Anshuman Sharma Email & Phone Number

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Providing consultation services for MSE walls & slopes

Greater Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

• 30-Forensics Engineering (30-FE) is a team of forensic engineers, scientists and experts, including experts in the field of geotechnical engineering.
• Investigated (shallow) landslide at a commercial property in Vancouver
• Liaisied with insurance companies, laywers, and property owners & managers
• Interpreted soil stratigraphy using a soil probe, made relevant observations at the site and the vicinity, and developed possible hypotheses causing the failure
• Authored a geotechnical monitoring plan pertaining to a proposed perimeter drain shut-off at townhouse complex in the Greater Vancouver area; the proposed shut-off was derived upon as a result of previous investigation.
• The plan covered monitoring of possible settlement using total station surveys, groundwater data recording using data loggers, and general field review visits

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

• The British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority, operating as BC Hydro, is a Canadian electric utility in the province of British Columbia. Providing engineering services for large hydroelectric dams on the Columbia and.
• Acting as resident engineer for drilling of over forty drill-holes in a concrete dam
• Prepared drill logs through concrete and rock
• Identified bedrock-concrete contact, or the shear zone requiring uplift-pressure monitoring
• Directed installation of piezometers (standpipe, sand, bentonite, grout, including well-cover and finishing of the surface)
• Assessed & calculated load-bearing capacities of rock anchors supporting debris booms: Prepared design calculation sheet and authored the corresponding memorandum

North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

• Performed landslide assessment for a residential property in the District of North Vancouver, BC: Inferred site geology using dynamic cone penetrometer test logs and GSC (Geological Survey of Canada) surficial geology.
• Conducted slope-stability (Slope/W) & seismic displacement analyses (as per EGBC guidelines – 2010): Provided recommendations with respect to the local & global stability of the property
• Conducted site reconnaissance (with the geomorphologist), subsurface investigation (supervising borehole drilling, and wildcat dynamic penetrometer testing) for a proposed development in Sechelt, BC
• Conducted desktop study (review of surficial geology maps, and reports of nearby previous projects)
• Prepared scopes of work and coordinated geotechnical field campaigns for multiple sites (In Lower Mainland, BC)

Edmonton, AB

• Nilex Inc. is a civil & environmental engineering company specialising in the field of geosynthetics, headquartered in Edmonton (AB) with eight other regional offices throughout Canada and the USA (Website.
• Provide feasibility, design & construction-related technical consultation on multiple MSE (Mechanically Stabilised Earth) walls (in AB, BC, SK & ON): Crusher walls, Vegetated slopes, walls supporting heavy rail, walls.
• Devised & implemented MSE-specific stakeholder engagement strategy at a national-level
• Prepare technical proposals including pricing, design assumptions, and technical suggestions with respect to wall type
• Prepare & present technical webinars to earthworks contractors & engineers
• Developed the Technical Support team as a key Technical Support Specialist

Edmonton, AB

• Advised the client company’s Quality Control Team (QC) on pre-cast concrete Mechanically Stabilised Earth (MSE) walls for a Light Rail Transit (LRT) construction project (a P3 project)
• Provided on-site consultation on three different MSE walls sites (for the LRT project)
• Presented (an MS-Powerpoint presentation) before the owner's representative on behalf of the client: Achieved materials' savings worth around $250,000 and prevented schedule over-runs worth hundreds of thousands of.
• Negotiated payment (with the client) respecting three change orders worth around $80,000
• Delivered two technical (MS-Powerpoint) presentations before the owner/ owner's representative to successfully resolve two technical queries with respect to the project's QC specifications
• Prepared materials (pre-cast MSE Wall panels) inspection sketches to help the client efficiently inspect the pre-cast MSE wall panels (as they were received on construction site from the precast facility)

Edmonton, AB

• GL Geotech Inc. is an Edmonton-based materials testing firm performing gradation analysis, proctor tests, Atterberg limits' testing, pile inspections, and geotechnical consulting (Website: https://glgeotech.ca/)
• Employed as on on-call materials technician
• Conducted sieve analyses at a crusher site (near Camrose, AB) during night shifts (23:00 to 07:00)
• Prepared test result sheets and emailed the same to the client

Victoria, BC

• IWCD (Island West Coast Developments) Ltd. is a construction company with offices in Nanaimo (BC) & Victoria (BC), providing design-build and general contracting services for construction projects across Vancouver.
• Prepared construction schedules for two residential projects – Cypress Mews & Cypress Gates
• Tracked completed and pending inspections (by the City of Langford) using MS Excel: Identified two missing plumbing inspections considerably (six months) ahead of the scheduled final inspection date
• Prepared take-offs using Bluebeam

Calgary, AB

• Shell Canada Ltd. is a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc, engaging in exploration & production of oil, natural gas and sulphur, along with marketing of gasoline & related products across Canada (Website.
• Designed an earth buttress for a pit wall of an open pit of Jackpine oil sands mine with the objective of stabilising the pit wall and the earth structures in the vicinity against probable slope-stability failures
• Interpreted foundation geology from existing reports to identify geological facies/strata governing the design
• Performed slope-stability analyses using design software (GeoStudio) to achieve requisite factors of safety against probable failures
• Produced design drawings using AutoCAD
• Co-authored (with the supervisor) the engineering design report for the earth buttress, for regulatory submission

Orissa, India

• Vedanta Resources plc​ is a natural resources company operating in India, Africa, Ireland and Australia (Website: https://www.vedantaresources.com)
• Represented the owner in a project team consisting of the contractor, the consultant and the tradesmen to bring about efficient fly-ash disposal by constructing ash tailings facility in a thermal power plant
• Coordinated the on-site activities for the repair of a 270m tall Reinforced Cement Concrete (RCC) structure
• Coordinated with the Health and Safety team to prepare a Risk Management report in context of the masonry repair of the RCC structure achieving zero injury in the project
• Prepared daily site progress reports
• Conducted field inspections to review the invoices submitted by the contractor

Master Of Engineering, Civil Engineering

• Pursued Master of Engineering in Civil Engineering: a non-thesis, course-based graduate program, at the University of British Columbia.

Bachelor Of Engineering, Civil Engineering

• Pursued Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering at Dr. BR Ambedkar National Institute of Technology (Jalandhar, India) • In top 5%.