DANIEL K. STEUSSY
PRESIDENT
EDUCATION 
M.S., Geotechnical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 1980
B.S., Civil Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 1978
LICENSES, CERTIFICATIONS, & CREDENTIALS
Registered Geotechnical Engineer, GE 2232, State of California, Exp. 3-31-09
Registered Civil Engineer, RCE 41140, State of California, Exp. 3-31-09
Registered Civil Engineer, RCE 31927, State of Arizona, Exp. 9-30-09
Registered Civil Engineer, RCE 14101, State of Nevada, Exp. 6-30-10
Mediator Credential, San Diego Mediation Center, 1993 (No Expiration)
STUDIES/COURSES
Soil Liquefaction During Earthquakes, ASCE Short Course, Sacramento, 2008
Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics IV, ASCE, Sacramento, 2008
Analysis of Landslides: Shear Strengths, Testing, and Stability Methods, University of Illinois, San Diego, 2006
Foundation Design on Expansive Soil, Colorado State University, Santa Ana, 2005
Evaluation & Mitigation of Seismic Hazards, ASCE/UC Berkeley/SDSU, San Diego, 2005
Basics of Concrete Materials and Testing, ACI International, San Antonio, 2004
Troubleshooting Concrete Construction, ACI International, Los Angeles, 2004
Concrete Slabs on Ground, ACI International, San Diego 1997 and Las Vegas, 2002
Slope Stability and Landslides, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Los Angeles, 2001
318-99 Building Code Seminar, ACI International and Portland Cement Association, San Diego, 2000
Differing Site Condition Claims: Analysis, Presentation, and Adjudication of Entitlement, ASCE, Concord, 1998
Concrete Repair Basics, ACI International, San Diego, 1998
Concrete Durability, ACI International, Ontario, California 1998
Regulatory Framework for Toxic and Hazardous Substances, University of California, San Diego (UCSD), 1989
Environmental Law, UCSD 1989
Introduction to Hazardous Materials Management, UCSD 1989
Industrial Hygiene, UCSD, 1988
Environmental Risk Assessment, UCSD, 1988
Slope Stability, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1988
Geophysics for Geologists, Geosource, Houston, Texas, 1984
Conference on Geotechnical Design of Offshore Drilling Platforms, Austin, Texas, 1984
Instrumentation of Soil & Rock, University of Missouri, Rolla, 1981
NON-PROPRIETARY PUBLICATIONS
"Development of a Self-Boring Pressuremeter for Efficient Use in Stiff Clays," Geotechnical Engineering Thesis GT80-3, Geotechnical Engineering Center, University of Texas at Austin, May 1980.
"Full-Scale Dynamic Lateral Pile Tests," (with R.F. Scott, C.F. Tsai, and J.M. Ting), Proceedings, Fourteenth Offshore Technology Conference, Paper No. OTC 4203, Houston, Texas, 1982 (Presenting author).
“Drainage - Property and Personal Health Concerns,” Common Assessment Magazine, May/June 1996, pp. 8-9.
“Construction Defects Underfoot – Concrete Slab Foundations Affected by Moisture Intrusion, Deterioration,” (with G. S. Lichtman and R. S. Johnson), California Claims Journal, June 1998, pp. 40-47.
SELECTED AFFILIATIONS
ACI International/American Concrete Institute - Member, San Diego and National Chapters
American Society of Civil Engineers - Member, San Diego Geotechnical and National Sections
California Dispute Resolution Council
Chi Epsilon - Engineering Honor Society
National Academy of Forensic Engineers
National Society of Professional Engineers
National Conflict Resolution Center - Board Member, Vice-Chairman
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
| 1989-Present |
OPTERRA, INC.
SAN DIEGO & POWAY, CA
President and Founder |
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1983-1985 |
NEKTON, INC.
SAN DIEGO, CA
Engineer, Project Development |
| 1985-1989 |
OWEN CONSULTANTS
SAN DIEGO, CA
Engineering Manager |
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1980-1983 |
EARTH TECHNOLOGY CORP.
LONG BEACH, CA & HOUSTON, TX
Staff Engineer |
QUALIFICATIONS
Mr. Steussy has acquired over 25 years of experience in geotechnical engineering and geophysics on a broad spectrum of projects, both onshore and marine, in California, Arizona, Nevada, Texas, Louisiana, and Virginia. Specific projects he has worked on have included residential and commercial building distress investigations, landslide and slope movement investigations, management of grading and construction observation projects, overall site evaluations of proposed industrial/residential developments, land and marine soil sampling programs, and design of coastal protection measures. He has been involved in the design of deep foundations for bridges and offshore oil platforms, and has designed, constructed, and utilized instrumentation systems for assessing soil and foundation behavior. He has participated in research to assess liquefaction potential of soils by in-place testing of a site damaged in a major earthquake. He has also been involved in major field tests of instrumented pile foundations, modeling conditions of earthquakes and storm wave loading. Mr. Steussy has authored or co-authored over 300 proprietary reports of geotechnical investigations and observations.
Mr. Steussy has testified and/or has been designated as a geotechnical expert in over 200 court cases involving litigation of construction defects. These cases have involved design and construction of foundations and slabs, differential movement of constructed facilities, soil subsidence, soil expansion, soil moisture, ground water, landslides and slope stability, soil-concrete interaction, concrete and reinforcement deterioration, seismic design, earth retaining structures, deep foundations, slab moisture intrusion and moisture barriers, and standard of care in geotechnical engineering and construction. The clients Mr. Steussy has been retained by in these cases have generally been split evenly between defendants and plaintiffs.
Mr. Steussy is also a trained mediator with and board member of the National Conflict Resolution Center (formerly the San Diego Mediation Center). He has been president of the San Diego Chapter of the Society for Professionals in Dispute Resolution (SPIDR) and chairman of the San Diego Dispute Resolution Forum. In 1992, Mr. Steussy helped initiate the San Diego Mediation Center's committee that established credentialing procedures for mediators. He has been a panelist/instructor in large group and Superior Court mediator training courses, has moderated panels and roundtable discussions on alternative methods for handling construction defect cases, and has chaired workshops addressing confidentiality in mediation and the use of Alternative Dispute Resolution in international trade disputes.
Revised: May 2008
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