Mr. Lacy joined Mueser Rutledge Consulting Engineers in 1962, became an Associate of the firm in 1974, a Senior Associate in 1983, and was admitted to the Partnership in 1988. He is an expert in underpinning, protecting existing structures during adjacent construction, and ground freezing technology. He was instrumental in developing the frozen soil testing capability for MRCE's in-house soil laboratory as a state-of-the art facility, and the only private lab in the United States that offers these services. He directs numerous high profile projects involving tunnels, subways and shafts, bridge foundations, building foundations and deep basements, wastewater facilities, dams, and the majority of the firm's work in Washington DC .

He is specialized in geotechnical investigations, analysis of probable foundation performance, pile foundation performance, pile foundations, design and construction of building and waste water facility foundations, railroad structures and tunnels, associated dewatering and excavation support including ground freezing.

Cornell University , MSCE, 1963, Soil Mechanics
Cornell University , BSCE, 1962, Civil Engineering

2005 - Advanced to the degree of ASCE fellow
2004 - Delivered the 14th Annual Mueser Rutledge Lecture , “Performance of Russia Wharf Buildings during Tunneling,” to the ASCE Metropolitan Section - Geotechnical Group
2001 - 2005 Served on the Board of Directors of the American Underground Construction Association (AUCA)
2001 - 2004 Served on the Board of Directors of the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) - New York City Post
2001 - At the request of the Bar Association, authored a chapter titled “Foundations” (60 pages) for the book Sticks and Bricks, A Practical Guide to Construction Systems and Technology , which is used as a primer for attorneys in legal proceedings.
1998 - Delivered keynote speech, "Protecting Existing Structures Using Bored Piles," at the ASCE 6th Annual Great Lakes Geotechnical and GeoEnvironmental Conference on the Design and Construction of Drilled Deep Foundations, in Indianapolis , Indiana.
1962 - Received scholarship for graduate studies in ground freezing technology at Cornell University.

Professional Engineer:1967 - New York, Ohio, Massachusetts, Illinois, Delaware, North Carolina, Maryland, Virginia, District of Columbia, Georgia, Florida, New Jersey
Certificate of Qualification - NCEES

  • American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Fellow
  • ASCE Metropolitan Section - Soil Mechanics and Foundations Division member,
  • ASCE Geo-Institute Member
  • International Society of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineers
  • American Concrete Institute  (ACI) - Member of the Pile Committee and the Committee on Design of Combined Footings, Mats and Drilled Piers (Chairman 1989-1995)
  • U. S. Committee on Large Dams
  • Association of State Dam Officials
  • The Moles, Member
  • Underground Construction Association of SME - Board of Directors (2001-2005); SITE Committee member (2005-2007)
  • Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) - New York City Post Board of Directors, 2001 – 2004
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