Growth at GLA continues with the exciting addition of RGH Consultants, a Santa Rosa-based geotechnical engineering and consulting firm with a strong legacy of client service and technical excellence. Founded in 1991, RGH brings over 30 years of experience in geotechnical engineering, geological services, soils and materials testing, and special inspection services. Their team…
Neil Nowak, PE, Principal Engineer; Daniel Sawyer, Landfill Gas Technical Services Lead; and Douglas Junk, National Solid Waste Client Manager, will be attending RCON, Solid Waste Association of North America’s (SWANA) premier conference. The event is taking place on November 12 to 15, 2025, in Columbus, Ohio, at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. Meet Neil,…
We’re proud to rank among Engineering News-Record’s Top 200 Environmental Firms again this year! ENR highlighted our work in carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS/CCS) as an example of how the industry is adapting to regulatory changes. As ENR noted, GLA—ranked No. 144—is helping New Mexico energy officials gain primacy from the Environmental Protection Agency…
Grace Herrmann, PE, Project Engineer, and Amy Isenberg, Marketing Manager will moderate the panel session titled “Dirt, Diamonds, and Dumpsters: Careers You Didn’t See Coming” at WE25, the annual conference hosted by the Society of Women Engineers taking place in New Orleans, Louisiana on October 23 through 25, 2025. Adrienne Thibeault, PG, Senior Geologist, will…
William V. McCormick, PG, CEG, Principal Engineering Geologist will be presenting “Awakening of the Ancient Altamira/Portuguese Bend Landslide” at the Association of Environmental & Engineering Geologists (AEG) 68th Annual Meeting in Chicago, Illinois, on September 26, 2025. Learn about GLA’s geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering and geologic services here. AEG’s vision is to be acknowledged as…
We’re proud to share that GLA has once again earned a spot on Engineering News-Record’s prestigious Top 225 International Design Firms list! In 2024, nearly 15% of our total revenue came from international projects spanning Peru, Bulgaria, Turkey, and Canada—with Peru leading the way. Our full-service Lima office is home to a multidisciplinary team…
In February, Sonoma County’s Westside Road suffered a crippling landslide, cutting off an important access route for the community. Less than seven months later, the community celebrated the successful emergency engineering response and fast-paced design and construction, making it possible to reopen the road to the community. GLA’s Petaluma-based Principal Engineering Geologist and Project Manager…
Principal Hydrogeologist and GLA’s wholly owned subsidiary Clear Creek Associates’ Co-Founder Marvin Glotfelty, PG, has been selected as the 2025 recipient of the National Ground Water Association (NGWA) M. King Hubbert Award. The award is presented to a person who has made a major science or engineering contribution to the groundwater industry through research, technical…
We’re proud to share that GLA has been named to Engineering News-Record’s (ENR) 2024 Top Design Firms lists for multiple U.S. regions, including the West (Alaska, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington), and the Mountain States and Southwest (Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming). This recognition reflects our strong regional presence and…
The June 2025 edition of Water Well Journal (WWJ) features GLA subject matter experts Russell Granfors, CSP, GLA’s Corporate Health and Safety Program Administrator, and Marvin Glotfelty, RG, Co-Founder, Principal Hydrogeologist of wholly owned subsidiary Clear Creek Associates. Mr. Granfors was featured in WWJ Closeup discussing keys to a good safety program, overlooked regulations, safety…