Geotechnical Engineer and Trenchless Expert
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- Company: Macauley Expert Services
- Phone: (425) 471-1090
- Cell: (425) 471-1090
Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness
General Specialties:
Geotechnical Engineering and Civil EngineeringKeywords/Search Terms:
trenchless, drilling, tunnel, tunneling, pipeline, HDD, microtunnel, auger, boring, pipe, ramming, sinkhole, geology, construction, DSC, differing, horizontal, directionalEducation:
BS, University of Washington; MS, University of Alaska, FairbanksYears in Practice:
28Number of Times Deposed/Testified in Last 4 Yrs:
3Additional Information
I am a nationally recognized Geotechnical Engineer and Trenchless Expert. I have been involved with litigation matters involving construction issues related to pipeline installations using trenchless technologies. Qualifications and Accreditation M.S., Geological Engineering, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, 1996 B.S., Geological Sciences, University of Washington, 1994 California: Professional Engineer (Civil), Cert. No. C74224 Washington: Professional Engineer (Civil), Lic. No. 37412 Alaska: Professional Engineer (Civil), Lic. No. AELC11636 Memberships and Professional Organizations American Society of Civil Engineer (ASCE) • Executive Committee, Pipeline Division, Board member, 10/2024 to present • Manual of Practice (MOP) for Introduction to Trenchless Technologies (new MOP), Committee chair, 9/2024 to present • MOP for Horizontal Directional Drilling (MOP 108) committee member, 2021 to present • MOP for the Direct Steerable Pipe Thrusting (MOP 155), committee member, 2017 to 2023 • MOP for Pipe Ramming (MOP 115), committee member, 2017 to 2021 • Trenchless Installation of Pipes (TIPS) committee member, 2009 to present • Member, 1996 to present North American Society for Trenchless Technology (NASTT) • Member, 2006 to 2024 • Program Committee Member, 2007 to 2020 • National Board of Directors Member, 1/2017 to 12/2020