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Wilmington, Nc, Us

Wilmington, North Carolina, United States

Wilmington, North Carolina, United States

Branch Leader of the Wilmington office, where we offer a range of geoprofessional services, including geotechnical, geostructural, and environmental engineering for transportation, power and energy, federal government, and commercial/industrial clientele. Rapid growth over the last several years has allowed our office to expand from myself operating in a single executive suite, to 5 people crammed into a 3-office suite in historic downtown Wilmington at the end of 2022, to a nice group of 9 (soon to be 10) enjoying a much larger office space near Mayfaire. With our project backlog continuing to grow, I am excited to see where we are headed next!

Wilmington, North Carolina

Schnabel, an employee-owned company, is an ENR Top 250 engineering firm, employing over 300 professionals in 19 nationwide locations. Schnabel specializes in geotechnical, geostructural, dam, and tunnel engineering, as well as environmental, geosciences, construction monitoring, and resident engineering services. I joined Schnabel in 2016 as a Business Development and technical professional, enhancing our relationships with designers, contractors, developers, and owners throughout the Southeast. By facilitating the expansion of Schnabel’s services to existing and new clients in the Southeast, I will support the firm’s strategic growth, overall business development, client service, and project delivery.I have over 18 years of technical expertise including management of all aspects of geotechnical and environmental engineering services for Federal, State, and local government agencies, large industrial facilities, commercial developers, A/E/C firms, and various other entities. Major clients have included Army Corps of Engineers, NAVFAC, NCDEQ, NCDOT, and NC Ports.

Wilmington, North Carolina Area

Helitech is a geotechnical design/build contractor that provides a variety of specialty foundations, ground improvement techniques, and earth retention products. As the Southeast Regional Business Development Manager, my duties included building positive top of mind awareness and name recognition for Helitech, creating and developing relationships with construction contractors, developers, and geotechnical engineers throughout the states of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. I focused on establishing a good reputation and positive name recognition for Helitech, building trust with potential and current clients, and turning leads into bid opportunities. I also worked with a team of estimators, geotechnical engineers, designers, and adminstrative staff to develop good opportunities into winning bids, with the ultimate goal of providing a valuable solution for the client that benefits all parties involved.

Wilmington, North Carolina Area

Civil, Environmental, and Geotechnical EngineeringManaged all aspects of geotechnical engineering services for Federal (DOD) and State (NCDOT) contracts, local government agencies, large industrial facilities, and various other clientele, including the following duties:-Develop project budgets and negotiate contracts-Manage client relationships-Coordinate all field activities, subcontractors, laboratory services, and CAD support-Perform comprehensive technical evaluations and analyses for various elements of design-Provide recommendations for feasible and cost-effective solutions for foundation support-Provide recommendations for earthwork operations, subgrade preparation, groundwater considerations, foundation construction, and testing and inspections-Provide support for development of construction specifications related to foundations and earthworkGeotechnical engineering projects include a 40-acre biofuels processing plant, various bridge replacements around the State of NC, a large Entry Control Facility with bridge for MARSOC at Camp Lejeune, Camp Geiger access upgrades, large wood pellet storage facilities for NC Ports at Morehead City and Wilmington, water treatment plant replacement at MCAS Cherry Point, rifle range safety improvements and modernization at MCRD Parris Island in SC, and numerous other projects of various sizes and complexity.In addition to the above, specific duties associated with Environmental Engineering include the following:-Contaminant migration and transport modeling/analysis-Development of workplans for soil and groundwater monitoring and remediation projects-Development of soil and groundwater remediation and treatment system designs-Design and performance of in-situ chemical injection projects, surfactant injection and flushing, and permeable reactive barrier treatment technologies-Development of combined environmental and geotechnical solutions when foundations are to be constructed within contaminated substrate

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Performed geotechnical and environmental engineering services, including development of project budgets, performance of field investigations, and engineering analysis and design. Special Inspector of Record and Project Manager for a variety of construction materials testing and inspections projects for large industrial clients and public educational institutions.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Worked 20-25 hours per week assisting researchers with testing of materials and structures composed of steel, concrete, and fiber-reinforced polymers (FRP), including assembly/operation of testing equipment.

Master’S Degree, Construction Engineering And Mgmt.

Bachelor’S Degree, Civil And Environmental Engineering