David Vara

Dave is a geotechnical engineer with experience on a wide variety of infrastructure and development projects, including major design-build projects, evaluation and remediation of landslides, water and wastewater plants, design of shoring systems, and seismic evaluations. He has managed and provided technical support and senior-level review for projects involving water treatment facilities, trenchless crossings, pump stations, pipelines, dams, storage tanks, and other water infrastructure. His experience includes site characterization; design and analysis of driven piles, drilled shafts, and micropiles; site-response analysis and liquefaction hazard evaluation; slope stability; design and analysis of retaining walls and shoring systems; risk-based geotechnical analysis; and numerical modeling.  His responsibilities include preparing budgets, managing project staffing, overseeing field exploration programs, conducting and reviewing geotechnical analysis, and reviewing and preparing geotechnical reports and recommendations.  

EDUCATION

• MSE, Civil Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 2008
• BS, Civil Engineering, Ohio State University, 2006

LICENSES & REGISTRATIONS

• Professional Engineer, Colorado, Arizona, Kansas, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming

AFFILIATIONS

• American Society of Civil Engineers
• Geo Institute
• Design-Build Institute of America
• Deep Foundations Institute, Member, Landslides/Slope Stabilization Committee
• American Council of Engineering Companies – Colorado
• American Public Works Association
• The Society of American Military Engineers
• United States Society of Dams
• Women’s Transportation Seminar