PEOPLE & COMPANIES Great Lakes Environmental & Infra- structure has changed its name to Forgen. The company remains a national leader in the environmental remediation and infrastructure technology markets, and cont inues to be headquartered in Centennial, Colorado, with regional offices in Rocklin, California; Denton, Texas; Cummings, Georgia; and Brielle, New Jersey. Forgen has retained the same great staff, but is stronger than ever and well- positioned for success as an independent firm. The company has a new logo and color scheme that symbolizes strength and direction, with navy blue and a bold red. Its tagline, ‘For Generations,’ is an acknow- ledgment of a commitment to its people and community, and to improving the environment for generations to come. engineering at Shannon & Wilson, where in 1986 he spent one year in the St. Louis office before moving to Seattle, where he worked from 1990 to 2000. He then relocated to open the Denver office, which he had been managing for 19 years. Stepping into the role of president, Fischer will relocate to the firm’s corporate headquarters in Seattle, Washington. Buechel will continue to work on technical projects and assist with the leadership transition. Forgen has recently made a number of strategic investments that significantly increase its national presence, oppor- tunity pipeline and ability to execute large- scale, challenging projects. Shannon & Wilson, a geotechnical and environmental consulting firm, announces a change in leadership in 2020. Gerard Buechel, P.E., stepped down after 16 years as president. Taking the reins is Greg Fischer, Ph.D., P.E., who has served the past 15 of his 30-year tenure with the firm as chairman of the board. Both Buechel and Fischer have demonstrated unwavering dedication to the success of Shannon & Wilson and the quality work the firm provides in civil engineering, surface water, groundwater, geotechnical engineering, geology and natural resources services to provide comprehensive, single-company solutions to infrastructure and environmental projects across the U.S. and beyond. Fischer started his career in geotechnical and civil Robertson Geologging provided a new GeoKey system for land-based oil and gas production drilling in West Africa. The exploration and production client pur- chased the GeoKey logging system as part of a self-sufficiency strategy to bring open- hole logging capabilities in-house. Manufacture of the GeoKey Triple Combo System under the ISO9001 certified manufacturing processes was completed last August. The system was tested to 125°C/12,500 psi (257°F/86.2 MPa) in Robertson Geo’s Hydratron test facility, followed by final Quality Control verifi- cation of the system log response in the company’s test borehole in Deganwy, U.K. The Hydratron stresses the logging system under real-world environmental test con- ditions to maximum system specification, first ramping to maximum pressure, then increasing the temperature from ambient to 125°C (257°F) conditions, holding this temperature for a two-hour soak test. The National Commission for the Certi- fication of Crane Operators (NCCCO) has produced a book about the organi- zation’s history. In 15 chapters, Raising the Bar: How NCCCO is transforming worksite safety through certification excellence, tells the story of 25-plus years in which the organization developed and how it has created tests of knowledge and skill essential for worksite safety. Graham Brent, founding CEO of NCCCO, authored and edited the 165-page hard cover book that was developed with financial assistance from NationsBuilders Insurance Services, Manitowoc, Morrow, Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association and Terex. The ISBN to purchase 58086-9. Raising the Bar is 978-0-578- GFA International in Florida recently merged with Universal Engineering Sciences (UES), which also has offices in Georgia, in the metropolitan area of Washington D.C. and in the Carolinas. In the near term, the two companies will operate separately, but will be integrated during 2020. Seymour Israel, Mark Israel, Frank Frione and Fred Kaub will continue to lead the combined companies. GFA is a 32-year-old company that, as with the 56- year-old UES, provides services that include geotechnical engineering, environ- mental consulting, construction materials testing and inspections, building code compliance, and facilities consulting. The combined company resources include 26 offices and 1,200-plus staff working DEEP FOUNDATIONS • MAR/APR 2020 • 115
