King County, Washington. Mr. Guy has a M.S. degree in Architectural Studies from the University of Florida, and a B.Arch. degree from the University of Arizona, and he is an associate member of the AIA and a USGBC LEED AP BD+C.