Education

• Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, 1994
  • Dissertation: Deterministic and Probabilistic Analyses of Reinforced Soil Slopes
• MSCE, University of Illinois, 1983
• BSCE with Honors, University of Illinois, 1982

Awards

• Outstanding Advisor, Cal Poly Pomona, College of Engineering 2008
• Richard J. Stromness Award, Professors’ Driven Pile Institute, Utah State Univ, June 2009

Certifications

• Registered Professional Engineer, Colorado & California

Professional Experience

• 2012 – present Professor, Cal Poly Pomona, California
• 2006 – 2012: Associate Professor, Cal Poly Pomona, California
• 2004 – 2006: Principal Engineer, Los Angeles, California
• 1983 – 2004: Civil Engineering Officer, lots of places around the world.