Practitioner in Residence
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Link Hall
lsketcha@syr.edu
315-671-9163
Areas of Expertise:
- Over 30 years experience in the engineering field
- Civil Engineering
- Environmental Engineering
- Geotechnical Engineering
Mr. Ketcham has over 30 years of engineering experience including subsurface/remedial investigation, feasibility study, design, and construction management/ inspection. Duties have included preparing proposals, negotiating contracts, financial management, staffing, project development, engineering alternatives evaluations, construction administration, project management, directly interacting with clients/regulators, and strategic planning. His experience also includes serving as a project manager for the design and construction management of large remediation/construction projects. Mr. Ketcham served as Arcadis’ Technical Knowledge and Innovation (TKI) lead. He provides knowledge sharing throughout the company on the practice of construction design. He provides technical and constructability reviews on construction designs. He carries all this expertise into the classroom to educate the next generation of engineers for their next steps in the world.
Honors and Awards:
- SU Alumni
- 20+ years teaching for the Senior Civil & Environmental Engineering Capstone Class (CEE 475)
- Master’s Degree from SU in Geotechnical Engineering
- Licensed Professional Engineer