Marshall Pontrelli is a Geo-Exchange Project Manager and geotechnical engineer with eight years of experience designing and delivering closed-loop ground-source heat exchange systems and geotechnical investigations. He combines field-tested skills—test bore programs, borefield and piping design, and construction monitoring QA—with academic expertise from a PhD program at Tufts studying earthquake site response and subsurface modeling. At McPhail he translates feasibility studies and schematic designs into contract-ready drawings and specifications while managing proposal and invoice workflows. His background in seismic research and software for processing ground motion data gives him a rare analytical edge in assessing site-specific ground behavior for heat-exchange and foundation projects. Based in Newton, MA, he’s equally comfortable in the field collecting HVSR data or in the office producing high-performance GeoExchange designs. Colleagues rely on him for rigorous, data-driven decisions that bridge research-grade analysis and practical construction outcomes.
8 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Bachelor of Science - BS, Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences at Boston College
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering at Tufts University
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Marshall Pontrelli - Geotechnical Engineer at McPhail Associates, LLC