Larry Applegate, President, is a national authority on the practical applications of soil freezing and the construction of soil freeze systems. He holds a degree in Construction Management from Washington State University and has over 25 years of experience in heavy civil construction. Larry’s expertise in soil freeze shoring comes from years of training with the company’s founder, Ron Krieg, and working closely with industry-leading engineers. He has a wealth of on-site experience and has managed numerous successful projects. His practical approach in applying soil freeze solutions has allowed his clients to complete many otherwise difficult projects economically and expeditiously.

James Quitslund, Vice President, has been advocating soil freezing for more than 10 years as a viable solution for the containment of radioactive waste and other extremely hazardous materials, building on the success of the soil freeze method at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. He was educated at Harvard and Oxford and has taught and conducted policy research at the University of Washington. As a member of the SoilFreeze management team, he has educated and forged relationships with academia, engineering firms, and contractors to establish soil freezing as a reliable and cost-effective component of “green” construction.

Daniel W. Mageau, P.E., Lead Design Engineer (GeoEngineers, Inc.), has provided project management on a wide range of projects—including ports, docks, bridges, pipelines and airports—where difficult soil and groundwater conditions call for innovative solutions. Daniel Mageau’s interest in soil freezing goes back to his graduate education at the University of Alberta. Now a principal geotechnical engineer in the Seattle office of GeoEngineers, Inc., he has scores of successful frozen soil design projects to his credit. He is able to rely on the world class technical and analytical resources of his firm and has imparted his knowledge of soil freezing to several of his younger colleagues who assist him in design work and also provide consulting services to SoilFreeze.