Joseph Sopko is the Director of Ground Freezing of Keller in North America.
Joe Sopko received his BSc, MSc, and PhD in Civil Engineering from Michigan State University. He has more than 40 years of experience in all aspects of design and laboratory testing programs related to underground construction projects. He develops business opportunities related to geotechnical construction, specifically ground freezing and groundwater control, and routinely provides on-site project management and quality control programs. He has designed and managed ground freezing projects worldwide, including forming laboratory-frozen soil testing programs, numerical modeling, and on site quality control and assurance. He has completed over 100 projects, including deep shafts, tunnel adits, cross passages, and emergency TBM recoveries.
Dr. Sopko specializes in ground freezing for civil and mining projects worldwide. He is also an adjunct professor at Michigan State University. He served with the U.S. Air Force as an engineering officer in Afghanistan and Operation Deep Freeze in Antarctica.