Mr. McMillen’s professional experience includes over 35 years of geotechnical design, construction, and management with several regionally and nationally recognized consultants located in the central Midwest. He has been responsible for geotechnical projects throughout the United States, with most of his experienced focused in the St. Louis Region, and the Missouri and Mississippi River Valleys.
His experience includes the packaging of services, direction of field exploration and laboratory investigations, hands-on engineering design and recommendations, and construction engineering in the following areas:
Foundation recommendations for major buildings, utilities, and other structures, and for roadways, bridges, and transportation facilities.
Earth dams, levees, locks and dams, and river structures.
Underseepage, drainage control, and groundwater management systems.
He has successfully directed the operation of both routine and complex projects for industrial and commercial clients, as well as site-specific and multiple-delivery contracts for several Corps of Engineers Districts. His responsibilities included geotechnical engineering design and consultation, major project management, report and presentation preparation and review, technical editing, and teaming and partnering efforts.
In service to the community, Mr. McMillen has taught, for many years, a basic Soil Mechanics class as part of the Building Inspector’s Program at St. Louis Community College, Forest Park.
T. Mike is a car enthusiast, with a particular interest in German sports cars. He also enjoys opportunities to try local cuisine while traveling.