Robert Arias has been in the engineering business since 1977 and has spent much of his career providing geotechnical engineering and materials testing services in Central and South Texas. He has also provided geotechnical services in other states, Europe and the Middle East. Robert formed Arias in January 1996 in his very own garage, and has since grown Arias into a premier engineering firm. Robert has a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering and a Master of Science in Civil Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin.

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Jeremy has been employed at Arias since its founding in 1996 and currently serves as President of Arias, overseeing corporate operations. Through his leadership, our company excels in service to our customers. Mr. Arias has been in the IT field since 1996 and endeavors to assure that Arias resources including facility infrastructure, telecommunications, and general information technology operations assist Arias in achieving its corporate mission. Under his guidance, Arias has developed a project management and billing system (CORE) to improve service to our customers.

Jeremy studied Computer Science at Baylor University from 1999-2002.

Amber has been employed by Arias since its founding in 1996 in various administrative and operational roles. In January of 2007, she assumed management of the Human Resources department. Amber embraced the challenge of organization, personnel communication, training and recruiting and succeeded in developing an effective and vital Human Resources department. Mrs. Hawkins continues to adapt and improve Human Resources to best serve our employees and customers.

As the Vice President of Human Resources, she is directly responsible for the overall administration, coordination, and evaluation of the Human Resources function. Company-wide, she develops and implements personnel policies and procedures; maintains knowledge of industry trends, employment, and Federal and State legislation to maintain Arias’ compliance; conducts compensation reviews and oversees performance reviews; assists in contract review; conducts recruitment effort; monitors career pathing; and acts as a role model within and outside the company.

Amber received her Associates of Arts from Seattle Community College in 2005 and studied Spanish at Seattle University in 2006.

Angela currently serves as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and oversees ARIAS' accounting and financial matters. With 20 years of experience in accounting, 11 of which were in construction/site work she brings knowledge as to how business and accounting is handled from that of our client’s perspective.

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Angela received her Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) in 2006 and an MBA from University of Phoenix in 2009.

Baruyr Baghdasarian has been in the Geotechnical industry since 2010. He has international experience, having completed a variety of commercial, municipal, and transportation projects in Canada, Bermuda, and the U.S. Baruyr’s expertise stems from serving as a Geotechnical Consultant as well as a Geotechnical Design and Construction Support Engineer on several Design-Build and P3 projects.

He received his Bachelor of Applied Science in Civil Engineering and Bachelor of Science in Computing Technology (double degree program) from the University of Ottawa in 2008, and his Master of Engineering in Civil Engineering from the University of Toronto in 2010. An internationally licensed engineer, he received his Professional Engineer licenses from the Province of Ontario, Canada in 2013 and the State of Texas, USA in 2021. Mr. Baghdasarian is the Geotechnical Department Manager at the San Antonio office of Arias.

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‍Texas Registered Professional Engineer #141375
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TxDOT Pre-Certification #35410

14.1.1 – Soil Exploration

14.2.1 – Geotechnical Testing

14.3.1 –Transportation Foundation Studies

14.4.1 – Building Foundation Studies

14.5.1 – Evaluation & Design of Geotechnical Related Structures

Kacy Hermans is a professional engineer and serves as the Construction Materials Testing (CMT) Department Manager. With eight years of industry experience, Kacy provides exceptional project management and in-depth analysis for municipal, water/wastewater, education, and transportation projects. She works closely with both the Geotechnical and Construction Materials departments to conduct field operations, complete testing, and prepare project reports. In addition to her engineering license, Kacy is a certified Professional Geologist and offers her geological analysis expertise to each project

‍Texas Registered Professional Engineer #131843
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TxDOT Pre-Certification #13484

14.1.1 – Soil Exploration

14.2.1 –Geotechnical Testing

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John Landwermeyer has provided Construction Materials Engineering and Geotechnical Engineering services for projects in Texas since 1988 and has resided in Cedar Park since 1997. He has extensive experience analyzing foundations, pavements, and construction materials; working on a wide variety of commercial, institutional, municipal, and transportation projects. In 2013, Mr. Landwermeyer launched the Austin operations of ARIAS, offering full-service Geotechnical Engineering and Construction Materials Testing services.

Texas Registered Professional Engineer #79751
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TxDOT Pre-Certification #5274
‍12.1.1 - Asphaltic Concrete
12.1.2 - Portland Cement Concrete
12.2.1 - Plant Inspection & Testing
14.1.1 - Soil Exploration
14.2.1 - Geotechnical Testing
14.4.1 - Building Foundation Studies

Alex Salcedo has served as Arias’ Director of Laboratory services for fifteen (15) years and is responsible for the technical quality of the laboratory testing performed by Arias. His numerous certifications reflect his extensive knowledge and experience in the testing of various materials. He has been in the geotechnical and CMT industries since 1993.

His laboratory experience includes testing of the following materials: asphaltic concrete, concrete, soils, masonry and aggregates. His field experience includes: monitoring of foundation installation, reinforcing steel observation, concrete placement observation and testing, post-tension observation, and in-place density testing of soil, aggregate, and asphalt.

TxDOT Pre-Certification #28484
12.1.1 - Asphaltic Concrete Production
12.1.2 - Portland Cement Concrete
12.1.4 - Asphaltic Concrete Placement
12.1.5 - Portland Cement Concrete Placement
12.1.6 - Embankment / Subgrade / Backfill / Base Production
12.1.7 - Embankment / Subgrade / Backfill / Base Placement
14.2.1 - Geotechnical Testing