Ernesto Garcia, P.E., M.ASCE

Mt. Island Dam - Hydro EV Manufacturing Plant Construction Perform QA/QC activities

Conduct comprehensive reviews of geotechnical reports for BLE’s National Account, delivering tailored foundation construction recommendations that account for diverse geological formations, soil profiles, and terrain complexities across multiple regions.

Vertical, Low, Mid and High Rise Buildings Construction, Football Stadium, Mass Grading Developments, Projects Worth $325+ Million USD

Blewett Falls Development Spillway Modifications Project Perform Quality Assurance activities for Hydroelectric Development

Lookout Shoals Dam Perform Quality Assurance activities for Hydroelectric Development Embankment Seismic Stability Improvements Project

Mountain Island Hydro Perform Deep Soil Mix Design

Linville Dam Perform Quality Assurance activities for Hydroelectric Development Embankment Seismic Stability Improvements Project - Cutting Soil Mixing (CSM), Normal Concrete, 3,000+ cy Self Consolidating Concrete (SCC), FDT and Soil Mechanics Testing AASHTO - Accreditation, $400 Million USD

Engineering research and development of new testing equipment, and support to all business areas such as customer care, inside sales, marketing, production, technical translations into Spanish. Perform live Demonstrations, and Presentations at Trade Shows (World of Concrete, NCPA, ACI Conferences). Recent Projects: Shaw Power Group for Nuclear Construction, West Point Military Academy for Special Machine, FHWA Washington DC for Mobile Lab Equipment, YSU for Geotechnical Lab, Sherwin Williams and LA DOT for New Materials Research, CEMEX Worldwide, LAFARGE, HOLCIM APASCO, ARGOS, ITESM State of Mexico for High End Lab. Testing Equipment, and Freedom Tower NYC. Testing equipment supplier for Oil, Gas, Open Pit and Underground Mining Industries Member of ASTM International.

Performing soil mechanics, rock mechanics, shallow and deep foundations engineering for wide range of industrial, infrastructure, roads, water treatment plants, sewage works, agricultural, mining, municipal, residential, communications, office buildings, parking garages, concrete box culvert foundation and power generation projects. Pipe culvert hydraulic design and, seepage analysis by flow net on levees. Geopiers Foundation Construction Supervision, and Load Tests. Prepare blueprints, data analysis, calculations and permit documents for manager's signature and seal.

Hands-on consulting, managing or playing key role in industrial, transportation, mining, power distribution, hydro-electric dams and urban/retail projects in the United States and Latin America. Provide technical and consulting support to domestic and international customers, performed on site set-up and training in proper use of specialized equipment for soil, aggregates, rocks, geotextiles, concrete and asphalt testing. Work closely with sales and support staff. Re-engineering, structural stability analysis and hydraulics of new international load frames series, universal testing machines and soil testing equipment. Also, performing the role of plant manager assistant for assembly of machinery, quality control for inbound products, machinery calibrations and inventory supervisor, managing domestic and international shipping logistics.

Hands-on consultant, managing or playing key role in industrial, transportation, mining, power distribution, hydro-electric dams and urban/retail projects in the United States and Latin America. Provide technical and consulting support to domestic and international customers, performed on site set-up and training in proper use of specialized equipment for soil, aggregates, rocks, geotextiles, concrete and asphalt testing. Work closely with sales and support staff.

Provided hands-on consulting on diversified geotechnical projects involving highways, offshore structures, bridges, oil pipe lines, petrochemicals, parking buildings and apartment/residental projects. Provided subject matter expertise in design, testing and project supervision. In September 2000 under Hayward Baker – Keller in Mexico, performed the role of field engineer in the project Panasonic Plant–Deep Foundation Construction.

ICA Solum - Quality Control Laboratory Developed materials testing processes in conformance with ISO/IEC 17025 General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories. Served as consultant and subject matter expert on important projects (e.g., road bridges, Guatemala and Panama; underground coal mining, tailing dam Chile; CNC Nitrogen Project Cantarell $1 Billion USD, Torre Mayor Mexico $250 Million USD, Hydroelectric Caruachi, Venezuela $2.5 Billion USD). Weathered Rock Slope Stability Analysis for Hydroelectric Power Plant Expansion Temascal Oaxaca. Hydro-graph Data Analysis and Hydric Balance Calculations for Las Lagunas Tailing Dam, Dominican Republic. Weathered Rock Slope Stability Analysis for Acapulco Maxi Tunnel Portals. Geotechnical Projects: Tunneling Transition from Rock to Soil, El Caracol Airport in soft soils, Power Line Tuxpan - Texcoco. Concrete Works: Sewage Tunnels Network in Mexico City – Lining Cast in Place Concrete, Las Blancas RCC Dam, Coarse Aggregates Quarries – Rock Studies, QC/QA during operations, Offshore Structures Cuyutlan, Power Line Tuxpan – Texcoco, Toeocali Bridge, Concrete Admixtures Evaluations for Several Applications Rock Slope Stability Studies for Caren Tailing Dam – Wall Enhanced, Chile South America. Pre-feasibility Studies for Coal Exploitation Cachiri Project, Venezuela South America. Pre-feasibility Studies for San Francisco Vehicle Tunnel, Lima Peru South America Soil Mechanics Studies for Power Line L-3 Tuxpan – Texcoco km 0+310 al 70+800, Segment build by French Company CEGELEC Geotechnical and Hydraulic Studies for Interstate Bridges Melendrez, Achiguate and Guacalate located at CA-2 Route Guatemala and QC/QA for deep foundations drilling using oscillator, concrete cast in place, footing, upper structure AASHTO post tension beams, deck and HMA pavement. HMA Design and QC for Mexico City International Airport Runways.

Advanced Geology Geotechnical Engineering in Road Construction Rock Mechanics and Applications Tunneling Design and Construction Technology Pavements Design and Construction Technology

Well rounded education in: Applied Mathematics and Computing Systems Structural Analysis and Design Hydraulics and Hydraulics Structures Construction Processes Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering Summer 1987 Internship - Mexico City Subway Route 7 Tunnel Construction at 25 m (82 ft) deep. 1988-1989 Social Service at Instituto Mexicano del Petroleo Multidisciplinary Project by Geology, Geophysics and Civil Engineering Departments "Tehuantepec Istmus Seismic Risk for Oil and Gas Infrastructure"​ Thesis "16 Story Building Foundation Reinforcement Using Micro-Piles, near by US Trade Center in Mexico City"​ Latitude: 19°25'38.59"N Longitude: 99° 9'28.46"W