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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
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  • 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

  • Private pilot

  • 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

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  • Tribal Member – Samish Indian Nation

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

  • Public Notary for State of Alaska

  • Management and oversight of daily business operations

  • Accounts Payable and Receivable

  • HR Management

  • Marketing

  • Customer service and support

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Pierce N. Blewett
Vice President and
Manager of Sales Division
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  • BS Construction Management, University of Alaska (2010)

  • Management of business operations

  • Marketing and product sales

  • Technical support for product sales

  • Design of drinking water treatment systems

  • ADEC Certified Third-Party Sanitary Surveyor for public water systems

  • ​Water quality testing and evaluation

  • Preparation of Engineer Reports

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Jody L. Maus
Senior Engineering Technician/Consultant

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  • 30+ years of on-site well and septic system design and installation experience in Alaska

  • CADD Certificate - Charter College, Anchorage, Alaska

       Work History

  • 1998-Present: Senior Engineering Technician/Consultant, GEG, Ltd, Anchorage, Alaska

  • 1995-98: Engineer Technician, S&S Engineering, Eagle River, Alaska

  • ADEC Certified Third-Party Sanitary Surveyor for public water systems

  • Extensive experience in the design, evaluation, testing, and installation inspections of private wells and private/community on-site septic systems. Experience includes all phases of planning, soils investigation, design, specification writing, permitting, and construction management. Mr Maus has tested and/or designed over 2,000 residential well and septic systems throughout Alaska

  • AWWU public water and sewer design

  • Drainage system designs

  • Water quality testing and evaluation

  • Preparation of Engineer Reports

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