Jan 28
Red Rock Consulting had an open house and ribbon cutting on January 27, 2011. Many friends stopped by to say hello and check out our new digs…
The Edmond Chamber of Commerce was on hand to perform a ribbon cutting
Brad Bettes, Bonnie Kelty, Todd SImpson, Tess Jones, Ginny Unruh (background), Kristi Bumpas, Garry Gregory
Daniel Humphrey, Keith Angier, JB Varnier, Michaela Varnier, Kristi Bumpas
Todd Simpson (DSO), Michaela Varnier, Tess Jones, Kristi Bumpas, Jason Unruh and Brad Bettes (DSO)
Jason Unruh on a project site in Edmond
Jason Unruh, EI, Project Specialist, is the newest Red Rock Consulting employee, beginning in December of 2010. He graduated from Oklahoma State University with a Bachelors of Science in Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering and a Masters of Science in Civil Engineering. Jason’s Masters thesis research evaluated lime pretreatment for cementitious stabilization of high plasticity soils. He has experience in field and laboratory testing of soils including general properties and mechanical behavior testing. Jason’s most recent experience includes field work and project management.
Welcome to the team, Jason! You’re doing a GREAT job!
Dec 18
Red Rock Consulting (RRC) and Drilling Services of Oklahoma (DSO) recently celebrated the holiday season together with a dinner party at the new RRC office. The evening ended with a tour of Edmond and Oklahoma City Christmas lights.
RRC and DSO recently celebrated the holidays together.
Happy Holidays, everyone!
Dec 5
Red Rock Consulting has moved into a 2,200 square foot office/shop facility located in Highwater Business Park at 7042 Highwater Circle, Suite B, in Edmond, Oklahoma. After spending some quality bonding time with 3 employees in a home office, the company is enjoying some much needed space. The space is well warranted with the addition of another new employee on December 6.
The new office features individual offices with reception, kitchen, gym and shop areas. The office was built out especially for RRC. The layout and interior design was provided by Red Prairie Design Group.
Stop by and see us!
RRC's new office in Edmond, OK
Tess Jones
Tess Jones joined Red Rock Consulting as the Operations & Marketing Coordinator in November of 2010. Tess has over 12 years experience in administrative customer service, office management and marketing. As Operations & Marketing Coordinator, she oversees and maintains the day to day actions of the office. She manages the billing system and ensures reports and proposals are executed and filed. Tess has recently been coordinating the move to the new office, employee benefit packages and parties, including the joint DSO-RRC holiday party and the RRC open house, to take place in December. She has also been busy updating marketing materials to reflect all the changes at RRC.
When asked about her recent move into the geotechnical engineering community, Tess responded by stating, “Diving into the geotech field has been an awesome learning experience. RRC has the best clients and consultants! I’m excited to continue growing with such a great company!”
Welcome, Tess! Thanks for taking care of us!
Nov 6
Michaela Varnier, EI, Project Specialist with Red Rock Consulting, recently discovered the joys of drilling within a suspected TCE plume at Vance Air Force Base in Enid, Oklahoma.
Michaela at Vance AFB in Enid, OK
Michaela's First Day on the Rig
Michaela Varnier, EI joined the Red Rock Consulting team as a Project Specialist in October of 2010. She is a graduate of Oklahoma University with both a Bachelors and a Masters of Science in Civil Engineering. Her Masters thesis research concentrated on colorimeter testing of sulfate rich soils.
Michaela on a project site in McAlester, OK
Oct 6
Attaching Drill Rod to the Dilatometer
Adam Bench with GP&E out of Gainsville, Florida, delivered the new dilatometer equipment to our project site in Walters, Oklahoma on October 5, 2010. Adam stuck around to introduce us to the equipment setup, measurement procedures and analysis software. After a rough start (who knew moisture could get into a nitrogen tank?!), the project went relatively smoothly. After a hard day at work, Adam was treated to an outing in Lawton, Oklahoma with DSO and RRC.
Brad Bettes (DSO), Todd SImpson (DSO), Kristi Bumpas (RRC) and Adam Bench (GP&E)
The Marchetti flat dilatometer test (DMT) providesa a rational, inexpensive method to determine the engineering parameters for the design of earthworks and structural foundations. The test is performed insitu by pushing into the soil a blade-shaped probe that has an expandable membrane on one side. Stopping at depth intervals as close as 6 inches, the operator performs the DMT by expanding this membrane. From the data the engineer can obtain a stratigraphic profile of commonly used soil engineering properties for analysis. These include soil type, shear strength, deformation modulus, preconsolidation stress, insitu horizontal stress, insitu porewater pressure and the rate of consolidation in soils ranging from coarse sands to clays. (Federal Highway Administration “Guidelines for Using the CPT, CPTU and Marchetti DMT for Geotechnical Design”, FHWA-PA-87-024+84-24 Volume III, US Department of Transportation, Washington, DC, 1988)
Dilatometer Gauges
Jul 2
In June, 2010 Red Rock Consulting was certified as a Building Resources In Developing & Growing Enterprises (BRIDGE) business by the City of Tulsa.
The City of Tulsa’s BRIDGE program is much like ODOT’s DBE program, where larger firms are encouraged to use firms owned by minorities and women. ODOT and the City of Tulsa frequently specify a percentage of a project must utilize DBE/BRIDGE certified companies when possible.
Jun 29
A recent project site in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Red Rock Consulting and DSO recently completed two projects in Tulsa, Oklahoma. One was a commercial development and the other was a municipal pavement project.
Our team travels all over Oklahoma and north Texas to provide geotechnical engineering services. We have worked from Woodward, Oklahoma to Marshall, Texas and many places in between.
Kristi Bumpas (RRC) and Todd Simpson (DSO) at a project site in Tulsa, June 2010