Principal Geotechnical Engineer
& Geotechnical Group Manager
Apex Companies · Portland, Oregon
29 years of geotechnical practice
Ryan White is a Principal Geotechnical Engineer and Geotechnical Group Manager at Apex Companies. He has spent 29 years doing geotechnical work across Oregon and Washington, leading a team of engineers and geologists across four offices. His project work ranges from transportation infrastructure and bridge foundations to commercial buildings, schools, landslide investigation, and energy sites.
He holds a Geotechnical Engineer (GE) license in Oregon, along with civil PE licenses in Oregon, Washington, and California. He is a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers (F.ASCE) and sits on the Board of Directors of the Geoprofessional Business Association (GBA), and is the board liaison to the Inclusion Advancement, Emerging Issues & Trends, Council of Fellows, and Resource Collaboration committees. Ryan also actively contributes to the Multimedia Delivery Committee.
Deep and shallow foundation design for commercial, institutional, and industrial structures
Investigation, stability analysis, and mitigation design for natural and engineered slopes throughout the Pacific Northwest
Geotechnical investigations and design for highways, interchanges, bridges, and transit infrastructure
Site response analysis, liquefaction assessment, and seismic design parameters for buildings, bridges, and infrastructure
Design and evaluation of retaining walls, temporary shoring, and earth retention systems
Solar farm infrastructure, closed landfill development, wastewater treatment, and complex industrial sites
Geotechnical investigation and design for a mixed-use waterfront development along the Columbia River in Vancouver, Washington.
Independent peer review of seismic hazard and foundation design for the Oregon State Capitol complex.
Geotechnical exploration and design for the reconstruction of Milwaukie High School.
Geotechnical evaluation for a bridge replacement in Clark County, Washington.
Geotechnical investigations and design analysis for the I-405 Sepulveda Pass freeway widening in Southern California.
Provided geotechnical services for new bleachers, locker rooms, and athletic fields constructed over a closed municipal solid waste landfill. Developed an ASCE journal case history and presented at ASCE Geo-Chicago 2016.
Geotechnical investigations and foundation design for utility-scale solar energy facilities across multiple western states.
Geotechnical exploration, analyses, and design for a multi-story hotel supported on a grid of deep soil mixed (DSM) columns, along the Columbia River in Vancouver, Washington.
Apex Companies
Portland, Oregon
Leading the geotechnical group following Apex Companies' acquisition of PBS Engineering in March 2024. Manages geotechnical staff in four offices across Oregon and Washington, with project work spanning transportation, commercial and institutional buildings, seismic retrofits, and general site development.
PBS Engineering and Environmental Inc.
Portland, Oregon
Senior Geotechnical Engineer responsible for preparing project scope, budget, and proposals; developing and overseeing field investigations and laboratory testing programs; completing engineering analyses; preparing technical reports; and observing geotechnical aspects of construction. Project work included transportation, bridges, commercial buildings, schools, and landslide investigation throughout Oregon and Washington.
Kleinfelder
Portland, Oregon
Served as Senior Geotechnical Engineer and Project Manager for commercial and local agency projects, and provided technical support on the I-405 Sepulveda Pass Widening and I-15 CORE Corridor design-build projects. Also led multi-disciplinary project teams for solar energy infrastructure work across the U.S.
Geotech Solutions, Inc.
Portland, Oregon
Project Engineer and Senior Project Engineer responsible for project management and engineering from investigation through construction, including coordination with clients, municipalities, contractors, and subcontractors, for commercial, municipal, and industrial facilities and multi-lot residential developments.
GeoDesign, Inc.
Portland, Oregon
Joined GeoDesign as a full-time summer and part-time intern during graduate school (1995–1997), then came on full time upon graduation and advanced to Project Manager. Responsible for proposals and project budgets; planning and conducting field investigations; developing laboratory testing programs; slope stability, retaining wall, and deep foundation analyses; settlement analyses; and anchor load testing. Project work spanned commercial buildings, municipal facilities, utility alignments, water and wastewater infrastructure, roadways, and multi-unit residential developments.