1. ROBERT G. RIDGELL, EIT
PROJECT MANAGER
EDUCATION EXPERIENCE
Bachelor of Science 2008 Mr. Ridgell serves as a Project Manager in the Manassas, Virginia
Civil Engineering office. Responsibilities include the coordinating subsurface
Virginia Polytechnic Institute explorations, and preparing geotechnical engineering analysis
and State University reports for projects including single-family residential buildings,
commercial and industrial buildings, high-rise buildings with
multiple below-grade levels, and residential land development.
REGISTRATIONS Additional responsibilities include construction materials testing
projects involving soils testing, deep and shallow-foundations,
Engineer-in-Training: VA reinforced and post-tensioned concrete, masonry, asphalt
pavement, structural and light-gauge steel, and Exterior Insulation
CERTIFICATIONS Finishing Systems.
•WACEL Soils Level 1
Technician, D508 PROJECT EXPERIENCE
•U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Sentara Medical Office Building, Woodbridge, VA – This project
Construction Quality consist of the construction of a medical office building on a
Management for Contractors previously developed lot containing undocumented fills and high
•OSHA: 29 CFR 1910 General plasticity materials. A lime-soil blending design was performed to
Industry Trainer, 30-Hour mitigate “remove & replace” construction costs. Mr. Ridgell served
•Baroid: Drilling Fluids Seminar as the Project Manager for the geotechnical evaluation and design
and oversaw the execution of the lime-soil testing procedures.
•Crestcom: Bulletproof Additionally, Mr. Ridgell personally performed the site exploration
Manager IV test pits in an operator capacity.
NVCC Manassas Campus – Phase 3 Academic Building,
Manassas, VA - This project consisted of the construction of a
three-story, 60,000-square-foot academic building with a
combination of structural and light gauge steel and reinforced
concrete masonry. Additional construction included the relocation
of an existing parking lot entrance. Mr. Ridgell served as the
Project Manager for the Special Inspections during construction.
Fort Belvoir – Woodlawn Village ADA Units, Fort Belvoir, VA –
This project consisted of the construction of 21 ADA compliant
housing units in the Woodlawn Housing Village for Clark Pinnacle
Reality. The single story units average 2000-square-feet with
attached garages. Additionally the development included 9 rain
garden stormwater management facilities. Mr. Ridgell served as
the Project Manager for the geotechnical evaluation and design.
2. NOVEC Innovation Substation, Manassas, VA – This project consisted of the mass grading of an
approximately 8 acre site for the placement of a heavy equipment pad for electrical transmission
equipment. A site access road was also constructed to facilitate construction and maintenance access
to the substation. Mr. Ridgell served as Project Manager for the Special Inspections during construction
and as an onsite engineering technician.
Catlett Road 35.5kV Conductor, Catlett, VA – This project consisted of the installation of approximately
one mile of buried conductor for Dominion Power. The alignment was laid out and a geotechnical
analysis of the alignment was conducted including recommendations weighing the benefits and
drawbacks of horizontal directional drilling (HDD) versus conventional utility installation. Mr. Ridgell
served as the Project Manager and Field Engineer for the geotechnical exploration. Additionally, Mr.
Ridgell provided HHD recommendations from his operational experience.
Chesapeake Regional Medical Center Emergency Room Renovations, Chesapeake, VA - This project
consisted of a 16,000 square-foot addition to an active emergency room split into three phases to allow
undisturbed emergency room operation. Mr. Ridgell served as Assistant Project Manager on-site at this
project.
Presidential Helicopter Hanger, Patuxent River, MD - This project consisted of heavy electrical and
communications installation. Mr. Ridgell served as a Crew Foreman onsite at this project directing the
installation and termination of electrical and fiber optic communication systems.
Food and Drug Administration, Center for Devices and Radiological Health Building, White Oak, MD -
This project consisted of a five-story LEED® Silver rated medical building for the FDA campus at White
Oak. Mr. Ridgell served as an Intern Project Engineer during construction.
Manakin Creek Utility Crossing Waldorf, MD - This project consisted of horizontal directional drilling
beneath Manakin Creek to provide electrical utilities to a residential development in construction. The
crossing was underneath an environmentally protected area in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Mr.
Ridgell served as a Crew Foreman onsite at this project directing the operation of horizontal directional
drilling equipment.