Matthew Wallin is Principal Partner and Senior Project Manager with Bennett Trenchless Engineers, located in Folsom, California. BTEs’ engineering practice is focused entirely on trenchless technology design, construction management, and claims assistance with clients and projects located throughout California, as well as Texas, Florida, Nebraska, Iowa, and Canada.
Matthew holds both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in civil engineering from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. He has been involved in trenchless design and construction management since 2000 and has worked on a wide variety of projects and in many different capacities. With an emphasis on geotechnical considerations, his experience includes the design and implementation of trenchless technology construction, geotechnical analysis and design, construction management and inspection, and trenchless technology consulting expert services. Specific focus is applied to new pipeline construction using horizontal directional drilling (HDD), auger boring, pilot-tube guided methods, pipe ramming, open-shield pipejacking, microtunneling, and conventional tunneling. He has provided claims evaluation and consulting expert services to Owner agencies, engineering firms, contractors, and third parties on disputes involving HDD, microtunneling, pipe reaming, utility strikes, and geotechnical differing site conditions. He has provided consulting expertise to various municipalities, government agencies, engineering firms, and contractors.
Mr. Wallin actively participates in trenchless industry education through NASTT’s Good Practices Guidelines courses, taught throughout the US and Canada, and currently serves as the Immediate Past Chair of the NASTT Board of Directors. He has authored or co-authored over 20 technical papers on various aspects of trenchless technology, tunneling, and geotechnical engineering.