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      • Port Westward Power Plant Seismic Design
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      • Montana RHRS Implementation
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      • Navy CVN Drydock
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      • 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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    • Gerry Heslin
    • George Machan
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    • Brent Black
    • Darren Beckstrand
    • Chris Carpenter
    • Ben George
    • Wade Osborne
    • Adam Koslofsky
    • Tom Westover
    • Logan Allender
    • Aine Mines
    • Andy Kost
    • Collin McCormick
    • Anna Casady
    • Noah Kimmes
    • David LaPorte
    • Justin McCarley
    • Aleyna Donaldson
    • Michael Bunn
    • Larry Pierson
    • Andy Vessely
    • John Sager
    • Derek Cornforth (Founder)
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David LaPorte

Wade Osborne, P.E.
Registration
Geologist-In-Training (GIT) – Oregon

Engineering Intern (EI) – South Dakota

Professional Career
2018 – Present   Engineer
Cornforth Consultants

Education
2018 M.S. Geological Engineering
Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado

2015 B.S. Geological Engineering
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Rapid City, South Dakota

Honors/Societies
2017 Fulbright US Student Grant for research in Guatemala

2016 Stout Scholarship from the Association of Engineering and Environmental Geologists

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

Member, Oregon Section of Association of Engineering and Environmental Geologists
Engineer
Mr. LaPorte has 2 years of experience as a geotechnical engineer and engineering geologist. He has worked on the investigation and design of geotechnical projects focusing on foundations, dams, and geologic hazards. His experience includes foundation settlement assessments, dam investigations, geotechnical field reconnaissance, and geologic mapping. Landslide stability is an area of expertise, including investigating marginally stable slopes, installing and reading monitoring instrumentation, and developing stability analysis models. He is a member of the CCI rope access team with experience conducting on-slope work related to reconnaissance and investigation for a scour analysis project.  

Mr. LaPorte has served as an engineer or engineering geologist on the following representative projects:
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  • Joint Base Lewis-McChord Retail Fuel Facilities, Tacoma, Washington
  • US97 at Wickiup Junction Geotechnical Services, La Pine, Oregon
  • Irving Avenue Bridge Slide, Astoria, Oregon
  • Olympic Hot Springs Road Rehabilitation, Port Angeles, Washington
  • Joint Base Lewis-McChord Aircraft Parts Storage Building, Tacoma, Washington
  • Clear Branch Dam 2018 Investigations, Parkdale, Oregon
  • North Fork Dam Scour Analysis, Estacada, Oregon
  • Historic Columbia River Highway Trail, Hood River, Oregon
  • Bond Street Retaining Wall, Astoria, Oregon
  • Allen Brothers Road Slide Monitoring, Castle Rock, Washington
  • Columbia Anderson Quarry, Yakima, Washington
  • Wanapum Dam Supporting Technical Information Document Update, Beverly, Washington  ​

​Mike Meyer - Gerry Heslin - George Machan - ​Charlie Hammond - Brent Black - Darren Beckstrand - Chris Carpenter
Ben George - Wade Osborne -  Tom Westover - Aine Mines - Logan Allender - Andy Kost - Adam Koslofsky
Collin McCormick - Anna Casady - Noah Kimmes - David LaPorte - Justin McCarley - Aleyna Donaldson
​Michael Bunn - Andy Vessely - Larry Pierson - John Sager - Derek Cornforth
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  • Home
  • Services
    • Earth & Rockfill Dams
    • Reservoirs, Canals, and Levees
    • Spillway Safety Inspections
    • Landslides and Rockfill
    • 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
  • Key Staff
    • Mike Meyer
    • Gerry Heslin
    • George Machan
    • Charlie Hammond
    • Brent Black
    • Darren Beckstrand
    • Chris Carpenter
    • Ben George
    • Wade Osborne
    • Adam Koslofsky
    • Tom Westover
    • Logan Allender
    • Aine Mines
    • Andy Kost
    • Collin McCormick
    • Anna Casady
    • Noah Kimmes
    • David LaPorte
    • Justin McCarley
    • Aleyna Donaldson
    • Michael Bunn
    • Larry Pierson
    • Andy Vessely
    • John Sager
    • Derek Cornforth (Founder)
  • Resources
  • Contact Us