Senior Geotechnical Engineer, Maxima Geophysics, Dallas, TX.

Dr. Amer has been working in the engineering consulting industry since 2005. Over the years, his duties included preparation and reviewing geotechnical site investigation reports along with their engineering analysis, design of shallow and deep foundations, design of strutted and anchored side-support systems, design of MSE walls, and geotechnical forensic studies. He has been involved in a wide array of project types from small-scale to mega-scale including commercial and residential projects, medical, storage tanks, gas plants, gas compressor stations, electrical plants & substations, communication towers, roadways, bridges, HDD pipelines, water and wastewater treatment plants, solar power plants, canal lining, archeological, etc. He taught various engineering courses and workshops. His technical experience include analysis for geotechnical engineering purposes for data acquired from Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR), Shallow Seismic Refraction (SSR) using MASW, Vertical Electrical Sounding (VES), Electrical Resistivity Imaging (ERI), and thermal conductivity. Dr. Amer has a PhD in geotechnical engineering from Oklahoma State University.