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		Dave Adams
		Kleinfelder, Inc. 611 Corporate Circle, Suite C Golden, CO 80414 Cell Phone: 303-434-2473 Email: dadams@kleinfelder.com Area(s) of Expertise: Geotechnical
		Mike Applegate
		Applegate Group, Inc. 1499 West 120th Avenue, Ste 200 Westminster, CO 80234 Cell Phone: 303-710-9001 Email: mikeapplegate@applegategroup.com Area(s) of Expertise: Water Resources
		Richard Arber
		Richard P. Arber Associates, Inc. 198 Union Blvd., Ste. 200 Lakewood, CO 80228 Cell Phone: 303-906-6953 Email: rick@arber.com Area(s) of Expertise: Wastewater,Water Resources,Water Reuse,Water/Wastewater Treatment
		Mike Barrett
		Martin/Martin, Inc. 12499 West Colfax Avenue Lakewood, CO 80215 Cell Phone: 303-903-9626 Email: mbarrett@martinmartin.com Area(s) of Expertise: Structural
		Robert Carlson
		Muller Engineering Co. 777 South Wadsworth Blvd Lakewood, CO 80226 Cell Phone: Email: rcarlson@mullereng.com Bio: Transportation engineering relating to highways and streets. Familiar with CDOT projects. Most project experience in geometric design and traffic engineering on urban streets. Familiar with public sector projects and issues relating to highway and site construction for cities and counties. Area(s) of Expertise: Traffic,Transportation
		A. Ray Chamberlain
		Parsons Brinckerhoff, Inc. 1660 Lincoln Street, Suite 2100 Denver, CO 80264 Cell Phone: 970-218-2622 Email: chamberlain@pbworld.com Bio: Past Vice-President of Parsons Brinckerhoff, Inc., a worldwide engineering consultant. Formerly Executive Director of CDOT and former president of American Association of State Highway & Transportation officials. Former chairman, Executive Committee, Transportation Research Board, National Associate of the National Academies (NAE, NAS, IOM) Area(s) of Expertise: Transportation
		John Cunningham
		Burke Associates, Inc. 2518 Monument Road, Ste A Grand Junction, CO 81503 Cell Phone: 970-270-2675 Email: john@burkeeng.com Area(s) of Expertise: Mechanical
		James Daves
		Parsons Brinckerhoff, Inc. 1660 Lincoln Street, Suite 2100 Denver, CO 80264 Cell Phone: 303-378-9565 Email: daves@pbworld.com Area(s) of Expertise: Transportation
		Lauren Evans
		Pinyon Environmental Engineering Resources 9600 West Jewell Ave, Ste 7 Lakewood, CO 80232 Cell Phone: 303-989-8156 Email: evans@pinyon-env.com Bio: Ms. Evans has more than 20 years of consulting experience, primarily in subsurface investigations and remediation projects involving hazardous waste and petroleum contamination. She has acted as project manager on all phases of these projects, from initial assessment through remedial design and implementation. Ms. Evans has extensive Phase I Environmental Site Assessment experience, and has assisted clients with regulatory compliance issues, as well as with environmental permitting and sensitive issue identification. Area(s) of Expertise: Asbestos,Environmental,Mold,Permitting Regulations,Slide Assessment,Stormwater Management
		Keith A. Ferguson
		Kleinfelder, Inc. 611 Corporate Circle, Suite C Golden, CO 80401 Cell Phone: 303-514-2182 Email: kferguson@kleinfelder.com Area(s) of Expertise: Dams,Spillways,Water Resources
		David Frazier
		Merrick & Company 2450 South Peoria Aurora, CO 80014 Cell Phone: 303-550-5861 Email: dave.frazier@merrick.com Bio: Dave Frazier is a vice president with Merrick & Company and leads project development for the civil- public works sector of the firm. He is a registered professional engineer with over 32 years of consulting engineering experience. He has a BSCE from CSU, 1972. He has been a project engineer and a project manager on numerous complex civil engineering projects in the public works sector. These have included streets, bridges, drainage ways, water supply systems, and wastewater systems. Area(s) of Expertise: Architectural,Civil,Drainage,Structural,Transportation
