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Pacific Crest Engineering
Inc. (PCEI) was founded in 2001 by Mike Kleames and
Jim Walker to provide services related to geotechnical,
environmental and chemical process engineering to the Monterey Bay
and Silicon Valley areas. The principals have been working in the
local area since 1984. Our firm was established to provide
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Michael D. Kleames is the
Principal Geotechnical Engineer for the firm. Mr. Kleames has been a
practicing geotechnical and environmental consultant within the
Monterey Bay area for 26 years. He has a Bachelor of Science
degree in Civil Engineering from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo and a
Master of Science degree in Civil Engineering from San Jose State
University. Mr. Kleames is a Registered Geotechnical Engineer
and Civil Engineer. Mr. Kleames is also a Registered Environmental
Assessor II within the State of California. Mr. Kleames’ experience
includes commercial, industrial, residential and public works projects
over a wide variety of soils conditions and project constraints.
James F. Walker is the Principal Civil and Chemical Engineer
for the firm. Mr. Walker obtained his Bachelor of
Science Degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of
California at Santa Barbara, and has 26 years of consulting experience within the
Monterey Bay and Silicon Valley areas. Mr.
Walker is a Registered Civil Engineer, Chemical Engineer, and Fire
Protection Engineer within the State of California. Mr.
Walker is also certified as a LEED Accredited Professional
for green building design. Mr. Walker’s experience
includes chemical process design, equipment fit-up and hook-up, design
of groundwater / wastewater remediation / treatment systems, air
dispersion modeling, facility closure, environmental permitting /
compliance, project management and construction administration.
Elizabeth M. Mitchell
is Vice-President for the Geotechnical Engineering Group at PCEI. Mrs. Mitchell is a
Registered Geotechnical Engineer and a Registered Civil
Engineer with 19 years of experience in the field of
Geotechnical Engineering. She has a Bachelor of Science Degree in
Industrial Engineering from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo and a Master
of Science degree in Civil Engineering from San Jose State
University. Her experience includes project management and
technical field direction for several large-scale public works,
commercial and residential projects in the Monterey,
Santa Cruz and San Benito County areas.
Our office is located at
444 Airport Boulevard, Suite 106 in
Watsonville, California. The Geotechnical Group
specializes in geotechnical engineering and environmental consulting
services related to soils and groundwater contamination issues. The
office includes a fully equipped soils lab for performing compaction
tests, Atterberg limit tests, sieve analyses, unconfined compression
tests, etc.
Our firm is now certified by the Division of the State Architect (DSA)
for soils compaction testing and concrete field sampling work (LEA
#270).
Our lab is also certified by CAL TRANS for soils compaction testing
(CT 216 and 231). In addition, our lab is an AASHTO Accredited
laboratory.
We are also qualified to
provide Independent Assurance (IA) testing as required for federal
and state funded projects such as the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act (ARRA).
Certificate and
Accreditation Links:
DSA Certificate
DSA
Accreditation Link
Cal Trans
Certificate
AASHTO Accreditation Link
We currently have a staff of five Field Technicians (three full time
and two part time). Three of our Field Technicians have 20 to
23 years of experience in observation and testing of grading and
foundation projects throughout the local area, and we have Field Technicians
who have the following certifications from recognized state or national
agencies:
NICET Soils Technician, Level I or II
ICC Soils Technician
CAL TRANS Methods CT 216, 231, 533, 539, 540 and 556 (Soils and
Concrete)
ACI Concrete Field Testing Technician - Grade I
As noted above, we also
have on staff Field Technicians who are certified by both ACI and
CAL TRANS for field sampling of concrete. We can deliver the
concrete samples to local certified labs for concrete strength
testing, as required by the project specifications.
The
Chemical Process Group specializes in chemical engineering and
environmental consulting related to air emissions estimates,
permitting, and remediation systems. We have a total office space of 4,000 square
feet.
We perform consulting work on a regular basis within Santa Cruz,
Monterey, San Benito and Santa Clara Counties of California. We have a
central computer server system which has 5 RAID hard
drives (2 mirrored, 3 data storage) and tape back-up systems.
PCEI is a proud member
firm of the following organizations:
California Geotechnical
Engineers Association (CalGeo)
American Society of Foundation Engineers (ASFE)
American Council of Engineering Companies - California (ACEC)
American Public Works Association (APWA)
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE)
California Council of Testing and Inspection Agencies (CCTIA)
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