Mr. Gebregiorgis is a project engineer specializing in geotechnical engineering at Copper State Engineering, Inc. (CSE). He has 15 years of geotechnical engineering experience in the southwest, and graduated with a Masters of Science degree in Engineering Geology and Civil Engineering from The University of Akron in 2003 and 2000 respectively. His experience includes work in the following areas:

•   Geotechnical investigation and foundation design recommendations for commercial, industrial and private residence structures.
•   Forensic review of damages to foundations and other improvements caused by problematic soils and low density fills.
•   Forensic review of damages to concrete structures caused by physical and chemical sulfate and other salt attack.
•   Geotechnical testing, instrumentation and monitoring system development, including piezometer and inclinometer installation, monitoring and reporting.
•   Construction engineering including management of earthwork, concrete and asphalt pavement construction monitoring and testing.
•   Professional consultation for geotechnical and civil issues. Related Experience:Project engineer for geotechnical investigation, testing and design for solar photovoltaic array facilities in California. Installed steel H-pile foundations and conducted pull out and lateral resistance testing. Other site testing included geotechnical, resistivity, chemical corrosion, and thermal resistivity. Work included a seismic and subsidence analysis.Project engineer for investigation of slope failures including rock slopes and assist in design and construction of new soil nail walls and slope reinforcement. Projects include forensic reviews of failures in southern California and Arizona. The work included installing and monitoring of slope indicators, mapping of rock structures and analysis of the data.Project engineer for retaining wall failure investigations and monitoring of repairs in southern California and Nevada. The work included failure analysis, failure investigation which involved down hole logging and inclinometer design and installation and assisted in design of repairs.
  Project engineer for numerous projects in Arizona and Nevada involving failures in civil engineering improvements in residential subdivisions. The work involved review of civil plans, field documentation and analysis of failure and design of repair.Forensic project engineer for investigating concrete deterioration due to physical and chemical salt attack in residential and commercial developments in southern California, Arizona and Nevada.Researcher using shallow subsurface geophysics methods for engineering applications in Ohio.Research assistant for monitoring shredded tire monfill areas in Ohio. The work included monitoring, analytical geochemistry and thermal evaluations.

  Field geologist for mapping of geological features and geology lab instructor in Eritrea, East Africa.

  Education

  •   Bachelor of Science in Geology – Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia, 1992.
  •   Master of Science in Engineering Geology – The University of Akron, 2000.
  •   Master of Science in Civil Engineering – The University of Akron, 2003Short Courses
  •   Settlement of structures and embankments, Virginia Tech, 2003
  •   Geotechnical Instrumentation for field measurements, The University of Florida, 2005
  •   Grouting fundamentals and current practice, Colorado School of Mines, 2011Professional Registration
    •   Registered Professional Engineer in Arizona since 2006, registration number 45301
    •   Registered Professional Engineer in California since 2012, registration number 78924Professional Affiliations

   American Society of Civil Engineers Previous and Current Employment

  •   1994-1997
  •   1999-2000
  •   2000-2009
  •   2010-2012
  •   2013-

The University of Asmara, Eritrea (Teaching Assistant) The University of Akron (Research Assistant)

MCE Consultants, Inc. (Project Engineer, P.E.)

Peterson Geotechnical Group (Project Engineer, P.E.) Copper State Engineering, Inc. (Project Engineer, P.E.)

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