Experience

FSG Geotechnics & Foundations

• Australia
• Civil Engineering
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Geotechnical Engineer

  • Oct 2013 - Present

  AREAS OF EXPERTIES Dileeka has wide ranging and proven expertise in the following: - Over 10 years of extensive experience in driven and bored piles in Australia - Extensive experience in working at piling sites, including marine piling, with various piling contractors - Bored pile inspection and pile sign off - All types of Pile Testing (PDA, PIT, CSL and PDM) - Working on-site & in professional offices - Use of geotechnical field instrumentation - Geotechnical analysis and interpreting QUALIFICATIONS - Advanced Level on PDI-PDCA “Dynamic Measurment and Analysis and Proficiency Test”. - RMS Full Accreditation on Slope Risk Analysis, 2014, Australia. - Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA-Stage III), UK. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS - Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng – Civil) - Registered Professional Engineer Queensland (RPEQ) - Member of Engineers Australia (MIEAust)



Brandon & Associates

• Geotechnical Engineer

  • Nov 2012 - Sep 2013

  - Certification of bored pile foundation construction work for a Coal Seam Gas project infrastructure development, in Queensland. - Performing field investigations and engineering analysis for the pile foundation system. - Engineering investigation and supervision of drilling. - Managing all engineering site paperwork. - Managing a good working relationship with client’s project engineer, project manager and piling crew. - Carry out the piling work according to the specifications.



The Moultrie Group

• Australia
• Mining
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Geologist

  • 2011 - Nov 2012

  - Coordinating and supervising borehole drilling work of the drilling contractors, - Core logging and chip logging, - Drill rig supervision, - Bore hole correction using Geophysics, and Gas bomb testing. - Coordinating and supervising borehole drilling work of the drilling contractors, - Core logging and chip logging, - Drill rig supervision, - Bore hole correction using Geophysics, and Gas bomb testing.



Victoria University

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sessional Lecturer

  • Jun 2011 - Nov 2011

  - Lecturer for the Geotechnical Engineering (3rd year) subject - Delivering lectures to a student batch of 120 - Preparing Geotechnical Engineering assignments for the students - Academic administrational work - Preparing examination papers and marking - Lecturer for the Geotechnical Engineering (3rd year) subject - Delivering lectures to a student batch of 120 - Preparing Geotechnical Engineering assignments for the students - Academic administrational work - Preparing examination papers and marking



Browns Piling

• Geotechnical Engineer

  • Aug 2008 - May 2011

  - Preparing pile foundation and pile retention system design computation packages, pile schedules and AutoCAD drawings for the awarded jobs. - Undertaking computer modelling using design packages such as Wallap, Piglet, Ratz and Coldes. - Reviewing soil investigation reports - Pile testing, analysing and simulating test results and preparing test reports - Supervising anchor testing - Preparing pile foundation and pile retention system design computation packages, pile schedules and AutoCAD drawings for the awarded jobs. - Undertaking computer modelling using design packages such as Wallap, Piglet, Ratz and Coldes. - Reviewing soil investigation reports - Pile testing, analysing and simulating test results and preparing test reports - Supervising anchor testing



Monash University

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• PhD candidate and Teaching Assistant

  • Sep 2006 - Oct 2010

  PhD: An Investigation of the Effect of CO2 Sequestration on the Behaviour of Brown Coal  Undertaking laboratory testing of brown coal samples gathered from Latrobe Valley open cut mine, conducting Laboratory tests and using highly advanced systems like Acoustic Emission (AE) and ARAMIS; reviewing, analysing and controlling the quality of laboratory test result.  Engineering modelling and analysis using COMET and COMSOL Multiphysics of given civil engineering problems, especially gas flow within coal.  Ensuring laboratory and sampling operations were carried out according to the applicable testing standards and that the instruments were regularly calibrated.  Preparing experimental procedures for the High Pressure Multiphase test chamber; ensuring all written procedures were available and updated for laboratory tests and field works prior to the work being completed.  Directing five undergraduate students’ research and supervising their thesis; teaching undergraduate classes, supervising experiments and marking assignments.  Operating in the capacity of Geomechanics Group Convener; organised group meetings, discussions, presentations, extracurricular activities; etc.  Managing allocated finances when ordering instruments for the development of the High Pressure Multiphase test setup.  Published six journal papers and four conference papers during PhD candidature