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Jason Gill Joins F&R as an Industrial Hygienist - 6/5/2008
Froehling and Robertson, Inc. is pleased to announce that Jason Gill has joined the company as an Industrial Hygienist. Mr. Gill has over 6 years of experience in the Industrial Hygiene arena, performing asbestos, lead paint, mold, and safety consulting.
F&R Opens New Aberdeen, MD Field Office - 6/2/2008
F&R has opened a new field office in Aberdeen, Maryland which will be staffed under the direction of our Baltimore office. The main purpose of the new office will be to increase the level of support we provide our clients at the Aberdeen Proving Grounds and the surrounding area.
The new office is located at 2109 Emmorton Park Road, Suite 111, Edgewood, Maryland.
Tom Colson Publishes an Article in the ELI's National Wetlands Newsletter - 6/1/2008
Dr. Tom Colson - an Environmental Specialist in F&R's Raleigh Office - recently published an article entitled "Topographic and Soil Maps Do Not Accurately Depict Headwater Stream Networks" in the May/June edition of the in the Environmental Law Institute's National Wetlands Newsletter. Tom and his fellow authors (James Gregory of North Carolina State University and John Dorney and Periann Russell of the North Carolina Division of Water Quality) made the following argument in their paper:
Topographic and soil maps are often used to determine the location of headwater stream corridors for federal and state planning and regulatory purposes. Yet these maps are often inaccurate, raising serious questions about their use in regulatory applications.
Please click here to read the full text of the article.
Brian Bucek Joins F&R as a Geotechnical Staff Engineer - 5/27/2008
Froehling and Robertson, Inc. is pleased to announce that Brian Bucek has joined the company as a Geotechnical Staff Engineer. Mr. Bucek is a graduate of Michigan Technological University with a degree in Civil Engineering. He also has several years of experience working in the geotechnical field in the Midwest.
F&R Opens New Lorton, Virginia Field Office - 5/21/2008
F&R has opened a new CMT field office in Lorton, Virginia which will be staffed under the direction of the Dulles office. The main purpose of the new office will be to increase the level of support we can provide our clients at Fort Belvoir and the surrounding area. The new office is located at 8433 Backlick Road, Suite D, Lorton, Virginia.
Jessica Lewis Joins F&R as a Staff Professional - 5/20/2008
Froehling and Robertson, Inc. is pleased to announce that Jessica Lewis has joined the company as Staff Professional in our Baltimore Office. She will be providing construction materials testing support to F&R clients throughout Maryland and the National Capital Region.
Louis Dasch Joins F&R as a Materials Technician - 5/16/2008
In addition to providing materials testing services to our clients, Mr. Dasch will also work in the geotechnical area.
Paul Burch Joins F&R as a CMT Manager - 5/2/2008
Froehling and Robertson, Inc. is pleased to announce that Paul Burch has joined the company as CMT Manager. As CMT Manager, Paul Burch manages and coordinates all operations of the Richmond CMT department. Mr. Burchs extensive background is in construction materials testing (CMT), including field and laboratory testing procedures and department management.
Steve Dickinson Joins F&R as a Project Inspector - 4/23/2008
Froehling and Robertson, Inc. is pleased to announce that Steve Dickinson has joined the company as a Project Inspector. Mr. Dickinson has been working in the construction field for nearly fifteen years, most recently as a Project Manager with a construction company in Denver, where he assisted in running jobs ranging in size from $150,000 to $2.5 million.
Scott Brown Joins F&R as a Metals Inspector - 4/17/2008
Froehling and Robertson, Inc. is pleased to announce that Scott Brown has joined the company as a Metals Inspector. Mr. Brown has an extensive background in construction practices and has over 15 years of experience in structural steel and welding process both as an ironworker and a welding inspector. Over the past few years, he has worked as a Quality Assurance Inspector, Ironworker, Combination Building Inspector, Structural Steel Inspector, and Welding Inspector.
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Mary Beth Webb Joins F&R as an Environmental Specialist - 4/2/2008
Froehling and Robertson, Inc. is pleased to announce that Mary Beth Webb has joined the company as an Environmental Specialist. Ms. Webb is a recent graduate of Ferrum College and during her school years she worked as a watershed technician for the Life Sciences Division of the College.
Don Sipher Presents Paper at the Virginia Lakes and Watersheds Conference - 3/19/2008
Regional Vice President Donald Sipher presented a paper at the Virginia Lakes and Watershed Conference that discussed the specific technical issues surrounding his recommendations for repairing the Laurel Bed Dam in Clinch Mountain Wildlife Area of Russell County, Virginia. The dam is a Class I hazard structure that is experiencing a persistent and substantial seepage of an estimated 400gpm in the left abutment, beneath the concrete emergency spillway. In 2006, F&R began performing geotechnical investigations of the subsurface conditions. The investigations revealed that seepage was occurring in relatively shallow preferred pathways through the left abutment beneath the left end of the embankment. Two defined seepage paths were identified within these materials beneath the emergency spillway. The emergency spillway was found to have been serving as an unfiltered drain for the heavy seepage flows and loss of ground had occurred beneath the structure. A chemical grouting program was recommended, targeted to the identified seepage paths.read Mr. Sipher’s paper
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