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      • Bull Run No. 2 Seismic Stability Analysis
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      • Libby Dike Rehab.
      • St. Johns Dike Stabilization
      • Cowlitz River Levees
      • Swift Canal Failure
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      • Barney Dam Seismic Analysis
      • Fern Hill WTP Liquefacation Study
      • Bull Run No. 2 Seismic Stability Analysis
      • Mt. Tabor Seismic Stability Analysis
      • Port Westward Power Plant Seismic Design
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      • Libby Rockfall Mitigation
      • Sandy River Pipeline Tunnels
      • Ketchikan Third Avenue Extension
      • Sain Creek Water Supply Tunnel
      • Montana Rockfall Hazard Rating System
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      • Port Westward Power Plant
      • Cascade Locks Casino
      • Air National Guard Hangar
      • Biglow Canyon Windfarm
      • Oakridge Water System Improvements
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      • John Day Lock & Dam
      • Marmot Dam Removal
      • The Dalles Dam
      • Willamette Falls Dam
      • Bonneville Dam
    • Transportation >
      • OTIA Cracked Bridge Geotechnical Baselines
      • Newburg Dundee Bypass Design DEIS
      • I-84 Sandy River Bridge Investigation
      • Tanana River Bridge Foundation, Tok, Alaska
      • Montana RHRS Implementation
      • Ketchikan Third Avenue Extension
    • Ports and Airports >
      • Navy CVN Drydock
      • Depoe Bay Seawall Distress
      • Willamette Falls Flow Control Structure
      • Air National Guard Hangar
    • Water and Wastewater >
      • Fern Hill Water Treatment Plant
      • Tualatin Valley North Transmission Line
      • Evaluation of 28 Water Storage Facilities
      • City of Sandy Water Treatment Plant
      • Mt. Tabor Reservoir No. 5 Cap Study
      • Oakridge Water System Improvements
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Melinda Wanjala

Wade Osborne, P.E.
Registration
Civil Engineer – Alaska, Montana, Oregon, Washington

Professional Career
2012 – Present - Associate Engineer
Cornforth Consultants Inc., Portland, OR

2011 – 2012 – Engineer
Golder Associated, Redmond, WA

Education
2010 M.Eng. in Geotechnical Engineering Oregon State University
Corvallis, Oregon

2009 B.S. in Civil Engineering
Oregon State University
​Corvallis, Oregon

Honors/Societies
Society of Professional Rope Access Technicians (SPRAT), Level I Rope Access Technician

​Member, American Society of Civil Engineers, Oregon Section
Marketing Director
Mr. Allender has 9 years of experience as a geotechnical engineer in the Pacific Northwest.  His areas of expertise include dam and levee evaluation with extensive practice in development and implementation of subsurface explorations, design and installation of complex instrumentation monitoring systems, stability and filter evaluations, and construction quality control.  His experience also includes retaining wall design, foundation evaluation, and ground anchor stabilization.

Mr. Allender’s representative work projects include the following:
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  • Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail, Hood River, Oregon
  • Pioneer Mountain Eddyville Landslide Investigation and Instrumentation, Eddyville, Oregon
  • Allen Brothers Road Slide, Longview Washington
  • Moorehaven Landslide Deep Patch Construction, La Center, Washington
  • Yale Reservoir IP Road Trail, Cougar Washington
  • Priest Rapids Dam Spillway Instrumentation Upgrades, Beverly, Washington
  • Swift No. 1 Dam Spillway Inspection, Cougar, Washington
  • Round Butte Dam SWW Winch Foundation, Madras, Oregon
  • Yale Dam Geotechnical Explorations, Yale, Washington
  • Yale Saddle Dam Geotechnical Explorations, Yale Washington
  • Swift Dam Toe Explorations, Cougar, Washington
  • Yale Dam Filter Analysis, Yale, Washington
  • Faraday Dam Geotechnical Explorations, Estacada, Oregon
  • Merritt Dam Seismic Stability Evaluation, Coos Bay, Oregon
  • Willamette Falls Dam Geotechnical Explorations, Oregon City, Oregon
  • Red Blanket Dam Erosion Repair, Prospect, Oregon
  • Promontory Park Floating Surface Collector Dry Dock, Estacada, Oregon
  • Washington Park Reservoir, Portland, Oregon
  • Peninsula Drainage District #1 Levee Certification, Portland, Oregon
  • Peninsula Drainage District #2 Levee Certification, Portland, Oregon

