About the Founder

Built by an engineer who knows the work behind the questions.

A focused PE Civil Geotechnical practice platform created from real engineering, teaching, and exam-preparation experience.

Krishna Adhikari, founder of GeoTech Brain

GeoTech Brain was founded by Krishna Adhikari, PE, a California-licensed Professional Engineer with more than eight years of civil and geotechnical engineering experience across both the public and private sectors. His experience includes site investigations, shallow and deep foundation design, construction support, and geotechnical design review for infrastructure projects. Krishna has also worked as an independent Subject Matter Expert (SME) for PPI, a Kaplan Company, supporting PE Civil Geotechnical exam-preparation content. At Louisiana State University (LSU), he taught Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory and Soil Mechanics as a Graduate Teaching Assistant and conducted geotechnical engineering research as a Graduate Research Assistant.

Credentials & experience

Licensure

California Professional Engineer

Licensed PE with more than eight years in civil and geotechnical practice.

Practice

Civil and geotechnical project work

Site investigations, shallow and deep foundations, construction support, and infrastructure design review.

Teaching

Teaching, research, and exam content

Graduate teaching and research assistant at LSU; independent subject-matter expert for PPI, a Kaplan company.

Education

M.S. and B.S. in Civil Engineering

M.S., Louisiana State University
B.S., Harbin Institute of Technology