Matthew Legrand Email & Phone Number

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

• Regularly uses Hydrologic Modelling software (PCSWMM, Infoworks, Mike-Urban, SWMHYMO, etc.) and hydraulic models (HEC-RAS 1D/2D) for channel rehabilitation design, culvert sizing, storm pond construction, dam breach.
• Develops integrated models using Mike-She for irrigation designs and spill analysis.
• Writes engaging and succinct proposals, memoranda, budgets, requests for tender, design reports and stormwater master plans.
• Coordinates with the contractors to ensure the works were completed in accordance with the design standards for pond sediment removal, culvert replacement, and channel rehabilitation projects.
• Leads survey teams for slope stability assessment, sediment sampling and depth measurements, water quality measurements, stage monitoring installations, and erosion infrastructure condition assessments.
• Designs solutions for slope instability, stormwater system flooding, costal erosions, and channel degradation. Developed practical experience designing LID alternatives, stormwater control features such as ponds, bank.

London, Ontario, Canada

• Extensively used PCSWM, HEC-RAS, Infoworks ICM, and HEC-HMS, HEC-RAS for channel rehabilitation design, culvert sizing, storm pond construction, slope stability assessment, intake protection zone delineation, and other.

Peterborough, Ontario

• Greatly improved the accuracy of hydrologic modelling software at predicting runoff in Ontario.
• Created engaging technical reports with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry for water resource management policy.
• Installed and repaired hydrometric monitoring equipment across a large semi-remote basin.
• Performed quantitative analysis of hydrologic data to address water resource concerns.
• Developed a novel camera system to estimate streamflow using software developed in Python.

Sainte Anne De Bellevue

• Designed an innovative fluid-heating system for McGill’s largest seeding greenhouse, which reduced costs, increased safety, and lowered carbon emissions.
• Modelled, constructed, and tested the hydraulic infrastructure which pumped a thermal fluid under greenhouse seeding tables.
• Wrote persuasive project proposals, resulting in the successful funding and implementation of the project.
• Managed a diverse team of three engineers, delegating tasks and ensuring project deadlines were met.
• Coordinated with various private and municipal stakeholders to ensure all concerns were addressed.

Sainte Anne De Bellevue

• Operated and modified components of large-scale tractor machinery for increased efficiency in planting.
• Constructed eight-meter-tall high tunnels for advanced temperature and air control of tomato field crops.
• Organised weekly financial records for sustainable locally grown produce sales.
• Led outreach programs and presentations to communicate the benefits of local agriculture to community residents and local business groups.

Sainte Anne De Bellevue

• Co-authored a vital NSERC funded study on water retention in soil with hydrogels, which greatly increased the survival rate of trees in Montréal urban forests.
• Oversaw all supply acquisition, budgetary needs, project set-up, and stakeholder engagement, leading to the success of the study project.
• Coordinated with various stakeholders – including the Municipality of Montréal, hydrogel suppliers, and community residents – to ensure the successful implementation of the project.
• Demonstrated quantitative research skills by monitoring and analysing tree health metrics for 72 maple and elm specimens.

Master'S Of Science (M.Sc.), Environmental Science, 91 / 100

Activities and Societies: Graduate Students’ Sustainability Committee, Graduate Students’ Long Term Planning Committee, Trent Radio, Trent.

Bachelor'S Of Engineering (B.Eng), Bioresource Engineering, 3.96 / 4.00

Activities and Societies: Robotics, Apiary ClubDean’s Honour List for all semesters

Diploma Of College Studies (Dec), Honours Science