Atef Saleh
President at Solquest Engineering, Inc at Cockrell School of Engineering
Biography
Cockrell School of Engineering
Dr. Atef "Adam" Saleh is a registered Professional Engineer with over 33 years of progressive technical and management experience on projects of widely varying types (onshore and offshore), sizes, geographical distribution (domestic and international), and foundation conditions. He has strong technical/problem-solving skills and extensive experience in both the analytical and experimental aspects of soil mechanics and foundation engineering.
President of SOLQUEST Engineering Inc., providing geotechnical consulting services to the oil and construction industries. Former positions include:
- Senior Research Engineer in the Offshore Division of ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, developing new technology to improve design basis and reduce costs of foundation systems in deepwater. Also provided geotechnical stewardship and consulting for ExxonMobil affiliates on offshore exploration, development, and production projects worldwide
- Staff contractor at Chevron in Houston, Texas for over 5 years providing geotechnical engineering and management services for projects in West Africa, Australia, Gulf of Mexico, North Sea, and Asia
- Project Manager/Branch Manager for geotechnical firms in Massachusetts, Florida and Texas
Registered Professional Engineer in multiple states with over 34 years of progressive technical and management experience in onshore and offshore projects worldwide. Experience pertinent to this course include:
- Soil Field Investigation/Soil Laboratory Testing Programs
- Foundation Engineering Design & Analysis/Shallow & Deep Foundations
- Mudmats/Hybrid Foundation (Mudmats and pin piles)/Piles
- Foundation Installation//Pile Monitoring during Installation
- Pile Drivability Prediction during Design Phase/Pile Fatigue Studies
- Foundation Failure Analysis/Slope Stability
- Jack-up Rig Foundation Design & Analysis
- Casing/Conductor Design & Analysis
BS/MS, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts
MBA, Rice University, Houston, TX
Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
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