		Bud Gaines
		Life Member of ACEC/CO 22038 Hill Gail Way Parker, CO 80138 Cell Phone: 303-913-2567 Email: budgaines@comcast.net Area(s) of Expertise: Air Conditioning,Heating/Ventilation,Mechanical
		Brien Gidlow
		HDR 303 E. 17th Ave., Suite 700 Denver, CO 80203 Cell Phone: 303-764-1599 Email: bgidlow@hdrinc.com Bio: Mr. Gidlow has BSCE from Union College in Schenectady, NY and is a member of ACEC-CO, a diplomat of the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers. He is a licensed professional engineer in several states and is starting his 34th year in consulting engineering serving municipalities, special districts and the federal government, specializing in the design of water supply and treatment facilities and wastewater collection and treatment facilities. Area(s) of Expertise: Wastewater,Water Reuse,Water/Wastewater Treatment
		Mark Hamouz
		LONCO, Inc. 1700 Broadway, Ste 800 Denver, Co 80290 Cell Phone: 303-908-5829 Email: mhamouz@lonco.com Bio: Mr. Hamouz received his B.S. in Geological Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines in 1979. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in Colorado and is active in ACEC and NFIB and is the ACEC/Colorado Past-President. Mr. Hamouz has been with LONCO, Inc. since 1986, providing services for all levels of projects concerning the condition evaluation of all types of bridges in several states from Illinois to Colorado to California. Mr. Hamouz directly develops information management systems for all types of infrastructure assets and is closely involved in procedures to assess and restore bridge structures damaged by natural or man-made causes. Area(s) of Expertise: Bridges,Economic Issues,Health Care,Tort Reform
		Jim Hastings
		Anderson & Hastings 12596 West Bayaud Avenue, Ste 350 Lakewood, CO 80228 Cell Phone: 303-877-1475 Email: jvhastings@ahceinc.com Area(s) of Expertise: Civil,Drainage,Site Development,Utilities
		Dick Hepworth
		Hepworth-Pawlak Geotechnical, Inc. 10302 South Progress Way, Unit 1 Parker, CO 80134 Cell Phone: 303-901-7335 Email: dick@hpgeotech.com Bio: Richard Hepworth is a Professional Engineer and Vice President of Hepworth -Pawlak Geotechnical. He has over 40 years geotechnical experience in foundation studies for buildings, dams, roads, slope stability and Engineering geology. He also is active in many professional organizations. Area(s) of Expertise: Geologic Hazards,Soils/Foundations
		Charles Keyes
		Martin/Martin, Inc. 12499 West Colfax Avenue Lakewood, CO 80215 Cell Phone: 303-808-5939 Email: ckeyes@martinmartin.com Area(s) of Expertise: Architectural,Structural
		Narender Kumar
		Kumar & Associates, Inc. 2390 South Lipan Street Denver, CO 80223 Cell Phone: 303-961-4927 Email: nkumar@kumarusa.com Area(s) of Expertise: Geotechnical,Materials,Water Resources
		Peter Loris
		Loris and Associates, Inc. 2585 Trail Ridge Drive East Lafayette, CO 80026 Cell Phone: 303-378-3984 Email: p.loris@lorisandassociates.com Bio: Peter Loris and other members of Loris and Associates provide technical knowledge on a variety of civil and structural engineering subjects. Loris' technical expertise is coupled with a strong interest in connectivity to the environment in providing creative and holistic designs, whatever the discipline. Area(s) of Expertise: Bridges,Buildings,Construction Management,Structural,Transportation
		John S. Lund, P.E.
