Don Cavan Email & Phone Number

Sault Ste. Marie

Thunder Bay, Ontario

Responsible for strategic/business planning, business development within Thunder Bay and surrounding area for the suite of services offered by Pinchin.I am actively involved the community, as a member of the Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce and the Construction Association of Thunder Bay. In addition, I speak to groups in the community about various aspects.

Sudbury, Ontario

In my role as Operations Manager, I managed a group of 8 professionals which were part of a national, deadline driven team assisting many sectors in assessing properties with respect to environmental, building science, designated substances, and compliance concerns. I supported realty developers, contractors, bankers, property managers and utility.

Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

Managed Phase I and II ESAs and completed field work (i.e., soil sampling, groundwater sampling, sediment sampling, surface water sampling and field notes). Environmental Compliance Audit reporting and preparation of Record of Site Conditions. Managed underground storage tank removals and remediations. Prepared budgets and proposals for all stages of ESAs.

Conducted field work for Phase I and II ESAs and was responsible for writing the subsequent report. Supervised contractors during geotechnical drilling operations and collected soil samples. I also sampled potable and non-potable groundwater for annual landfill monitoring. I was responsible for surveying mould and Asbestos in abandoned residential.

Supervised and managed a laboratory for a third year Biodiversity and Biogeography class, ensuring that students worked diligently and safely. This role required preparing and presenting lessons to a class of 18 students on a weekly basis. I applied course content to practical examples which gave students an alternative perspective on topics covered in.

Master’S Degree, Environmental Science

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Ecology And Evolutionary Biology