Engineering consultancy Gavin & Doherty Geosolutions (GDG) has expanded its footprint to the US West Coast with the appointment of Mohamed Mekkawy.
Mekkawy, a Principal Engineer with 14-years’ experience, is a technical expert in site investigation and the design of coastal and offshore structures.
He has a particular interest in the design of deep foundations, site characterisation and the integration of geotechnical and geophysical data for managing subsurface risk.
Mekkawy will be based in California.
GDG is already active on the East and West Coasts of the US and the team has worked with several bidders for the recent California auction.
Paul Doherty, GDG founder and Executive Vice President of Engineering at Venterra Group, said: “Dr Mekkawy’s appointment demonstrates GDG’s commitment to the US market as well as their ambition to grow the American technical team.
“2023 will be an exciting year as we build our current USA platforms.”
In his previous role, Mekkawy managed integrated technical and commercial offshore renewable projects and led several US offshore wind projects that utilised nearshore marine site investigation and geophysical methods as well as the design of various foundations for offshore turbines.
He was a project manager on several offshore wind projects including the Skipjack Offshore Wind Farm in Delaware, the Icebreaker Wind project in Ohio, and the Virginia Offshore Wind Technology Advancement project for Dominion Energy.