		Martin/Martin, Inc. 12499 West Colfax Avenue Lakewood CO 80215 Cell Phone: 303-881-0305 Email: jlund@martinmartin.com Bio: Mr. Lund has over 20 years of experience in the structural design, assessment, evaluation and investigation of buildings and other structures. Mr. Lund manages Martin/Martin's Structural Investigations Group where he leads a team of seven investigative engineers. Mr. Lund has been responsible for structural design of new building structures as well as evaluating existing building structures for remodel, renovation or restoration work. He has a working knowledge of the design and construction industries including building codes and standards. His background experience includes evaluation of all types of structures, materials and methods including structural steel, cold-formed light-gage steel, cast-in-place concrete, prestressed and post-tensioned concrete, masonry, timber, logs and pre-engineered and proprietary products. Mr. Lund provides comprehensive investigation and analysis of structural components including facility renovations, expansions, structural failures, moisture intrusion and material deterioration. Experience includes foundation failure, expansive and settling soils, roof and building collapse, defective construction, code compliance, product failures, drainage problems, and structural damage due to wind, snow, flood, fires, impact and explosions. During the course of his structural investigations, Mr. Lund has developed and implemented various testing and monitoring programs. He has performed load tests on structural components and systems to determine load carrying capacities, deflections, stresses and failure modes. His extensive analysis and design experience enables him to analyze and design repairs for a wide variety of structural problems and failures. Area(s) of Expertise: Structural
		Ronald McLaughlin
		McLaughlin Rincon 2300 15th Street, Suite 220 Denver, CO 80202 Cell Phone: 303-570-9588 Email: ronm@mr-ltd.com Area(s) of Expertise: Wastewater,Water Resources,Water/Wastewater Treatment
		H. Joe Meheen
		Life Member 1562 South Parker Road, Ste 228 Denver, CO 80131 Cell Phone: 303-349-6786 Email: Bio: H. Joe Meheen, President of Meheen Engineering Co. Expertise and Specialty Bridges of all uses such as vehicles, aircraft, bicycle, pedestrian, pipelines, etc made from many materials, steel, prestressed concrete, wood, composite, aluminum, etc. Other expertise; cable structures, shell structures, tall towers and buildings. He has 39 years of experience and an MS from the University of Illinois, Urbana, IL. Area(s) of Expertise: Airport Structures,Bridges,Structural
		Warren Mesloh
		The Engineering Company 2310 East Prospect Road Fort Collins, CO 80525 Cell Phone: 970-227-0961 Email: wmesloh@tec-engrs.com Bio: Mr. Mesloh received his B.S.C.E. from the University of Kansas in 1975. He is a licensed professional engineer in Colorado and three other states. He has over 30 years of experience in the areas of water and wastewater treatment. Mr. Mesloh specializes in the planning, design, and construction of wastewater treatment facilities, wastewater pumping systems, sewerage systems, sanitary master planning, and rate studies for sewerage utilities. His company employs 33 engineers, and performs environmental, civil and structural engineering, surveying and GIS services. Area(s) of Expertise: Civil,Wastewater,Water Quality,Water/Wastewater Treatment
		Kent Petersen
		KLP Engineering, Inc. 10700 E. Geddes Ave., Suite 160 Englewood, CO 80112 Cell Phone: 303-829-7879 Email: kentlp@klpengineers.com Area(s) of Expertise: Residential Structures,Structural
		Jack Petersen
		Martin/Martin 12499 W. Colfax Avenue Lakewood, CO 80215 Cell Phone: 303-881-1625 Email: jpetersen@martinmartin.com Area(s) of Expertise: Structural
		Kenneth Rudolph
		Nolte Associates, Inc. 8000 S. Chester St., Suite 200 Centennial, CO 80112 Cell Phone: 720-339-0317 Email: ken.rudolph@nolte.com Area(s) of Expertise: Civil,Drainage,Grading,Land Development
		Dr. David R. Stewart
		Stewart Environmental Consultants 3801 Automation Way, Ste 200 Fort Collins, CO 80525 Cell Phone: 970-217-6501 Email: dave.stewart@stewartenv.com Bio: Dave is president and CEO of Stewart Environmental Consultants, Inc. He is professionally registered in Arizona, California, Colorado, Oregon, and Wyoming and is a Certified Hazardous Materials Manager. Dave has provided expert opinions and testimonies since 1986 - mostly for environmental cases involving wastewater, groundwater, landfills, solid waste, and soil contamination. He has more than 28 years experience in water and wastewater treatment and facility/systems design, and he developed a patented ceramic microfilter that is used in acid mine drainage and wastewater treatment applications. Dave earned a BS in Civil Engineering from Colorado State University in 1976, followed by an MS in Environmental Engineering from the University of Arizona and an MBA and PhD in Environmental Engineering from Colorado State University. Area(s) of Expertise: Air Pollution,Asbestos,Environmental,Mold,Wastewater
		Gary A. Thomas, P.E.
