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SPEAKER BIOS
SPEAKER BIOS

Keith Brabant, PE. Keith Brabant has been an engineer for the Reinforced Earth Company
(RECo) for over 25 years and has worked on MSE wall design projects in over 35 states, including
projects on the east and west coasts. Keith started with the company as an engineering intern
in 1995; was hired as a design engineer in 1996 and has held positions as regional engineer,
project manager, engineering manager, regional manager, Vice President of Engineering
and in 2020 was appointed Chief Operating Officer.

Gary Brill, PE. Gary Brill is a Principal Engineer with Schnabel Engineering located in their
Knoxville, TN office. Mr. Brill graduated from the University of Louisville with Bachelor of Science
and Master of Engineering Degrees and has 35 years of experience as a consulting engineer
focusing on dam design and construction, landslide and slope evaluation and repair and
specialty geotechnical design projects. In his free time, Gary enjoys traveling with his wife
Keri, babysitting his grandkids and teaching martial arts (though not at the same time).

Pinar Caymaz, PE. Pinar graduated from Kocaeli University as a Geology Engineer and
Karadeniz Technical University as a Mining Engineer. Her major working field is ground
improvement and ground reinforcement. She has worked in highway, pond, tunnel,
and bridge projects as a design engineer, field chief, and supervisor for almost 13 years.
Some of the projects include the İstanbul Airport, North Marmara Highway, Alarko Karakuz
Hydroelectric Power Plant, İstanbul-Ankara High Speed Train Project, and Ovit Tunnel. In these
projects, she worked on asphalt design, soil improvement, gabion wall, terramesh system
retaining wall, erosion control and rockfall protection parts of the projects. Currently she is a
Civil Engineering Applications Specialist in the field of geofoam technology at Austrotherm.
The most important project that the company has led in this is the “Rehabilitation of Mechanically Stabilized
Earth Bridge Approach Embankments Using Geofoam Block” in Sakarya, Turkey. Pinar is currently working on
her master’s degree in Slope Stability at Ankara University, Geological Engineering Department.

Mark Creps, Mark began his career at Elastizell Corporation of America and with cellular
concrete in March of 1990, working part time at the research lab after school. This part
time employment continued through High School and College, and in 1998, he earned
a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering Physics from Eastern Michigan University. After a
short stint away from Elastizell, Mark returned in 2001 to work in the office, focusing on
customer support and technical assistance. In 2018, Mark was named President of Elastizell
Corporation of America. Memberships include ACI, NRDCA, NRCA, IIBEC, and FRDA, where
he serves as co-chair of the Technical Committee for both NRDCA and FRDA.

John Delashaw, PE. John currently serves as Vice President / Principal at Madrid CPWG
in Bartow, Florida. He has over 30 years of geotechnical engineering experience, primarily
including project management and technical direction of geotechnical engineering
projects, geotechnical field investigations, and analyses for numerous public and private
sector clients. Much of his experience has been gained from working on projects in the
areas of dam design and evaluation, shallow and deep foundation systems, earthworks
and site development, soil improvement techniques, lightweight fill applications, sinkhole
investigation, pavement design, and various pipeline projects, including the use of
trenchless construction technologies. Mr. Delashaw has served as an expert witness in the areas of earthwork
construction and sinkhole identification and stabilization. Other project experience includes management of
Quality Assurance/Quality Control activities, resolution of construction issues associated with geotechnical-
related challenges, civil and stormwater design, and surface water hydrology. Predominant project
experience includes projects throughout the state of Florida but he also has direct field experience for various
geotechnical projects in Guam, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, California, and Mississippi.