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Canada

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Edmonton, AB

• Senior Engineer responsible for supporting design, implementation, review and retrofit of transit infrastructure within the Edmonton area. Duties include:
• responding to engineering design and operational elements arising from urban development, roadway construction, capital transit infrastructure construction and new service delivery;
• reviewing existing ETS bus infrastructure and recommending mitigation strategies to support safe and accessible service delivery;
• providing transit infrastructure design guidance to support City policy and standards development; and,
• supervising the technical team responsible for coordinating and implementing bus service interventions for annual construction activities, as well as monitoring and reviewing bus stop infrastructure.

Edmonton, AB

• Leading and assisting with transportation projects throughout Western Canada, including:
• Localized and network modelling using Vistro, VISSIM, Synchro, SimTraffic and Sidra.
• Traffic Impact Assessments for a variety of urban and rural developments, such as industrial expansions, new neighbourhood developments, training facilities and structured parking expansions.
• Transit planning, including service feasibility assessments and preliminary engineering.
• Functional corridor and interchange planning, including performance assessment and functional design.
• Signing and pavement marking plan development for detailed design/tender.

City Of Saskatoon

• Project Manager for the Growth Plan to Half a Million initiative to guide investments in bridges, transit and corridor growth for the next 30 years. Responsibilities included:
• budget tracking, work planning, scheduling and monitoring;
• overseeing consultant work and coordinating supporting interdepartmental work;
• planning and coordinating communications and engagement activities; and,
• progress reporting.Completed several projects for the Transit and Transportation Divisions, including:
• development of Transit design standards and service guidelines;

Saskatoon, SK

• Client relation and business development responsibilities included:
• project pursuit involving proposal writing, budget and schedule estimating; and,
• project coordination, such as time and budget tracking, writing client progress reports, and developing final project reports and deliverables.Completed several projects for clients throughout Saskatchewan, including:
• Transportation Master Plans;
• transportation network reviews and needs forecasting;
• traffic signal reviews and design; and,

Saskatoon, SK

• Completed several projects for clients throughout the Canadian prairies, including:
• planning for new developments and road infrastructure investments;
• design of urban road, transit, pedestrian and cycling infrastructure; and,
• traffic operations reviews to help existing infrastructure meet changing transportation demands.Client relation and business development responsibilities included:
• project pursuit, such as proposal writing, budgeting and schedule estimating; and,
• project coordination, such as time and budget tracking, writing client progress reports, and developing final project reports and deliverables for clients.

Saskatoon, SK

• Reviewed and responded to public complaints and inquiries regarding traffic operations. Managed and administered the City of Saskatoon Trucking Program, including targeted stakeholder engagement to revise the trucking.
• right-of-way control, signing and pavement markings;
• speed regulation;
• intersection geometric improvements;
• access management; and,
• Railway Crossing Safety Improvement Program management and administration.

Saskatoon, SK

• Research assistant for the University of Saskatchewan Transportation Centre, in partnership with International Road Dynamics (IRD) Inc. Duties included:
• research the applications of Weigh In Motion (WIM) systems for Transport Canada freight survey initiatives;
• completing cost-benefit feasibility study of remote weigh stations for for Transport Canada; and,
• assisting with the design of remote control weigh stations for various North American agencies.

Saskatoon, SK

• A 16-month internship for the Central Region of the Saskatchewan Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure. Duties included:
• traffic operations, such as signing reviews and collision analysis;
• transportation Design, such as pavement structural design and intersection treatment design; and,
• GIS analysis for provincial gravel stockpiles.

Certificate, Professional Communication

The ability to communicate clearly, grammatically, and persuasively is a critical skill in today’s workplace—no matter what industry you.

M.Sc. Civil Engineering, Mechanistic-Empirical Urban Esals

M.Sc. research completed in partnership with the University of Saskatchewan, City of Saskatoon and IRD Inc. My research developed.

B.E. Civil Engineering, Civil Engineering