Inspired by:
Winston Churchill’s ability to motivate despite difficult circumstances.

Really enjoys:
Life at home with family and time spent with AOG colleagues.

Favorite thing to do in KC:
Squeezing in a little time for golf.

Tom Burdick is an AOG patriarch with a tenure spanning over three decades. A part-timer turned lifer, Tom started his career as a protégé of AOG’s founding lab manager and has been a part of our family ever since. Tom’s keen eye and deep knowledge of Kansas City soil and rock properties make him a sought after local expert and a lifeline for design firms with complex testing needs. Excellence and integrity set the bar for Tom and we’re proud to have him on our team.

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CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENSES
MSHA 24-hour Miner Training
OSHA 10-hour Safety Training
Confined Space Entry
First Aid/CPR Certified

CORE SPECIALTIES
Triaxial Compression (UU, CU, CU-bar), Direct Shear Falling and Constant head permeability testing, CA Bearing Ratio Standard & Modified Proctor (moisture/density relationships), Atterberg Limits, Grain-Size Analyses Power Generation, By-Products of Fly Ash, Bottom Ash, etc.