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Farid Motamed

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Vice President at Fugro
📍 Los Angeles County, California, United States

Farid Motamed is a Vice President at Fugro with over 30 years of experience in geotechnical and civil engineering. Holding an MBA from USC Marshall, he has managed major infrastructure projects, including roadways, bridges, and seismic retrofits, with a focus on ground risk management.

Outside of his professional work, Farid is engaged with his community and state affairs. He has a personal understanding of resilience, having rebuilt his familys homes after a fire. He also follows and comments on policies that drive economic growth in California.

Unique fact: After losing both of his houses in the Palisades fire, he and his family undertook the challenging process of rebuilding from the ground up.

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Experience
28 Years
Current Role
Vice President
Job Level
Senior
Location
Los Angeles County, California, United States
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Priorities

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Ground Risk Management
He emphasizes that managing ground risk is critical to a project's success and is a key focus of his team's expertise at industry events like Ports 2025.
Geotechnical Engineering
He is an active professional in the field, attending events like the Southwest Geotechnical Conference and co-authoring technical papers on topics such as soil nail construction in California.
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Career

Work history

6-2011
Vice President
Fugro
1-1999 - 6-2011
Vice President
URS Corporation
5-1997
Founder
MCE Group
Senior engineer
Dames and moore
Project Engineer
Huntington Engineering and Environmental
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Education
1994 - 1996
MBA
USC Marshall School of Business
1987 - 1989
MS
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
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