Pedro J. Amaya, P.E. Joins GEI

Columbus, OH – GEI Consultants Inc., one of the nation’s leading technical consulting services firms is pleased to announce Pedro J. Amaya, P.E. has joined GEI’s Columbus, OH office as a Senior Consultant.

Mr. Amaya has more than 34 years of engineering experience in the design, maintenance and construction of dams, landfills, foundation design, construction and monitoring of civil and geotechnical works. Since 1990 he had worked for American Electric Power (AEP) Service Corporation where he directed, coordinated and provided technical guidance to the work associated with the planning of CCR engineering strategy to comply with current regulations and minimize current and future performance risk with ash facilities. He also provided technical guidance and oversight of the engineering and design work associated with the maintenance and restoration of aging hydro dam infrastructure. His responsibilities also included the guidance and enhancement of dam safety protocols, including condition reviews and evaluation of alternatives for continue regulatory compliance and Dam Safety Emergency Response.

Mr. Amaya holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering from the Colombian School of Engineering, and an M.S. in Geotechnical Engineering from The Ohio State University. He is a Licensed Professional Engineer in Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, West Virginia, Virginia, Arkansas, Louisiana, Indiana, and Colombia, South America.

About GEI: GEI Consultants, Inc. is a consulting engineering firm that delivers professional services that improve our world’s built environment. With more than 900 staff and 42 offices in North America, GEI is a leader in providing multi-disciplined engineering and environmental services to a range of private and public sector clients, both domestically and abroad.

As an employee-owned firm, we foster personal relationships with our clients and support our staff in a partnership model, which is underpinned by continuous learning and sharing of knowledge. We retain proven, recognized experts and attract the best minds to deliver to our clients a refreshing blend of technical expertise, collaborative spirit, and innovation that is rare in our profession. We engineer solutions in five primary end markets: Water Resources, Energy, Buildings, Infrastructure, and Industrial. For more information on GEI, please visit www.geiconsultants.com.