JUSTIN ANDERSON

Mr. Anderson founded APS GEO and currently serves as president.  Mr. Justin Anderson, PE has been involved in the geotechnical aspects of transportation, water and power projects as a principal engineering, project manager, engineer, and construction administrator.  His experience covers the analysis, design, and construction of deep foundations for bridges, retaining walls, building structures, embankment fills, earth dams, flood control levees, railroad track-beds and bridge approaches, pavements, rock-fall catchments, subgrade stabilization, slope and excavation stability, mine and coal seam location, management of field and laboratory investigations, preparation of geotechnical reports, project specifications, construction plans and cost estimates.   Mr. Anderson has wide-ranging specialized experience in geohazard mitigation across North America.  Mr. Anderson has overseen numerous design-build geotechnical projects in Appalachia and the surrounding area recent years.  He is particularly experienced in geohazard mitigation such as landslide repairs, rockfall hazard mitigation and sinkhole repairs.

PATRICK POEPSEL

Quality Director

Mr. Poepsel has been involved in a variety of geotechnical and civil projects as a project manager, designer, peer reviewer and construction observer. His experience covers the analysis, design, and construction of earthen embankments on soft ground including ground stabilization with rammed aggregate piers, controlled modulus columns, or stone columns, design of deep foundations for bridges and offshore piers for vertical compression, uplift and lateral loading, retaining walls, pavements, building structures, zoned earth dams and flood control levees, management of field and laboratory investigations, and the preparation of geotechnical reports, project specifications, plans and cost estimates. Managed and participated in the construction observation in this type of work.

MATT BIRCHMIER

Chief Operating Officer

Mr. Birchmier is a principal and geotechnical engineer with a diverse background of engineering, business and construction operations.  His experience spans most of North America, with a general emphasis and specialization in geohazard mitigation and geostructures.  He has over twenty years in the geotechnical industry with thirteen of those years in the geotechnical design/build construction sector.  His experience covers the executive management, project management, estimating, analysis, design, and construction of slope and excavation stability, deep foundations for bridges, retaining walls, building structures, embankment fills, railroad track-beds and bridge approaches, rock-fall catchments, management of field and laboratory investigations, preparation of geotechnical reports, project specifications, construction plans and cost estimates.

LYNDSIE JANBAKHSH

Principal Geotechnical Engineer

Mrs. Janbakhsh, is a senior geotechnical engineer with experience on transportation, water, and power projects. She has over ten years of professional experience in analysis, design, and construction of deep foundations for bridges, retaining walls, railroad track-beds and bridge approaches, building structures, embankment fills, earth dams, flood control levees, pavements, rock-fall catchments, subgrade stabilization, slope and excavation stability, a management of field and laboratory investigations and preparation of geotechnical reports, project specifications, construction plans and cost estimates.

WILLIAM BASICH

Principal Geotechnical Engineer

Mr. William Basich has practiced geotechnical engineering in the Greater Cincinnati, Southern Ohio, and Kentucky areas for over 25 years. Mr. Basich has consulted on the geotechnical aspects of commercial and residential developments, high and low-rise buildings, state and local municipality projects, roadways, railways, and water and wastewater improvements.  He has extensive experience working in the transportation sector, having been a trusted consultant with both ODOT and KYTC managing numerous
state DOT task order contracts and signature projects.

SUE BEDNARZ

Sr. Engineering Geologist

Mrs. Bednarz has over 27 years of experience as a Certified Engineering Geologist providing information for the design, construction, and maintenance of railroads, tunnels, pipelines, dams, pump stations, shafts, highways, bridges, light rail, and other structures at over 250 sites throughout the United States. She has also performed geologic mapping and modeling of numerous landslides in Washington, Oregon, California, Alaska, and Wyoming. In addition to her work with federal, state, and local transportation agencies, Ms. Bednarz’s construction management experience includes providing geologic expertise to the City of Portland during the construction of three major CSO tunnel projects in Oregon, providing landslide repair and quarry mining expertise to UPRR and serving as tunnel inspector during construction. She has participated in condition assessment inspections of nine major water and hydroelectric tunnels in Washington, California, and Connecticut, in addition to inspections of rail and highway tunnels.