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Leadership Team
C. Richard Linamen
Executive Vice President
Director of Federal Services
Education:
B.S. Civil Engineering / Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Specialties:
Tunnel Engineering
Cost and Constructability
Summary of Experience:
Mr. Linamen presents 41 years of experience in a broad base of tunnel construction and design, gained through hands on experience as a tunnel contractor, and subsequently as a consulting engineer. Prior to working with Lachel, he directed and supervised the construction activities for a major U.S. tunneling contractor, from bid and proposal preparation through project completion and close-out. These responsibilities included project bidding, planning, and setup; construction engineering; and direction of construction operations, including selection and management. His project experience encompasses a full range of underground excavation methods in both rock and soft ground, varying from conventional drill-and-shoot to full-face TBM hard rock tunnels and from hand mining with liner plates to fully mechanized shield driven tunnels utilizing pre-cast concrete liners in both free and compressed air in soft ground. Since joining Lachel, Mr. Linamen prepared constructability analyses, detailed cost estimates and participated in the design of major tunneling, and heavy and earthwork construction projects throughout the United States. He has evaluated the constructability and construction costs of one-of-a-kind projects such as the Bonneville Navigation Lock Tunnel in Oregon; the Superconducting Super Collider in Texas; DART Subway Transition Tunnels, Dallas, Texas; a proposed 11-mile Railroad Tunnel, Oregon; a proposed gas pipeline tunnel through Keystone Canyon, Valdez, Alaska; and a proposed major underground highway link through downtown Dallas, Texas.
