I
am a registered Professional and Chartered Engineer
practicing in Rock Engineering and Engineering
Geology with over 30 years experience in consulting
geotechnical engineering programs in North and
South America, Europe, Australia, Africa and Asia.
I have experience in research and teaching, also
in organizing and presenting at local and regional
seminars as well as national and international
conferences.
My experience comprises rock mass evaluation,
rockfall hazard appraisal, rock engineering analysis
and design, underground rock mass stability assessment
and stabilization design, rock slope stability
assessment and stabilization design, engineering
geological and geotechnical field data-collection
studies, and report preparation for small- and
large-scale civil and mining projects. Work environments
include one year of rock engineering at an underground
hydroelectric pumped storage scheme in Argentina,
five months project engineering in The People's
Republic of China, and over twelve months of shotcrete
technology transfer in the Australian mining industry.
Within the Sudbury area, I taught Engineering
Geology at Laurentian University from 1989 to
1997, with all practical assignments carried out
in the Sudbury Basin rock masses, and led bi-annual
Geotechnical Data Collection and Analysis Seminars
for the Ontario Natural Resources Safety Association
based on the local rock masses. I have undertaken
three Volunteer Advisor projects for CESO in South
American mines. I have carried out rock mass evaluation
consulting work in the Sudbury Basin and throughout
the Canadian Shield and its Proterozoic rock masses,
for both civil and mining clients.
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