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Andy Kost

Registration
Civil Engineer – Oregon, Washington

Professional Career
2017 – Present Project Engineer
Cornforth Consultants, Inc., Portland, Oregon

2015 – 2017 Staff Engineer
Cornforth Consultants, Inc., Portland, Oregon

2013 – 2015 Engineer
Cornforth Consultants, Inc., Portland, Oregon

2011 Engineering Intern
Cornforth Consultants, Inc., Portland, Oregon

2010 Engineering Intern
Professional Service Industries, Inc.
Portland, Oregon

Education
2013 M.S. in Civil Engineering
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia

2011 B.S. in Civil Engineering
University of Portland, Portland, Oregon

Honors/Societies
2014 Best Paper by Soil Mechanics Section of the Transportation Research Board’s Foundations of Bridges and Other Structures Committee. The same paper was also awarded 2014 Best Practice-Ready Paper by the TRB’s Design and Construction Group.

2011 – 2013 Via Fellow, Virginia Tech

2011 Civil Engineering Outstanding Student Award, University of Portland

Member, American Society of Civil Engineers

Member, Tau Beta Pi (National Engineering Honor Society)

Associate Engineer

Mr. Kost has 7 years of experience as a geotechnical engineer working with concrete dams, embankment dams, and levees using both deterministic and risk-based methods. His experience includes analysis and design of drilled shaft and micropile deep foundations, MSE walls, and tieback walls. He has helped address landslide and slope stabilization challenges for clients as diverse as state departments of transportation, local municipalities, public utilities, and private landowners. Mr. Kost’s work with levees has also included rapid assessments of flood damage and design of emergency repairs. He has broad experience developing and managing geotechnical investigation plans and laboratory testing programs to address clients’ unique design requirements.

Mr. Kost’s representative work projects include the following:

Washington Park Reservoir Improvements, Portland, Oregon
Lynden Levee and Culvert Repair, Lynden, Washington
Faraday Embankment Dam Liquefaction Study, Estacada, Oregon
Rocky Reach Dam East Embankment Analyses, Wenatchee, Washington
Tukwila Levee Rehabilitation Engineering and Design, Tukwila, Washington
Willamette Falls Blue Heron Right Abutment Study, Portland, Oregon
Chapman Road Landslide Legal Assistance and Repair, Florence, Oregon
Emergency Levee Assessments and Repairs (PIRs and E&D) for USACE Seattle District, Various Locations in Washington, Idaho, and Montana
Steigerwald Levee Design, Washougal, Washington
Sellwood Bridge Landslide, Portland, Oregon
Pelton Crib Wall Replacement, Madras, Oregon
Bear Creek Dam Seismic Stability Evaluation, Astoria, Oregon
North Fork Reservoir Floating Surface Collector, Estacada, Oregon
Cowlitz Falls Dam North Shore Fish Collector, Randle, Washington
Lookout Point Dam Seismic Evaluations, Lowell, Oregon