Experience

Paragon Soil & Environmental Consulting Inc.

• Canada
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Soil Scientist

  • Jul 2013 - Present

  As a senior soil scientist, I provide - soil science leadership in industrial development reclamation; - research, reporting, presentation, and publication of soil issues related to mining and pipeline reclamation; - mentorship of junior and intermediate staff with regards to soil classification skills; - project management, and - crew and team leading on soil survey programs, including field work and reporting. As a senior soil scientist, I provide - soil science leadership in industrial development reclamation; - research, reporting, presentation, and publication of soil issues related to mining and pipeline reclamation; - mentorship of junior and intermediate staff with regards to soil classification skills; - project management, and - crew and team leading on soil survey programs, including field work and reporting.



Solstice Canada Corp.

• Soil Scientist

  • Apr 2011 - Jun 2013

  As a soil scientist, I participated in Pre-Disturbance Assessment Projects for Oil & Gas industry. That included soil survey, mapping, and interpretation, writing PDA reports and C&R Plans, QA/QC, supervising and training junior and intermediate stuff. As an initiative, I developed and implimented an internal Field Pedology Training Program that includes seminars, labs, and field trips. As a soil scientist, I participated in Pre-Disturbance Assessment Projects for Oil & Gas industry. That included soil survey, mapping, and interpretation, writing PDA reports and C&R Plans, QA/QC, supervising and training junior and intermediate stuff. As an initiative, I developed and implimented an internal Field Pedology Training Program that includes seminars, labs, and field trips.



Stantec Consulting Ltd. / former Jacques Whitford AXYS Ltd.

• Soil Scientist

  • Jun 2006 - Feb 2011

  As a soil scientist I was leading field programs for major PDA and EIA projects, supervising crews up to 11 professionals. My duties included design and conducting soil survey programs, safety supervision, setting up QA/QC protocols, soil description, classification and mapping, interpretation of field and laboratory data, GIS analysis using ArcGIS and soft-copy 3D imagery, writing various reports. As a soil scientist I was leading field programs for major PDA and EIA projects, supervising crews up to 11 professionals. My duties included design and conducting soil survey programs, safety supervision, setting up QA/QC protocols, soil description, classification and mapping, interpretation of field and laboratory data, GIS analysis using ArcGIS and soft-copy 3D imagery, writing various reports.



AXYS Environmental Counsulting Ltd.

• Junior Soil Scientist

  • Feb 2006 - Jun 2006

  As a soil scientist I worked on major PDA and EIA projects, supervising crews up to 3 professionals. My duties included conducting soil survey programs (soil description, classification and mapping, interpretation of field and laboratory data), GIS analysis using ArcGIS and soft-copy 3D imagery, and writing various reports. As a soil scientist I worked on major PDA and EIA projects, supervising crews up to 3 professionals. My duties included conducting soil survey programs (soil description, classification and mapping, interpretation of field and laboratory data), GIS analysis using ArcGIS and soft-copy 3D imagery, and writing various reports.



AN-GEO Environmental Consultants Ltd.

• Assistant Environmental Scientist

  • Sep 2005 - Dec 2005

  As an environmental scientist I participated in ESA projects, conducted water and air testing field programs, collected samples and data, installed and maintained field equipment, prepared AutoCAD site diagrams. As an environmental scientist I participated in ESA projects, conducted water and air testing field programs, collected samples and data, installed and maintained field equipment, prepared AutoCAD site diagrams.



University of Alberta

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Post Doctoral Fellow

  • Jun 2002 - Sep 2005

  I did research in Quaternary geology and paleopedology based at Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences. There was a lot of cooperation with professors and graduate stuidents from Departments of Physics (Dr. Vadim Kravchinsky, Dr. Ted Evans), Archeology (Dr. Andrzej Weber, Dr. Dustin White) and Earth & Atmospheric Sciences (Dr. Nat Rutter). We studied aeolian sediments (loesses and sands) from Russia, Mongolia and United States. I did research in Quaternary geology and paleopedology based at Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences. There was a lot of cooperation with professors and graduate stuidents from Departments of Physics (Dr. Vadim Kravchinsky, Dr. Ted Evans), Archeology (Dr. Andrzej Weber, Dr. Dustin White) and Earth & Atmospheric Sciences (Dr. Nat Rutter). We studied aeolian sediments (loesses and sands) from Russia, Mongolia and United States.