Speedie & Associates, Inc. joined forces in Tucson, Ariz., with LMT Engineering. LMT is a firm that has specialized in geotechnical engineering, primarily in the Southern Arizona Market, for many years. LMT was headed by Lyle Tweet PE. who now joins Speedie as Regional Geotechnical Manager. Prior to forming LMT approximately 10 years ago, Lyle had an outstanding career working for large established geotechnical firms within the state, culminating in his position as the Tucson Branch Manager for Terracon. His long-standing reputation as a Geotechnical Engineer, particularly within the Tucson market – along with his widely-recognized abilities – will greatly strengthen Speedie & Associates Southern Arizona visibility.
As Regional Geotechnical Manager for Speedie, Lyle’s primary role will be focused on developing new client relationships primarily in the Southern Arizona market – as well as providing geotechnical engineering leadership within the Tucson branch office. Justin Manchester will continue to provide his excellent leadership as overall Tucson Branch Manager.
Speedie & Associates is joined by another LMT associate, Ken Karaba RG. Ken joined LMT in 2008 as its Principal Geologist. Prior to that he was the Tucson Branch Manager for GRC Consultants, a full service geotechnical and environmental consulting firm headquartered in San Francisco. Of his 35 years of experience in the fields of geotechnical engineering, CMT, and environmental consulting in the western US, the last 30 have been in Southern Arizona. Similar to Lyle, Ken will bring both his outstanding local reputation and strong technical abilities in the geotechnical field to Speedie & Associates. As a Geotechnical Project Manager working out of the Tucson office, Ken will be primarily providing Southern Arizona-based geotechnical and environmental support to the firm.
