Registration

• Registered Civil Engineer - State of California
• Registered Geotechnical Engineer - State of California
• Registered Civil Engineer - State of Nevada

Education

• M.S. Civil Engineering - California State University, Long Beach
• B.A. Geological Sciences - University of California at Santa Barbara

Professional Experience

• GMU Geotechnical, Inc., Director Geotechnical Engineering Services to Vice President/Principal Engineer, Rancho Santa Margarita, California (1997-Present)

• Bing Yen & Associates, Inc., Project Engineer to Associate/Manager of Municipal Services, Irvine, California (1988-1997)

• G.C. Masterman & Associates, Inc., Technician to Project Engineer,
  Van Nuys, California (1984-1986)

Selected Representative Project Experience

Mr. Silver has over 14 years of progressively responsible engineering and management experience in a wide variety of geotechnical engineering projects. He has worked successfully for and with industrial, residential and commercial developers, master community planners, and governmental agencies. He has extensive experience in landslide evaluation and remediation design, geotechnical instrumentation, residential and commercial development, public works projects, municipality consultation, mechanically stabilized earth walls and forensic projects. In addition, he has served as an expert witness in regards to numerous geotechnical issues over the last 10 years. Over the period of 1988 to 1997, Mr. Silver was City Geotechnical Engineer for numerous cities throughout Southern California. Currently, Mr. Silver serves as Vice President, Principal Engineer and manages the Geotechnical Engineering Group at GMU Geotechnical, Inc., where he is responsible for geotechnical engineering design and forensic projects. Mr. Silver currently serves on the Board of Directors for the California Geotechnical Engineers Association (CGEA).

Download the PDF for selected projects representative of Mr. Silver's experience.