Melih Demirkan

CEO, Rite Geosystems Inc., USA at Encardio Rite

Dr. Melih Demirkan shows his passion for instrumentation and monitoring in every project he works for. As a geotechnical engineer, he understands the key features of successful safety monitoring implementation. Melih brings his 20 years of professional experience on a variety of geotechnical, seismic, hydrogeological and geo¬-environmental engineering projects to Rite Geosystems. Melih, before Rite Geosystems, has designed and implemented multiple instrumentation projects. During the course of his work, he has taken up key technical and management roles including site characterization for new and existing nuclear power plants, engineering analysis for dam and water resources structures and risk assessment for unstable subsurface conditions.

Melih has also performed advanced engineering analyses such as 3D geotechnical and hydrogeological analyses as well as GIS based regional 3D lithological model development and geohazard related risk evaluation. As a result of his efforts multiple guidance documents have been put together in the past for minimizing the risk related to local geohazard conditions. He has also co-¬authored more than twenty peer¬-reviewed publications. Melih is a registered professional engineer.

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