Osman A. El Menchawi , PhD, PE, GE, FRM in

Osman A. El Menchawi , PhD, PE, GE, FRM

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VP, Americas Site Screening and Consulting Director at Fugro
📍 Irvine, California, United States

Dr. Osman El Menchawi is the VP, Americas Site Screening and Consulting Director at Fugro, with over 20 years in geotechnical consulting. His expertise covers seismic assessments and soft soils for major projects like nuclear plants, LNG facilities, and ports. He holds a PhD from UC San Diego and is a licensed PE and GE in California.

He is passionate about bridging the gap between academia and industry, having served as an Adjunct Professor to mentor graduate students at Old Dominion University. His professional interests include collaborating with organizations like the US Army Corps of Engineers and following insights from the Harvard Business Review.

Unique fact: He developed a specialized pseudo-static p-y spring model for designing piles in liquefied sands and has created multiple software suites.

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Experience
12 Years
Current Role
VP, Americas Site Screening and Consulting Director
Job Level
Senior
Location
Irvine, California, United States
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Geotechnical Engineering
His entire 20-year career is focused on geotechnical consulting, with deep expertise in soft soils, seismic assessments, and large-scale infrastructure projects like ports and nuclear power plants.
Clean Energy Projects
Actively leading and promoting Fugro's partnership with ENERCON on Holtec's small modular reactor (SMR) project, contributing to clean energy goals.
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Career

Work history

5-2025
VP, Americas Site Screening and Consulting Director
Fugro
1-2024 - 5-2025
Vice President, Consulting and Site Screening Director, North America
Fugro
1-2023 - 12-2023
Vice President, Land GeoConsulting Service Line Manager, USA
Fugro
9-2009 - 6-2011
Adjunct Professor of Geotechnical Engineering
Old Dominion University
9-2003 - 6-2006
Graduate Student Researcher/Teaching Assistant
UC San Diego
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Education
2002 - 2006
PhD
UC San Diego
2000 - 2002
MS
UC San Diego
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