Geotechnical engineering

Our team includes

• Osman Pekin US Manager of Geotechnical Engineering
  

  Osman has over 35 years of experience in geotechnical engineering, within a multi-disciplinary context. He likes to understand the overall project needs and provide geotechnical solutions congruent with the needs of planners, designers, constructors and owners. His project experience includes water/ wastewater facilities, flood control works, dams/ levees, buildings, bridges, tunnels, earth retention structures, mining and dredging. He also practises risk mitigation, forensics, expert witness and value engineering. He has worked on several high-profile projects nationally and internationally. 

• Eric Teale Principal Geotechnical Engineer
  

  Eric has extensive expertise in subsoil investigations and foundation design, including field investigations for geotechnical and dam projects. He has over 32 years of dam engineering experience throughout New England, having been involved in nearly 100 projects varying in size and complexity. His experience includes stone masonry, concrete, earth embankment, and arch dams, and his services have covered all aspects of impoundment structure projects and related appurtenant structures.

• Carl Thunberg Principal Geotechnical Engineer
  

  Carl Thunberg, PE is a Principal Geotechnical Engineer with over 30 years of experience in geotechnical analysis, design, and construction. His areas of expertise include deep and shallow foundation analysis/design for bridges, roadways, buildings, dams, slopes, retaining walls, dewatering, landfills, and planning the execution of large scale subsurface exploration programmes on land and over water. Carl has a strong reputation for professionalism, quality, practicality, teamwork, and an ability to manage projects to successful technical and financial outcomes.

• Marie Bartels Senior Geotechnical Engineer
  

  Marie has over 20 years of experience using subsurface explorations to provide our clients recommendations in geotechnical design, earthwork, and specifications, as well as guidance throughout the construction-phase.  Project types include bridge, building, and retaining wall foundations, as well as roadways and riprap design. Her day to day includes organizing subsurface explorations; gathering, reducing, and summarizing data; and writing reports with recommendations that best suit the soils of the site for the construction proposed. Marie is also an environmental advocate and enjoys the outdoors and triathlon.