STC Staff
Kimberlie Staheli, President, Principal Engineer, Ph.D., P.E.
Kimberlie Staheli, Ph.D., PE, specializes in trenchless engineering. Ms. Staheli's expertise ranges from geotechnical evaluations to microtunneling, horizontal directional drilling, and pipe jacking. She has extensive experience with feasibility studies, preliminary designs, plans and specifications, constructability reviews, prequalification packages, and on-site specialty construction inspections. She has served as an expert witness on numerous projects involving trenchless technology. She holds a Ph.D. from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Geotechnical Engineering.
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Matthew Pease, Vice President, Senior Engineer, P.E.
Matthew Pease, PE, specializes in the design and construction management of projects with trenchless components. His experience includes leading project designs and serving as the construction manager for large utility owners. As Vice President, Mr. Pease focuses on feasibility studies to evaluate applicable trenchless alternatives for a variety of projects. Mr. Pease is head of construction management and specialized trenchless inspection for STC. He emphasizes construction risk reduction by providing detailed constructability reviews and by bringing years of construction management experience to the field. Mr. Pease has vast experience in change order reduction and negotiation. He specializes in claims evaluation and contract negotiation.
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Laura Wetter, Project Geologist, G.I.T.
Laura Wetter is involved with feasibility studies, geotechnical investigations, risk assessment and project design for a variety of trenchless methods that include microtunneling, horizontal directional drilling, pipe ramming and auger boring.  Ms. Wetter has provided cost estimates, plans and specifications, constructability reviews and construction inspection for a variety of projects and environments.  She has extensive experience with geotechnical writing and holds an M.S. degree in Geology from the University of California, Davis.
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Christopher Price, Project Engineer
Christopher Price is a civil engineer who focuses on trenchless technology design and inspection. He specializes in horizontal directional drilling, having participated in field studies to evaluate hydrofracture potential in different soil environments. Mr. Price has extensive experience in performing stress calculations for HDD projects and provides detailed construction management services, collecting specific information during drilling to help defend against construction claims. Mr. Price also has experience in microtunneling, pipe bursting, and pipe ramming. Mr. Price holds a degree in Civil Engineering from Mississippi State University.
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Tina Richardson, Operations Manager
Tina Richardson joined STC in 2006 with over 15 years of Office Management experience. She manages the company's accounting functions, takes care of human resource needs as well as providing staff support for project work. Most of her background had been in the Health Care field before getting the opportunity to transition to the exciting world of Trenchless.
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