Biography:

Dr. Edmund (Ed) Medley, PE, PG, CEG, F.ASCE, CEng MICE, CGeol FGS has 50+ years experience in geotechnical and geological engineering consulting, vagabonding, mineral exploration prospecting, failure investigation, project management, litigation testifying, academic research, teaching, and lecturing. Dr. Medley specializes in the engineering and geological characterization of bimrocks and bimsoils (block-in-matrix rocks/soils), complex geological mixtures of strong blocks of rock within weaker matrices – such as melanges, fault rocks, weathered rocks, tills, and colluvium. Dr. Medley is a Principal Consultant at Terraphase Engineering in Oakland California. He is registered as a professional engineer and professional geologist in the USA and UK (and formerly PEng/PGeo in BC, Canada). Details of Dr. Medley’s professional background are available at his geopractitioner.com website. He shares occasional stories and snapshots at his personal website edmedley.com .
Contact Dr Medley at: emedley AT bimrocks DOT com