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About Us

Our mission is clear: To help our clients develop solutions to their complex earth science issues, anywhere in the world.

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Earth Consultants International is a geological consulting company that unites the state-of-the-art knowledge and research talents of academia with the experienced and practical skills of industry. We bring to each project the innovation, determination, and skills needed to succeed. At Earth Consultants International, we are 100% employee owned.

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We are structured as a "virtual company" in that we focus on the best team structure for each and every project, and the company's role is to support that project structure. We are mobile, flexible, innovative, and knowledgeable.  As a company we have completed projects in Afghanistan, Honduras, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Mexico, Pakistan, Panamá, Portugal, Sweden, Turkey, and the United States.  As individuals, we have worked in over a dozen more countries.

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We are team members, team leaders, and team builders.  We are regularly invited to participate in international conferences, lead field research teams, and serve on technical advisory panels.  Over the course of their careers, Earth Consultants International’s technical staff members have published several hundred professional papers and books on active fault investigations, including the standard textbook in earthquake geology used worldwide.  We have served on National Academy of Sciences, U.S. Geological Survey, National Research Council, National Science Foundation, Association of Engineering Geologists, National Water Well Association, and numerous other local and state panels and advisory bodies. But, despite our impressive academic credentials, we are solution oriented.  We seamlessly blend the rigorous scientific inquiry of academia with the practical realities of industry to solve our clients’ earth science problems.

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Our unique makeup enables us to:

  • Conduct work wherever you are, tailored to your needs and budgets;

  • Draw from the technical expertise of all members of our company plus our networks of professional associates; and

  • Produce technically superior reports and professional opinions.

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Our Work

The projects we are typically involved with are engineering or land planning projects, either existing or proposed. ECI has consulted on earthquake risk, development constraints, public safety planning, hazard management programs, siting and design of critical infrastructure facilities, prehistoric archeological settings, groundwater, and geologic research programs.

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Specific services we provide include:

•    Land-use planning and feasibility studies
•    Natural hazard assessments and modeling
•    Earthquake geology
•    Geoarcheology
•    Environmental and groundwater services
•    Mineral exploration and consulting
•    Litigation and geoforensic support

 

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Our Personnel

Earth Consultants International employs professionals with a variety of certifications and licenses including:

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  • Registered Professional Geologists 

  • Registered Engineering Geologists

  • Registered Hydrogeologists

  • Registered Geophysicists

  • Registered Environmental Scientists

  • Registered Exploration Geologists

  • Certified UAV Pilots

  • Certified GIS Technicians

  • Experienced Field Technicians

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1642 East Fourth Street

Santa Ana, CA

92701-5148

USA

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Phone: 714-544-5321

Fax: 714-494-4930

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