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Geotechnology Announces Promotions of Donovan and Howe
Jim Howe
Pat Donovan
MEMPHIS, TN — Geotechnology, Inc., promotes Pat Donovan, PE to Professional Services President and Jim Howe to Exploration President. Geotechnology CEO Ed Alizadeh, PE, JD, announced the changes, which became effective January 1, 2020.
Donovan has been serving as Geotechnology’s Vice President-Regional Manager of the South Region in Memphis, Tennessee. In his new role, he will provide strategic leadership, project oversight and management of the company’s professional services, which include geotechnical, geophysics, environmental and construction materials testing departments, along with business development. Donovan joined Geotechnology in 2010 when the company acquired Hall, Blake and Associates, Inc., a geotechnical engineering, construction materials testing and drilling firm based in Memphis, where he was Vice President of Operations.
Howe has been serving as Geotechnology’s Vice President of Exploration. In his new role, he will oversee all exploration services throughout the company to ensure personnel and resources are being utilized in ways that promote safety and benefit clients and their projects. He has been a Geotechnology team member for more than 30 years, and he was integral in growing the company’s drilling division.
“These promotions are recognition of the great contributions that Pat and Jim have made to our company,” Alizadeh said. “The changes also present opportunities for new ideas and practices that will benefit our clients and lead Geotechnology to even greater heights in our safety, growth and operations successes.”
Geotechnology, Inc. is a professional corporation offering a comprehensive range of consulting services in applied earth and environmental sciences. The company is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, and has 10 offices in Missouri, Illinois, Kansas, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkansas.
Construction News PeopleDonovan has been serving as Geotechnology’s Vice President-Regional Manager of the South Region in Memphis, Tennessee. In his new role, he will provide strategic leadership, project oversight and management of the company’s professional services, which include geotechnical, geophysics, environmental and construction materials testing departments, along with business development. Donovan joined Geotechnology in 2010 when the company acquired Hall, Blake and Associates, Inc., a geotechnical engineering, construction materials testing and drilling firm based in Memphis, where he was Vice President of Operations.
Howe has been serving as Geotechnology’s Vice President of Exploration. In his new role, he will oversee all exploration services throughout the company to ensure personnel and resources are being utilized in ways that promote safety and benefit clients and their projects. He has been a Geotechnology team member for more than 30 years, and he was integral in growing the company’s drilling division.
“These promotions are recognition of the great contributions that Pat and Jim have made to our company,” Alizadeh said. “The changes also present opportunities for new ideas and practices that will benefit our clients and lead Geotechnology to even greater heights in our safety, growth and operations successes.”
Geotechnology, Inc. is a professional corporation offering a comprehensive range of consulting services in applied earth and environmental sciences. The company is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, and has 10 offices in Missouri, Illinois, Kansas, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkansas.
