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- BSc in Geology from Keele University (accredited by the Geological Society)- MSc in Geotechnical Engineering from Glasgow University / Herriot Watt University- Chartered Engineer and Member of the IoM3- Chartered Geologist and Fellow of the Geological Society of London- Registered Ground Engineering Professional through the Institution of Civil Engineers- European Geologist with the European Federation of Geologists- Fellow of the Institute of Quarrying- Geotechnical Specialist in accordance with the Quarries Regulations 1999- Qualified drone pilot (CAA PfCo and A2 CofC)- Member of the QNJAC geotechnical subcommittee, providing geotechnical guidance to the quarrying industry - 17 years experience in quarrying-sector geology and geotechnics.Provided geological and geotechnical services for both multinational corporations and independent aggregate suppliers including:- Aggregate Industries;- Lafarge;- Tarmac;- Hanson;- CEMEX;- Breedon;- OMYA;- Wienerberger;- Ibstock Brick;- Hills;- Raymond Brown;- Quinn;- FP McCann;- Northstone;- Creagh;- Acheson and Glover;- TobermoreProfessional experience in a wide range of mineral deposits including granites, greywackes, andesites, tuffs, sandstones, limestones, rhyolites, basalts, China Clay (weathered granites), marls, chalks, clays, shales, cemented sands, felsites, sands and gravels, mudstones, etc.Geotechnical expertises:- slope stability analysis in engineering soils (limit equilibrium circular failure / finite element analysis)- slope stability analysis in hard rock materials (kinematic analysis, deterministic and probabilistic limit equilibrium planar, wedge and toppling analysis)- rockfall appraisal and analysis- tip design and analysis- lagoon design and analysis- mineral stockpile design and analysis for both construction and loading out- blast pile design for loading out- blast vibration / seismic analysis- tunnel inspection and appraisal- geotechnical training of quarry operatives and junior geological staff- geotechnical inspections with UAV drones- mining risk assessments within the context of quarrying environments- cave risk assessments within the context of quarrying environmentsSoftware Expertises:- Borehole Logging: Coreview- GIS: Enviroinsite, QGIS- Project Management: Smartsheet- Quarry Design: Land Survey Systems (LSS)- Point cloud manipulation: LSS 3D Vision, Cloud Compare- Geotechnical analysis: SLIDE, SLOPE/W, HYRCAN, LimitState-GEO, DIPS, RocFall, RocPlane, SWEDGE, RocTopple, RS2 / PHASE2, ADONIS, SPLIT FX, RocLab

Listed skills include Geology, Geological Mapping, Logging, Slope Stability Analysis, and 16 others.