Education and Experience
Education
1998 Master of Science in Geotechnical Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
1994 Bachelor of Applied Science in Geological Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver
Experience
2005 - 2018 Alberta Energy Regulator/Alberta Geological Survey
- 2017 - 2018 Innovation Lead - International Centre of Regulatory Excellence
- 2014 - 2018 Principal Geological Engineer
- 2010 - 2014 Director, Alberta Geological Survey
- 2005 - 2010 Geohazards Section Leader and Senior Engineer
1994 - 2005 Consulting Practice (AMEC)
Senior geological engineer with focus on the following areas:
- Pipelines (route selection, crossing design, landslide mitigation)
- Mining (pit slope design/monitoring, hazard assessment and investigation)
- Landslide Risk Management (linear infrastructure, municipal, regional)
Professional Registration and Memberships
Professional Registrations
Professional Engineer - Alberta
Professional Geologist - Alberta
Memberships
Canadian Geotechnical Society
European Geosiences Union
American Geophysical Union
Awards and Honours
2012 Best Paper Award – Landslides (Journal of the International Consortium on Landslides)
2012 Chairman's Awards of Excellence, Turtle Mountain Monitoring and Warning Team (Team Lead) 2012 Plenary Lecture, Canadian Rock Mechanics Symposium, Edmonton, Alberta
2012 Chairman's Awards of Excellence, Turtle Mountain Monitoring and Warning Team (Team Lead) 2012 Plenary Lecture, Canadian Rock Mechanics Symposium, Edmonton,
2010 34th Canadian Geotechnical Colloquium
2006 Consulting Engineers of Alberta Award of Excellence
2006 Canadian Consulting Engineers Awards of Excellence
2005 CGS Travel Award, International Young Geotechnical Engineers Conference, Osaka, Japan
2004 Keynote Lecture, 1st Canadian Young Geotechnical Engineers and Geoscientist Conference
2004 Invited Lecture, 9th International Landslide Symposium, Rio de Janiero, Brazil
2003 A.G. Stermac Award, Canadian Geotechnical Society
