Technical Specialist
Michael Baker International
Moon Township, Pennsylvania
Don Green is a Technical Specialist for Michael Baker International, Inc. with over 45 years of experience as a practicing Geotechnical Engineer. Don received his BSCE and MSCE degrees at the University of Pittsburgh. Don is a certified Instructor for the National Highway Institute. Don is one of 6 Engineers of Record for the design of the first float-in dam (Braddock Dam) to be constructed for the US Army Corps of Engineers in the inland waterway system, which was a finalist for the 2004 ASCE National Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement (OCEA) award. He is a Certified Instructor for the FHWA National Highway Institute (NHI). Don served on the panel of experts that was assembled by FEMA to assess overtopping protection for non-accredited levee systems. Don has been engaged as the lead geotechnical engineer for the rehabilitation design of over 2 dozen high-hazard dams. Don is an active member of ASDSO and the Deep Foundation Institute (DFI).
Don has served public and private clients involving design-bid-build, design-build, and CMAR methods of project delivery. Don has been engaged in design and construction services for both owner and contractor. His project-related experience includes constructability and value engineering reviews
His experience spans the full berth of the geotechnical field from investigator, to lead design engineer, to lead foundation engineer on Design-Build projects worth more than $500 million, to forensic investigator and expert witness for litigation of multi-million dollar structure failures, to resident engineer for structures with complex soil-structure interaction.
CS30A - Concurrent Session 30A: Lessons Learned - Artesian Head at Earth Dams in Glacial Country
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM PDT