GEI Consultants’ Mike Walker, P.E. to Speak

October 12, 2007 —

Internationally recognized design engineer Clyde Baker, P.E., from STS Consultants will act as moderator of a panel discussion featuring ten of the nation’s top design, construction and testing practitioners

BOSTON, Mass. – GEI Consultants, Inc., one of the nation’s leading geotechnical, environmental, water resources, and ecological engineering firms, is proud to announce that Vice President Mike Walker, P.E. has been selected to speak at the Association of Drilled Shaft Contractors (ADSC) Northeast Chapter Drilled Shaft Seminar on November 14, 2007. Walker will address the “Use of Casing for the Design of Drilled Shafts.”

 

Internationally recognized design engineer Clyde Baker, P.E., from STS Consultants will act as moderator of an in-depth panel discussion.

Additional speakers include:

• Silas Nichols, FHWA

• Dan Brown, Dan Brown Associates

• Bernie Hertlein, STS Consultants, Inc.

• Bill Konicki, SGH Consultants

• Fred Rhyner, MRCE

• John Roe, Malcom Drilling

• Greg Sanchez, Treviicos Corp.

• Jeff Goodwin, P.E., Foundation Test Group

• John Roma, P.E., Raito, Inc.

Drilled shafts have become the deep foundation of choice for many projects in the commercial and transportation industries. Presented by the ten of the nation’s top design, construction, and testing practitioners, this seminar provides the latest information for design engineers.

The Geo-structural Practice Leader at GEI Consultants, Walker has over 25 years of experience specializing in soil-structure interactions and design and construction of new developments and renovations of existing facilities in urban areas adjacent to existing and sensitive structures. He also works on water resource projects, including dam design and rehabilitation.

During his 15 years at GEI, Walker has worked on many complex projects, including the world’s largest tunnel jacking project as well as high-profile structures such as excavation support for construction of the new U.S. Capitol Visitor Center next to the foundations of the historic U. S. Capitol Building.

The seminar will be held at the Wyndham Garden Hotel at LaGuardia Airport in New York. For more information or to register, please visit www.adsc-iafd.com.

About ADSC: Founded in 1972, the Association of Drilled Shaft Contractors (ADSC), is a non-profit, international, professional trade association representing the drilled shaft, anchored earth retention, micropile and other related civil construction/design industries. Its members include specialty subcontractors, design engineers in the private and public sectors, academicians, and manufacturers and suppliers.

About GEI Consultants, Inc.: GEI's staff of multi-disciplined engineers and scientists deliver integrated water resources, dam engineering, geotechnical, environmental and ecological solutions to diverse clientele nationwide and locally. The firm has provided a broad range of consulting and engineering services on over 25,000 projects in 50 states and 22 countries.

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