Owner, Runkle Consulting, Inc
Greater Atlanta Area
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- Owner at Runkle Consulting, Inc
- Past
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- Project Manager at Robert and Company
- Base Civil Engineer at PA Air National Guard
- Project Engineer at ECS Mid-Atlantic, LLC
- Education
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- University of Maryland College Park
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George Runkle’s Summary
Provides structural engineering design for large residences and light commercial projects to include wood framing, steel, and shipping containers. Also provides structural evaluations and remediation design for foundation failures and other structural failures.
I have 32 years experience in the construction industry, with 27 years of that as an engineer. Retired from the Air Force Reserve as a Lieutenant Colonel, has over 27 years in the military counting reserve and active time. Of those years, 23 were as a military engineer. In my military career I deployed 4 times to the Middle East and have worked in Uzbekistan, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, and Iraq. My military experience varies from facility design, airfield pavement evaluation, and construction management.
George Runkle’s Specialties:
structural design, failure investigation, construction management, foundation repair, structural damage repair, storm damage repair, shipping container house design, structural modifications of buildings
George Runkle’s Experience
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Owner
Runkle Consulting, Inc
(Civil Engineering industry)
2000 — Present (9 years)
Owner of a small structural engineering firm that specializes in residential and light commercial design and foundation/structural failure investigation.
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Project Manager
Robert and Company
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Architecture & Planning industry)
June 1998 — June 1999 (1 year 1 month)
Project manager in the military aviation fuels department, managed military design projects to aircraft hangars and aircraft fueling systems.
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Base Civil Engineer
PA Air National Guard
(Military industry)
April 1991 — June 1998 (7 years 3 months)
Responsible for managing the facilities engineering function on the base, which included 11 full time employees. Duties included management of design services, programing future facility requirements, construction management, and military training for over 100 personnel in the 171st Civil Engineering Squadron.
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Project Engineer
ECS Mid-Atlantic, LLC
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Civil Engineering industry)
July 1988 — April 1991 (2 years 10 months)
Project Engineer in construction services, as such oversaw construction observation and testing on construction projects in Washington DC, and the DC suburbs in Maryland and Virginia. Construction services included soils and concrete testing, foundation inspections, concrete rebar inspections, and steel inspections.
In addition, I helped out the geotechnical services area of the company by preparing drill and testing reports for smaller projects.
George Runkle’s Education
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University of Maryland College Park
1977 — 1981
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George Runkle’s Groups:
Society of American Military Engineers, Greater Atlanta Homebuilders Association, American Wood Council, International Code Council
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Civil Engineering Professional Network & Opportunity
George Runkle’s Honors:
Air Force Meritorius Service Medal, Air Force Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Global War on Terror Expeditionary Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
George Runkle’s Contact Settings
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