Charlie Eustis, PE, Receives 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award from ASCE Baton Rouge Branch
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Baton Rouge Branch recently honored GeoEngineers’ Principal Geotechnical Engineer Charlie L. Eustis, PE, with its 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award. The honor recognizes Eustis’s professional achievement in civil engineering and his character, integrity and technical competence. Eustis has worked for 29 years with GeoEngineers and its predecessor company, Louis […]
Four GeoEngineers Teams Compete in 2013 Ski to Sea Race
Four teams, representing almost 10 percent of GeoEngineers’ staff, completed the 2013 Ski to Sea Race over Memorial Day weekend in Whatcom County near Bellingham, Wash. The 32 relay racers, sponsored by GeoEngineers, covered more than 93 miles from Mt. Baker to Bellingham Bay, competing in seven different sports: cross-country skiing, downhill skiing, running, road […]
Inspiration Point Overlook Reconstruction Project Receives Federal Award
The US Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration awarded the City of Bellingham a 2012 Exemplary Human Environment Initiative Award for the Inspiration Point Overlook reconstruction completed in 2011. GeoEngineers provided geotechnical engineering and a geohazards assessment for this project, which is located at Woodstock Farm Park along Chuckanut Drive (SR11) near Bellingham, Washington. The […]
GeoEngineers Updgrades Baton Rouge Office Laboratory with Certifications, Equipment
GeoEngineers’ in-house laboratory in Baton Rouge, Louisiana has earned certification from the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). This adds to the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) and ASTM International—formerly known as the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)—laboratory certifications that the office earned in 2012. To meet USACE-certification […]
Bertschi School Science Wing Certified as Fourth Living Building in the World
The science wing of the Bertschi School, an independent elementary school near downtown Seattle, Washington, is now a fully certified Living Building. Completed in 2011, the 3,380 square foot Living Building Science Wing is the first Living Building on the West Coast and the world’s fourth fully-certified Living Building. This is the first built project […]
GeoEngineers Welcomes New CFO, Carrie Rorem
GeoEngineers is pleased to announce that Carrie G. Rorem, CPA has joined the firm as its new Chief Financial Officer. Carrie is stepping into the position previously held by GeoEngineers principal Karen Mercier, CFO, who is retiring after more than 20 years of exceptional service to the company. Carrie is a proven finance operations and accounting […]
NRP Leaders to Speak at Waterfront & Waterways Symposium
Ken Fellows and Joe Callaghan, two natural resource and planning group (NRP) leaders at GeoEngineers, will speak at the National Working Waterfronts & Waterways Symposium in Tacoma (WA) March 25-28. The event, sponsored by Washington/Oregon Sea Grant Programs, is the third national symposium on issues related to working waterfronts. Associate Biologist Joe Callaghan, PWS will […]
Jim Miller Lends Geotechnical Expertise to EWB-UW Assessment Team
Principal Geological Engineer Jim Miller, LG, PE, LEG serves as a professional mentor to students in the University of Washington chapter of Engineers Without Borders (EWB-UW). Engineers Without Borders (EWB-USA) is a non-profit organization of student and professional engineers and scientists who design and develop sustainable engineering projects for communities in developing countries. GeoEngineers has […]
GeoEngineers’ HDD Pipeline Crossing of St. Clair River Project Wins ACEC Missouri Award
The American Council of Engineering Companies of Missouri (ACEC MO) has awarded GeoEngineers an Engineering Excellence Honor Award for the Challenging HDD Pipeline Crossing of the St. Clair River project. Springfield geotechnical group leader Jon Robison, PE and trenchless group leader Mark Miller, PE attended the ACEC MO Awards Banquet in Kansas City on February […]
Jefferson County Celebrates Irondale Park Restoration
Jefferson County Parks and Recreation Department threw a party on January 24th at Irondale Beach Park to celebrate the park’s recently completed remediation and restoration. GeoEngineers played a significant role in restoring the park, which encompasses the site of the historic Irondale Iron and Steel Plant. Staff from GeoEngineers joined in the festivities, which featured […]