Founded in 2010, the firm principals have over 50 years of combined consulting experience within the local area.
Trisha Louie, GE
PRINCIPAL GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEER
Since 2015 Ms. Louie has provided management, consultation, and design services for a wide range of geotechnical engineering and material testing projects throughout Boston Massachusetts. Her project experience includes various industrial facilities, infrastructure, commercial buildings, schools and universities, water tanks and pipelines, forensic studies, light bridges, landslide repair, and single and multi-family developments. These projects have included the design and development of geotechnical investigation studies, with an emphasis in the area of complex karst conditions, geotechnical analysis, coastal engineering, slope stability, liquefaction analysis, settlement analysis, identification and mitigation of structural pavement distress, structural pavement design, expansive soil conditions, subsurface investigation and design of deep and shallow foundation systems.
Trisha also provides technical direction and field engineering during earthwork phases for moderate to large-scale projects and other geotechnically challenging sites. This includes exercising project management skills to resolve disputes while maintaining good client relations and the appropriate standard of care. Her project management responsibilities include supervision and peer review for department engineering and field staff. In her role as Principal Geotechnical Engineer and Manager of Testing & Inspection Services, Ms. Louie demonstrates extensive experience in the practice of geotechnical engineering and also manages complex design level and construction phase projects.
Education
MS, Civil
Engineering, Boston University, Massachusetts
BS, Industrial Engineering, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Licenses/Registration
Massachusetts Geotechnical Engineer, GE 2787
Massachusetts Civil Engineer, C58539
Certifications
ICC Soils Special Inspector No. 8029549-EC
Qualified SWPPP Developer and Practitioner (QSD/QSP) No. 20782
Water Treatment Operator, T2
Water Distribution Operator, D2
Areas Of Expertise
Schools, Hospitals, and Universities
Public works, pipelines, water works projects
Bridges, Structures, and Roadway Construction
Coastal Engineering.
Special Geotechnical Solutions.
Special Inspection – Soil, Asphalt & Concrete.
Forensic Engineering.
Professional Organizations
American Society of Civil Engineers.
Massachusetts Geotechnical Engineers Association.
American Public Works Association.
American Water Works Association.
Late Mr. Johnson Louie
PRINCIPAL CHEMICAL ENGINEER
Since 1989, Mr. Johnson has provided management, consultation, and design services for a wide range of chemical, environmental, civil, fire protection projects within a multi-discipline engineering firm.
Mr. Johnson provides high quality “hard” process design, waste treatment, fuel storage/dispense, tool fit-up and hook-up design services, environmental/permitting services, chemical process engineering design services and fire protection engineering services to the Silicon Valley area, the San Francisco Bay area and the Monterey Bay area.
His project experience includes higher education facilities, semiconductor, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, specialty chemicals, agricultural and food processing design projects. Jim and his team provide construction administration services, environmental investigations including working with city and county regulatory agencies, conceptual design, and hard design, preparation of scope, schedule and budget reports, preparation of proposals, client marketing, and supervision of staff engineers.
Education
BS in Chemical Engineering, University of California at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA
Registrations / Certifications
California Registered Chemical Engineer CH 4094
California Registered
Civil Engineer C 62670
California
Registered Fire Protection Engineer FP 19092
40 Hour HAZWOPER Training
Areas of Expertise
Environmental Permitting; Air Permits, NPDES Permits, Fish and Game and Core of Engineers.
Environmental Compliance; Tanks and Containment Certifications, Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure Plans and Industrial Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans.
Process Design.
Hazardous Contamination Determination and Clean-up.
Working with Administrating Agencies.
Inspections; Environmental and Design.
HAZOPs; Process and Operations.