Experience

Structural Soils

• United Kingdom
• Civil Engineering
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Laboratory Manager

  • Mar 2016 - Present

  I have been involved in Geotechnical testing for the past 23 years and have amassed a wide range of skills and experience in that time. Starting with the basic soil prep and descriptions, I then moved onto testing which included Liquid & Plastic Limits and then Particle Size Distribution and Sedimentation testing and wet chemistry. Initially working alone, as the business expanded I was given the responsibility of training new members of staff in testing to the British Standards. This freed me up slightly to then learn new tests and calibration activities and become familiar with the Quality Management side of the business. I then moved away from the classification tests to take over the Rock testing capabilities of the lab which included the Wylfa Nuclear Power Station in Anglesey site investigation where I had a team of 9 technicians under my supervision for what was the companies largest contract.My list of tests I am competent to perform include-Moisture ContentLiquid & Plastic LimitsParticle Size DistributionSedimentation (hydrometer & pipette)Linear Measurement DensityParticle Density (Gas Jar & Pyknometer)Filter Paper Suction TestQuick Undrained Triaxial (single & multi stage)Saturated Moisture ContentChalk Crushing ValueWater Content (soil & rock)Bulk DensityUCS (rock & soil)Porosity (saturation and buoyancy & vernier calipers)Point Load IndexUCS with deformation (Youngs Modulus & Poissons Ratio)Compressive Strength of Concrete Cubes & CoresRock TriaxialRock ShearboxTensile Strength of Rock (Brazil Testing)I am also able to carry out many in-house calibrations on equipment and am able to carry out competency checks and audits on members of staff.Over the 18 years of service I have been audited every year by UKAS and all testing I carry out is to BS1377,BS812,BS EN ISO 17892,ISRM or approved in house methods.

• Principal Laboratory Technician

  • Feb 2015 - Mar 2016

• Principal Laboratory Technician

  • Jan 2009 - Feb 2015

• Senior Laboratory Technician

  • Jan 2003 - Jan 2009

• Laboratory Technician/Deputy Quality Manager

  • May 2001 - Jan 2003

• Laboratory Technician

  • Jan 1998 - May 2001