Zahra Pirani Email & Phone Number

Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada

Wastech operates the Campbell Hill Landfill, which provides environmentally-sound solid waste disposal services on a commercial contract basis.

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

Senior engineer and project manager for site investigation and remediation (contaminated sites-related) projects.

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

Emergency spill planning & response (developed and led spill response team including developing procedures and protocols, developed tactical plan and led external business development initiatives), management of multi-disciplinary engineering design and construction projects, contaminated sites investigation & remediation, and business development. Project values ranged from $5,000 to over $2 million. Recipient of the 2019 Ken Evans award, which is presented to one employee annually for following Keystone Environmental’s values (fairness, integrity, respect, sustainability, teamwork).

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

- Primarily contaminated sites/remediation and project management/coordination for projects ranging from $3,000 to $600,000 in value. - Held a lead role in obtaining EGBC OQM certification for CH2M in BC. - Vancouver office lead for the Junior and Mid-Level Professionals (JuMP) group, which focused on development of professional and soft skills.

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

- Contaminated Sites, Geotechnical, Air & Noise Monitoring, and Project Engineering for projects up to $6 million gross revenue. - Initiated creation of the WorleyParsons BC graduate development program and formed the organizing committee. Chaired the committee for almost two years before transitioning it to others.- Initiated and co-authored annual revisions to the WorleyParsons Technical Writing Guideline.- Created and maintained relationships with local universities and their associated co-operative student programs. Played a key role in hiring and mentoring of co-op students.- Held the role of Deputy Dept Manager for the geotech department. Assisted with business and people development. Organized and implemented a lunch-time technical training program for the department.

Calgary, Canada Area

Shallow Gas Pipeline Internal Corrosion, Calgary, AB. - Production engineer and project manager for an inter-disciplinary group including reservoir and facilities engineers, operators, and field staff that determined the root cause of the internal corrosion of a set of shallow gas pipelines.Natural Gas Well and Facility Optimization, Calgary, AB. - Production engineer responsible for 850 shallow, sweet wells. - Enhanced well production by deciphering declining production trends, liquid loading mitigation, and facility optimization (enhancements included coil tubing cleanouts, dual string installations, compressor optimization).Well Completions Programs for Natural Gas Wells, Fort St. John, BC. - Completions and production engineer for 35 sour natural gas wells. - Created detailed and cost-efficient completion, work-over, and abandonment programs for the field (programs included acid stimulations, annular flow control installations, sand fractures, and tubing changes).Budget Management, Calgary, AB. - Prepared annual budgets for the production engineering and regulatory aspects of various natural gas fields.Fort Hills Upgrader Close-out, Calgary, AB. - Successfully managed close-out tasks associated with a delayed oil sands upgrader project: site monitoring for Health and Safety, site clearing (trees, brush, etc), and safety inspection of existing structures.Note: leave of absence from Sep 2010 to Dec 2011 to complete Master’s degree.

Vancouver, Bc And Calgary, Ab

Environmental Engineering Assistant, Petro-Canada (Suncor Energy), Calgary, AB. (Jan to Sept 2006)- Applied engineering concepts and software (ModFlow) to model the contamination profile in groundwater at a producing natural gas wellsite and recommended mitigation strategies. - Organized an emergency response system for oil spills in Inuvik, NWT.Technical Traffic Assistant, City of North Vancouver, North Vancouver, BC. (May to Aug 2005)- Completed a pedestrian network study to improve walking conditions in the Lower Lonsdale area. - Created and maintained various maps and charts using AutoCAD.Project Research Assistant, GVRD (Metro Vancouver), Burnaby, BC. (Sept to Dec 2004)- Researched and proposed techniques for odour control within the Greater Vancouver Regional District wastewater systems. - Assisted in periodic inspections of the Cleveland and Seymour Dams.Aggregates Student, Lafarge Canada Inc., Coquitlam, BC. (May to Aug 2004)- Researched the root cause of erosion and effectiveness of dust control measures at the Coquitlam Sand and Gravel Pit, and composed an environmental safety report including recommendations for future dust control.

Bachelor Of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.) (With Co-Op/Internship Program), Civil Engineering

Activities and Societies: Engineering Co-op Program, Concrete Toboggan (Winnipeg 2007), UBC Rocket Club, First Year Engineering Society.

Master Of Engineering (M.Eng.) (Thesis/Project-Based), Environmental Engineering

Activities and Societies: Dalhousie Association of Graduate Students: Chief Returning Officer; Engineers Without Borders (Dalhousie.

Core: Credential Of Readiness

HBX CORe (Credential of Readiness) is a 100-hour, 10-week online certificate program that teaches the fundamentals of business in three.

Master Design Certificate (Web Design)

HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Adobe Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Flash, Dreamweaver). Completed certificate part-time during.