Senior consultant
Degree
Prof. Dr.-Ing., Dipl.-Ing.
Core competencies
- Subsoil surveys and foundation consulting
- subsoil investigations
- Object and structural design of geotechnical structures (excavation pits, tunnels, dams, etc.)
- building dynamics, soil dynamics, protection against vibration
- earthquake engineering
- Technical supervision Special civil engineering works
- Expert witness groundwater
Professional experience
| Since 2015 | GuD Geotechnik und Dynamik Consult GmbH Senior partner |
| Since 2015 | GuD Consult GmbH Senior partner |
| 1980 - 2014 | GuD Geotechnik und Dynamik Consult GmbH Partner and managing director |
| 2007 – 2014 | GuD Consult GmbH Partner and managing director |
| 2000 - 2011 | GuD Planungsgesellschaft für Ingenieurbau mbH Partner and managing director |
| 1995 - 2007 | GuD Ingenieurbüro für Spezialtiefbau GmbH Partner and managing director |
| 2002 – 2005 | Büro IGU Ingenieurgesellschaft für Geotechnik und Umweltmanagement Prof. Dr.-Ing. Salomo + Partner mbH Managing director |
| 2001 – 2007 | BBIG Berlin Brandenburger Institut für Geotechnik GmbH (ehem. Büro für Grundbau und Bodenmechanik Dr. Karstedt + Dr. Elmiger GmbH ) Managing director |
| 1986 – 1996 | Ingenieurbüro IGU Ingenieurbüro für Umweltgeologie in Uelzen Managing director |
| 1980 – 1983 | Schälerbau-Berlin GmbH Managing director |
| 1978 | Technische Universität Berlin Doctorate in Dr.-Ing. |
| 1973 – 1978 | Institut für Grundbau und Bodenmechanik an der Technischen Universität Berlin Research assistant |
| 1973 | Abschluss als Dipl.-Ing., Technische Universität Berlin (TUB) Civil engineering studies, specialisation: foundation engineering and soil mechanics |
Expert opinions
- Certified Specialist, listed according to DIN 1054 at the German Institute for Building Techologies in Berlin until 2016
- Certified expert witness for foundations, drainage, vibrations in soils at the Chamber of Industry and Commerce of Berlin
Memberships, Association activities
- Member of the board of directors of the German Geotechnical Society (DGGT) from 2004 - 2016
- German Society for Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics e. V. (DGEB)
- Baukammer Berlin as consulting engineer
- Member of the Steering Committee of the Department 05 - Foundation Engineering, Geotechnics at DIN e. V.
- Member of the code committee NA 005-05-04 at the DIN-Institute (responsible for all calculations in soil mechanics and foundation engineering)
- Standards Committee "Wind Turbines" DIN 18088
- Committee PracticeRulesBuilding PRB
- Subcommittee AK 1.5 and AK 2.1 Piles, Subject: Cyclics
- Expert round at the BSH - supplement to the standard design, topic: cyclic loading
- Chairman of the joint pile, slab and pile group foundations subcommittee of the NA Construction Committees Calculation methods and piles
Teaching activity
- 2005 appointetd Professorship at the Technical University of Berlin in the field "Geotechnial major projects in design and realization"
- 1999 Offer of the chair of Foundation Engineering and Soil mechanics at the TU München (offer not accepted)
- Offer of the chair of Geotechnics at the RWTH Aachen (offer not accepted)
