Brazos GeotechSeptic System DesignGeotechnical ServicesResume & QualificationsContact

GERALD (GERRY) TRIPP, P.E.
President, Brazos Geotech, Inc.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

President, Brazos Geotech, Inc., 2003 to Present

Geotechnical services and septic system designs.

Some Geotechnical projects include:

  • Border Fence, Sasabe, Arizona
  • Residential Project adjacent to old landfill, Tucson
  • Hilton Garden Inn, Tucson
  • Yuma Proving Ground AAFES Convenience Store
  • Yuma Proving Ground Cafe and Bowling Alley Additions
  • 3 Hualapai Nation projects, Peach Springs, Arizona
  • 2 Proposed Banks, Yuma, Arizona 
  • Residential Subdivisions, Somerton and Yuma, Arizona 
  • Apartment Complex, Somerton, Arizona
  • School Expansion, Somerton, Arizona
  • Rotary Park Improvements, Bullhead City, Arizona
  • Hotels in Sierra Vista and Nogales, Arizona
  • Truck Stop, Lordsburg, New Mexico
  • Field Engineer Services, various cell tower sites, Arizona, California, New Mexico

 Septic Designs:

In addition to hundreds of conventional septic system designs, a number of alternative septic system designs have been completed thoughout Pima, Pinal, and Cochise Counties, with cost-effective nitrogen removal systems designed for sites in Yuma County. 

Geotechnical/Environmental Project Manager
Don Peterson Engineers, Inc., Yuma, Arizona  1993 to 2001

Geotechnical soil investigations, environmental assessments, underground storage tank (UST) removals.  Work included all phases from initial client contact, proposal writing, fieldwork, reporting, and assisting with invoicing.

Some Geotechnical projects completed during this period include:

  • Yuma East IGA Shopping Center
  • City of Yuma West Wetland Park
  • Yuma East Foxworth-Galbraith Store
  • Target Store in Yuma
  • Excel Group Facility
  • Yuma County Detention Center Expansion
  • Yuma County Juvenile Detention Center
  • Marine Corps Air Station Consolidated Club
  • Marine Corps Air Station Auto Hobby Shop
  • Paradise Casino (Quechan Tribe)
  • 500k gallon Water Storage Tank (Cocopah Tribe)

    EDUCATION:

  • MBA (Finance and Entrepreneurship Emphases)
     Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 2002

  • M.S. in Mineral (Geotechnical) Engineering,
     New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 1992

  • B.S. in Geological Engineering,
     New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 1990

  • Mining Technologist Diploma
     Haileybury School of Mines, Ontario, Canada, 1981

    REGISTRATIONS:
    Geological Engineer, Arizona, 1997, #31586
    Geological Engineer, New Mexico, 2003, #16290

    CERTIFICATIONS:
    Pre-qualified Geotechnical Special Inspector, Pima County 

    PUBLICATIONS:
    An Irrigation-Induced Debris Flow in Northern New Mexico, by William C. Haneberg and Gerald Tripp, Bulletin of the Association of Engineering Geologists, Vol. XXVIII, No. 4, 1991, pp. 359-374.

     

  • Copyright© 2003 Brazos Geotech. All rights reserved. Powered by RedLark