ST. LOUIS, MO  Geotechnology, Inc., a leading provider of geotechnical and environmental engineering, geophysics, water resource management, materials testing, and drilling services, promotes Joel Weinhold to the position of St. Louis, Missouri, Branch Manager.

Weinhold has been St. Louis Geotechnical Group Manager for Geotechnology since September 2012, and has also served as Project Manager on numerous significant projects, including the Enbridge pipeline horizontal directional drilling Mississippi River crossing, GM Wentzville plant roof replacement, Mercy Virtual Care Center, and University of Missouri-St. Louis Recreation and Wellness Center projects.

He joined Geotechnology as a Senior Project Manager in April 2012, after having served 14 years with other firms in the engineering industry.

A graduate of the Missouri University of Science and Technology with a bachelor's degree in geological engineering, Weinhold is professionally licensed in Illinois, Georgia, Missouri, and Pennsylvania.

Weinhold succeeds Duane Kreuger who was recently promoted from St. Louis Branch Manager to Corporate Operations Manager. Krueger, Weinhold and Vice President of Operations Jim Howe will work together to ensure a smooth transition during the fourth quarter of 2015.

"Geotechnology has grown substantially in 2015 as we took on many new projects, opened additional offices and a made a major acquisition," said Howe. "We are proud of our hardworking staff of professionals, and are pleased that our expanded opportunities enable us to promote such qualified managers such as Joel and Duane."