M.Sc., Mining Engineering, Joint Universite Laval / INRS-Georessources, Quebec City, P.Q., Canada, 1997-2000.
B.A.Sc., Geological Engineering, Universite Laval, Quebec City, P.Q., Canada, 1994-1996.

Affiliations
Ordre des Ingenieurs du Quebec, E.I.T. No.122090
Canadian Geotechnical Society
International Association of Hydrogeology - Canadian National Chapter
Canadian Institute of Mining

Experience

2000 to present

GeoEnvironmental Engineer, Robertson GeoConsultants Inc.
Responsible for field work, data analysis and modeling in hydrogeological and geotechnical studies.

Hope Bay Project, Canada (Miramar Mining Corporation)- Geotechnical Drilling & Testing

• Supervision of diamond drilling in rock and permafrost for final design of surface infrastructure and tailings dam;
• Geotechnical logging of overburden, permafrost and rock (RQD);
• Performance of injection tests with inflatable packers in rock and overburden;
• Installation and monitoring of thermistor stings.
  

Woodcutters Mine, Australia (Newmont Woodcutters Pty Ltd.)-Groundwater Flow Modeling

• Development and calibration of 3D groundwater flow models (MODFLOW)
• Prediction modeling of contaminant transport (MT3D & MODPATH)
  

Culmitzsch Tailings Impoundment, Germany (Wismut GmbH)-Geotechnical Investigation

• Modeling consolidation of fine tailings under self-weight and proposed cover placement (FSConsol)
• Study of placement scenarios for an infiltration cover
  

Sadiola Mine Slimes Dam, Mali (AngloGold Ltd.)-Geotechnical Investigation

• Geotechnical drilling and testing
• Numerical modeling (SLOPE/W)
• Tailings Dam stability assessment

Fullerton Lumber Site, North Vancouver, B.C., Canada (Concert Preperties Ltd.)

• Site monitoring and maintenance of Hydraulic Barrier System (Waterloo Barrier Wall plus Extraction Wells)
• Quarterly reporting of performance monitoring

Woodcutters Mine, Australia (Normandy's Pty.)-Hydrogeological Investigation

• Hydrogeological drilling and testing
• Environmental impact assessment
• Open pit recharge assessment

Questa Mine, USA (Molycorp Inc.)-Mine closure

• Background investigation
• Hydrogeological/Geochemical drilling and sampling
• Cover material investigation
• Geotechnical instrumentation and monitoring

February - December 1999

Entry Level Hydrogeologist, Hydrogeo-Sol

supervising pumping tests and drilling
field work, surveying, seismic refraction
set up of pumping wells and piezometers
environmental assessment and site inspection

1997 - 1998

Research Assistant, INRS-GeoRessources

teaching assistantship for undergraduates
hydrogeological/geochemical characterization of tailings impoundments
installation/monitoring of piezometers
geochemical sampling (water and sediments)

1993 - 1997

Junior to Senior Geologist, Monopros Limited

mapping and sampling of fluvial and quaternary deposits (GPS and MapInfo)
assistant on a drilling project (logging)
data processing (Geosoft)
geophysical prospection with magnetometer