--- title: Sharmi Vedantam Serves as ACEC Houston Geotechnical Committee Chair description: Congratulations to HVJ's Sharmi Vedantam, who has been appointed ACEC Houston Geotechnical Committee Chair. image: https://www.hvj.com/hubfs/Sharmi%20Vedantam.png --- [![HVJ Logo](https://www.hvj.com/hs-fs/hubfs/HVJ%20logo_141x71.png?width=110&height=71&name=HVJ%20logo_141x71.png "HVJ Logo")](https://www.hvj.com/) ** [ Let's talk ](https://www.hvj.com/contact-us) ** ** Geotechnical Engineering Soil, rock, and groundwater conditions at every site are different. We assess the specific site conditions and design earth structures (slopes, channels, and dikes), foundations (retaining walls, bridges, buildings, tanks), and subsurface structures (clarifiers, lift stations, buried utilities, tunnels) to economically achieve the specific project objectives. Learn More → Construction Materials Engineering & Testing Construction material performance is key to the function and durability of any project. 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The [American Council of Engineering Companies](https://www.acec.org/about/) (ACEC) is committed to advancing consulting engineering, educating public officials on the importance of infrastructure investment, and promoting sound business practices within the industry.  ACEC Houston has over 235 civil, structural, geotechnical, and MEP (Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing) engineering companies as members in the Houston metropolitan region. Sharmi has participated in the ACEC for the past ten years and served as Geotechnical Committee Vice-Chair for the past two years. She explains, *“In my role at ACEC Houston, I was involved with public works agencies in negotiating the fee schedules and updating geotechnical design guidelines, standards, and specifications.  I was involved in meetings with public agencies and regularly got updates from them.”  * At HVJ, Sharmi is a Houston office branch manager responsible for the overall operations of the Geotechnical, Environmental, and Construction Materials Testing services.  She manages financial performance, client satisfaction, employee satisfaction, and other company goals. 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