Drew has four construction seasons with R&M’s Construction Services Department. He has performed as materials technician for two seasons, supporting asphalt mix designs and mix design verifications in R&M’s main material laboratory. Drew is proficient in all aspects of asphalt acceptance testing and verification, as well as field laboratory set up and operation. Additionally, he […]
Brandon started at R&M in 2022 as an Engineering Intern. In that role, he spent several summers working as a lab technician in R&M’s materials laboratory, and as a materials technician and construction inspector for airport and highway improvement projects in Alaska. Brandon recently graduated from the University of Alaska Anchorage with a Civil Engineering […]
R&M has expanded its planning capabilities through the addition of two new Planners to the firm. Beth McKibben, AICP joins R&M as a Senior Planner in the firm’s Juneau office and Bryant Wright as a Planner in the firm’s Fairbanks office.
R&M performed a hydrographic survey for a section of the Kuskokwim River to monitor depths and sediment transport to ensure barges and vessels have adequate depths to safely navigate to/from the City dock and fuel dock.
Beth is a certified professional planner with a passion and skill set for helping communities position themselves for positive and meaningful change. With more than 30 years of experience in community planning, working for rural, urban, small and mid-sized Alaskan communities, Beth understands the needs and capabilities of Alaska’s diverse communities. She has experience in all aspects […]
Bryant has ten years of experience in natural resources planning, agency coordination and public outreach in Alaska. He previously worked for Fairbanks North Star Borough as Trails Coordinator where he was responsible for parks and trails planning, project management, programming, rights-of-way research, and code compliance. He brings a strong background in recreation, meeting facilitation and […]
Nichelle Smith, PE, CESCL a Senior Project Engineer at R&M in the firm’s Construction Administration Group, has gained her Alaska license in Civil Engineering.
Tim Cowie, LSIT, a Land Surveyor at R&M, successfully earned his Land Surveyor in Training (LSIT) Certification.
Project Engineer Matt Majoros, PE and Geotechnical Engineer Brian Mullen, PE presented to the University of Alaska Fairbanks Student Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers on April 20th about the Nome Airport Rehabilitation Project.
Lauren Southerland, EIT recently joined R&M as a Staff Geotechnical Engineer in the firm’s Earth Sciences Department. In this role, Lauren will support subsurface investigations and site characterizations, geotechnical and environmental site investigations, and geotechnical analysis.
R&M used a multibeam echosounder system to develop a bathymetric survey of the Kuskokwim River near Bethel to ensure safe barge and boat access to the City
Lauren has seven years of geological and geotechnical engineering experience. She specializes in geologic hazards assessment, field mapping, shallow and deep foundation design, slope stability and seepage modeling. Lauren has taken numerous highly technical, complex projects from start to end within strict deadlines and quality constraints. She has worked on a variety of projects that involve geotechnical […]
