Foundation Supportworks, Inc. (FSI) is pleased to announce that Don Deardorff, P.E., former Senior Engineer for Chance Civil Construction, will join the FSI engineering department as a Senior Application Engineer, effective December 1, 2009.  Don’s work will be focused in the areas of product development, product verification testing, preliminary design applications, and the development of technical documents and presentations. 

 Jeff Kortan, P.E., Director of Engineering for Foundation Supportworks, welcomes Don to the team.  “We are eager to have Don join the FSI team.  His product knowledge from past research and testing and his overall experience with the design and installation of helical foundation systems make Don an exciting addition to our growing company.  Don’s hire further positions FSI as a leader in the foundation stabilization industry.”

“I am very excited about joining this outstanding, forward-thinking company,” says Deardorff. “Foundation Supportworks has developed a competitive business model with a dedicated focus on their customers.  I am honored to be a part of the company’s continued growth.”                                                           

Don attended the University of Missouri-Rolla and graduated in 1993 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering.  After obtaining his Bachelor’s degree, he worked as a consulting environmental and geotechnical engineer in Missouri and Wisconsin. 

Don was hired by Hubbell Power Systems/Chance Civil Construction in January 2005 as a Senior Engineer.  He continued with graduate studies and obtained his Master of Science degree in Engineering in 2007.  He is currently in the dissertation phase of the Ph.D. program.

Foundation Supportworks experienced exponential then continued, steady growth since its inception less than two years ago and is already a leading supplier of helical piles, helical tiebacks, and hydraulically-driven push pier systems throughout North America.