Message from the Partners
Kent S. Baucher and Darren G. Williams

We started Technicon Engineering Services, Inc. in March of 1989 with a goal of providing the best, most responsive service possible to the construction and engineering community. The challenging needs of the fast-paced building industry have fueled our desire to provide the highest quality engineering and testing services available. By providing the best personnel and equipment, along with our thorough understanding of the construction field, we are meeting that challenge and will continue to be responsive to the needs of our clients.

Our client base has grown steadily since our inception and our new fully-automated office will allow us to continue the progress we have made. In our continuing effort to provide the highest quality services, we have added equipment to provide R-value tests, drilling services, and increased capacity tension and compression tests. Our latest addition is a 400,000 pound capacity universal machine. It is state-of-the-art, with computer controls and monitoring of test results. Together with our network system, it will allow us to reduce paperwork and report turn-around time.

We have assembled a qualified staff of professionals dedicated to providing the best engineering and testing services available, in a timely manner and at an economical price. Whatever your needs are: field/lab testing, quality assurance, or specialized engineering. Technicon Engineering Services, Inc. provides the solutions to the building industry's needs and we are ready to proceed with the engineering and construction services on an immediate basis.

We look forward to working with you on your future projects.

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Mr. Williams has a thorough knowledge of the construction management and the geo/environmental engineering industry, and has developed the ability to effectively coordinate the activities of civil engineers, subcontractors, and technicians to ensure the investigation is thorough and cost-effective.  He has an excellent working knowledge of the codes governing the geo/environmental issues facing our clients today and strong agency relationships with a variety of local, state, and federal agencies.

Mr. Williams conducts geotechnical engineering investigations, foundation and slope stability analyses, bluff studies, and sewage disposal system design and inspections.  He also oversees all geotechnical field operations, as well as laboratory procedures and analyses.

Mr. Williams has extensive experience in environmental engineering and has conducted many Phase I and II Investigations.  Mr. Williams has served as project manager for a variety of characterizations and remedial activities, including well installation, inspection, monitoring, and destruction, underground storage tank site investigations, soil vapor extraction wells, waste disposal and treatment facilities, and hazardous waste management. Mr. Williams is the responsible managing executive for the Water Well Drillers License.

Registrations / Certifications:

• Registered Civil Engineer No. 40007, California
• Registered Environmental Assessor No. 3007, California
• Registered Environmental Assessor II (REA II - 20117)
• OSHA 40-Hour Hazardous Material Safety Training
• ICBO Special Inspector - Reinforced Concrete #16550
• ICBO Special Inspector - Pre-Stressed Concrete #16561
• ICBO Special Inspector - Structural Masonry #17859
• ICBO Special Inspector - Structural Steel/Welding #21002
• ACI Field Technician - Concrete Testing: Grade 1
• License C-57 Well Driller (Water) #767888
• Nuclear Gauge Operator

Education:

B.S., Civil Engineering, California State University, Fresno - 1982
Outstanding Graduate 1982 - Standard Oil of California Award

Kent S. Baucher, CWI

Expertise:

Mr. Baucher has over twenty-six years experience in all aspects of structural steel/welding inspection services.  He is widely respected in the field by clients and peers alike.  Mr. Baucher has extensive experience in destructive and non-destructive testing of steel components.  He also has experience with the fabrication of welded steel tanks and structural steel building components.  Mr. Baucher has implemented quality control programs and administered welder and weld procedure qualification testing for large steel fabricators.  He has worked on many multi-story structures; including hospitals, schools, manufacturing plants, pressure vessels, and special testing and structural evaluations in the field and laboratory.

Registrations / Certifications:

• Certified Welding Inspector-American Welding Society, No. 92030841
• CBO Special Inspector/Structural Steel and Welding, No. 37829
• American Construction Inspectors Association, No. 5378
• City of Los Angeles Deputy Welding Inspector, No.N98-3539
• ASNT Level III, 25979, UT, MT, PT
• SNT-TC-1A Level II Inspector, UT, MT, PT, RT
• Level II Ultrasound Inspector
• Level II Magnetic Particle Inspector
• Level II Liquid Penetrant Inspector
• Level II Radiographic Inspector
• Certified Medical Gas Inspector
• Nuclear Gauge Operator / R.S.O.
• OSHA 8-Hour Supervisor Training for Hazardous Material Safety
• OSHA 40-Hour Hazardous Material Safety Training

 Education:

B.S., California State University, Fresno, 1975

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