Staff
President/CEO
Ralph E. Lindner, PE, founded the company in 1988 and has provided exceptional engineering services and company leadership since then. He focuses on geotechnical engineering and materials testing services on sites with difficult and complex conditions. Ralph has over 38 years o experience in geotechnical engineering and report preparation and on-site observations during subgrade preparation, excavation and foundation construction, including evaluating and providing recommendations for repair where the subgrade or foundation soils have resulted in distress to pavements or structures.
General Manager
Dan Hanson, PE, started with GeoTek in 1989, and has been the General Manager of the firm since 2005. He has over 30 years of experience in environmental assessment, project design and management, and remediation, as well as geotechnical engineering. As General Manager, Dan’s primary responsibility is to coordinate and integrate various engineering services performed by our experienced professional staff, and to provide practical and economical solutions for our customers.
Geotechnical Manager
Jared Haskins, PE, is the geotechnical unit supervisor in the geotechnical and construction materials testing part of GeoTek. Jared has over 10 years of experience in the geotechnical and construction materials testing area. He is responsible for supervising and scheduling engineers, technicians and drill crews, and performing on-site observations and testing for earthwork operations, foundations and structural components.
Materials Unit Manager
Shane Lindner manages the construction materials testing unit. He is responsible for communication with design team, general contractors and subcontractors as well as planning, coordinating and directing construction materials testing and quality assurance testing in accordance with project plans and specifications. Shane’s many years of experience and oversight ensures our customer’s needs are met and their projects are successful.
Controller
Iowa Environmental Supervisor
Keith DeLange is the Iowa Environmental Supervisor and oversees petroleum and other environmental assessment work in Iowa. As an Iowa Certified Groundwater Professional, he has many years of experience with environmental assessment and remediation projects. Keith also oversees groundwater monitoring at several active RCRA Subtitle D landfills, and is the project manager for one Superfund site.
Industrial Hygiene & Environmental Assessment Unit Manager
Jerry Zutz, PE, began his career with the company in 1990. He currently is the industrial hygiene and environmental assessment unit manager. From Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments, Brownfields assessments, SPCC plans, asbestos surveys and consulting to petroleum assessment and remediation, Jerry has the knowledge and many years of experience for timely and successful project completion.
Senior Project Manager/Certified Industrial Hygienist
Jason Cook, CIH, is a senior project manager on industrial hygiene, indoor air quality, and environmental assessment projects. As a Certified Industrial Hygienist, he assists business and others in industry to evaluate employee exposure to workplace hazards, and makes recommendations for practical solutions to ensure worker safety and OSHA compliance. Jason also has many years of experience in NPDES program industrial waste water monitoring using ISCO automatic sampling equipment.
Senior Project Manager
Linda Watts is a senior project manager on environmental assessment and remediation projects, an AIPG Certified Professional Geologist, and has many years of experience as an Iowa Certified Groundwater Professional. She has completed pilot-scale studies and assisted with design and implementation of remediation systems. She also completes quality assurance/quality control for Brownfields, EPA compliance reporting, landfill groundwater monitoring statistics, and many other functions.
Project Manager
Matt Thompson, PE, is a project manager with over 8 years of experience as a geotechnical and construction materials testing (CMT) consultant. His responsibilities with GeoTek include, but are not limited to, managing both CMT and geotechnical projects, coordinating and training field and laboratory personnel, and overseeing GeoTek’s CMT quality assurance/quality control program. Matt has experience performing laboratory testing related to soils, aggregates, asphalt and concrete, as well as, performing field observations and testing related to both shallow and deep foundations, pavement subgrades, both reinforced concrete and masonry structures, hot-mix asphalt paving and slope stability.
Project Manager
Engineer / Material Lab Supervisor
