Who We Are

Our Vision

Our vision is to use the highest standards of professional engineering to satisfy the needs of property owners, general contractors, industrial clients, and transportation agencies. All our engineering projects include global stability calculations, something that is seldom done in the U.S., and we strictly conform to all appropriate codes and standards in our industry. Our vision encompasses being a friendly, easy company to do business with, with our customer’s satisfaction always directing us.

Our Mission

Our mission is simple: we strive to be the #1 consulting engineering company in North America that specializes in earth retention projects such as retaining walls, reinforced steep slopes, and similar applications. Additionally, the second division of Earth Retention offers the products used in these projects, such as geogrids, geotextiles, and wire facing systems, at competitive prices – all Made in America.  Our products are all fully tested in U.S. laboratories and have the highest material properties available.

Our Core Values

Our Team

Chad Clark, P.E.

Founder​​

Lance Carter, P.E.

Chief Engineer

Tim Winders

Chief Operating Officer

Matt Thompson, P.E.

Mid-Atlantic Director of Engineering

Charles Clackett, E.I.T.

Northeast Director of Engineering

Scott Czewski, P.E.

Director of Technical Sales

Jon Nirnberger

Vice President of Sales

Jim Kelley

Southeast Sales Manager

Erik Pedersen

Mid-Atlantic Sales Manager

Jeremy Davidson

Project Designer

Yulin Luan, P.E.

Senior Engineer

Susan Rafalko, P.E.

Senior Engineer

Erika Williams, E.I.T.

Project Engineer

Nick Thiel, P.E.

Senior Engineer

Shruti Vaghe

Design Engineer

Thao Truong, E.I.T.

Design Engineer

Omkar Shirke, E.I.T.

Design Engineer

Vikas Cinnam, P.E.

Design Engineer

Robert Cupp

Lead CAD Operator

Sean Feagins

CAD Operator

Alpana Gantayet

Market Research Analyst

Jennifer Tolan

Marketing & Communications Manager

Denise Kirk

Office Manager

Igor Ognjenovic

Controller

Azael Martinez

Logistics Manager

Alex Poole

Field Inspector

Rodolfo Nicholas

Material Handler

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