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Dr. Jesús Gómez, PE, D.GE., Named to CE News Power List

May 4, 2011

Schnabel is pleased to announce that Dr. Jesús Gómez, PE, D.GE., was recently named to the CE News Power List. The List, which is compiled from suggestions, nominations from CE News editors, industry professionals, advocates, and readers, celebrates individuals who are leading the movement to elevate the civil engineering profession, bring issues to the forefront, instill excitement in engineering as a career option, or work to improve methodologies, technology, and practices. To read the CE News article and learn more, check out http://www.cenews.com/magazine-article-cenews.com-4-2011-the_power_list-8254.html.

Dr. Gómez, a Principal with Schnabel and the firm’s Chief Engineer of the Geostructural Group, has more than 26 years of design and construction experience in geotechnical projects in the United States, South America and Europe. He has extensive experience in design and construction of foundations, excavations, slope stabilization, and soil improvement.

Prior to joining Schnabel in 2000 after obtaining his doctoral degree from Virginia Tech, Dr. Gómez was Chief Engineer for the Venezuelan branch of the international foundation construction firm Franki Pile Foundations. While at Virginia Tech, he developed and tested a new numerical model for soil-structure interfaces under sponsorship by the US Army Corps of Engineers. His work on interfaces unveiled previously unknown aspects of soil-structure interface behavior of great importance for practical design of retaining structures and foundations. His professional design and construction experience includes slope stabilization, earth retaining structures, excavation support, deep foundations, underpinning of existing structures, and ground improvement.

Dr. Gómez has been active in teaching University-level courses since 1986 at various universities in the United States and abroad. He is an adjunct professor at the University of Delaware, and he has authored or co-authored over 70 publications on practical technological applications and design in geotechnical engineering. Dr. Gómez was also the Researcher for the FHWA/ADSC Hollow Bar Soil Nail (HBSN) Test Program.. He has also completed important research into the mechanics of micropile capacity development, buckling of deep foundations, and mechanics of failure of micropile-structure connections. He was recipient of the 2004 Shamsher Prakash Award for Excellence in the Practice of Geotechnical Engineering and was inducted as Eminent Geotechnical Engineer into the Academy of Geoprofessionals in 2010.

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