Michael Perlow Jr., P.E. Email & Phone Number

East Greenville, Us

Developed knowledge-based a unique four-step geo-environmental hazard risk assessment methodology based upon evaluation of thousands of failures over the past 35 years. The impact of extreme weather, man’s activities, and infrastructure on sinkhole collapse, subsidence, slope, and landslide failures are considered along with conventional triggering mechanisms and risk factors. Failure evaluations indicated that aging infrastructure and extreme weather events were combining to greatly increase the risk and severity of sinkhole collapse, subsidence, slope, and landslide failures. Geohazard risk assessment and loss-prevention seminars and webinars are available. Currently working on incorporating knowledge bases with geotechnical engineering design and analysis software. Also Continuing work on a settlement based design methodology for drilled foundations.

Established the Danbro Distributors Engineering Help Desk to provide feasibility, preliminary design, and technical support services. In addition, made technical presentations on helical piles & anchors to numerous engineers, architects, facility owners, and government agencies. Also published technical papers and at the following conferences & seminars:2011 DFI 36th Annual Conference - Boston MA2011 GeoFrontiers Conference - Dallas TX2011 DFI Helical Foundations & Tiebacks Seminar - Dallas TX2010 DFI Helical Foundations & Tiebacks Seminar - LV NV2010 HPA Engineering Symposium - St. Louis MO

Purcellville, Va, Us

Provided technical support, preliminary design, cost estimates, quotations, contracts, and sales marketing support for Geopier Intermediate Foundations, Helical Pulldown Micropiles, and Rapid Impact Compaction (RIC) ground improvement foundation systems. Rolled out new Geopier and GeoStructures ground improvement technologies. The newly developed Impact Pier System and Grouted Impact Pier System were first introduced the Sunrise at Cresskill NJ and Motiva-Shell Oil Terminal projects. The GeoStructures RIC System was first used the Naval Square Philadelphia project. The first combined Geopier and RIC projects were on the Naval Square Philadelphia and Garden State Park Home Depot Cherry Hill NJ projects.

Directed numerous geotechnical investigations for commercial, industrial, healthcare, academic, and residential projects including the Integrated Health Services Campus in South Whitehall Township PA. Also provided foundation failure evaluations and emergency response sinkhole stabilization consultation for numerous Lehigh Valley area sinkhole problems including the 2003 sinkhole and water main break at Penn State Lehigh Valley campus, the US Foods Distribution Center Addition in Allentown PA and the North Penn Street main break and sinkhole collapse in Allentown.

Directed all levels of Public Works Management and Water/Wastewater Municipal Engineering Projects for the City of Bethlehem and Whitemarsh Township (Montgomery County) Public Works Departments. Major City of Bethlehem responsibilities included development of an Emergency Water Supply during a severe drought, supervision of the industrial pre-treatment program, and oversight of the streets, sewer, waster, electrical, and landfill departments. Major Whitemarsh Township duties included oversight of the 3 MGD waste water treatment facility, sewer collection and pump station system.

Directed numerous site and foundation investigations for a wide variety of projects including: low- and mid-rise housing units, office buildings, industrial facilities, hospital and health-care facilities, stormwater management systems, communication towers, transportation facilities, waste disposal facilities, gas and electric utilities, oil and gas pipelines, municipal utility systems, and interstate highway systems. Major projects included: a geologic hazard assessment and final foundation design consultation for the $165 million Lucent-Agere Corporate Center in Allentown PA; comprehensive environmental, site civil, foundation and site/civil construction supervision services for the $100 million AT&T Solid State Technology Center research facility in Breinigsville Pennsylvania; the $25 million Knoll International Assembly and Shipping Facility in East Greenville PA: Lehigh Valley Regional Postal Facility; sinkhole prevention, geotechnical and groundwater protection investigations for Interstate 78 through the Schantz Spring Aquifer in Lehigh County, PA. Also directed the investigation and stabilization of the Vera Cruz Road and Macungie Sinkholes in Lehigh County PA as well as numerous other Lehigh Valley sinkholes.

Directed or participated in oceanographic, geologic hazard surveys, and geotechnical investigations for coastal and offshore marine projects which included: a 2-mile long trestle and munitions loading pier in Raritan Bay, New Jersey; site evaluation for seven fly-ash disposal areas along the Delaware River in Wilmington, DE; Georges Bank (North Atlantic) lease blocks; and Baltimore Canyon (Mid-Atlantic) lease blocks.

Directed or participated in oceanographic, geophysical and geotechnical investigations for coastal and offshore marine projects which included; a 1-mile long large diameter (10-foot) cooling water intake and discharge pipelines for a fossil fuel power plant on Lake Michigan; 3-mile long sewer line bay crossing and three ocean outfall pipelines in Ocean County, New Jersey; regional sewer outfall lines crossing active fault lines offshore San Francisco, California; a ballast water outfall pipeline in Valdez Harbor, Alaska; a proposed terminal facility in St. Kitts, Caribbean; a proposed LNG terminal facility in the Chesapeake Bay; In addition, Mr. Perlow has also participated in preliminary planning, site evaluation and foundation design studies for major offshore oil/gas platform projects including: platforms in the Gulf of Alaska; Tasman Sea, New Zealand; and Baltimore Canyon off the New Jersey East Coast. Mr. Perlow also directed geotechnical investigations for a 27-story high-rise office building in Philadelphia.

While at Lehigh University and later at Woodward-Clyde Consultants, participated in and directed the research and development of specialized marine sampling, in situ testing and laboratory testing equipment including:Developed the Woodward Clyde Multi-Purpose In Situ Testing System (MITS) - a tethered bottom-supported platform capable of conducting in situ cone penetration and vane shear tests to 40 feet below seafloor. The MITS was initially land-tested in 1975 and successfully field tested in Lake Michigan in 1976. In 1977, the MITS successfully conducted cone penetration tests at 15 sites during the San Francisco Sewer Outfall geotechnical investigations.Developed the Woodward-Clyde Suitcase Cone System - a small portable battery-operated in situ cone penetration unit was developed which can be used by a field technician from a conventional drilling rig. The unit was successfully field tested on a major waterway improvement project along the Mississippi - Locks and Dam No 26.Participated in university research to develop specialized in situ testing and sampling equipment for offshore use from tethered test platforms and deep diving submersibles including the Wood Hole Oceanographic Institution's ALVIN, Lockheed Deep Quest, and U.S. Navy Sea Cliff/Turtle. Also participated in the 1976 USGS Atlantic Margin Coring project - a 60 day research drilling and sampling program. Also conducted research on in situ and Laboratory Vane Shear testing in the Gulf of Maine, San Diego Trough and Gulf of Mexico.