Cole Anderson
Structural/Geotechnical Engineer at TMC Consulting Engineers Ltd- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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BEng (Hons)
University of Canterbury
Experience
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TMC Consulting Engineers Ltd
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Civil Engineering
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1 - 100 Employee
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Structural/Geotechnical Engineer
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May 2020 - Present
Duties include:Structural:-Structural design of high end residential dwellings including the following: -Timber/steel/concrete beams, -Portal frames, -Reinforced concrete raft foundations, -Steel/timber columns, -Use of SAP2000, -Timber subfloors, -Timber trusses, -Pile foundations including; reinforced concrete, driven timber, bored timber, -Concrete/masonry shear walls, -Retaining walls including timber poles and concrete masonry (including swimming pools), -Detailed structural drawings using Autocad,-Construction monitoring of residential and commercial structures,-Initial Seismic Assessments (ISA/IEP).Geotechnical:-Preparing Geotechnical reports for a variety of residential and commercial projects including the following: -Site testing including hand augers, shear vanes, Scala penetrometers, -Slope stability analysis using Slide3D, -CPT analysis using CPeT-IT and CLiq, -Onsite wastewater disposal design, -Stormwater attenuation design,-Assisting with mentoring a young team of engineers,-Construction monitoring.
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Structural/Geotechnical Engineer
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Nov 2018 - May 2020
Role primarily consisted of the following:Structural:-Structural design of specific elements in residential houses including; -reinforced concrete raft foundations, -timber/steel beams, -plywood wall/ceiling diaphragms, -timber pole/masonry block and concrete retaining wall design, -steel portal frames, -timber subfloors including timber pile foundations,-Initial Seismic Assessments (ISA/IEP) of existing commercial buildings to determine preliminary %NBS,-Detailed Seismic Assessments (DSA) of existing commercial buildings to determine %NBS,-Construction Monitoring for a variety of residential and commercial projects.Geotechnical:-Publishing geotechnical reports for a variety of projects from residential to commercial developments including the following: -Carrying out site walkovers and testing - hand augers, shear vanes, Scala penetrometers, -Cone Penetrometer (CPT) analysis using CPeT-IT, CLiq, -Slope stability analysis using Slide3D, -Settlement analysis using Settle3D.
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Structural/Geotechnical Engineer
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Nov 2014 - Aug 2017
Cook Costello are a multi-disciplinary company based in Christchurch, Wellington, Auckland and Whangarei. Christchurch work was primarily in response to the Canterbury 2010/2011 earthquakes and the Kaikoura 2016 earthquake. Work included;- Geotechnical assessment of residential and commercial properties to determine seismic and static ground performance and provide recommendations and reporting to inform repair/rebuild strategies.- Structural assessment of residential and commercial properties to determine extent of earthquake damage and provide recommendations and reporting to outline scope of works for reinstatement strategy.- Design of foundation repair strategies, new foundations, structural elements/systems etc.-Detailed Seismic Assessments (DSA) on existing commercial buildings to determine current percentage to new building standard (%NBS).- Managed workload of major insurance company clients (IAG Insurance) following the 2016 Kaikoura seismic event. Assumed the role of team lead within the office to ensure effective and timely delivery of structural assessments/reporting.- Provided Expert Witness input to numerous High Court cases relating to assessment and reinstatement of earthquake damage. This included peer review of other experts reports, attending legal meetings with plaintiffs and defendants, attending court mandated joint site visits, preparation of Joint Reports with other experts, and attending claim settlement conferences.- Communication with clients including insurance company Loss Adjusters/Case Managers, legal teams, property owners and other expert witnesses (on legal cases).- Provided training and support to new team members of the Christchurch office.
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Summer Intern
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Nov 2013 - Feb 2014
Refining NZ is New Zealand's only oil refining company located at Marsden Point near Whangarei, NZ. During my summer working there, the foundations for a new petroleum plant was under construction. Work included:-Assisting the site engineer with quality control during construction. This included ground inspections, pre-concrete pour inspections and testing of materials to be used on-site. One concrete pour of note was the largest in-situ concrete pour ever carried out in New Zealand at the time, at over 1500m3 and taking over 24 hours to complete.-Providing solutions to steel reinforcing conflicts and connection designs.-Development of self compacting concrete mix to be used in construction.-Assisted with intumescent coating design to be used on all steel structures within the plant.
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Education
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2010 - 2015
University of Canterbury
BEng (Hons), Civil Engineering -
2005 - 2009
Whangarei Boys High School
NCEA Level 3
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