Jelisa Adams, GE, began her career with Geocon in 2006 and is a licensed Geotechnical Engineer with extensive experience throughout Southern California. She currently leads Geocon’s Orange County office, where she is responsible for project management, technical oversight, and client service. Her project experience spans commercial and residential developments, educational facilities, infrastructure, seismic upgrades and retrofits, and the installation and monitoring of geotechnical instrumentation. Jelisa has worked extensively on complex projects involving deep excavations, groundwater mitigation, soil stabilization and ground improvement, deep foundations, underpinning, and slope stability analyses.

Within Geocon, she serves as a key technical resource for advanced seismic analysis, including ground motion analyses for tall building design. Jelisa is known for her collaborative approach and her ability to help clients develop creative, practical, and cost-effective solutions to challenging geotechnical problems.

Outside of work, Jelisa enjoys keeping up with her 6-year-old daughter, attending concerts, staying active, and traveling.