Job Name: Grosvenor Heights Location: Bethesda, MD Scope of Work: Wall design Date Completed: 2016
Description: Design of Redi-Rock Ledge stone walls, cast in place concrete walls, & soldier pile wall with cast in place concrete facing.
Kyle Huerd, PE – Owner, ERS-MidWest
Kyle graduated from the University of Minnesota Duluth in 2013 with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, and is a registered Professional Engineer. Before joining ERS, he worked at Allan Block for six years as a Design Engineer. Kyle has a wealth of knowledge in the design and application of earth retention systems and specializes in segmental retaining walls. He is highly skilled in AutoCAD, ReSSA+, and industry leading technology.
Kyle is an active member of the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), has language proficiency in Spanish and Arabic, and is the owner of GeoWall Designs. Kyle is a decorated Army veteran having served six years as an Infantryman.
Kyle is a licensed professional engineer in eleven states to include Colorado, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, South Dakota, Tennessee, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
Lance has a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), and is a registered Professional Engineer. He has more than 25 years of experience in the design, specification, and application of earth retention structures, with emphasis on segmental retaining wall and geosynthetic reinforced soil technology.
Lance is an active member within ASTM International and the National Concrete Masonry Association (NCMA) focusing on the development of standards and design methodologies beneficial to the advancement of geosynthetic materials and earth retention structures.
Lance is former NCMA SRW Technical Subcommittee Chair, and current NCMA Limit Equilibrium Design Method Task Group Chair.
Matthew Thompson, P.E. – Mid-Atlantic Director of Engineering
Matt graduated from Virginia Tech in 2001 with a B.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering. Before joining ERS, he worked at the Reinforced Earth Company (RECo) for 4.5 years as a Design Engineer and Regional Engineer, performing and managing designs of MSE retaining wall structures for heavy highway and railway applications across the country.
After leaving RECo, Matt worked at GeoStructures, Inc. (GSI), a specialty design-build contractor, for 11 years as a Senior Engineer and Director of Engineering. At GSI he was involved in the design and construction of rammed aggregate pier, rigid inclusions, helical anchor, pile, and drilled shaft foundation systems for settlement control and slope stability. Matt was also involved in the development of in-house design software, estimating spreadsheets, department standards, and MSE wall technical packages for state DOT product approvals.
Matt is a licensed professional engineer in 8 states, including VA, MD, DC, NC, NY, NJ, DE, OH, and a member of ASCE.
