Muller Engineering Company Inc. said Rick McLaughlin has joined the company as a principal engineer, enhancing the firm’s expertise in whitewater recreation and urban river restoration projects. McLaughlin is recognized in the field of river recreation and has a portfolio of sustainable and award-winning projects.
His role at Muller will expand the company’s services to include whitewater and river recreation, urban river restoration, semi-dynamic transverse river stabilization techniques, low hazard dam design, intake and diversion structures, nature-like fish passage and hydraulic modeling of river structures. “Rick’s expertise in water resource engineering and river design enhances the depth of our team and strengthens the services we provide to our clients,” said Gray Clark, Muller president.
McLaughlin has developed various innovative river-related infrastructure designs, some of which have been patented. He has authored sections in design criteria manuals in the United States for in-river design of recreation and low-hazard facilities.
His portfolio includes projects like Confluence Park and River Run on the South Platte River in Colorado, and the 1996 Olympic course on the Ocoee River, the only Olympic course built in a free-flowing river. He also designed the Chattahoochee River Park in Georgia, the largest urban whitewater river park in North America.
McLaughlin holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Colorado State University and a Master of Science in Water Resources Engineering from Stanford University, with expertise in drainageway master planning and stormwater infrastructure design.
