Personnel

Principal Engineer

Alan Kropp, G.E., President, Principal Engineer

Alan Kropp, G.E., President, Principal Engineer akropp@akropp.com Mr. Kropp has over 47 years of local geotechnical experience and is recognized for his expertise in the identification, characterization, and mitigation of landslide hazards. Mr. Kropp has served on the board of the Earthquake Engineering Research Institutes Northern California chapter (EERI-NC) and has been recognized for his contributions in earthquake hazard research. His project experience includes performing geotechnical investigations for schools, roads, subdivisions, hillside properties, office and commercial buildings, and bridges. Mr. Kropp regularly provides geotechnical peer review services to City and County governments and is knowledgeable about geotechnical conditions, principles, and practices throughout much of California. LinkedIn Profile | Resumé

Associate Engineer

James Lott, G.E., Associate Engineer

James Lott, G.E., Associate Engineer jlott@akropp.com Mr. Lott has 36 years of practical experience in providing geotechnical engineering services on projects throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. Mr. Lott’s geotechnical experience includes investigations and services during construction for research, commercial and industrial facilities, seismic rehabilitations, transportation and bridge structures, multi-family residential structures, single-family homes, landslide repairs, and hillside grading. Mr. Lott’s extensive experience also includes public agency peer review services, expert witness consultations and forensic evaluations. LinkedIn Profile | Resumé

Senior Engineer

Jeroen van den Berg, C.E., Senior Engineer

mjvandenberg@akropp.com Mr. van den Berg has 18 years of experience in providing geotechnical engineering services on a variety of projects throughout Northern California. As a practicing geotechnical engineer, Mr. van den Berg has planned and managed a variety of projects including investigation and repair of landslides, pavement studies and highway realignments, capital improvement projects for municipalities, seismic retrofits, single- and multi-family residential projects, and commercial developments. Mr. van den Berg’s experience also includes public agency peer review services and forensic evaluations. LinkedIn Profile | Resumé

Project Engineer

Thomas Brencic, C.E., Project Engineer & Lab Manager

Thomas Brencic, C.E., Project Engineer & Lab Manager tbrencic@akropp.com Mr. Brencic has 21 years of local geotechnical experience performing geotechnical investigations for residential buildings and subdivisions, hillside properties, office and commercial buildings, and seismic hazard studies for sites susceptible to earthquake-induced landsliding and liquefaction. Mr. Brencic also provides observation and testing services during the construction of these projects. Mr. Brencic manages our geotechnical laboratory and is the Associate Radiation Safety Officer for the nuclear density gauges, running the day-to-day operations. Resumé

Junior Engineer

Foster Zellers

Foster Zellers, Junior Engineer

Engineering Intern

Setara Ingram

Imagery Analyst/Data Archivist

David Ruiz

druiz@pacificaerialsurveys.com Mr. Ruiz is the manager of Pacific Aerial Surveys, the image library of Alan Kropp & Associates. For the last 20 years, Mr. Ruiz has managed the aerial photo library and provides products and services as well as custom mapping from current and historical imagery. His training is derived from the United States Army, where he was a decorated Imagery Analyst. As a recognized expert, Mr. Ruiz has offered imagery interpretation services for civil and criminal matters. Mr. Ruiz is a member of the American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing and is the Chair for the Digital Preservation and Archive Committee (DPAC).