Steven Mutschenbacher, Dr. Techn.

Registered Civil Engineer

Dr. Mutschenbacher has over 40 years of varied professional experience in major civil engineering projects, including;

• 15 yrs in Site Work (Grading, Drainage and Utilities) for Shopping Centers, Land Development and Urban Renewal.
• 8 yrs in Freeway, Street Design and Transportation.
• 6 yrs in Storm Drain and Flood Control.
• 5 yrs in Rail and Rapid Transit Design.
• 4 yrs in Topographic Surveys.

1990 - Present - Principal of his own Engineering/Consulting firm. Lead Designer in 1991 on the LAX-Palmdale 70-mi High Speed Rail and in 1992 on the 2.8 mi People Mover to LAX from the Green Line. Civil engineering design and consulting on Inland Shopping Center, San Bernardino and 24 large single-family compounds in Bel Air, Beverly Hills, Brentwood, Malibu, Orange County and Lake Tahoe. Performed utility expediting. Expert witness in 35 court cases.

1978 - ‘89 - Director of Civil Engineering and VP, Charles Kober Associates, a prominent architectural/engineering company in Los Angeles. Led civil engineering design of $2 l/2 billion worth of residential, commercial, industrial, and transportation projects, including; small and large shopping centers, hotels, governmental and educational facilities. Supervised over 25 civil engineers and designers on major development projects in the U.S., Saudi Arabia, and Mexico. His responsibilities included defining surveying and mapping requirements, grading, paving, drainage and utilities in close coordination with architects and landscape architects; monitoring soil engineers; and acting as liaison between governmental agencies and clients.

1965 - ‘78 - Project Manager, DMJM, an international civil engineering company in Los Angeles. Lead designer and manager on a number of large public works projects including:

• 4-mi Storm Drain Bond Issues
• Bunker Hill Urban Development
• 60-mi Seattle Freeway Bypass
• Santa Barbara Freeway
• Colorado Glen Canyon and 8-mi Glendale Scenic Highways
• 60-km Highway between Senegal and Gambia with Bridge over the River Gambia
• 100-mi Mountain Freeway Study for Brazil
• 12-mi Hot Oil Pipeline to Long Beach
• Hydrographic Surveys of 10 Harbors in Southeast Asia for Silting, Dredging and Port design
• Military Airfield, Navy Harbor in Okinawa, Japan.

Acted also as a trouble-shooter in DMJM’s 25 offices on 4 continents.

1957 - ‘64 - Design Engineer on the 20-mi Freeway, Reno, NV, Traffic Circulation Plan for San Rafael, 1.5-mi Freeway Counter Plan to Div. of Highways in Daly City, Refuse Study with 20-yr projection for the City of San Francisco, 7 Highway & Railroad Overpasses, Standard- and Narrow-Gauge Rail lines, 20-km Bicycle Paths. Designed Large Subdivisions and Land Development like Porter Ranch. Won numerous awards for high-quality design and cash prizes for construction cost reductions.

Accreditation: Registered Civil Engineer in California and Nevada.
Education: Technical Doctoral Degree, summa cum laude, Technical University of Budapest, 1985. Engineering & Management Extension Courses: Chicago, IL; San Francisco, Berkeley, Los Angeles, CA

Affiliations: Appointed Member, Design Review Board for Mulholland Scenic Corridor Specific Plan, City of Los Angeles (1993-‘95); Member, American Society of Civil Engineers and Past Chairman (1982-‘83) of ASCE’s Urban Planning and Development Group, Los Angeles Chapter.