EDUCATION
Master of Science, Civil Engineering,
University of California, Davis
Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering,
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
CERTIFICATIONS
40-hour Hazardous Waste Operations & Emergency Response, 29 CFR 1910, 120(e)
Radiation Safety and Nuclear Gauge Use
PUBLICATIONS
Proto, C.J., DeJong, J.D., Nelson, D.C., & Sturm, A.P. (2016). Bio-Mediated Permeability Reduction of Saturated Sands. ASCE Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, 142(12), 1-11.
Proto, C.J. (2024). Improved CPT-based Liquefaction Assessments with the IB Parameter: A Case Study in the San Francisco Bay Area. Japanese Geotechnical Society Special Publication, 10(12), 345-349.
https://doi.org/10.3208/jgssp.v10.OS-1-08
CLAYTON J. PROTO, P.E., G.E.
SENIOR ENGINEER
Mr. Proto has provided geotechnical services for a wide range of projects across the greater San Francisco Bay Area. He has evaluated sites with complex subsurface conditions, such as sites with weak and highly compressible soils, liquefiable soils, lateral spreading, and unstable slopes. He has collaborated with teams for waterfront developments, retail and commercial developments, office developments, and both affordable and market-rate residential developments, as well as seismic upgrades of existing structures for residential and commercial use. He has also evaluated foundation systems, assessed settlements, and performed site-specific ground motion studies for tall buildings (high-rise towers that are at least 40 stories).
Mr. Proto has performed extensive geotechnical engineering analyses, including detailed settlement assessments, static and dynamic slope stability, and selecting geotechnical parameters for the design of ground improvement systems, deep excavations, deep and shallow foundations, and temporary shoring and retaining walls. He has performed geologic hazard evaluations, site-specific ground motion studies, and site response analyses for sites susceptible to soil liquefaction.
