Geosyntec Columbia, Maryland Office

Paul Botek is a Principal Geologist based in Maryland with more than 15 years of experience focused on the assessment and restoration of contaminated sites, provision of environmental management services, consulting on solid waste management facility permitting and closures, remediation construction management, and spring water supply studies. For the evaluation and selection of field investigation methods for subsurface investigation, Paul is considered a go-to professional. His clie ...

David Espinoza is a Senior Principal Geoenvironmental Engineer based in Maryland focused on foundation design over soft soils, design of regulated containment facilities, and more recently, financial evaluation of infrastructure investments taking into consideration physical risks such as climate change. David's solid waste experience includes permitting of disposal facilities for municipal solid waste, construction demolition debris, and industrial manufacturing wastes/residuals; des ...

Lucas de Melo is a Senior Principal Engineer based in Maryland with more than 17 years of experience in dam-related projects, geotechnical design and field studies, hazardous materials remediation; and in the design of coal ash disposal sites, solid waste management facilities, and capping systems for mining closures. His experience includes assessment of stability, liquefaction potential, and stress-strain behavior of concrete and earth dams, and design of retrofits for dams and emba ...

James (Yu-Sheng) Wang is a Principal Environmental Engineer based in Maryland with more than 18 years of experience focused on developing and applying innovative assessment and remediation technologies. James has built his practice by providing clients with cost-effective solutions specifically tailored to solving their most challenging problems. James has extensive research and consulting experience in developing and engineering chemical and biological treatment technologies to addre ...