Providing consultation services for MSE walls & slopes

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 by others• The plan covered monitoring of possible settlement using total station surveys, groundwater data recording using data loggers, and general field review visits• Conducted site investigation for a failed retaining wall at a residential complex in Kamloops• Hypothesised construction methodology based on site observations• Inferred soil stratigraphy through visual classification of collected soil samples, and in-situ probe investigation

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 Peace rivers.• 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• Reviewed historic drawings to identify locations of buried foundation drain outlets• Directed excavation and related investigation at the identified locations• Authored a memo detailing the review and the investigation• Developed RFP (Request for Proposal) drawings, and performed quantity take-offs for the RFP package for the proposed seismic upgrades at a dam facility• Conducted test pit investigations at the dam facility: Interpreted site geology and earthworks excavation plan & take-offs from the inferences drawn• Checked IFC (Issued for Construction) drawings, drafted field review plans, and acting as the resident geotechnical engineer for the seismic upgrades• Supervised earthworks construction and quality control for a filter installation / construction comprising two layers of open graded gravel and one layer of well-graded surface gravel• Authored construction report detailing on-site quality control, visual assessment of material, and comparison of original design with the on-site construction

• 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 maps, prepared the model for & performed slope-stability analyses using Slope/W• 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)

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: http://nilex.com/)• 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 in residential developments, Bridge walls, etc.• 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• Coordinated with Business Development teams, manufacturer & senior engineers• Contributed towards quadrupling of the company’s MSE revenue in one fiscal year (2018-2019) • Raised the MSE team margins by 16 percent points (2019-2020), through efficient record-keeping practices

• 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 dollars• 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)• Advised the client on geogrid-testing, AASHTO-NTPEP (American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials - National Transportation Product Evaluation Program) and usage of reduction factors as part of the geogrid design• Prepared Daily Inspection Reports (including labelled pictures & sketches) describing conformance of the site with the geotechnical and structural design • Tracked daily progress using highlights & mark-ups on project drawings• Coordinated with the Design Engineer of Record (EoR) for resolution of 'Requests for Information' (RFIs) and other queries & concerns of the client team • Provided technical clarifications to the client with respect to the final turnover of the project • Co-authored the site-specific panel installation manual, replacement procedure and MSE wall design reports & memoranda

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

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 Island (BC) and the Lower Mainland (BC) (Website: http://iwcd.ca/)• 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

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: https://www.shell.ca/)• 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• Reviewed existing scientific literature to study the structural behaviour of a buried pipe and prepared a calculation sheet (using Mathcad - software used for documenting engineering calculations), and a memo for the same

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