​Mike Meyer - Gerry Heslin - George Machan - ​Charlie Hammond - Brent Black - Darren Beckstrand - Chris Carpenter - Ben George
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Wade Osborne -  Tom Westover - Greg Landau - Aine Mines - Logan Allender - Andy Kost - Adam Koslofsky - Sebastian Dirringer
 Rachel Hunt -Justin McCarley - Aleyna Link - Michael Bunn - Andy Vessely - Larry Pierson - John Sager
  • Home
  • Services
    • Earth & Rockfill Dams
    • Reservoirs, Canals, and Levees
    • Spillway Safety Inspections
    • Landslides and Rockfall
    • Earthquake Engineering
    • Geologic Hazards
    • Geotechnical Site Characterization
    • Hydrogeology
    • Expert Witness
    • Concrete Dams and Locks
    • Geotechnical Instrumentation
    • Deep and Shallow Foundations
    • Geotechnical Manuals
  • Industries
    • Water Resources
    • Energy
    • Natural Resources
    • Industrial
    • Transportation
    • Ports and Airports
    • Expert Witness
  • Projects
    • Earth and Rockfill Dams >
      • Barney Reservoir
      • Frog Lake Reservoir
      • Iron Gate Dam Raise
      • McGuire Dam Raise
      • Bonneville Cofferdam
      • Bull Run No. 2 Seismic Stability Analysis
    • Levees and Canals >
      • Libby Dike Rehab.
      • St. Johns Dike Stabilization
      • Cowlitz River Levees
      • Swift Canal Failure
    • Earthquake Engineering >
      • Barney Dam Seismic Analysis
      • Fern Hill WTP Liquefacation Study
      • Bull Run No. 2 Seismic Stability Analysis
      • Mt. Tabor Seismic Stability Analysis
      • Port Westward Power Plant Seismic Design
    • Rock Slopes and Tunnels >
      • Libby Rockfall Mitigation
      • Sandy River Pipeline Tunnels
      • Ketchikan Third Avenue Extension
      • Sain Creek Water Supply Tunnel
      • Montana Rockfall Hazard Rating System
    • Foundations >
      • Port Westward Power Plant
      • Cascade Locks Casino
      • Air National Guard Hangar
      • Biglow Canyon Windfarm
      • Oakridge Water System Improvements
    • Concrete Dams and Locks >
      • John Day Lock & Dam
      • Marmot Dam Removal
      • The Dalles Dam
      • Willamette Falls Dam
      • Bonneville Dam
    • Transportation >
      • OTIA Cracked Bridge Geotechnical Baselines
      • Newburg Dundee Bypass Design DEIS
      • I-84 Sandy River Bridge Investigation
      • Tanana River Bridge Foundation, Tok, Alaska
      • Montana RHRS Implementation
      • Ketchikan Third Avenue Extension
    • Ports and Airports >
      • Navy CVN Drydock
      • Depoe Bay Seawall Distress
      • Willamette Falls Flow Control Structure
      • Air National Guard Hangar
    • Water and Wastewater >
      • Fern Hill Water Treatment Plant
      • Tualatin Valley North Transmission Line
      • Evaluation of 28 Water Storage Facilities
      • City of Sandy Water Treatment Plant
      • Mt. Tabor Reservoir No. 5 Cap Study
      • Oakridge Water System Improvements
  • Staff
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  • Careers
    • Geotechnical Engineer
  • Contact Us