August Whelan Email & Phone Number

Vancouver, Canada Area

Vancouver Area, Canada

- Field geotechnical support (construction monitoring and reporting, Quality assurance reporting, field surveying (quantity, topographic, field-fit, etc) during the excavation of sedimentation ponds and for creek remediation works following the Mount Polley mine tailings failure northeast of Williams Lake, BC- Construction monitoring and reporting, quality assurance and quality control testing, and slope stability analysis (static/pseudo-static) for a gravel surfaced parking lot at a previous contaminated soils stockpile area in Colwood, BC- Description and collection of core to determine feasibility of Horizontal Directional Drilling for pipeline water crossings in Western Alberta - Quality control materials testing (concrete, soil compaction) for the Evergreen Line Rapid Transit Project in the Lower Mainland, BC

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Saskatoon

Supplemented academic understanding with practical experience peforming various geotechnical materials tests in both lab and field settings. I spent the majority of the summer alternating between highways projects performing sieve analyses, proctors, and density testing of base and sub-base, along with asphalt density testing.

Saskatoon, Sk

University of Saskatchewan Engineering Professional Internship ProgramSupervision of mud rotary and solid-stem auger crews used to drill and install standpipe piezometers in deep, intermediate, and shallow aquifers Responsible for site safety: facilitated and lead safety meetings; ensuring all relevant permits, audits, and inspections were completedCollection and description of drill cuttingsOversaw the remediation and protection of borehole installationsWater sampling and response testing completed wellsSupervised heavy equipment operators during construction for a brine pond expansion project at Mosaic’s K1 TMA

Master Of Engineering - Meng, Geotechnical Engineering

Diploma, Restoration Of Natural Systems

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), Geological Engineering