History
History
From top to bottom: Dave Sawicki, Paul Chapin, Herb Mains, Greg Durkee, Wayne Grantham, Kent Zender, Mike Chapin, Dave Buck
Jim Likins leveraged his house and bought Geocon for $5,000 with the vision of building it into one of the premier geotechnical consulting firms in San Diego. While serving 30 years as the founding CEO of Geocon, Likins grew the firm into a 100-employee firm with offices in San Diego, Sacramento, Los Angeles, and Temecula specializing in geotechnical and environmental consulting for private and public clients with a focus on personalized service. His successor, Mike Chapin, added additional offices and grew Geocon into a leading geotechnical engineering, environmental consulting, engineering geology, and construction inspection firm with multiple offices throughout California, Oregon, and Nevada.
We are excited to announce Shawn Weedon, GE, as our new Chief Executive Officer starting on January 1, 2025. Shawn is proud of fostering a culture of professionalism/employment satisfaction and providing creative and economic solutions to our clients. We believe that a unified team, working together with dedication and enthusiasm, is key to our success. Shawn shares this belief and is committed to upholding and enhancing our company values.
Geocon will continue to prioritize excellence in our projects, innovation in our approaches, and collaboration among our staff and project team members. We will be focused on maintaining the high-quality standards we are known for while also exploring new opportunities for growth and development.
We are confident that Shawn will help guide us with integrity and inspire us to achieve new heights. Shawn knows the strength of the company is dependent on the support of our excellent staff and team members! Thank you for your continued hard work and dedication to Geocon.
We pay tribute to the pioneering minds that have contributed to the culture and success of Geocon whose innovative insights and unwavering dedication have laid the foundation for our company’s strengths and excellence. We acknowledge their profound influence on shaping the very landscape of our profession and inspiring us to reach greater heights in the geotechnical and environmental engineering field.
