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summary

Innovative, diverse, personable civil engineering project manager with 10+ years of international experience in design; design management; procurement; project and construction management. Projects undertaken range from simple small value capital projects for Scottish Water and the US Department of State to multi-billion dollar World Bank and EEC sponsored projects for Government departments.

Key Experience: Water • Sewerage • Minor Structures • Flood Defense • Roads • Geotechnics • Environment

Languages: English • French • Spanish

education and professional status

• Master of Engineering (M.Eng), Civil Engineering, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland, (in exchange with INSA, Lyon, France)
• Fellow, Water Institute of Southern Africa (WISA)
• Graduate Member, Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), UK

freelance experience

2006  SWAZ Ltd, Scotland

• Sole proprietor - Contracted to Ross-shire Black and Veatch until Nov 2006 as a Project Manager to perform Small Value Capital Program as described below.
  

1998-2001 EiTA!, Engineering and Technical Assistance, Botswana

• Sole proprietor - Provided quality design, drawing and supervision services to engineers in Botswana.
  
• Conducted own marketing / compiled proposals / accounting / administration as required.

project management experience

2004-2005 Ross-shire Black and Veatch, Muir of Ord, Highland, Scotland

• Provided quick sustainable solutions to many remote small value capital projects for Scottish Water.
• Met with client’s operation staff once problems identified. Early consultation with project stakeholders often helped focus design and prevent capital being wasted.
• Managed Black and Veatch design staff or provided rapid design services to solve problem.
• Typically, Ross-shire would be fabricating solution to specification designed within days for installation.
• Coordinated and managed local civil contractors on site for client. This ensured most of capital spent remained in community.

2002-2004 Black and Veatch, Chester, Cheshire, England

• Working under Environment Agency’s NEECA framework. Consulted with project stakeholders, managed design and production of contract documents. Represented Engineer on site for projects > $2 million.
• Took charge of resource input and program. Reported to client weekly. Met all client deadlines.
• Ensured all project human resources at least 95% fee-earning.

1995-1996 Burrow Binnie Botswana (Black and Veatch), Gaborone, Botswana

• Supervised, directed scope and certified payments of Ground Investigation subcontract.

office management experience

1996-1998 Scott Wilson Kirkpatrick, Gaborone, Botswana

• Responsible for client liaison, design, project resourcing and internal management of all projects undertaken by firm in Botswana. Compiled proposals for various consultancies. Achieved 40% success rate with bids.
• Managed marketing, accounting and output. Responsible for IT development and training.

civil design experience

2007-2008 Marcin Engineering LLC, Avon, CO, USA

• Responsible for compilation of several drainage reports for large urban and peri-urban redevelopment projects in Eagle County, Colorado
  

2004-2006 Ross-shire Black and Veatch then SWAZ Ltd, Muir of Ord, Highland, Scotland

• Conducted hydraulic studies of existing sewerage, water reticulation, raw intakes and pumping networks serving villages and towns throughout the remote Highlands of Scotland.
  
• Performed structural inspections (internal and external) of aging concrete water reservoirs, remedial design.
  
• Designed surfaced and unsurfaced access roads, tanker turning areas, pedestrian access, kerbing and fencing to ensure safe operation of water and sewerage assets.
  

2002-2004 Black and Veatch, Chester, Cheshire, England

• Supervised design and personally trainined engineers designing combined sewage outfalls for Welsh Water.
  
• Designed ultra-sonic gauging stations for 7 river sites throughout North-East England, including flow control and bank protection for the Environment Agency.
  
• Completed miscellaneous structural design of various elements within different water treatment works.
  

1996-2001 Scott Wilson Kirkpatrick then EiTA, Engineering and Technical Assistance, Gaborone, Botswana

• Compiled hydraulic model (Colebrook White method) for large sewerage network (9000+ connections) for an accelerated land servicing project. Produced detailed design and final contract documents. Challenges included huge variations in base flow rates over expected life of project in very flat terrain.
  
• Used developed model on another project as freelance designer for Dorsch Consult, including detailed design, final contract docs and all construction drawings using AutoCAD personally.
  
• Conducted various smaller studies for water and sanitation projects throughout Botswana, designed improvements or new build projects as required. Clients included EEC and US Dept of State.
  
• Led small team of engineers working directly with community to plan and phase roads and other service improvements to local villages.
  

1994-1996 Burrow Binnie Botswana (Black and Veatch), Gaborone, Botswana

• Developed time saving system to semi-automate 225miles of long section design for 3-4foot diameter raw water pipeline. Using spreadsheets, LISP and AutoCAD; Surveyor's field data and Site Investigation results used directly to produce plans and long sections; and to provide accurate pipe, earthworks and rock quantities for tender documents for the World Bank sponsored North South Carrier project.
  
• Coordinated alternative route selection with environmental consultants on the project, considering all land acquisition, socio-economic effects and engineering implications.
  
• Supervised AutoCAD drawing production for some 280 long sections and 70 other detailed drawings by staff.
  
• Produced tender documents for Pipe Supply and Pipe Laying Contracts using FIDIC.
  
• Completed conceptual, hydraulic and structural design of 3 break pressure tanks to BS8007 and BS8110.
  

1993-1994 Burrow Binnie Swaziland (Black and Veatch), Mbabane, Swaziland

• Designed small bore sewer network for 300plot township and 2miles of relief sewer main, produced bills, specification and tender documents for World Bank sponsored Swaziland Urban & Industrial Development Project. Challenges included steep terrain and densely populated areas.
  
• Re-designed treatment process at large sewer treatment plant, fitting new anaerobic pond and associated pipework into existing confined hill-side site. Produced tender documents.
  
• Conducted fieldwork, conceptual design, socio-economic analyses and cost-benefit analysis for several reticulation and treatment projects.
  

1991-1993 Brown and Root / Howard Humphreys & Partners, Leatherhead, Surrey, England

• Performed slope stability analysis; consolidation analysis; and remedial geotechnical design of 230foot high earth embankment dam in Kenya.
  
• Reviewed, updated and analyzed existing hydraulic models; built new models where required.
  
• Developed steel and concrete designs for associated structures; analysis of drainage systems and contract preparation, supervision and site supervision of a 230foot deep observation borehole on a sensitive London site.
  
• Assisted with preparation of various bids - particularly in French speaking countries.
  

researcher

1991 CERMAC Composite Materials Laboratory, Lyon, France

• Conducted finite element analysis and design of a glass fibre cooling tower and studied behaviour of various other components constructed from carbon fibre for L'Institut National des Sciences Appliquees.
• Assisted with production of textbooks and other literature concerning design with composite materials.

site supervisor

1985 Stocks Civils Ltd., Manzini, Swaziland

• Supervised construction, troubleshooting, procurement of materials, measurement and liaison with Engineer’s staff; for a 13.5 Ml pressurised concrete reservoir, a 1.0Ml reinforced concrete reservoir and approximately 30 kilometres of interconnecting steel pipe work, of diameter up to 600 mm.

advanced ski educator

2007-2009 PSIA, Professional Ski Instructors of America, Rocky Mountain Division, USA

• Alpine Examiner, training and testing ski instructors for certification throughout Colorado.

2005-2009 Vail Snowsports School, Vail, CO, USA

• Instructor Trainer and private ski instructor with North America’s most successful ski school.
• Personally generated over $80,000 income for Vail Resorts each season.

2005 Syncho Ski World Champions, Aspen, CO, USA

1992 Competitor, Alpine Skiing - Winter Olympics, Albertville, France