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Employee Spotlight: Meet Kush Chohan, PE, GE, PMP, a Principal Tunnel and Geotechnical Engineer with over 18 years of hands-on experience in civil and geotechnical engineering. “I started at Delve Underground as a Staff Engineer and worked my way up. Last year, I was promoted to Principal, which was a great honor for me. Many of my generation tend to move between firms, so being able to say that I’ve grown with the same firm is something I am truly proud of. It’s been an incredible journey, and I am motivated by what the future holds,” said Kush. In this #employeespotlight video, Kush shares insights into his career journey at #DelveUnderground, including: - The early tasks that helped him build confidence as a young engineer - Career-defining projects that stand out as highlights - His areas of technical expertise - How collaboration and technical expertise foster meaningful relationships and purposeful work at Delve Underground  Watch the full video to learn more. #delveunderground #careerjourney

Our #WalnutCreek office recently hosted a San Francisco Chapter of Geo-Institute of ASCE - SFGI happy hour & presentation event with professionals and students from the Bay Area geotechnical and ground engineering community. BoreDM presented its web-based platform for geotechnical data management, while Quire showcased its cloud-based solution for technical report management. This was an excellent networking event, where attendees explored recent developments in geotechnical data management, including AI-driven tools! #SFGI #networkingevent

Metro Vancouver’s Annacis Water Supply Tunnel reached a major milestone earlier this week as “Anna,” the Tunnel Boring Machine, successfully completed her journey to New Westminster! Delve Underground is providing #constructionmanagement services representing Metro Vancouver, the owner, for the project. The project includes a 4.5-meter-diameter, 2.3-kilometer-long tunnel with a 2.6-meter steel water main beneath the Fraser River between New Westminster and Surrey. The tunnel will provide increased capacity to meet future demand and remain operational during and following a major earthquake. We’re one step closer to delivering resilient water infrastructure for future generations. #DelveUnderground #AnnacisTunnel #ConstructionManagement #TBM

Meet Rocky, the 300-foot-long TBM, set to begin tunneling on the Ellicott City North Tunnel Project in early 2026! Delve Underground is providing Owner’s Designated Representative Services for Howard County Public DPW, Bureau of Environmental Services, for this project that will help prevent flooding in #EllicottCity. Delve Underground’s Raymond Glenn, P.G., Brad Murray, Tony Cicinelli, Harsh Patel, CMIT, and Chris Nelsen, PE, recently attended the TBM Factory Acceptance Test at the #Robbins facility in Solon, OH.

Look for Mark Havekost and Tennyson Muindi at the UESI - Utility Engineering and Surveying Institute Pipelines 2025 Conference in Tampa, Florida this week. Don’t miss Mark’s session, “Case Study for WWSP Welded Steel Pipe Seismic Design Approach” on Wednesday, August 13 at 11am. #UESI #delveunderground

We are looking forward to attending the One Water Technical Conference in Cleveland, Ohio, next week! If you are attending, stop by booth 914 to meet April Brouwer, Kenneth Dombroski, Jake Keegan, P.E., and Gregory Rogoff. One Water Ohio is a joint effort between Ohio Water Environment Association and the Ohio Section AWWA to hold training events for Ohio's Water Professionals. #delveunderground #water #wastewater

Delve Underground's Denis Tepavac CPEng RPEV RPEQ, Dean Treweek MIEAust CPEng NER, and Katerina Howard, née Sakarova showcased their expertise with three insightful presentations at the 2025 New Zealand Tunnelling Society Short Course in #Auckland. Denis delivered a compelling talk on the observational approach, highlighting its economic utility and structural safety benefits in tunneling projects. Dean shared his knowledge on segmental lining, discussing design techniques and their applications in modern tunneling. Katerina focused on mined tunnelling and waterproofing, providing valuable insights into effective waterproofing strategies and their importance in ensuring the longevity and safety of tunnel structures. This event underscored Delve Underground's commitment to advancing tunneling technology and fostering knowledge sharing within the New Zealand industry. The presentations were well-received, reflecting the company's leadership in #geotechnicalengineering and #tunnelingsolutions. #DelveUnderground #NZTSShortCourse

Look for the Delve Underground team at the 74th Highway Geology Symposium, taking place August 11–14 in Morgantown, West Virginia! Stop by our booth to meet our team (Shaun Cordes, CEG, Ethan Guzek, James Struthers CEG, LEG, PG, Jacob Facey, and Raymond Glenn, P.G.) and learn more about Delve Underground. Don’t miss presentations by our team members: Ethan Guzek - “The Rockslides of Riggins, ID: A Review of the Road-Blocking Events, Rockfall Hazards, and Slope Mitigations Along a 22-Mile Stretch of US-95 (2020–2025)” Shaun Cordes, CEG - “Engineering Geology and Field Fit Solutions for Emergency Landslide Response to SH-64, Kamiah, ID” #DelveUnderground #Geology #GeoHazards 

Please join us in congratulating Haochen Zhao, Senior Staff Engineer based in our Walnut Creek office, on recently obtaining his Professional Engineer (PE) license from the California Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists. Well done, Haochen! #StaffRecognition #PELicense

Please join us in congratulating Abby Mott on being the recipient of the June 2025 Dig Deeper Award! The Dig Deeper Award is peer-nominated and recognizes team members who have gone above and beyond. Abby Mott is a Project Controls Coordinator based in our #Sacramento office. Abby was recognized for her exceptional efforts in coordinating a recent office relocation in Sacramento. She meticulously orchestrated the transition into the new space, coordinated with vendors, and kept the team informed through proactive communication. Well done, Abby! #digdeeper #staffrecognition #projectcontrols