Executive Summary

• Lead multidiscipline engineering, architecture and environmental professional project teams in the design of many remotely located industrial projects.
• Designed a 15,000 sf salmon processing plant in a remote, undeveloped Alaska location.
• Conducted preliminary and detailed feasibility studies for a 70-mile power transmission intertie on Alaska’s North Slope.
• Managed the installation of a frozen barrier nuclear waste containment system in the DOE Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
• Engineered and supervised installation of containment systems and access roads for oily liquids in a major Russian oil spill.
• Served as CEO for large multi-disciplined engineering, architectural, applied science and land surveying firm.
• Managed projects and construction sites for mechanical systems on new offshore developments in the Norwegian North Sea.
• Designed and supervised construction of roads, drilling pads, river crossings, and permafrost foundation supervised construction of gravel drilling and production pads and pile foundations for BP facilities on the North Slope
• Conducted extensive full scale load tests on pilings in permafrost that established design criteria for BP facilities on the North Slope.  

Areas of Expertise

Professional Experience

Leland A. Johnson & Associates     Anchorage, Alaska,         1994 to Present Consulting Engineer

• Lead multidiscipline engineering, architecture and environmental professionals on the design of numerous remotely located industrial projects.
• Designed foundation systems for facilities remote arctic sites.
• Designed a 15,000 sf ($6 million) salmon processing plant in a remote, undeveloped Alaska location.
• Conducted feasibility studies for 70 mile power transmission system.
• Engineered and supervised installation of 12 containment dams and 35km of access roads for the cleanup of oily liquids in a large Russian oil spill
• Managed the installation of a frozen barrier nuclear waste containment system in the DOE Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

ASCG, Incorporated,   Anchorage, Alaska                                    1980 to 1993

President & CEO

• Founded this multi-disciplined engineering, architectural, applied science and land surveying firm.
• Grew the firm through internal staffing and acquisitions into an operation with 262 employees and six offices in four states.

Brown & Root, Inc.,   Norway (Houston,Texas HQ)                       1974 to 1980

Project and Construction Manager

• Managed projects and construction sites for mechanical systems on three new offshore developments in the Norwegian North Sea. These were gravity-base platforms installed in 200’ to 500’ of water and ranged in total value from $200 million to $2 billion.

KPFF Consulting Engineers, Anchorage, Alaska                          1972 to 1974

Civil Engineer

• Designed structural systems for buildings and docks.
• Estimated costs on a $2 billion Railroad & Highway Transportation Study.

BP Alaska,    Anchorage & Prudhoe Bay Alaska                           1969 to 1972

Contract Engineer

• Designed roads, drilling pads, river crossings, and permafrost foundations.
• Supervised construction of gravel drilling and production pads and pile foundations.
• Conducted extensive full scale load tests on pilings in permafrost. The results established design criteria for BP facilities on the North Slope.  

Texaco Inc.,  Los Angeles, California                                    1968 to 1969            Offshore Civil and Petroleum Engineer

• Provided engineering oversight on jacket and module fabrication and offshore installation of new offshore platforms in Alaska’s Cook Inlet and California’s Santa Barbara Channel.
• Conceptually designed and contracted water-flood, gas lift and power generator upgrades for offshore production facilities.

Education

University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 1966

B.S. in Civil/Structural Engineering

Clarkson University, Potsdam, New York 1968

M.S. in Civil/Geotechnical Engineering

University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California            1969

Graduate Studies in Petroleum & Offshore Engineering

University of Alaska, Anchorage, Alaska 1972

Graduate Studies in Arctic Engineering & Engineering Management

Continuing Education for Engineers 2010

Required for Professional Registration, 25 Credit hours

Other Professional Training

Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response training - 40 hours

Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response supervisory training - 8 hours

Radiological Worker Training II - 24 hours

Professional Licenses