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      • Libby Dike Rehab.
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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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      • 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
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      • Navy CVN Drydock
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      • Willamette Falls Flow Control Structure
      • Air National Guard Hangar
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      • 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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Devina Borwankar

Wade Osborne, P.E.
Registration
Civil Engineer – Oregon

Geologist in Training - Wyoming

Career
2016 – Present – Staff Engineer,
Cornforth Consultants

Education
2016 M.S. Underground Construction and Tunneling - Colorado School of Mines,
Golden, Colorado

2014 B.S. Geological Engineering –
University of Minnesota,
​Minneapolis, MN 

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

Member, Oregon Section of Association of Engineering and Environmental Geologists

​Member, Oregon Section of American Society of Civil Engineers

Engineer
Mr. Kimmes has 4 years of experience specializing in geotechnical engineering and engineering geology in the Pacific Northwest and Mountain West. He has worked on the investigation and design of geotechnical-related elements on numerous transportation projects and with regional utility companies to protect and maintain geotechnical-related assets. His experience includes geotechnical field reconnaissance, geologic mapping, levee design and assessment, development and implementation of difficult-access subsurface explorations, instrumentation, 3D data visualization, ground anchors, and deep foundations. Rock slope stability is an area of expertise. He is an active member of the CCI rope access team with extensive experience conducting on-slope work related to reconnaissance, investigation, design and construction support for rock slope stability projects.  

Mr. Kimmes has served as an engineer or engineering geologist on the following representative projects.
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  • Washington Park Reservoir Improvements, Portland, Oregon
  • Priest Rapids Dam Instrumentation, Mattawa, Washington
  • Multnomah County Drainage District Levee Evaluations, Portland, Oregon
  • Sandy Drainage Improvement Company Levee Evaluations, Portland, Oregon
  • Seward Highway Rockfall Mitigation, Anchorage, Alaska
  • Hwy 20 Pioneer Mountain to Eddyville, Eddyville, Oregon
  • Tukwila Levee Rehabilitation and Design, Tukwila, Washington
  • Yale Dam Spillway Inspection, Ariel, Washington
  • Historic Columbia River Highway Trail, Hood River, Oregon
  • Bond Street Retaining Wall, Astoria, Oregon
  • Wasco County Landfill Monitoring, The Dalles, Oregon
  • US97 at Wickiup Junction Bridge Settlement Assessment, La Pine, Oregon
  • City of Turner Levee Review, Turner, Oregon

Selection of technical presentations:
  • ​Preliminary Rockfall Evaluation for the Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail, Segment E, 70th Annual Highway Geology Symposium (HGS), 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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    • Geotechnical Engineer
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