Atlantic Geotechnical Services, Inc. is a multi-disciplined engineering, consulting, and testing services organization.  Our highly qualified staff includes registered engineers, geologists, scientists, and other personnel with related technical backgrounds and education

Atlantic Geotechnical Services, Inc. started in 1992 by Mike Noggle and Terry Rothrock, has grown to about 30 people

Our goal to provide client satisfaction and high quality service  has been accomplished by the dedicated and hard working staff which has lead AGS's success

• Michael O. Noggle, P.E., President and Principal Engineer; University of Missouri at Rolla (BSCE) and Texas A&M University (MSCE).  P.E. registration: North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Louisiana

• Terry W. Rothrock, Manager Construction Testing Services and Vice President; East Carolina University (BS Geology)

• A. Scot Harrell, P.E., Geotechnical Engineering Department Manager; North Carolina State University (BSCE), University of Texas (MSCE).  P.E. registration: Virginia

Prior Experience

Michael O. Noggle, P.E.

• Soil Engineer and then a Project Manager for McClelland Engineers (New Orleans and Houston) performing geotechnical studies for Offshore structures [Oil Drilling and Production Platforms; Geotechnical Engineer for first deepwater (1000+ ft) Gulf of Mexico platform] and onshore structures, e.g. high-rise buildings (up to 72 stories + 4 basement levels), refineries, chemical plants, mass transit systems, dams, Petroleum/LNG Import terminals, etc; both domestic and overseas

• Project Manager in Airport Design Group for Turner Collie Braden (TCB) (Houston) and in-house TCB geotechnical consultant.  Performed and managed civil engineering design for airports in Houston, Philadelphia, Nashville, Oklahoma City, among others

• Branch Manager for S&ME, Inc. and Engineering Consulting Services, Ltd. (ECS) offices in Richmond, VA.  Managed Geotechnical Engineering, Construction Materials Testing and Environmental Services.  Work varied from private sector (retail and commercial offices, industrial facilities, etc.) and public sector (schools, county buildings, airports, SHRP North Atlantic Pavement Testing project)

Terry W. Rothrock, Vice President

• Engineering Technician for S&ME, Inc. out of Raleigh office.   Worked on airports, shopping centers, power plants, industrial facilities performing soil, concrete, and asphaltic concrete testing on these structures.  Worked around the Middle Atlantic States

• Manager of Construction Testing Services Department for S&ME Richmond, Virginia office.   Supervised the work of technicians on various projects [e.g. airports, shopping centers, commercial buildings (up to 23 stories), roads]

A. Scot Harrell, P.E.

• Civil Engineer for Professional Services Industries (PSI), first as Project Engineer and then as Construction Services Manger of San Antonio, Texas office, where he managed a large staff of technicians.   After receiving his MSCE he became the Geotechnical Engineer for this office.  Project work included refineries, chemical plants, commercial and retail buildings

• Geotechnical Engineering Manager for the San Antonio, Texas office of Raba-Kristner and Associates where he supervised a staff of geotechnical and other engineers.   Project work was mostly in the private sector commercial buildings (low to high rise), industrial facilities, retail buildings, subdivisions

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