Geotechnical Engineer
Aecom
Total years of experience :13 years, 1 Months
• Provided general project management and coordination on the concept design stage of the Ottawa Light Rail Transit (OLRT) project
• Organized and attended meetings, prepared meeting agendas and minutes
• Overseen contractor activities, performed site inspections
• Insured safety procedures are implemented on site, prepared incident reports
• Prepared scopes and cost estimates for investigations on the project
• Reviewed geotechnical, hydrological, structural, and civil background information on the project
• prepared geotechnical memorandums and reviewed memorandums prepared by subconsultants
WORK EXPERIENCE
Geotechnical Engineer, Stantec Consulting Limited, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, April 2011-Present
Design & Field Experience
• Prepared proposals, estimated cost, scheduled and coordinated project events
• Performed ULS and SLS calculations, settlement analysis, shoring and retaining walls, shallow and deep foundation analysis
• Estimated and modeled soil and rock parameters using literature and interpretation methods
• Conducted and composed soil slope and rock slope stability analysis
• composed general and critical analysis and provided recommendations
• provided field support
Offshore, Onshore, and Inland Drilling & Instrumentation Services
• Conducted CPT & BPT, Nilcon vanes, dissipation, downhole seismic, SPT, rock coring, VWP and MW, packer permeability, concrete cover and rebar spacing survey, and field earth resistivity
• Attended meetings, planned safety procedures, and communicated with clients and contractors
• Planned offshore and onshore spill control and containment
• Logged and reported chronological progress events
• Supervised crew and coordinated with contractors
• Prepared borehole layouts and excavation plans, and implemented safety measures for hazardous zones
• Performed field data collection and reduction, identified soil types and rock types, prepared borehole logs, reported production rates and pre/post site disturbance conditions
Bridges Inspection
• Inspected and evaluated bridges and culverts (including all components)
• Logged and reported inspection results
Sub-grade and Structural Inspection
• Inspected sub-grade layers and foundation layout prior to and during construction
• Evaluated field compliance with drawings and specifications and approved scope changes
• Provided field memos to clients and requested modifications from contractors
Pavement Condition Survey
• Conducted before and after construction evaluation of pavement condition according to The Ministry of Transportation of Ontario specifications
• Compiled thorough reports of the evaluation logs and site pictures
Ottawa International Airport Runway Grooving
• Supervised field crew, inspected and evaluated implementation of standard
• Conducted alignment and flow testing, estimated production rate, prepared field reports
Laboratory Experience
• Performed, interpreted, and reported various geotechnical tests such as compressive strength of soils, consolidation, Atterberg limits, gradation, moisture and organic content, and specific gravity
• Performed various materials tests such as proctor testing for soils and aggregates, flexural and compressive strength testing for reinforced concrete beams and cylinders, rebar tension testing
• Upgraded laboratory equipment and trained staff for the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario standards in preparation to obtaining medium complexity testing license
M.A.Sc. in Civil Engineering Geotechnical Engineering, University Of Ottawa, Ontario, February 2014 Thesis Title: Engineering Characteristics of Sensitive Marine Clays in Ottawa
B.A.Sc. in Civil Engineering with Magna Cum Loude Honors
