The people behind the public subsurface
Our Team
Geosetta is led by geotechnical professionals, researchers, and engineers committed to making subsurface data openly accessible.
Board Members
AC
Allen Cadden, P.E., D.GE
- Principal with Schnabel Engineering, providing senior leadership to GeoStructural and Infrastructure Monitoring Services
- Past President of ASCE Geo-Institute
- Trustee for the Deep Foundation Institute
- Leads ASCE G-I DIGGS efforts
- BSCE and Master of Engineering from Virginia Tech; licensed engineer in ten states
RC
Ross Cutts, MSCE, PE, Part107
- 10 years of experience at MDOT
- Developer of MDOT's subsurface tracking tool
- Board Member of GeoVirginia since 2012
- Machine Learning practitioner and principal investigator
- UAV pilot and photogrammetry/point cloud expert
- ASCE Geo-Institute DIGGS Committee Member
HJ
Houda Jadi, PhD, P.Eng
- Geotechnical Engineer with FHWA Eastern Federal Lands Highway Division
- Over 15 years of geotechnical engineering experience with private consulting firms and MDOT
- Research and teaching experience at University of Missouri-Rolla and Johns Hopkins University
- Author of several publications on paleoliquefaction and lateral dynamic response of piles
TS
Travis Shoemaker, PE, CDT©, Part107
- Graduate Student at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in Civil and Environmental Engineering
- 4 years experience as dam engineer and R&D engineer with Schnabel Engineering
- UAV pilot and experienced photogrammetry/lidar user
- Author on several publications on remote sensing and data visualization for civil infrastructure
SU
Sushant Upadhyaya, PhD, PE, BC.GE, PMP, RMP
- Over 20 years of industry experience leading geotechnical design services at Kaveree
- Expert in risk management and optimized design solutions for complex geotechnical challenges
- Author of several publications on pavement subgrades, sustainable construction, and deep foundations
- Licensed PE, ASCE Board Certified Geotechnical Engineer, PMP, and PMI-RMP
JV
Joseph P. Vantassel, PhD
- Assistant Professor of Geotechnical Engineering at Virginia Tech
- Expertise in AI and high-performance computing for subsurface problems
- Author of 22 peer-reviewed journal publications and 10 conference proceedings
- Author of open-source geophysical tools hvsrpy and swprocess with 58k and 14k downloads respectively
MW
Mark Wolcott, PE
- Retired from MDOT SHA with 29 years of service
- Nine years of service in the Maryland Army National Guard
- Former Statewide Deputy Director of Materials Design and Materials Quality for MDOT SHA for 14 years
- Professional Engineer in Maryland and Delaware
- Member of ASCE, Geo-Institute-Maryland, and Three Regions of SAME
Technical Advisory Committee
AD
Arden J. Dioslaki
- Graduate Student at Virginia Tech in Geotechnical Engineering
- BSCE Merrimack College 2024, Magna Cum Laude
- Author on a publication relating to basin effects on ground motions
SE
Sara Beth Everheart, PG
- 18 years of experience as a Geologist covering drilling operations, deep foundations, soil testing, and project management
- ACI Concrete Field Testing Technician — Grade 1 Certified
- Board Member of GeoVirginia since 2014
- ACEC Rising Star recipient (2015)
- Event Coordinator and Marketing Manager for Friends of Caledon State Park, Virginia
QK
Qamar Kazmi, PE
- More than 40 years' experience directing and performing geotechnical engineering projects
- Principal/Senior Vice President/Senior Consultant with major geotechnical consulting firms
- Past President, ASCE National Capital Section
- Former Editor, Geotechnical Abstracts (10 years)
- Speaker Chair for the GeoVirginia Conference since 2012
YZ
Yunfeng Zhang, PhD
- Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Maryland
- Over 20 years of research in sensor technology, machine learning, and data analytics
- Best Paper Award, ASCE Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering; NSF CAREER award
- PI of two Maryland DOT funded projects on machine learning of highway datasets