Schnabel Engineering, Inc., Glen Allen, Virginia, is pleased to announce the promotion of Jesús Emilio Gómez, Ph.D., P.E., to Principal of the firm. Dr. Gómez has more than 22 years of design and construction experience in geotechnical projects in the United States, South America, Europe, and the Caribbean, and currently leads the Geostructural Group for Schnabel.  Dr. Gómez has provided design and supervision of geotechnical specialty work, such as micropile design, grouting, temporary and permanent shoring, and deep foundations of many types and degrees of difficulty.  In South America, he has worked on design-build projects as project manager and designer for foundation contractor firms on large industrial and residential projects. Dr. Gómez is a specialist in design and field supervision of pressure-injected footings (Franki piles), drilled piers, micropiles, shoring, and tiebacks.  His projects have included stability analysis and design of roadway embankments and rock slopes, earth retaining structures including multi-anchored systems and tied-back diaphragm walls, deep foundations for highway bridges and high-rise construction, and underpinning of existing structures.  In addition, Dr. Gómez has experience in soil-improvement techniques for mitigation of liquefaction hazards and settlement reduction. He has received several recognitions nationally and internationally such as the 2004 Shamsher Prakash award for Excellence in Practice.