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GEG Team

Meet our key team members and discover why thousands of Alaskans have chosen

Garness Engineering Group, Ltd for their engineering and product needs 

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Jeffrey A. Garness, P.E., M.S. 
President & Principal Engineer

  • Founder of Garness Engineering Group Ltd.

  • Tribal Member - Samish Indian Nation

  • Alaska resident since 1969

  • 45+ years of water and wastewater treatment experience

  • Registered Civil Engineer - Alaska -AELC7953

  • Registered Environmental Engineer - Alaska - AELV14191

  • BS Civil Engineering, University of Alaska  (1985)

  • MS Arctic Engineering, University of Alaska (1991)

  • Water and Wastewater Plant Operation - Passed State of Alaska Level II exams

  • Currently Serves on the Municipality of Anchorage Onsite Technical Review Board

  • Currently serves on the State of Alaska Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors

  • Previously Served on the Board of Directors for Anchorage Water & Wastewater Utility (AWWU)

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Sonja M. Blewett (Garness)
Corporate Secretary/ Treasurer

  • Tribal Member – Samish Indian Nation

  • Bachelor of Business Administration in Management – University of Alaska (2015)

  • Public Notary - State of Alaska

  • Management of Business Operations

  • Accounts Payable and Receivable

  • HR Management

  • Marketing

  • Product Sales and Support

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Pierce N. Blewett
Vice President

  • Bachelor of Construction Management, University of Alaska (2010)

  • Management of Business Operations

  • Product Sales and Support

  • Marketing

  • Engineering Design Services

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Jody L. Maus
Senior Engineering Technician/Consultant

  • 30+ years of Onsite Well/Septic System Design and Installation Experience 

  • CADD Certificate - Charter College, Anchorage, Alaska

  • ADEC Certified Third-Party Sanitary Surveyor for Public Water Systems

  • Product Sales and Support

  • Testing of Wells and Septic Systems

  • Engineering Design Services

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