Nilex has assembled an unrivaled amount of experience in management and field operations for Wick Drain, Geomembrane, Tank Lining, and Earthquake Drain operations.  The following personnel have guided their respective fields to the standards required today. 

James Cramer - President Nilex Construction; Denver Colorado, USA

James joined Nilex in June of 1983 after graduating from Northern Alberta in Civil Engineering.  James came to Nilex with eight years of heavy civil construction and engineering experience.  Some of the early projects that James oversaw were the Brooks Sewage Lagoon, 7 million feet of PVC membrane in 1983, the Alex Frazer Bridge Project of 5 million linear feet of wick drain in 1984 and the Kingsbay, Georgia Nuclear Submarine Base expansion in 1985.  James moved to the United States in 1986 to start Nilex in the USA.  Originally located in Ventura, California Nilex moved its offices to Englewood, Colorado in 1988.  James currently oversees Nilex Construction in the USA and Canada.  It has been through James' leadership that Nilex has managed to grow and maintain the atmosphere of competitive integrity throughout it's operating divisions.

John Peterson - Sr. Project Manager; Denver Colorado, USA

John joined Nilex in 1987, and worked his way into the office, managing and estimating projects.  Today, John wears many hats as Nilex's EEO and Safety officer, as well as managing the financial component of Nilex's projects in the United States, and overseeing many of Nilex's landmark projects.

M. James (Jim) Warren - Manager, Eastern Operations; Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, USA

Jim joined Nilex in July 28th, 2005 after 19 years as founder and president of Drainage and Ground Improvement (DGI), which he started after rising to Chief Operating Officer in 17 years with the Vibroflotation company that pioneered wick drains and other soil improvement techniques in the United States.  Jim is the author of many articles concerning the use of Wick Drains and other ground improvement techniques, and was selected to review the Design and Construction Guideline Manual for the Federal Highway Administration, after which he authored the Wick Drain portion of the Ground Improvement Manual for the FHWA.  His article Prefabricated Vertical (Wick) Drains appears in the Ground Improvement/Ground Reinforcement/Ground Treatment Developments 1978-1997 Geotechnical Special Publication No. 69 published by ASCE.  He earned a BSCE from Bucknell University in 1965 and an MSCE from the University of Missouri in 1967.  He is also a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers.  Jim is now responsible for estimating and managing projects for Nilex in the Eastern United States.

R. Robert (Bob) Goughnour P.E., PhD - Manager Engineering

Dr. Goughnour received his education at Michigan State University, culminating in a Ph.D. in 1967. He was then appointed an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering at the university, and served in that capacity until 1972 when he went into consulting. Dr. Goughnour has over 45 years experience in various phases of construction, including design and construction of major soil improvement projects both in the USA and overseas. He has conducted research for the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the FHWA Department of Transportation. He has authored numerous technical papers on soil improvement and concrete slipforming. His experience has included design and development of advanced construction equipment, and is the holder of 14 U.S. patents relating to slipform construction and ground improvement. Biographical listings include Who's Who in America, Who's Who in the World, and Who's Who in Science and Engineering. Dr. Goughnour joined Nilex Construction in December of 2000.

Jimmy Foster - Project Manager; San Francisco California, USA

Jimmy has been involved in the construction industry for over 40 years, beginning as a journeyman pile driver in 1964.  He continued to work in the pile driving industry and was hired by International Construction Equipment in 1982, and in 1985 founded Mustang Construction, a company specializing in the installation of Prefabricated Vertical "Wick" Drains.  In 1995, Jimmy sold the company to Geotechnics America, Inc. (GTA) and took the position of west coast manager.  In 2000, Nilex purchased GTA's equipment and key personnel, and assigned Jimmy the role of manager and developer of projects in California and the west.  Along with Dr. Bob Goughnour, he has been a key developer of the Earthquake Drain system, and other testing and improvement techniques.

