Mr. Valiquette has been in the geotechnical engineering and construction field since 2002. He is the Vice President of Geotechnical Engineering for ICE and focuses on design and construction support of complex geotechnical features on both traditional and Design-Build transportation projects throughout the Southeast. His design efforts include roadway foundation recommendations, bridge foundation recommendations for large coastal bridges, pile supported embankments, ground improvement through the use of surcharges and lightweight fill materials, railway bridges and embankments, railroad temporary shoring systems, and slope failure mitigation. During his tenure with NCDOT, Mr. Valiquette functioned as the geotechnical engineer for review of Design-Build projects that included new location highways, large coastal bridges, post grouted drilled piers, a column supported embankment, airport taxiway bridge supported on micropiles, and very tall railroad abutment walls.
Mr. Valiquette received his bachelor’s degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering from The Citadel and earned his master’s degree in civil engineering geotechnical from N.C. State University. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
