tunneling projects in North America including: Portland CSO, Devil’s Slide Tunnel, Lake Mead Water Intake No 2, Dulles Walkback and WUBT tunnels, Tren Urbano-Rio Piedras Subway-Section 7, and CTA Blue Line Subway Replacement Project. Morrison has written numerous technical papers and served as presi- dent for DFI and the Cleveland Section of ASCE. Klug provides international and national manufacturer representative services to the underground heavy civil and mine construc- tion industries. He has more than 40 years of industry involvement in many of the major tunnel programs constructed in the U.S. and Canada. In conjunction with his European clients, he conducts industry outreach seminars to Europe for people from the U.S. and Canadian tunneling industry to study European methods of tunnel construction and contract delivery practices. He is past chair of the Underground Construction Association (UCA) and the Society of Mining Engineers (SME) (2009-2011), and a member of the UCA Fox Conference Committee, The Moles and AGC of Western Pennsylvania. Industry-Wide Working Group At the International Foundations Congress and Equipment Expo (IFCEE) in March, DFI led an exploratory meeting for an industry- wide working group on risk. The group will include members from DFI Technical Committee Chairs Augered Cast-in-Place Pile Morgan NeSmith, P.E. Berkel and Company Contractors BIM/Digitalisation (DFI Europe) Jason Boddy Arup Codes and Standards Daniel Stevenson, P.E. Berkel and Company Contractors Deep Foundations for Landslides/Slope Stabilization Chris Ramsey, P.E. Amec Foster Wheeler Environmental & Infrastructure Drilled Shaft Paul Axtell, P.E., D.GE Dan Brown and Associates Driven Pile Ben Vance, P.E. Strata Electric Power Systems Foundations Peter Kandaris, P.E. DiGioia Gray & Associates Steve Davidow. P.E., S.E. Quanta Subsurface Energy Foundations Tony Amis GI Energy Guney Olgun, Ph.D. Virginia Tech 118 • DEEP FOUNDATIONS • MAY/JUNE 2018 Ground Improvement Tanner Blackburn, Ph.D., P.E. Hayward Baker Helical Piles and Tiebacks Gary Seider, P.E. Hubbell Power Systems/Chance Manufacturers, Suppliers and Service Providers Mark Bryant, EIT MacLean Power Systems Civil Division Marine Foundations Rick Ellman, P.E. Mueser Rutledge Consulting Engineers Micropile Steve Davidow, P.E., S.E. Quanta Subsurface Project Information Management Systems Massimo Mucci Bencor Global Seepage Control Michael Kynett, P.E. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Seismic and Lateral Loads Kwabena Ofori-Awuah, P.E. KCI Technologies Slurry Wall Giovanni Bonita, Ph.D., P.E., P.G. GEI Consultants Soil Mixing David Miller, P.E. ADM Consulting Subsurface Characterization for Deep Foundations Victor Donald, P.E. Terracon Sustainability Currently Unchaired Testing and Evaluation Gerald Verbeek Allnamics Pile Testing Experts Tiebacks and Soil Nailing Ed Laczynski, P.E. G.A.& F.C. Wagman Tunneling and Underground Systems James Morrison, P.E. ILF-USA David R. Klug David R. Klug and Associates Women in Deep Foundations Helen Robinson, P.E. GEI Consultants GeoCoalition societies, leverage the risk-related resources from each society and define recommended practices to reduce risk. GeoCoalition member societies include DFI, ADSC, Geo-Institute of ASCE, PDCA, AEG (Association of Engineering Geologists), GBA (formerly ASFE) and USUCGER (United States Universities Council on Geotechnical Education and Research). The new working group is being chaired by Victor Donald, P.E, national director of geotechnical services and senior vice president and senior principal, Terracon. The working group will be holding conference calls during the next several months to confirm members and define specific activities. DFI-ASCE Joint Meeting in Pittsburgh In March, DFI partnered with ASCE Pittsburgh’s GeoInstitute Section and Diversity and Inclusion Committee to present the fourth annual DFI-ASCE Pittsburgh joint dinner meeting. This year, DFI invited Dr. Wendy Murphy of Babson College to lead an active workshop titled, Building Your Mentoring Network: A Relational Approach to Career Success. This event focused on the importance of mentoring at every stage during one’s career. The presentation highlighted how to leverage a mentoring network to propel career success and presented an active exercise that guided the attendees through steps to map and analyze a personal network. Dr. Murphy is an associate professor of management at Babson College where she teaches organizational behavior and managing
