Cornforth Consultants :: John W. Sager

John Sager

Registration:
Engineering Geologist: OR, WA

Geologist: OR, WA

Professional Career:
1998-Present, Staff Consultant,
Cornforth Consultants, Inc.

1976-1998, Geotechnical Engineering
Branch Chief, US Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District, Oregon

1964 - 1976, Geologist, US Army Corps of Engineers Mediterranean Division, Omaha District, Nebraska

Education:
1973, M.S. in Engineering Science,
University of California, Berkeley, California

1964, B.S. in Geology,
Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma

Honors/Societies:
Oregon Section Past Chair, Association of Engineering and Environmental Geologists

Member, U.S. Society on Dams
Past President and Fellow, Portland Post of the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME)

Distinguished Civilian Employee, Corps of Engineers, Portland District

Staff Consultant

Mr. Sager has worked with Cornforth Consultants as a designer, reviewer and supervisor for the design, construction and maintenance/repair of numerous major dam and water supply projects. While at the Portland District of the Corps of Engineers, he was manager for the District's Dam Safety Program that includes 22 high hazard dams. Mr. Sager has over 50 years of experience as an Engineering Geologist, including 32 years of practice in the Pacific Northwest.

Representative projects include the following:

Bonneville Dam Second Navigation Lock, Cascade Locks, Oregon
Seismic Re-evaluation for Corps of Engineers Dams in the Portland District, Oregon and Southwest Washington
Marmot and Little Sandy River Dams Removal, Sandy, Oregon
Mount Saint Helens Sediment Retention Structure, Toutle River, Washington
Fern Ridge Dam Dewatering, Eugene, Oregon
Sain Creek Water Supply Tunnel Feasibility Study, Hillsboro, Oregon
John Day Dam Navigation Lock Test Anchors, Rufus, Oregon
Corps of Engineers Tunnels and Shafts Manual Reviews, Washington D.C.
Soda Springs Dam Fish Passage Structure, Toketee Falls, Oregon
Round Butte Dam Intake Tower, Madras, Oregon
The Dalles Dam Spillway Training Wall, The Dalles, Oregon
Spirit Lake Tunnel, Mount Saint Helens, Washington
Elk Creek Dam Litigation, Medford, Oregon
Mt. Pinatubo Recovery Plan, Central Luzon, Philippines
River Mill Dam Fish Ladder and Spillway Modification, Value Engineering, Estacada, Oregon
Applegate Dam Seismic Evaluation, Applegate, Oregon
Cougar Dam Intake Tower Modifications, McKenzie River, Oregon
Bonneville Dam Slurry Cutoff Wall, Cascade Locks, Oregon
Seven Oaks Dam Outlet Works and Gate Control Structure, San Bernardino, California