Joshua Kolz, P.E. - Project Manager; Denver Colorado, USA

Josh first began with Nilex doing summer work as a laborer on Liner projects in 1990.  He worked his way to technician, and after Nilex got out of the Liner industry in the U.S., worked as a foreman for SLT (now GSE) for several years before returning to Nilex to work with Wick Drains in 1996.  Josh worked as a wick cutter, operator, and superintendent while working his way through school, and in December of 2000 graduated with a Bachelors degree from the University of Colorado at Denver.  Josh acquired his P.E. designation in 2005, and works in the Denver office estimating, managing, and providing engineering evaluations for projects throughout North America.

Brad Zaworski, C.E.T. - Project Manager; Edmonton Alberta, Canada

After graduating with honors from Civil Engineering at Northern Alberta in 1985, Brad joined Nilex in January of 1986. Brad gained his experience with Nilex by starting in the warehouse on the fabrication line seaming liners into large panels.  He then worked in the field overseeing various liner and erosion control projects throughout North America.  In 1991, he moved into the project management role and was responsible for estimating, project procurement and the daily operations of the construction division in Canada.  Brad has been involved the successful completion of numerous geomembrane, wick drain, and erosion control projects throughout Canada

Pat Donahoe, C.E.T. - Project Manager; Calgary Alberta, Canada

Pat is a 1977 graduate of Seneca College (Toronto Ontario) in Civil/Marine Engineering Technology. After graduation, he worked eight years for a Toronto based specialized construction company as a Commercial Diver, Field Superintendent, Estimator/Technical Representative and Regional Manager. He worked on numerous specialized projects involving the rehabilitation of underwater/surface concrete structures, fabric formed concrete erosion control systems, pressure and chemical grouting operations.

Pat joined Nilex in 1985 as a project manager in the Edmonton Office and was involved in the successful completion of many liner, wick drain and erosion control projects. He was promoted in 1987 to VP of Construction Operations.

 Pat left Nilex in 1991 and moved to Calgary Alberta and began work with Columbia Geosystems, a large Canadian manufacture, distributor and installer of HDPE & LLDPE geosynthetic lining systems. In his 11 years tenure with this company Pat held the positions of Projects Manager, Sales & Marketing Manager and finally VP & General Manager.

In May of 2003, Pat joined up with Nilex again as Projects Manager in the Calgary Regional Sales & Construction Office. He is responsible for constructions operations in that region and also works closely with the Edmonton Office construction personnel.

Collin Watson - Project Manager, Tank Lining Division; Calgary Alberta, Canada

Collin has come to Nilex after more than 30 years in the Lining industry to lead the Nilex Tank Lining team.  Collin and his team, Including Shand Watson, and Kelly Baker, are based in our Calgary office, but can manage projects in the United States, and internationally.

Kelly M. Baker - Marketing and Sales, Tank Lining Division; Calgary Alberta, Canada

Kelly is responsible for marketing and sales of Loose-fit tank lining systems across North America and abroad. He joined Nilex Construction in July 2005 as the Sales Manager of the Tank Lining Division, after Nilex had acquired equipment and key personnel of former Interline Plastics in Calgary.

Kelly graduated from the University of Utah, Salt Lake City in 1988 with a BSc degree in Business. After 15 years in the high tech marketplace, marketing and selling information and communication technology to corporate and government customers, and developing his own marketing and sales company as President of Intec.  Looking for a change in direction, Kelly joined Interline Plastics in 2002 as US Sales Manager. His marketing efforts grew Interlines sales by over 400% in less than 3 years.

Claude Berard, P.Eng. -Project Coordinator/Estimator; Edmonton Alberta, Canada

Claude joined Nilex in 2005 after 10 yrs of Oilfield and Construction Engineering experience. Claude graduated from the University of Manitoba(1995) with a degree in Civil Engineering and is a professional engineer in the province of Alberta. Claude is currently involved in estimating and project coordination for geomembrane liner and wick drain installations for the Canadian construction group.