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BEAR Testing Laboratory is an independent, commercial
testing laboratory, providing a wide range of materials
engineering and testing services, covering all of
Northern California.
BEAR is a 100 percent minority-owned business, solely
owned and operated by Neal Kanaya, a California Registered
Civil Engineer. Formerly the laboratory department manager
at Hales Testing Laboratories and Dynamic Consultants,
Inc. (DCI), Mr. Kanaya has fifteen years of experience
in the testing/inspection business, which includes
commercial, Caltrans, Division of the State Architect
(DSA) and Office of Statewide Health Planning &
Development (OSHPD) projects. From the level of field
technician to managing the daily operation of the
laboratory, Mr. Kanaya has worked on many types of
construction including concrete, masonry, steel, timber
and earthwork.
Among his professional memberships, Mr. Kanaya
participates actively on national technical committees
such as ASTM C-15 Masonry, ASTM E-28 Mechanical Testing,
AWS B-2 Welder and Welding Procedure Qualification,
ICRI Quality Control of Epoxy Injection, ICRI Bond
Evaluation of Concrete Repairs, and ICRI Repair of
Post-tensioned Concrete. Mr. Kanaya serves on the
Professional Practices Committee of the Structural
Engineers Association of Northern California (SEAONC)
and was also the 1996-97 chairman of the SEAONC
Construction Quality Assurance Committee. He has been
a speaker at seminars for construction materials, concrete
repair, and welding procedures.
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