Ryan B. Maw

About Ryan B. Maw

Ryan Maw, PE, GE, BCGE, FASCE is a Principal at Gerhart Cole with over 20 years of experience as a researcher and practitioner in Geotechnical / GeoEnvironmental Engineering. Mr. Maw is a licensed professional engineer (PE) and Geotechnical Engineer (GE) in California (PE/GE), Missouri, Oregon (PE/GE), Utah, and Washington State. Mr. Maw completed his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Civil and Environmental Engineering at Utah State University. His graduate research focused on a potential failure modes analysis (PFMA) and distress recognition for a portfolio of geotechnical assets owned by the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT). As an ASCE Fellow, Mr. Maw has been recognized nationally for his contributions to research and practice as well as his involvement with the Embankments, Dams and Slopes, Critical Infrastructure and the Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics Committees. Mr. Maw has also been recognized on a national level by ASCE\'s Geo-Institute as a Next-Generation Geo-Professional. Locally, he has been recognized by his peers as Utah’s Engineer of the Year (2021) by the Utah Section. As a technical consultant and practitioner, Mr. Maw has provided innovative geotechnical solutions and designs to complex problems for public and private clients throughout the Intermountain West and along the West Coast. His work extends across a wide range of infrastructure including: levees, dams, mining, transportation, earthquake hazards, emergency structures, port facilities, and geoenvironmental projects. This experience has provided Mr. Maw with insights into the design, construction, hazards, and risks associated with complex, interdependent civil networks. Mr. Maw’s commitment to the Civil Engineering discipline centers on the responsibility of Engineers to be stewards of society’s infrastructure.Specialties: Civil - Geotechnical Engineering, Geotechnical Asset Management (Risk & Performance), Alternative Delivery (DB / CMGC), Shallow & Deep Foundations, Geo-Exploration/Testing, Retaining Walls, Lightweight Fill Materials, Instrumentation, Mining, Barrier & Cut-off Walls, Seismic Hazards, and Ground Improvement

Experience

1. Principal Engineer

   Gerhart Cole Inc

   Feb 2014 — Present · Salt Lake City, UT, US

   Representative Experience: West Davis CorridorSpaghetti Bowl Express (Reno, Nevada) Southern Parkway2021 - Utah ASCE Report Card Vice Chair and Lead Author for Levees, Canals, and Seismic Sections US-89; Farmington to I-84: Progressive Design Build (Shallow-Deep Foundations, seismic design in close proximity to faults, and settlement) Levee studies / FEMA Accreditation (multiple projects) I-15 Technology Corridor: Design-Build (Soft ground construction, Settlement, Shallow-Deep Foundation Design, Soil Nail Walls, and Instrumentation) I-15/US 93 Interchange & US 93 Project: Design-Build (Structure Replacement, Shallow Foundations, Vibration Monitoring, Instrumentation, and Temporary Shoring) I-215 & Redwood Road Interchange: DBB (Soft ground construction, Settlement, Deep Foundation Design, Seismic Hazards, and Ground Improvement) 10600 South Interchange: CMGC (Field Studies, Settlement, Foundation, Seismic, Earth Retention, and Slope Stability Design) Bangerter Highway and 600 West Interchange: Design-Build (Field Studies, Settlement, Foundation, Seismic, and Slope Stability Design) I-15; SR-73 to 12300 South (The Point): Design-Build (Field Studies, Seismic Hazards, Slope Stability, Settlement, and Foundation Design)2015 - Utah ASCE Report Card Project Board Member & Lead Author for Dams, Levees, Canals, and Seismic Sections Various UDOT Alternative Delivery Projects & Pursuits- Geotechnical (Seismic Hazards, Slope Stability, Settlement, & Foundation Design)Gerald Desmond Bridge Replacement - Port of Long Beach/Caltrans/USDOT (Lightweight Fill)Trenchless Technologies and Large Diameter Pipe GroutingWater Resources - Geotechnical aspects of dams, levees, pipelines, & canalsMining - Planning, foundation preparation, borrow area selection, haul road subgrade stabilization, embankment stability & construction

Education

• Utah State University

  BS, Civil and Environmental Engineering

  2002 — 2007

• Sky View High School

  High School Graduate

• Utah State University

  MS, Concurrent Masters and Bachelors, Civil and Environmental Engineering – Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering Emphasis

  2007 — 2009

Skills

• Highways
• Civil Engineering
• Seismology
• Drilling
• Earthworks
• Engineering Geology
• Pavement Engineering
• Drilled Shafts
• Transportation
• Environmental Engineering
• Soft Ground Construction
• Seismic
• Environmental Awareness
• Rock Mechanics
• Contaminated Site Remediation
• Tailings Dams
• Foundations
• Surveying
• Soil
• Design-Build
• Geotechnics
• Ground Improvement
• Geotechnical Engineering
• Drainage
• Mining
• Earthquake Engineering
• Water Resources
• Groundwater
• Stormwater Management
• Owner Representation
• Soil Sampling
• Retaining Walls
• Construction
• Water
• Slope Stability
• Barrier/Cut-Off Walls
• Hydrology
• Shoring
• Soil Lab Testing
• Foundation Design