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Steve Kulchin
President
Upon Graduating the School of Architecture at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, Steve founded a design & construction business. During the early 1980’s he pioneered the use of Soil Nailing into many different markets. Based on his permanent soil nailed wall method, a USA Patent was issued in 1988, and this time & cost saving method continues to be widely specified as a routine geotechnical construction technique today.
Steve has constructed Specialty Drilled Construction projects though out the Western States, Intermountain Region, and the MidWest utilizing all currently specified Geo-construction techniques on a broad range of applications.
Steve has presented geotechnical engineering construction short courses at Universities and at State/Federal Highway Administration D.O.T.s and at National Drilling Association Conferences. His International Experience includes technology transfer trips to Europe and continuing his associations with leading European Geotechnical contractors keeping him involved in the continuing evolution of geotechnical construction techniques.
Today, as President of KULCHIN-Foundation Drilling Company, Steve continues to work on many ambitious “state-of-the-art” projects in very diverse geologic conditions, and is widely recognized for his specialized drilled construction knowledge.
Tom Lapham Operations Manager
Tom offers more than 30 years of Drilled Construction experience gained thru out the entire United States. He has personally worked with each & every drilled construction technique utilized in the industry today, ranging from small diameter high capacity micropiles on up to the largest and deepest drilled, driven and oscilated shafts.
After graduating college, Tom began work in the drilling industry as a Project Superintendent in the Northwest. He quickly rose to General Field Superintendent and later performed project specific management / adminstration duties on a long list of some of the Nation's most challenging drilling projects.
It is with great pride, we offer his services as our Operations Manager.
Pete Helseth
Project Manager / Estimator
Growing up in the construction industry, Pete has been around construction since long before he could remember. He continued his development by obtaining a Construction Management degree from Washington State University. Pete then gained valuable hands on experience performing many different management duties for General Engineering Contractors in Utah, California & Washington.
Working with the Kulchin team is great experience. With the specialized knowledge available & now afforded Pete, there is no job out of reach.
Cody Creighton
General Field Superintendent
Cody has more than 20 years of heavy equipment and construction experience. Beginning his career in logging, he then joined the drilling industry and quickly moved thru the ranks of drilling Laborer, Foreman and Superintendent. He has worked on a broad range of drilling projects thru out the Mid-West, California, Oregon & Washington.
Today, he keeps in constant contact with our crews, associated subcontractors and our clients' jobsite personnel, insuring our work is installed technically correct, on time and as promised.
His straightforward, no-nonsense attitude continues to play a large role in our company's success.
Theresa Weaver
Business & Administration Manager
Theresa has more than 40 years of accounting & office management including 15 years of construction specific experience. She has managed dozens of clerical staff at a time and the financial adminstration of companies with reporting requirements for up to 10 different operations. She has also managed the accounting of real estate developers, general contractors, heavy equipment companies and specialty subcontractors.
Clients constantly remind us of the pleasure it is to deal with her. Her level of experience, professionalism and cheerful manner are a rare combination in the industry.
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