Bryan Peltzer, P.E.

Mr. Peltzer has over six years of experience in the field of Civil Engineering. He began his career in Grand Rapids, Michigan, performing geotechnical subsurface explorations for the design of multi-home subdivisions, custom homes, utility lines, roadways, bridge foundations, guyed television and cellular communication towers, power plant improvements, and commercial and retail site improvements. While in graduate school, Mr. Peltzer worked with the South Dakota Department of Transportation in Rapid City, South Dakota, reviewing plans and performing engineering inspections during construction of mechanically stabilized earth walls, bridge foundations, abutments, and decks, as well as drainage culverts and roadway subgrade.

Mr. Peltzer moved to the Phoenix area in the late spring of 2005 and worked with Mr. Peterson at a mutual prior employer. Mr. Peltzer joined Peterson Geotechnical Group in the summer of 2007. As a Senior Project Engineer with Peterson Geotechnical Group, Mr. Peltzer has managed projects that involve the forensic geotechnical evaluation of:

• Mass action lawsuits involving multiple residential homes in mass graded subdivisions and custom homes and custom home subdivisions,
• Customer service and lawsuits involving commercial and retail shopping centers and below-grade parking structures,
• Underground utility line and roadway subgrade failures,
• Surety evaluations for public works project such as pipelines and roadway improvements

Mr. Peltzer’s involvement in these projects has included coordinating geotechnical and forensic investigations, performing, overseeing, and monitoring field testing activities, overseeing and reviewing laboratory testing, performing geotechnical calculations, as well as writing, reviewing, and sealing reports which convey professional opinions and recommendations. Mr. Peltzer has also attended mediations and provided expert witness testimony before the Arizona Registrar of Contractors