Jay Griffin, PE
Jay is a Principal Civil Engineer based in California with more than 13 years of experience focusing on geotechnical and geoenvironmental projects for the mining, dam safety, and waste-containment industries. Jay is Senior Services Director for Infrastructure for our Northern California Operations.
Specialties
Mine Closure and Cover Systems; Dam Safety Reviews and Reporting; Waste Containment Facility Design and Construction; Geotechnical Investigations; Geosynthetics
Practice Areas
Waste Management
Education
M.S., Civil Engineering, San Diego State University, 2011; B.S., Civil Engineering, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, 2009
Registration
Alaska Professional Engineer, C117573; California Professional Engineer, C81266; Oregon Professional Engineer, 93403PE
Client Service
His experience includes design and construction of waste containment systems at municipal and hazardous-waste landfills, mine-waste cover-system design, geotechnical investigations and design work for power-industry clients, geotechnical support for Alaska-based projects, and dam-safety inspections and reporting.
Over the course of his career, Jay has also planned and executed geotechnical investigations for a variety of infrastructure projects in Northern and Southern California and has managed the design and construction of waste-containment systems at municipal and hazardous-waste landfills. Recently, his practice focused on leading the geotechnical components of mine-closure projects, managing and leading dam-safety reviews, and providing geotechnical support for various infrastructure projects in Alaska.
To demonstrate his knowledge and establish himself as a visible expert, Jay has presented at many technical conferences, including the United States Society on Dams Annual Conference, the Tailings and Mine Waste Conference, the Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists Annual Conference, and the Alaska Forum on the Environment.
Contact Jay at JLGriffin@Geosyntec.com.
