DIONEL E. AVILES, Ph.D., P.E. President Houston Headquarters 5790 Windfern Houston, TX 77041 Phone: (713) 895-7645 Fax: (713)895-7943 Areas of Expertise: Geotechnical Engineering Construction Materials Testing Environmental Engineering Construction Management

TXDOT PRE-CERTIFICATION:
2.13.1 - Hazardous Materials Initial Site Assessment
12.2.1 - Plant Inspection and Testing
14.1.1 - Soils Exploration
14.2.1 - Geotechnical Testing
14.3.1 - Transportation Studies
14.4.1 - Building Foundation Studies

EXPERIENCE:
Dr. Aviles has been engaged in construction materials testing, geotechnical and related environmental engineering in the Gulf Coast Region for over 50 years. Dr. Aviles' experience in construction materials testing includes design of runways for airfield structures, supervision of construction of earthen levees, project engineering for 20 mile haul road, study and evaluation of gravel and sand materials in an airfield runway test section, various highway projects for METRO, Harris County, City of Houston, and Park and Ride Facilities.

He served in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers where he conducted numerous airfield pavement evaluations. Dr. Aviles' experience includes a 20-mile haul road for 100-Ton vehicles, airfield evaluation and runway design on airfields in the United States and overseas, foundation design for high rise buildings in Austin, Dallas, and San Antonio. His Houston area experience includes design of foundations for various structures including high-rises, wharves and roads, as well as the evaluation and design of airfield pavements at Houston Intercontinental Airport. Dr. Aviles has authored and presented numerous technical papers on geotechnical engineering.

Dr. Aviles has served in many positions of leadership in the engineering profession including Vice President of the Texas Society of Professional Engineers. He is involved in many civic activities including serving on the Board of Directors of the Greater Houston Partnership, as President of the Coastal Water Authority. TSPE named Dr. Aviles 1998 Engineer of the Year for the Houston Chapter and 1999 Engineer of the Year for the State of Texas. He was appointed to the Board of Regents at Texas A&M University in 1997. He served as Chairman of the U.S. Air Force Academy Board of Visitors, and holds the rank of Major General (Retired) in the U.S. Army Reserve.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND MEMBERSHIPS:
Registered Professional Engineer – Texas, New Mexico, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Corrective Action Project Manager – State of Texas
National Society of Professional Engineers
Texas Society of Professional Engineers
American Society of Civil Engineers
American Concrete Institute
Society American Military Engineers
ASFE – Geosciences
Society of American Military Engineers
Colegio de Ingerieros, Arquitectos y Agrimensores de Puerto Rico
Chi Epsilon (Civil Engineering Honor Society)
American Society of Testing Materials
Houston Engineering and Scientific Society
American Assoc. for Laboratory Accreditation
Houston Hispanic Architects and Engineers

TECHNICAL PAPERS:
"Isolation of Vibrations in the Foundation Elements of N.A.S.A. Manned Spacecradt Center Buildings" - April 1964; Spring Meeting, Texas Section ASCE
"Uplift Resistance of Underreamed Type Footings" - October, 1963; Fall Meeting of Texas Section ASCE
"Testing of Tower Footings" - May, 1963; Edison Electric Institute: Transmission and Distribution Conference, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
"Rigid Pavement on Elastic Solid Foundation for Super Jets" - October, 1972; Annual ASCE Environmental Engineering Conference in Houston, Texas
"Pavimientos para Aviones de Chorros" - October 1972; Tercera Reunion Conjunta, Mexico/Estados Unidos in Mexico City

EDUCATION:
A&M College of Texas, Bachelor of Science – Civil Engineering
A&M College of Texas, Master of Engineering – Civil Engineering
Texas A&M University, Doctor of Philosophy – Civil Engineering
   - Dissertation: "Design of Substructures for Transmission Towers"

ACCOLADES:
1999 Engineer of the Year, Texas
1998 Engineer of the Year, Houston
1964 Engineer of the Year, Texas Society of Professional Engineers (Brazos Chapter)
2004 Distinguished Alumnus Award, Texas A&M University
2002 Barrier Breaker Award - Career Resources, Inc.
1999 Outstanding Citizen Engineer, American Society of Civil Engineers
1993 The Silver Order of the de Fluery Medal, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
2004 Inducted into the Cadet Hall of Honors, Corps of Cadets, Texas A&M University
2004 Outstanding Engineering Graduate, Dwight Cook College of Engineering, Texas A&M University
2000 Distinguished Civil Engineering Graduate, Texas A&M University