As of December 2023, Brian Mondello was announced the new office manager for GRL Florida, located in Orlando. Brian has been with GRL for over 20+ years providing deep foundation testing.
2023 marked the first time the Deep Foundations in Dynamic Testing and Analysis Seminar was held at PDI's headquarters since before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mohamad Hussein has worked for GRL Engineers since 1982 and has published many papers on deep foundation testing methods throughout his tenure. As of 2023, Mohamad will be the Executive Director of Global Industry Relations and will collaborate with engineering, construction, and academia industry partners worldwide to help promote efficient, reliable, and cost-effective quality control and assurance testing methods to advance the use of deep foundations of all types.
October, 2023: Pile Dynamics, Inc. (PDI) and GRL Engineers, Inc. (GRL) cooperatively announce Mr. Mohamad Hussein, P.E. as Executive Director of Global Industry Relations, a newly developed strategic role within the organizations.
This published article features PDI representative Sarathy Geotech & Engineering Services performing drilled shaft verticality testing using the SHAPE system, as well as drilled shaft cleanliness evaluations with the SQUID system.
CWRU Alumni Frank Rausche and Garland Likins presented the Higley Lecture at Case Western Reserve University in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department.
PDI's Ryan Allin writes about the DFI Technical Committee's efforts to create introductory videos on deep foundation testing methods. Allin hold's a chair on DFI's Technical Committee and utilizes his expertise on deep foundations to educate DFI members.