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David R. Cline, PE, Joins Shannon & Wilson’s Seattle Office
August 11, 2010
David Cline has joined Shannon & Wilson, Inc. as an Associate in the firm’s Seattle office. With 12 years of experience in the Architectural-Engineering industry, David brings to Shannon & Wilson a strong background in team leadership and quality project management. Most recently with Tetra Tech, he has extensive engineering expertise, including hydrologic analysis, hydraulic analysis, geomorphic analysis/characterization, sediment transport analysis, hydrologic data collection and field surveys, water quality, stormwater drainage, river, lake, estuary restoration planning, design and construction projects. He has worked on projects throughout the Western U.S.
Larry West, LEG, Joins Shannon & Wilson’s Seattle Office
August 11, 2010
Larry West has joined Shannon & Wilson’s Seattle office. With 37 years of experience in the Construction and Architectural-Engineering industries, Larry brings to Shannon & Wilson a strong background in team leadership, quality project management and construction dewatering. He has extensive expertise in other areas of applied hydrogeology, including stormwater and wastewater infiltration, well design/construction and rehabilitation and groundwater resources development. He has worked on projects throughout the United States and overseas.
Langhaar's teaching earns 2010 NCEES Engineering Award
July 27, 2010
Victor Langhaar, a geotechnical engineer in Shannon & Wilson's Los Angeles office, instructed a course that was recently awarded the 2010 NCEES Engineering Award for Connecting Professional Practice and Education. Langhaar co-taught, with representatives from the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, and in partnership with the LA County Department of Public Works, a senior design class at California State University Los Angeles. The class studied several operational water surface elevations at Puddingstone Reservoir with the objective of increasing storm water conservation. The class evaluated impacts to recreational and operational facilities as well as downstream structures and spreading grounds.
Mark Vessely Joins Shannon & Wilson, Inc.
June 7, 2010
Mark Vessely has joined Shannon & Wilson's Denver office as a Senior Principal Engineer. Mark's 16 years of experience includes positions as the CDOT Region 1 Mountain Residency Resident Engineer and CDOT Senior Geotechnical Engineer. Mark’s project experience includes bridges, retaining walls, landslides, roadway widening, and buildings. His foundation design experience ranges from lightly loaded structures to high capacity deep foundations for bridges. He is familiar with foundation types such as spread footings, mats, drilled shafts, driven piles, and micropiles. Mark is experienced in allowable stress design and load and resistance factor design methods (LRFD). Mark’s earth retention experience includes mechanically stabilized earth walls, reinforced soil slopes, soil nail walls, and ground anchors.
