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Mr. Maurice Bottiau, Franki Foundations

MAURICE J. M. BOTTIAU is General Manager of Franki Foundations, in Brussels, Belgium.

Chairman of the Belgian Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering.

Chairman of ETC3 of the ISSMGE: European Technical Committee 3 on Deep Foundation.

Past-President of the European Federation of Foundation Contractors (EFFC).

Board member of the Deep Foundations Institute Europe, and past Trustee of the DFI.

Author of more than 50 papers, lectures and keynotes on Foundation Engineering.

More than 30 years of experience in piling, diaphragm walls and soil improvement.

Dr. Antonio Marinucci, Advanced Foundation Solutions LLC

Dr. Antonio Marinucci is a Principal with V2C Strategists, LLC based in Brooklyn, NY, a (part-time) Research Professor and Lecturer at New York University, and Executive Editor at DFI Deep Foundations Magazine. He has been a designer, project engineer, estimator, and construction manager for a variety of projects involving earth retention systems, drilled and driven deep foundation systems, underpinning, and ground improvement systems. He was the project manager and a co-principal investigator of Phase I of the FHWA research project entitled “Evaluation and Guidance Development for Post-Grouted Drilled Shafts for Highways.” Dr. Marinucci received a BSCE and MBA from the University of Rhode Island, an MSCE from Northeastern University, and a PhD from the University of Texas at Austin. He is a professional engineer registered in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, a course instructor for FHWA/National Highway Institute, and is an active member of numerous technical committees of the DFI, ADSC, ASCE/GI, ISM, and TRB. Dr. Marinucci has authored or coauthored technical papers on design and construction applications, practical research, and legal issues relating to geotechnical engineering and the geo-construction industry.

Mary Ellen Bruce Large, P.E., D.GE, Director of Technical Activities, DFI USA

Mary Ellen Bruce Large is the Director of Technical Activities for Deep Foundations Institute (DFI), responsible for assisting technical aspects of committee work, research, publications, seminars, journal, magazine, and strategic planning. She holds a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Maryland and a M.S. degree in Geotechnical Engineering from Cornell University. She has over 25 years of experience in the geotechnical, environmental, and deep foundations engineering industry. She worked for major consulting engineering firms before founding geotechnica, s.a., Inc. in 1998, a certified woman-owned geotechnical engineering consultancy. She has authored/co-authored technical papers on micropiles, deep mixing, and ground anchors. She has participated in FHWA's and National Highway Institute programs on micropiles, and she served as FHWA's Principal Investigator for the design manual on deep mixing for embankment and foundation support. She is a Professional Engineer in Pennsylvania, New York and Michigan, a member of ADSC, ASCE, ASTM, Chi Epsilon, DFI, Engineers without Borders, TRB, and a Diplomate of Geotechnical Engineering. She serves as the Technical Lead and Treasurer for the International Society for Micropiles (ISM), established in 2006 as a vehicle for networking micropile specialists globally, disseminating technical micropile information and organizing international micropile workshops.

Conrad Felice, Ph.D., P.E., P.Eng., D. GE., F. ASCE, Owner and Managing Principal at C. W. Felice, LLC

Dr. Conrad Felice is serving as the Washington State Department of Transportation owners representative and Geotechnical Design Manager for the over $2.5 billion I-405 Corridor Program. He is also the Owner and Managing Principal at C. W. Felice, LLC, and an Adjust Professor in the Department of Civil & Coastal Engineer at the University of Florida. He is a professional engineer registered in 15 states and four provinces in Canada. Dr. Felice is a current trustee for the Deep Foundation Institute, a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers, a board-certified geotechnical engineer within the ASCE Geo-Institute, and a past member of the Committee on Geological and Geotechnical Engineering for the National Research Council, U.S. National Academy of Sciences. Academically he earned a B.S. and Ph.D., in civil engineering from Ohio University and the University of Utah, respectively and an M.S. in facilities management from the Air Force Institute of Technology.

Prof. Harry G Poulos, Emeritus Professor of Civil Engineering, Sydney University

Prof. Harry Poulos joined the Department of Civil Engineering at Sydney University in 1965, and was appointed a Professor in 1982, a position he held until his retirement in 2001. In 1989, he joined Coffey Partners International, and is currently a Senior Consultant with Coffey. He is also an Emeritus Professor at the University of Sydney and an Adjunct Professor at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. He has been involved in a large number of high-rise and infrastructure projects in Australia and overseas. He was selected as the Australian Civil Engineer of the Year for 2003 by the Institution of Engineers Australia, and in 2010, was elected a Distinguished Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). In 2014, he was inducted into the US National Academy of Engineering. In 2017, he was awarded the Outstanding Leaders and Projects (OPAL) Award for lifetime achievement in design by ASCE.