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Key personnel

Dr Andrew Bond, MA MSc PhD DIC CEng MICE

Andrew Bond is a chartered civil engineer with 30 years' experience in the field of geotechnical engineering design, analysis, and research. He has particular expertise in the behaviour of piled foundations and retaining structures, the design and development of computer software, all aspects of Eurocode 7, and effective utilization of the Internet.

Andrew has written a book, 'Decoding Eurocode 7', five published reports and theses, and more than twenty papers and articles covering geotechnical engineering and software development. He is a former Honorary Editor of Geotechnical Engineering journal, the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers and the current Chairman of TC 250/SC7 (the Eurocode 7 committee).

Brief chronology

• 2006-present: Geomantix, Banstead
  • Director
  1999-present: Geocentrix, Banstead
  • Managing Director
• 1989-1999: Geotechnical Consulting Group, London
  • 1995-9 Director
  • 1992-5 Associate Director
  • 1989-92 Senior Geotechnical Engineer
• 1983-1989: Imperial College, London
  • 1985-9 Research Assistant
  • 1983-4 MSc Student
• 1981-1985: WS Atkins & Partners, Epsom
  • 1984-5 Geotechnical Engineer
  • 1981-3 Graduate Engineer
• 1978-1981: Cambridge University