Jonathan Bennett, PE, D.GE, M.ASCE
Founder
Micropile.org
217 Paula’s Circle, Kearneysville, WV 25430
304-707-4840 (Voice)
jonathan.bennett.pe@gmail.com
www.micropile.org
EDUCATION
MEM, Engineering and Technology Management, The George Washington University, 2003
MSCE, Civil Engineering, West Virginia University, 1996
BSCE, Civil Engineering, West Virginia Institute of Technology, 1990
ASMET, Mechanical Engineering Technology, West Virginia Institute of Technology, 1986
PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE
West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania
NCEES Record Holder
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
October 2019 – Present
Design-Build Manager
Wagman Heavy Civil, Inc. – Berryville, VA
February 2019 – October 2019
Vice President
Specialized Engineering – Frederick, MD
June 2018 – February 2019
Mid-Atlantic Regional Manager
Axiom Foundations, LLC – Washington, DC Metro Area
October 2016 – June 2018
Business Development Manager
Moretrench American Corporation – Washington, DC Metro Area
May 2011 – October 2016
Chief Engineer – Mid Atlantic Region
Brayman Construction Corporation – Manassas, VA
August 2007 – May 2011
Chief Engineer – Earth Support Division
GeoStructures, Inc. – Purcellville, VA
January 2002 – August 2007
Member, Director of Engineering Services
Terratech, LLC – Berryville, VA
August 1995 – January 2002
Project Engineer, Project Manager, Senior Engineer
Terratech, Inc. – Leesburg, VA
August 1994 – August 1995
Graduate Research Assistant, Bridge Approach Study Project Manager
West Virginia University – Morgantown, WV
March 1993 – August 1994
Structural Engineer
Parsons Engineering Science, Inc. – Vienna, VA
December 1990 – March 1993
Structural Engineer
CH2M Hill, Inc. – Reston, VA
FELLOWSHIPS AND GRANTS
August 1994 – August 1995
Transportation Systems Rehabilitation and Maintenance Institute
West Virginia University – Constructed Facilites Center, Morgantown, WV
HONORS AND AWARDS
Diplomate of Geotechnical Engineering
Academy of Geo Professionals, Reston, VA (inducted November 2009)
Order of the Engineer
Order of the Engineer, Inc. (inducted October 2004)
CERTIFICATIONS
OSHA 30
Green Advantage, Inc. – Green Advantage Certified Professional (certified 2009)
PUBLICATIONS
Specifications (Contributing Author)
(2003) Guide to Drafting a Specification for Micropiles, A Publication of the DFI / ADSC Joint Micropile Committee, Deep Foundations Institute, Hawthorne, NJ
(2008) AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications, 4th Edition Interim Revision: Section 10, Chapter 8 – Micropiles, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, Washington, DC
(2010) Soil Nailing Guide Specification, A Publication of the DFI Tiebacks and Soil Nailing Committee, Deep Foundations Institute, Hawthorne, NJ
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Deep Foundations Institute (DFI)
Immediate Past Chairman – Micropile Committee
Past Chairman – Tiebacks and Soil Nailing Committee
International Association of Foundation Drilling (ADSC)
Past Co Chair – Micropile Committee
Anchored Earth Retention Committee
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Geo Institute – Earth Retention Systems Committee Member – LRFD Task Force
Structural Engineering Institute
International Society for Micropiles (ISM)
ASFE – The Geoprofessional Business Association (ASFE)
American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC)
Construction Financial Management Association (CFMA)
WORKSHOP AND SEMINAR PRESENTATIONS
DFI Soil Nailing Seminar, Nashville, TN – April 2005
DFI Tiebacks and Soil Nailing Seminar, Boston, MA – June 2007
ADSC Anchored Earth Retention Seminar, Atlanta, GA – August 2008
West Virginia Expo – Anchored Earth Retention Seminar, Charleston, WV – March 2008
GeoStructures Ground Improvement Workshop, Rockville, MD – April 2008
DFI Soil Nailing Seminar, Charlotte, NC – February 2009
West Virginia Expo – Micropile Seminar, Charleston, WV – March 2009
GeoStructures Ground Improvement Workshop, McLean, VA – April 2009
ASCE WV Eastern Panhandle Section – Micropile Seminar, Martinsburg, WV – May 2009
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