Pacific Crest Engineering

What Pacific Crest Engineering does

Pacific Crest Engineering Inc. is a privately held, full-service engineering firm founded in 2001 and headquartered at 444 Airport Blvd, Suite 106, Watsonville, California. The firm operates six integrated practice areas: geotechnical engineering, AASHTO/Caltrans/DSA-certified materials testing, ICC-certified special inspection, stormwater management (QSD/QSP SWPPP and NPDES), environmental consulting (Phase I/II, remediation, groundwater monitoring), and chemical process and fire protection engineering. Service delivery combines field subsurface investigations (test borings, CPT soundings), in-house laboratory analysis of soil, aggregate, hot mix asphalt, and concrete, and construction-phase inspection, all coordinated under California-registered engineers.

The firm's client base is concentrated in the Monterey Bay and Silicon Valley region and spans public sector anchors — Caltrans, County of Santa Cruz, City of Santa Cruz, California American Water (Monterey Peninsula Desalination) — and institutional private clients including UC Santa Cruz (continuous engagement since 1988 via the predecessor Raas and Associates), California State University Monterey Bay (since 2005), Watsonville Community Hospital, Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital, Mizkan America, West Marine, and Tractor Supply. Revenue is generated through project-based professional services fees billed on time-and-materials, hourly, or fixed-fee terms, with multi-year on-call service agreements providing recurring base load.

The firm is founder-controlled and led by four principals — Elizabeth Mitchell (GE, Manager of Testing & Inspection), Matthew Maciel (GE, Laboratory Quality Manager), Jim Walker (PE, Chemical), and Chris Johnson (PE, Civil) — and is certified as a California Small Business Enterprise (#47199). Distribution is entirely direct, via RFP/RFQ response and relationship-based engagement, with no intermediaries or channel partners. The firm holds no external institutional backing and has not raised outside funding since founding.

Name

Pacific Crest Engineering

Legal name

Pacific Crest Engineering Inc.

Website

https://4pacific-crest.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Pacific Crest Engineering is a privately held, California-registered engineering firm in Watsonville delivering geotechnical, materials testing, special inspection, stormwater, environmental, and chemical/fire protection services to public agencies, universities, hospitals, and private developers across the Monterey Bay and Silicon Valley.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Geotechnical Engineering Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (541330), Testing Laboratories and Services (54138), Building Inspection Services (541350)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Geotechnical & Subsurface Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Testing, Inspection, Certification & Commissioning (TICx) Technical Services (BPAHAIAL), Civil & Structural Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAA), Structural & Civil Inspection (Steel, Concrete, Foundations) (EUAEAHAI)

Keywords

• Geotechnical engineering services
• Materials testing laboratory
• Construction special inspection
• Environmental site assessment
• Stormwater management consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Watsonville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Geotechnical Engineering Services: Consulting fees for geotechnical investigations, foundation design recommendations, slope stability analysis, coastal engineering investigations, and forensic analysis. Revenue is project-based, generated through engagement letters and work authorizations on capital construction projects.
2. Materials Testing Services: Laboratory and field testing of soil, asphalt, and concrete materials. Revenue generated through testing agreements and per-test or hourly rate billing. Services include certified testing per ASTM, Caltrans, and AASHTO standards for construction quality assurance.
3. Special Inspection Services: ICC-certified special inspection services during construction phase. Revenue is hourly or per inspection basis for soils, concrete, masonry, and structural steel inspection throughout project construction.
4. Environmental Consulting: Phase I/II environmental site assessments, groundwater monitoring, soil remediation, and regulatory compliance consulting. Project-based consulting fees for assessment, remediation design, and ongoing compliance services.
5. Stormwater Management Services: SWPPP development, QSP/QISP services, and industrial stormwater compliance. Revenue from plan development fees and ongoing monitoring/agency reporting services.
6. Chemical & Fire Protection Engineering: Chemical process design, fire alarm systems, and fire code compliance services for industrial facilities. Engineering consulting fees for design, permitting, and construction administration services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Pacific Crest Engineering delivers geotechnical, environmental, and chemical-process engineering consulting for public and private sector clients. The firm operates an in-house AASHTO-, Caltrans-, and DSA-accredited materials testing laboratory and provides ICC-certified special inspection services across the construction lifecycle—from subsurface investigation through final code-compliance inspection.

Product overview

Pacific Crest Engineering is a full-service geotechnical, environmental, and chemical process engineering firm offering six integrated service lines. The core service portfolio includes Geotechnical Engineering (subsurface investigations, foundation design, slope stability), Materials Testing (AASHTO-accredited laboratory for soil/asphalt/concrete), Special Inspection (ICC-certified inspection services), Stormwater Management (SWPPP development, NPDES permits), Environmental Consulting (Phase I/II assessments, remediation), and Chemical & Fire Protection Engineering (process design, fire systems). The six service areas operate as an integrated practice, from initial site investigation through construction inspection and laboratory verification.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Geotechnical Engineering Subsurface investigation, foundation design, slope stability analysis, landslide remediation, and coastal engineering investigations using test borings, CPT soundings, laboratory analysis, and finite element analysis for public agencies, developers, healthcare systems, and educational institutions.
• Materials Testing Laboratory and field testing of soil, asphalt, aggregates, hot mix asphalt, and concrete per ASTM, Caltrans, and AASHTO standards for construction quality assurance on public works, transportation, and building projects.
• Special Inspection ICC-certified inspection during construction for soils, reinforced concrete, structural masonry, high strength bolting, and fireproofing to ensure projects are built to code and specifications for DSA-governed schools, hospitals, and commercial developments.
• Stormwater Management QSD/QSP-certified SWPPP development, infiltration testing, industrial stormwater pollution prevention planning, NPDES permitting, TMDL compliance, and ongoing water quality monitoring and agency reporting for construction sites and industrial facilities.
• Environmental Consulting Phase I/II environmental site assessments, groundwater sampling and monitoring, soil and groundwater remediation, facility closure services, and CERS chemical reporting for public agencies and private property owners.
• Chemical & Fire Protection Engineering Registered chemical process design, waste treatment system design, fire alarm system design, air permitting, hazardous material inventory preparation, and bulk gas storage and distribution design for semiconductor, biotech, agricultural, and industrial facilities.

Quantifiable outcome

• 50+ years combined principal experience in local market
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Raas and Associates, Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2001Raas and Associates merged with Pacific Crest Engineering in 2001, combining their UC Santa Cruz geotechnical engineering relationships and experience (dating to 1988) with Pacific Crest's expanded service capabilities.
• SAGE EngineersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSubcontractor partner for Los Padres Dam Spillway condition assessment project. Pacific Crest Engineering led the geotechnical field exploration and laboratory testing while SAGE Engineers provided structural and hydraulic assessment components.
• Zinn GeologyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSubcontractor partner for Los Padres Dam Spillway condition assessment. Zinn Geology developed geologic map and cross sections while Pacific Crest Engineering provided supporting geotechnical criteria.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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