G2 Consulting Group

G2 Founding Principal Mark Smolinski, P.E., explains how construction engineering and construction materials testing differ, how they work together, and their roles in a project.

The Country Club of Detroit completed a major renovation of its historic Tudor-style clubhouse in December 2016, involving geotechnical and structural engineering.

G2 Consulting Group added 20 employees, including eight full-time employees and 12 interns, and planned to add at least six more team members by year’s end.

The Road Commission of Oakland County selected G2 Consulting Group as a potential geotechnical design partner for construction projects during 2019–2021. G2 has two decades of experience on highway reconstruction and civil infrastructure projects.

G2 Consulting Group conducted a geotechnical investigation and is providing construction engineering services for an 850,000-square-foot Amazon distribution center in Romulus. It was also contracted for similar services at an Amazon distribution center in Shelby Township.

G2 Consulting is providing construction engineering services for an 850,000-square-foot Amazon distribution center under construction in Shelby Township.

G2 provides employees with training, tools, and technology. The company encourages individuality, employee responsibility for project results and client relationships, and ideas from team members.

Professionals at G2 Consulting Group can expand their knowledge while working with clients including Amazon, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA), and Verizon. The company offers employees support, flexibility, and independence.

Amy Schneider provides geotechnical engineering services in Southeast Michigan and beyond for high-rises, schools, manufacturing, retail, commercial complexes, bridges, and pavements. Amy manages quality control observation and testing.

Tony is a principal at G2’s Chicagoland office with more than 23 years of experience in geotechnical engineering, instrumentation, and construction quality control. He has managed G2’s Illinois office since 2004.

Bruce Wilberding is a founding principal of G2 Consulting Group and oversees its construction engineering services, including staff, budgeting, marketing, operations, quality assurance, engineering review, and project management.

Jason Stoops is a managing principal at G2’s Ann Arbor office and has provided geotechnical engineering for new construction projects in the Greater Detroit and Ann Arbor area, including offices, retail developments, schools, residential developments, and building additions.

G2 Consulting Group, LLC (G2) provides geotechnical, environmental, and construction engineering services across several markets. It has registered engineers in 35+ states and over 130 employees in five locations, and serves clients nationwide.

G2 Consulting Group began in Noel Hargrave-Thomas’ basement in August 1994, founded by Hargrave-Thomas, Mark Smolinski, and Bruce Wilberding. The founders aimed to provide geotechnical engineering, environmental consulting, and construction engineering services.

The company’s geotechnical engineering services extend beyond providing engineering data.