Peter is a Principal Engineering Geologist based in Brisbane with over 29 years of diverse geotechnical experience. He has been part of multi-disciplinary teams delivering a range of project types including mining, quarrying, transportation, tunnelling, shafts and natural slopes. His key areas of focus have included rock mechanics, stability assessment, ground models, & Interpretive Reporting.Open Cut MiningExtensive experience in the geotechnical aspects of open cut mining, including feasibility studies, site investigation, laboratory testing, slope stability, risk assessments, and operational geotechnical reviews. QuarryingExperienced in geotechnical studies for hard rock quarrying, including site investigations, slope stability, geotechnical reviews, risk assessment, slope design, and development and auditing of Ground Control Management Plans. Projects have included more than 20 hard rock quarry sites across Australia. ShaftsResponsible for geotechnical investigation, analysis, design, and construction phase services for more than twenty ventilation shafts for underground coal mines in QLD, ranging from 1.5m to 7m diameter and from 80m to 400m depth; and several ventilation and access shafts for civil tunnelling projects. Transportation and Civil TunnellingExperienced in site investigation, ground model development, analysis, design and technical review for surface and underground road and rail infrastructure projects. Experience spanning pre-tender, site investigation, tender design, detailed design and construction phase services. Notable projects have included Cross River Rail, Brisbane Airport Link, Clem7, Beerburrum to Nambour (B2N) Rail, Inland Rail, Kuranda Scenic Railway (QLD); North-East Link, Suburban Rail Loop and Melbourne Metro projects (VIC); North-West Rail Link, WestConnex (NSW). Natural Slopes and LandslidesInvolved in site investigations, geotechnical modelling, stability assessments, remedial design and construction phase services for natural slopes and large landslides affecting civil infrastructure. Projects have included Kuranda Scenic Railway slope remedial works, South-West Transit Corridor major landslide, Obi Obi Rd major landslide, and Lamington National Park Rd slope remediation.
Listed skills include Rock Slope Engineering, Photogrammetry, Geotechnical Engineering, Geotechnical Applications Of Vulcan Mining Software, and 18 others.