Proffesional Staff and Personnel with RGC
Personnel
Dr. Andy Robertson has a
B.Sc. in Civil Engineering, a Ph.D. in Rock Mechanics and 30 years of experience
in mining geotechnics and environmental engineering. His experience
includes periods of work with a mining company and specialist
foundation construction contractor, providing him with practical
field experience. In the 27 years he spent as one of the three senior
principals of Steffen, Robertson & Kirsten and as the president of Robertson GeoConsultants Inc.,
he has been responsible for
the development of the mining geotechnical and environmental
engineering practices in the areas of:
He has been the lead investigator and/or designer for numerous
project teams for mining companies and provides review and
senior evaluation and counseling to a number of mining companies,
research establishments, professional associations and provincial,
state and federal agencies. Dr. Robertson participates on numerous technical review boards for mining companies and regulatory authorities. He has published
extensively, participated in the drafting of
numerous technical
guides currently used by industry and regulatory bodies alike, and has been
the recipient of a number of technical and industry
awards.
Dr. Christoph Wels has a
B.Sc. in Hydrology, a
M.Sc. in Watershed Ecosystem Studies and a Ph.D. in Hydrogeology with over 15
years of professional experience in academic research and consulting. He has
published several
scientific papers in the areas of contaminant hydrogeology
and watershed hydrology. Dr. Wels is Principal and Senior Hydrogeologist with Robertson GeoConsultants Inc. and specializes on groundwater modeling and evaluating the impact of mining projects on groundwater resources. He joined Robertson GeoConsultants in 1995 and has since been consulting
to the mining and environmental industry in the areas of:
As senior hydrogeologist of RGC, he is responsible for all aspects of hydrogeological
investigations from field work to detailed groundwater flow and transport modeling.
His fluency in English, Spanish and German allows direct communication with
clients and regulatory agencies all over the world.
Jack Caldwell, P.Eng, has a
B.Sc. in Civil Engineering, an M.Sc. (Eng.) in Geotechnical Engineering and a post-graduate law degree. He has over 35 years engineering experience on mining, civil, geotechnical and site remediation projects. He has worked on numerous projects throughout southern Africa, Europe, Canada and the United States. His project experience includes:
In addition, Mr. Caldwell has been the lead specialist for various geotechnical and civil engineering projects in Southern California. Mr. Caldwell has written many engineering reports, proposals, and technical papers. He
is the lead author of the book, Principles and Practice of Waste Encapsulation, on the
design of waste disposal facilities for radioactive and hazardous wastes.
Ms. Olga Martychina has a M.Sc. in Cartography and over 17 years of professional experience in the Geomatics Industry. She has a wide range of experience in Project Management, GIS and Digital Mapping Technologies. She directed and coordinated all aspects of spatial projects; this includes the design and execution of workflow procedures, the creation of spatial/attributes data and products, and the development and application of quality control procedures. She has advanced knowledge of ESRI, CAD and other Spatial Data handling software modules. Additionally, Olga received The Intergraph Golden Mouse Award in Mapping Sciences for the 1:2,000,000 scale shaded relief map of the Province of BC, Canada in 1998.
Olga recently joined Robertson GeoConsultants Inc. and will be responsible for the management and implementation of Mapping production activities, GIS analysis and database management.
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