Freddy Lopez Joins ISM Steering Committee

The International Society of Micropiles (ISM) announces that Freddy Lopez, M.Sc.-Ing., of Tiroler Rohre in Germany, has joined the ISM Steering Committee.

Lopez is a 43-year-old Bolivian geotechnical engineer. He discovered his passion for micropiles in 2012, and has been a micropile enthusiast ever since. He has been a “proud member” of ISM since 2017.

“I love my job, which involves the design, execution and testing of micropiles,” says Lopez. “Thanks to it, I have had the chance to participate in different projects around the world. My motivation comes from my family and the dream to make a better world with micropiles.”

ISM’s Steering Committee is responsible for defining the strategic direction of ISM.

ISM Steering Committee members are:

• Chair: Allan Herse, PCA Ground Engineering Australia
• Vice Chair: Natalia Maca, Titan Polska (Poland)
• Immediate Past Chair: Dan MacLean, Keller Foundations (Canada)
• Honorary Chair: Dr. Donald Bruce, C.Eng., D.GE, Geosystems (USA)
• Executive Director and Treasurer: Mary Ellen Bruce Large, P.E., D.GE, Nicholson Construction Company (USA)
• Nadir Ansari, Isherwood Associates (Canada)
• Andreas Brandner, IB-Brandner (Austria)
• Allen Cadden, P.E., D.GE, Schnabel Engineering (USA)
• Björn Ischebeck, Fried. Ischebeck (Germany)
• Freddy Lopez, MSc.-Ing., Tiroler Rohre (Germany)