Freelance Tunnel Surveyor
C305 Easturn Running Tunnels, Dragados SISK Joint Venture
Total years of experience :11 years, 6 Months
January 2013-Current C305 Easturn Running Tunnels, Dragados SISK Joint Venture
Freelance Tunnel Surveyor
• Controlling excavation and shotcrete spraying in the twin SCL caverns at Stepney Green (claimed as among the largest caverns excavated in soft rock or soft ground conditions in Europe) using Leica TMS (Tunnel Measurement System)
• Creating as-built surveys and producing 3D Scans in order to verify that the 50mm SCL tolerance is met
• Carrying daily monitoring 3D observations and processing the data using NRG software, Pressure cells manual readings and spread sheet updates
• Responsible for survey activities on Herrenknecht Tunnel Boring Machine i.e. machine guidance using V.M.T. system, surface and underground networks, level and azimuth transfer
October 2011-January 2013 Datum Monitoring Ltd., Bury, subcontracing GEOCISA UK Package C305- Eastern Running Tunnels, DSJV
Surveying Coordinator
• Managing and resourcing surveying team, ensuring an appropriate skill level/mix is achieved
• Responsible for organizing of the team work load, scheduling monitoring observations and meeting daily deadlines for the delivery of monitoring data
• Updating site records (AutoCAD drawings, calibration records and Reports)
• Setting out and supervising the installation of monitoring levelling studs, BRE sockets, prisms, targets, undertaking accurate surveys of those using Leica TS30 and TM30 total stations and DNA03 Digital level
• Installation of automated total stations (ATS) and managing the data flow through GeoMoS
July 2011-October 2011 Datum Monitoring Ltd., Bury,
Engineering Surveyor
• Carrying out land surveying duties of ground movements in relation to a major rail construction project (Package C330 - Royal Oak Portal)
• Set-up and maintain both monitoring and engineering type (structural and railway) surveys ensuring accurate data acquisition is carried out using appropriate methods
• Process, manage, check (QA), Analyse and issue of surveying/monitoring
data to clients
• Inclinometers, Piezometers and Extensometers manual readings
• Involved in various others rail projects (embankment stabilisation, tunnel repairs and bridge reconstruction)
June 2010-July 2011 Survey Design Services, Whitstable
Topographical Surveyor
• Electronic location and mapping of Highways Drainage Utilities, using Global Positioning System (GPS) survey technology (Leica GPS Smart Rover and Trimble Nomad 900G series) or Leica Total Station TCR805
• Transferring the field data, post processing and preparation of final AutoCAD drawings
• Creating a GIS Spillage model for HADDMS (Highways Agency Drainage Data Management System)
• Setting out foundations/blocks, piles, walls and columns in accordance with drawings, schedules and client requirements using robotic Total Station (Residential construction project in Canterbury)
2002- June 2010 In Gold Interiors LTD, Leytonstone, UK
Company owner
• Planning and money management
• Worked with all types of partitioning and ceiling systems
• Hire, train and supervise own employees
• Responsible for quality assurance, monitoring and reporting the job progress
• Subcontracting BGContracts Ltd. and T J Lott Ltd. on delivering various projects in education, commercial offices, retail, health and social housing.
• Involved in Hounslow and Streatham Health centres, UCL's School of Slavonic and East European Studies building in Euston, Haringey Sixth Form Centre, Hatfield Police Station, Eisai European Knowledge Centre Hatfield, SEN School Reading and Barnet Hospital new Mental Health Centre
2009 BTS course on Tunnel design and construction
2007-2010 University of East London, London, UK BSc (Hons) in Civil Engineering Surveying • 2.1 Grade • Core Modules: Mapping, Skills for surveying, Plane Surveying, Quantitative methods, Introduction to Geographical Information Science, Geomatics and construction, Engineering measurement, Construction and contract management, Applied information technology, Survey mathematics, Data acquisition and 3D modelling, Geodetic surveying, Sea Surveying
