Stephen R. Johnson R.G.

Assistant Area Manager Riverside and Assistant Branch Manager Las Vegas, Vice President

Mr. Stephen R. Johnson, P.G., is a Vice President of GeoTek with 15 years experience. His professional experience includes a wide variety of development projects including geotechnical design  and materials testing and inspection services.  His geotechnical design experience includes evaluation of local and regional geology, subsurface conditions, ground water, local and regional faulting and or fissuring and conclusions and recommendations regarding suitability of onsite soils for support of intended improvements, site grading (earthwork), hillside grading, and development of foundation design with the project engineers. Mr. Johnson also has experience with rock fall evaluations by simulated computer programs and stereo net plotting of rock fracture patterns, Jack and Bore tunneling recommendations, and depth of scour associated with several washes. Other experiences include rippability studies of hard bedrock material and blasting recommendations. At Lake Las Vegas he wrote annual Dam Monitoring Reports which included evaluation of the hydrologic cycle for the lake, weir measurements, peizometer readings and quarterly evaluations of concrete wear in the bypass tunnels for the dam. As a Project Manager and the Construction Materials Testing Department Manager he has managed and overseen construction inspections for many residential, commercial, high rise, industrial, Public Works and Public Agency projects.  He also proposed and managed many forensic projects from individual projects to class action suits.

 Mr. Johnson has provided many administrative functions from contract review, implementation of internal quality assurance management, business development, personnel supervision, and financial management.  He is a Professional Geologist in the State of Arizona and maintains certifications by ACI, Nuclear Radiation Safety Officer, International Code Council (ICC) Reinforced Concrete, and National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies, Concrete and Soils. He also helped manage GeoTek, Inc. in becoming the first Geotechnical Engineering company to become International Accreditation Service (IAS) certified in Special Inspections.