Expertise
Offshore operations and logistic support in ice-covered waters, including stability monitoring of drilling structures, ice management, and EER planning.- Ice engineering consulting including site-specific design studies for structures in ice and design criteria studies for Arctic and Caspian Sea facilities.
- Ice management analysis for deployment and effectiveness of icebreaking ships to support operations in the Caspian, Beaufort, Chukchi, E. Greenland & Barents Seas.
- Field and analytical studies of ice environment and engineering properties, including pack ice conditions, thickness, motion, extreme ice features, seabed scour and ice-structure interaction.
- Ice forecasting and monitoring for drilling and seismic operations in Arctic and Sub-Arctic regions.
- Coastal and ocean engineering and environment studies, including planning and deployment of met-ocean instrumentation, model and analytical studies of berm erosion and design storm criteria.
- Fluent in both English and Spanish
Experience
- Ice/ocean engineering specialist with 23 years of experience in offshore operations, design studies and ice/ocean R&D in Canada’s Arctic and East Coast, and in the North Caspian Sea.
- Initially worked in the Maritimes as a researcher on engineering and ocean projects and later as a marine engineer making 5 ocean cruises on the eastern seaboard.
- Worked for Gulf Canada for 10 years, completing over 30 trips to the Beaufort/Chukchi Seas for field studies of ice features, ice action at structures and ship/rig monitoring duties.
- Conducted studies for design and operation of exploration and production systems for the Beaufort Sea while at Gulf and later as a consultant.
- Since 2001, has worked as a Canatec Associate on ice consulting and forecasting, and part-time on contract to an oil company for rig monitoring and ice consulting in the North Caspian Sea.
- Lived in Central Mexico for 10 years, working for an NGO as a water resources engineer on urban and rural development projects for irrigation, water supply and wastewater treatment with emphasis on ecological preservation.
Education
- B.Eng. (Mech.), Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, 1975.
- M.Eng. (Civil/Ocean), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, 1988.
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