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Employee Spotlight: Bade Sozer is a Principal Engineer and Water Market Lead (East) with more than 18 years of experience with a focus on geotechnical engineering and tunnel and underground structure design. Learn more about Bade and her career at Delve Underground by watching this video. “Pressure tunnels play a critical role for water supply systems and hydro projects. They have unique challenges that are very dependent on proper characterization of the geology and understanding how rock interacts with the lining.” #employeespotlight #delveunderground

We had a great time learning and networking at the Chesapeake Tri-Association Conference last week in #OceanCity! The conference sessions covered a range of topics, including water system infrastructure, wastewater treatment, and solids processing, wastewater collection systems, system operations/maintenance, stormwater, sustainability, resiliency, and engineering ethics. Special thanks to Chesapeake Water Environment Association for organizing a great conference! #Delveunderground #TriCon

Schick James and James Struthers CEG, LEG, PG will be at the 73rd Highway Geology Symposium September 9-12 in Lawrence, Kansas! Stop by Table 22 to say hello and learn more about Delve Underground. The Highway Geology Symposium serves as a unique platform for professionals to share insights, and explore the latest advancements in geotechnical engineering, geological hazards, and infrastructure resilience. https://lnkd.in/guhbfnAv #delveunderground #geology #geohazards

Our San Francisco and Walnut Creek offices celebrated 20 years of participation in the J.P. Morgan Corporate Challenge on Thursday, August 22. Delve Underground has been participating in this annual event since 2004! A team of 17 employees joined 5,000 others to compete in the 3.5-mile road race through downtown San Francisco. This year, the Corporate Challenge supported the Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation. Founded by Stephen and Ayesha Curry, the foundation is dedicated to improving the lives of children and families in the Bay Area. Congratulations to the Delve Underground team for their performances and commitment to this annual tradition! Way to #DigDeeper! #JPMCC #DelveUnderground

Join us at the Chesapeake Tri-Association Conference from August 27-30 in Ocean City, Maryland! We're proud to participate in and be a sponsor for this event. Keep an eye out for our team members or reach out to schedule a meeting: Michael Seluga, PE, LEED AP, Bade Sozer, Chris Nelsen, PE, and Ritika S. Kundu, Ph.D., P.E. We’re excited to connect with industry professionals, learn, and share knowledge. #delveunderground

Sydney Metro's Gadigal Station has officially opened, welcoming commuters and marking an exciting milestone! Delve Underground assisted John Holland, CPB Contractors, Ghella Joint Venture in the design and construction of the temporary support and permanent tunnel lining for this sequentially excavated station as part of Sydney Metro City & Southwest project. Our team is honoured to be a part of this amazing project! #delveunderground

Please join us in congratulating Leigh Anne Zhang and Dingxin Cai from our #SanFrancisco office for obtaining their Professional Engineer (PE) Licenses as Civil Engineers from the California Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists. Congratulations!

Delve Underground announced that Darlene Brown has retired from her role as Chief Financial Officer after a distinguished 7-year career with the company. She will continue to serve on the Delve Underground Board of Directors for the current term. Darlene joined Delve Underground in 2017 and has worked in the AEC industry since 1996, many of those years as CFO. She was involved in nearly all facets of company leadership and collaborated closely with operations to improve company performance. “I want to thank Darlene for her many years of service to Delve Underground as CFO and for the impact she has had on the company,” said Victor Romero, President and Chief Executive Officer of Delve Underground. “Darlene has been a great confidant and driven a strategic vision for the company’s financial success, and she leaves Delve Underground in a strong position for the future.” Delve Underground also announced that Jason W. Haggard, CPA, MSF, a 6-year veteran of the company, has assumed the role of Chief Financial Officer. Jason joined Delve Underground in 2017 and served as Director of Finance and Accounting. Prior to joining Delve Underground, Jason was a controller and CFO for a construction contractor. Jason is a certified public accountant with an MS in finance, and has a certificate in global business from Seattle University and a BS in chemical engineering from the University of Washington. “I am pleased that Jason Haggard is succeeding Darlene as CFO, a testament to our strong talent bench and thoughtful succession planning from within. I am confident he is the right leader to take on this important leadership role and continue to deliver on our mission, vision, and financial success,” said Victor. #delveunderground

The United States has over 617,000 bridges, many of which are past their expected 50-year service life, as the average age is 60 years. While large bridges get more media attention and funding, smaller spans (20 to 60 feet [33 to 18 meters]) are equally important yet often overlooked. These shorter span bridges typically consist of either steel or concrete girders resting on abutment walls. Just because a bridge has a shorter span does not make it immune from a costly replacement for the owner, which is likely to be a local city, town, or village. These types of bridge owners often do not have the same funding opportunities as a state department of transportation or regional toll authority does. Local municipalities often face significant costs for replacing shorter span bridges made of steel or concrete girders. Municipal governments can address the urgency and funding scarcity by using buried structures for bridge applications. This approach helps public administrators "do more with less" and implement solutions in less time. Buried structure technology enables a new bridge or the replacement of an existing bridge to be constructed for a lower initial cost compared to traditional girder and abutment structures. A “buried” bridge is a soil-structure interaction system that can use the in situ soil for most—in some cases all—of the backfill surrounding the structural component. The structural elements consist of either galvanized steel corrugated plate, aluminum corrugated plate, or precast reinforced concrete arch sections, which are mass produced in off-site factories and easily shipped to the jobsite. #delveunderground #buriedstructures Read more about Buried Structures in this article by Kenneth Dombroski: https://lnkd.in/g9C8vguu

Paul Ostens, Shannon Ramsay, Yun Bai, and Ade Brown from our #Sydney office attended the STEM and Health Careers Expo held by the University of Wollongong. This annual event provides students from the Faculty of Engineering with a chance to network with leading STEM employers in Australia. Yun Bai was one of the ‘Women in STEM’ panel guests who discussed the challenges they faced as a woman in #STEM, the importance of mentorship, and sharing advice for women beginning their careers in the STEM fields. #delveunderground