GENTERRA Consultants, Inc. provides a full range of engineering and geotechnical consulting services for all types of projects, with emphasis on those involving proposed, new, and existing dams and reservoirs; levees; and other water storage, water conveyance, flood control, and infrastructure facilities. The firm can also provide geotechnical and water resources services for planning, design, construction, evaluation, and modification of other types of facilities. Our specialized capabilities are provided by a team of more than thirty professionals with high levels of technical and management expertise and experience in areas that include:
• Dam Engineering for design, evaluation and rehabilitation of dams, reservoirs and levees
• Dam safety reviews and consultation
• Dam failure investigations and analyses
• Geotechnical engineering
• Earthquake engineering and seismicity
• Geology and engineering geology
• Hydrology, hydraulics and water resources
• Hydrogeology
• Support for environmental studies and permitting
• Expert witness review and testimony
GENTERRA’s professional staff has extensive experience in the design and evaluation of dams, including earth, rockfill and concrete dams, developed through direct responsibility with the California Division of Safety of Dams (DSOD) and with consulting engineering firms specializing in dams. These services have been provided by GENTERRA personnel on the design and evaluation of hundreds of dams and on special dam safety programs for owners and operators of dams and reservoirs, including water and flood control districts; local, state and federal agencies; lakeowner associations and property owners. GENTERRA Principals and Associates have provided expert witness services to attorneys representing insurance companies, engineers, contractors and private parties in litigation involving dams, geotechnical engineering, geology and hydrology.
Background
Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:A: B.S., Civil Engineering
M.S., Civil Engineering
Ph.D., Geotechnical Engineering
M.S., Geotechnical Engineering
B.S., Geology
Professional Engineer
Certified Geotechnical Engineer
Certified Engineering Geologist
Certified Groundwater Professional
Registered Environmental Assessor
Registered Civil Engineer
Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
A: American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
U.S. Society of Dams (USSD)
Association of State Dam Safety Officials (ASDSO)
U.S. Committee on Irrigation and Drainage (USCID)
Floodplain Management Association (FMA)
International Society of Soil Mechanics & Foundation Engineering (ISSMFE)
American Water Works Association (AWWA)
Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
A: Association of California Water Agencies
American Consulting Engineering Council (ACEC)
Q: Have any of your accreditations ever been investigated, suspended or removed? (if yes, explain)
A: No.
Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
A: Dam Failure Investigations
Dam Design and Construction
Geotechnical Engineering
Hydrology (Surface Water and Ground Water)
Dam Safety
Dam Rehabilitation and Repair
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
A: 12%
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
A: 88%
Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
A: Combined, approximately 10.
Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
A: 2007
Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
A: Approximately 15.
Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
A: Average of 20 years.
Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
A: Consulting Civil and Geotechnical Engineering, Consulting Hydrology Service, Soil and Materials Testing, Geotechnical Site Investigations, Engineering Analyses, Reports
