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December 14, 2006
Dr. Howard Perko, CTL|Thompson Northern Colorado Division Manager, 12-15-06
Dr. Howard Perko has more than 12 years of professional experience and holds B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Civil Engineering with Geotechnical/Foundation Engineering specialization. He is a licensed professional engineer in 12 states and his project experience includes earth dams, slope stability, excavation shoring, earth retention, underpinning, dewatering systems and foundations. Dr. Perko is an active member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and Deep Foundations Institute among other organizations and has authored more than 25 technical publications on topics including earth anchors, helix piers, soil shear strength, underground corrosion, deep foundations and expansive soils.
Dr. Perko was employed as a Project Engineer with CTL|Thompson from 1994 to 1998 before enrolling in the doctoral program at Colorado State University. As part of his graduate and postgraduate work, he assisted the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory as a planetary soil scientist on the design of soil anchors, dust mitigation systems, soil and ice drills, and soil sampling devices. He subsequently started several companies including SECURE Foundations, LLC and SECURE Engineering Denver, LLC, which focus on structural engineering with particular emphasis in foundations and retaining walls.
In 2005, CTL|Thompson and the two SECURE companies joined forces to create a stronger and more diversified team. Dr. Perko re-joined the CTL|Thompson team in 2005 as the Northern Colorado Division Manager. In Dr. Perko’s current role, his duties include managing the Fort Collins CTL|Thompson office and the SECURE companies, developing new clients, serving existing clients, reviewing reports, directing engineering investigations, and supervising engineering designs.
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