Providing a complete scope of Geotechnical and Environmental Consulting Services, Construction Monitoring and Material Testing, Specialty Testing Services, and Design/Build Services.
Jim Barron
Education:
- Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 1979 - Master of Geotechnical Engineering
- Clarkson College of Technology, Potsdam, NY 1977 - Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
- SUNY at Geneseo, Geneseo, NY 1975 - Bachelor of Arts in Physics
Continuing Education and Training:
- Field Instrumentation of Soil and Rock - April 1983
- OSHA Training for Hazardous Sites - 1984
- Design and Performance of Earth Retaining Structures - June 1990
- Pittsburgh Drilled Foundation Seminar - September 1991
- Environmental Site Assessments - April 1994
- Corrosion - September 1995
- Specialty Geotechnical Construction in Urban Environments - April 1997
- Excellence in Geotechnical Engineering - October 1997
- Drilled Shaft Foundation Symposium - January 1998
- Estimation of Soil and Rock Properties for Foundation Design _ April 1998
Registrations and Affiliations:
- Licensed Professional Engineer - New York
- American Society of Civil Engineers
- New York State Society of Professional Engineers
- International Society of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering
- The International Association of Foundation Drilling
- Deep Foundation Institute
- Association for Bridge and Construction Design
Professional Experience:
- Buffalo Drilling Company, Inc (1984-Present)
- Principal owner responsible for daily operations, marketing, and report preparation for all work contracted by firm.
Services provided include: site investigations with test drilling and geoprobe equipment, installation of monitoring wells,
construction de-watering, underground storage tank (UST) removal, construction of earth retaining structures, and
installation of deep foundation systems. Since start- up of operations personnel and equipment have been assembled to
undertake over 3,000 projects.
- Barron & Associates, P.C. (1988-Present)
- Principal owner responsible for all aspects of company operations; Services provided include geotechnical engineering and
environmental site assessment services for both private and public projects. In particular the company designs shallow and deep
foundations, evaluates earth retention systems, closure of UST's, Phase I & II site assessments, and Brownfield studies. To
complement these services there is an experienced staff of engineers, geologists, and scientists, along with a fully equipped
material study laboratory for soil characterization and determination of design parameters.
- Hartman & Schmitt Consulting Engineers, P.C. (1982-1984)
- Goldberg Ziono Associates of New York, P.C.: (1979-1982)
- Stone & Webster Engineering Corporation: (1977-1978)
- Responsibilities included development of geotechnical programs, evaluation of subsurface conditions, provision of foundation
recommendations, design of construction de-watering and excavation support systems, and preparation of detailed reports.