		Martin/Martin, Inc. P.O. Box 15100 Lakewood CO 80215 Cell Phone: (303) 431-6100 Email: gthomas@martinmartin.com Bio: As a professional working in and around the Colorado Front Range area for the last 30 years, Mr. Thomas has had the opportunity to design and construct numerous land development and public works projects. Mr. Thomas' career has given him the opportunity to gain valuable analytical and practical experience in the design and construction supervision of a wide range of projects, including: earthwork/grading, drainage facilities, sewage collection systems, water distribution systems, water treatment facilities, sewage pumping facilities, highways and a vast variety of site improvements of office/commercial projects. In addition to being a principal, Mr. Thomas is the Civil Department Manager, responsible for the development and control of the department budget, enforcement of standards and procedures, staff scheduling and distribution, and technical/quality control. Mr. Thomas has been principal-in-charge/project manager for many of the firm's projects that incorporate significant roadway/highway issues. Area(s) of Expertise: Land Development
		Ronald Uhle
		Hepworth-Pawlak Geotechnical, Inc. PO Drawer 1887 Silverthorne, CO 80498 Cell Phone: 970-418-3869 Email: ronuhle@hpgetech.com Bio: Mr. Uhle is the office manager for H-P Geotech’s Silverthorne office and is a senior engineer with over 25 years of experience in the practical solution of geotechnical engineering problems in civil and mining projects. Mr. Uhle earned a B.S. Geological Engineering degree from the Colorado School of Mines in 1980 and a M.S. Civil Engineering degree from Colorado State University in 1986. As a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Colorado, Mr. Uhle expertise includes landfill and heap leach pad lining and cover systems, embankment dams, foundation analyses of structures, evaluating distressed foundations, slope stability evaluations, landslide evaluation, geologic hazard assessments, individual sewage disposal system designs, and evaluating pavement section thickness. Mr. Uhle is certified under the ACEC/CO Expert Witness Certification Program and is a recognized expert witness who is dedicated to providing unbiased and fair investigations and testimony for foundation and slab distress, retaining wall failure, slope stability, landslides, septic fields, roadway distress, drainage, erosion, and geologic hazards. Area(s) of Expertise: Building Drainage Problems,Drainage,Geotech Hazards,Geotechnical,Slide Assessment,Slope Stability,Soils/Foundations
		Douglas Yadon
		SEH, Inc. 2637 Midpoint Drive, Ste F Fort Collins, CO 80525 Cell Phone: 970-217-2969 Email: dyadon@sehinc.com Bio: Doug Yadon earned Bachelors degrees in General Engineering and Geology from Oregon State University in 1974 and a Masters degree in Civil/Geotechnical Engineering from Stanford University in 1976 and is a registered professional engineer and geologist in several states. He is a member of numerous professional associations including the American Society of Civil Engineers, Association of Engineering Geologists, United States Society on Dams, and Society of Mining Engineers among others. He has been practicing in the areas of engineering geology (including all types of geohazards), geotechnical engineering, mine closure and remediation, and water resources engineering (including specializing in earth dam planning, design, safety evaluation and construction) for the past 27 years. Area(s) of Expertise: Dam Safety,Geologic Hazards,Geotech Hazards