CURRICULUM VITAE – ANDREW MEAD

Senior Engineering Geologist

Current Address

COTTON, SHIRES AND ASSOCIATES, INC.

330 Village Lane

Los Gatos, California 95030

Phone: (408) 354-5542, FAX: (408) 354-1852

Email:

Education

BS, Geology, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, 2000

Representative Experience

Mr. Mead has 8 years of professional experience in the field of engineering geology. As a senior engineering geologist with Cotton, Shires and Associates (CSA), Mr. Mead has participated in several geologic and geotechnical endeavors such as: geotechnical peer reviews for Bay Area municipalities, site specific geotechnical exploration, investigation and research in support of expert witness testimony, construction inspection for large landslide mitigation projects as well as smaller infrastructure improvements, topographic surveying and installation and monitoring of inclinometers, piezometers, and other instrumentation. In addition Mr. Mead is the Radiation Safety Officer for the organization. Prior to his employment at CSA, Mr. Mead developed his skills as a geologist while attending the University of Oregon. During his undergraduate study, Mr. Mead took part in the collection of data for active fault research, geologic mapping, and aerial photo interpretation. In addition to his course work in 1999, Mr. Mead was part of a GPS deployment team, which set up and monitored an array of Trimble choke ring antennae along the Colombia River Gorge in northern Oregon and southern Washington to measure regional uplift associated with the Juan de Fuca subduction zone.

Professional History

Staff to Senior Engineering Geologist, Cotton, Shires and Associates, Inc., June 2000 to present

Professional Affiliations

Association of Engineering Geologists