Michael R. Meyer​

Registration
Civil Engineer - OR, WA, CA, AK

Geotechnical Engineer - OR, CA

Career
1991 - present
Principal Engineer and President
Cornforth Consultants, Portland, OR

1988 - 1991
Geotechnical Engineer
Harding Lawson Associates, Sacramento, CA

Education
1988/M.S. in Geotechnical Engineering Washington State University, Pullman, WA

1986/B.S. in Geological Engineering
Washington State University, Pullman, WA

Honors/Societies
Past Chair, Portland Geotechnical Engineering Group, American Society of Civil Engineers

Member, US Society on Dams (USSD)

Member, Association of State Dam Safety Officials (ASDSO)

President-Elect, American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) of Oregon

Principal Engineer and President

Mr. Meyer has more than 30 years of geotechnical experience in the western United States. His landslide specialty work includes detailed site investigations, instrumentation and monitoring, route assessments for roadways and utilities, slope stability evaluations, landslide repair designs, shoreline stabilization and restoration, and expert witness assignments. He has extensive experience on a variety of slope stabilization projects for utility companies, State DOT’s, and County transportation departments.

Several projects representative of Mr. Meyer’s experience include the following:
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• Third Avenue Extension Landslide, Ketchikan, Alaska​
• I-5/Iowa Street Bridge Replacement, Portland, Oregon
• Harriet Dam Flow Structure and Powerhouse, Three Lynx, Oregon
• Capt. William Henery Moore Bridge Replacement, Klondike Hwy, Skagway, Alaska
• Camas-Washougal/FEMA Levee Recertification, Washougal, Washington
• Frog Lake Reservoir Landslide/Dam Reconstruction, Three Lynx, Oregon
• Swift No. 1 Dam Powerhouse Landslide, Cougar, Washington
• West Percy Canal Landslide, Leaburg, Oregon
• Pacific Highway Landslide, Woodland, Washington
• Faraday Diversion Dam Abutment Landslide, Estacada, Oregon
• Greens Creek Mine Access Road Landslides, Admiralty Island, Alaska
• Bowman Bridge Pipeline Landslide, Clackamas County, Oregon
• State Route 107, Milepost 4.7 Landslide, Montesano, Washington
• Chinook Island Shoreline Slope Failure, Lake Billy Chinook, Oregon
• Hillis Hill/Highway 99 Landslide, Clark County, Washington
• Hobsonville Point Road Landslide, Tillamook County, Oregon
• Stafford Landslide Litigation, Eureka, California
• Beaver Power Plant Shoreline Slope Failure, Clatskanie, Oregon
• Hayes Road Landslide, Clark County, Washington
• Old Highway 224/Biscuit Rock Landslide, Clackamas County, Oregon

Selection of technical presentations and lectures

• Flood Control and Levee Safety in Oregon, Oregon Dam Safety Conference​

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​Mike Meyer - Gerry Heslin - George Machan - ​Charlie Hammond - Brent Black - Darren Beckstrand - Chris Carpenter - Ben George
​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