Stephen Eagar, PE

Stephen is the Principal and Owner of Central Geotechnical Services and has worked as an engineer and project manager for over 15 years.  A combination of both private and public experience, he has worked on projects in many categories (vertical, horizontal, earthwork, sediment retention, levees, dams) and served in Afghanistan as an engineer for the US…

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Krey Younger, PE, GE

Krey has over 25 years of experience in the industry and is a licensed Professional and Geotechnical Engineer in the state of Oregon. He specializes in transportation projects throughout the Pacific Northwest that range from road widening, bridges, new construction, and pavement rehabilitation. Additionally, Krey has a bachelor’s and master’s degree in Civil Engineering from…

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Julio Vela, PhD, PE, GE

Julio brings over 29 years of geotechnical engineering expertise and extensive knowledge of the Pacific Northwest region to our firm. After obtaining his Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctorate degrees in Civil Engineering from Washington State University, Julio has managed construction projects in the commercial, industrial, and public sectors across the western United States. With relevant experience…

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Paul Crenna, CEG, LEG, LHG

Paul Crenna

With over 26 years of consulting experience, Paul brings guidance to each project, with a “big-picture” perspective involving the geological implications of the geotechnical design process.  Paul has been involved with projects large and small.  He has performed geotechnical investigations in sensitive areas and is considered a slope stability analysis expert.  He has provided forensic analysis and…

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Jose Serrano, PE

Jose Serrano

With over 12 years of experience, Jose has worked on the West Coast as well as across the Midwest. He brings his knowledge of various types of deep and shallow foundations including spread/continuous footings, mat slabs, drilled shafts/caissons, and pile foundations. Now at Central Geotech, Jose oversees geotechnical investigations, provides foundation recommendations, reviews reports and…

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Blayne Sandau, PE

With over 5 years of experience in the geotechnical engineering industry and as a recently certified PE, Blayne brings a valuable perspective to our design team. After completing degrees in Civil Engineering (Bachelor’s degree from Montana Technical University and Master’s degree from University of Washington), he has joined our growing firm at an exciting time….

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Kyle Warren

Kyle Warren

With over 4 years of experience in the geotechnical industry, Kyle Warren continues to thrive at Central Geotech bringing new ideas to the table and making the Field and Design department run smoothly. Kyle graduated from Western Oregon University with a bachelor’s degree in Geology/Earth Science. Here at Central Geotech, Kyle is the Field Operations Manager…

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Nicole Niskanen

Nicole is a Western Oregon University graduate with a degree in Earth Science and a concentration in GIS. For over three seasons, she worked for the City of Salem as a supervisor for an environmental aid crew. Here at Central Geotech, Nicole performs geotechnical investigations that range from test pit field data collection to geotechnical…

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Troy Howard

Troy is a Western Oregon University graduate, majoring in Earth Science and minoring in GIS with prior experience in land surveying. He takes on assignments related to exploration, design, and construction phases for each project. Troy performs infiltration testing and record results, compaction testing, proof-rolling, subgrade evaluations, and other construction-related tasks. Troy then initiates geotechnical…

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Ruslan Pavlenko

Ruslan is a University of Washington graduate where he earned his Earth Science degree. Prior to joining the Central Geotech team, Ruslan has 3 years of experience doing mineral exploration and GIS. Here at Central Geotechnical Services, Ruslan performs geotechnical tasks such as field explorations, observation of Earth work, testing and monitoring as well as…

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