Charles M. Hammond

Registration
Engineering Geologist - OR, WA

Hydrogeologist - WA

Geologist - OR, WA

Career
1987 - present
Senior Associate Geologist
Landslide Technology, Portland, OR

Education
1987/M.S. in Geology
New Mexico Institute of Mining
and Technology, Socorro, NM

1983/B.A. in Geology
Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA

Honors/Societies
Past Chair, Association of Engineering and Environmental Geologists, Oregon Section

Member, Geological Society of America

Senior Associate Geologist

Mr. Hammond has 31 years of experience as an Engineering Geologist. His landslide specialty work includes detailed interpretation, reconnaissance mapping, geologic assessment, subsurface investigation, modeling, causation analysis and risk assessment of future ground movement. He works on individual landslides and regions of widespread ancient landslide terrain. During his career he has built a track record of accurate characterization of unstable slope conditions.

Several projects representative of Mr. Hammond’s experience include:

• Water Supply Pipelines Landslide Vulnerability, Portland, Oregon
• Natural Gas Facility Landslide Mitigation, Bioko, Equatorial Guinea
• La Grande Powerhouse Slope Stability, La Grande, Washington
• Snowbasin Access Highway, Utah
• Three Capes Scenic Road Landslide, Pacific City, Oregon
• Skagway Submarine Landslide Investigation, Skagway, Alaska
• Trestle Flume Failure, Sandy, Oregon
• Clackamas River Hydroelectric Projects Landslide Hazards, Clackamas County, Oregon
• Kelso-Beaver Natural Gas Line Geologic Hazards, Cowlitz County, Washington
• Power Canal Landslide Management, Leaburg, Oregon
• Washougal River Road Rockfall Hazards, Washougal, Washington
• ERFO Geotechnical Site Investigations, Oregon and Washington
• 3rd Avenue Extension, Ketchikan, Alaska
• Westside Light Rail Feasibility, Portland, Oregon
• Diablo Dam Rockfall Hazard Assessments, Diablo, Washington
• Highway 87 Landslide Investigation, Payson, Arizona
• Highway 26 Re-route Landslide Hazards, Dubois, Wyoming

Selection of technical presentations and lectures:

• Storm-Induced Groundwater Spikes in Landslides of the Tyee Formation, Central Coast Range, Lincoln County, Oregon, USA, 3rd North American Symposium on Landslides, Roanoke, Virginia
• Horizontal Drain Component of Landslide Mitigation at US Highway 20, Lincoln County, Oregon, Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington
• Characterizing Six Large Landslides with LiDAR Imagery and Reconnaissance, Cascade Range, South Fork Santiam River, Oregon​, 2nd North American Symposium on Landslides, Banff, British Columbia, Canada
• Geology in Landslide Engineering, 1st North American Symposium on Landslides, Vail, Colorado

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Mike Meyer - Gerry Heslin - George Machan - Charlie Hammond - Brent Black - Darren Beckstrand - Chris Carpenter
Ben George - Wade Osborne -  Tom Westover - Zach Ruby
Andy Vessely - Larry Pierson - Derek Cornforth