Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Over thirty-five years experience in a variety of roles in private sector companies that include environmental assessment and permitting in natural resources (mining/aggregate; oil & gas), geologic mapping and mineral exploration; GIS and geomatics technologies; emergency response and contingency planning on projects in Eastern Canada, United States, Russia and Saudi Arabia. I have given back to the community by serving on boards and/or executive committees of several geomatics business and geoscience professional organizations, and I volunteer with Scouts Canada.
Consultancy specializing in natural resource and environmental projects. Project management experience in Nova Scotia mine and quarry space providing services in reclamation, contingency planning, industrial approval applications and data collection and management. Provides cost-effective solutions to problems faced by companies & agencies in the acquisition, use, management and analysis of geographic information.
Senior Environmental Geoscientist / Geographic Information System (GIS) Specialist - Manage environmental assessment, permitting and compliance applications for Mining/Quarrying projects. Manage the development and delivery of project specific spatial requirements, including data analysis, mapping, management, and quality control. Relevant project experience in environmental assessment/permitting/compliance, land use, demographic analysis, environmental constraints and habitat mapping, climate change, oil & gas studies, watershed management, well field protection, water withdrawals, coastal and marine studies, geologic exploration and mapping, and surveying.
I have a long standing history of serving industry in various capacities in geomatics business and professional geoscience associations. I became a P.Geo. in 2002 and have served my association (APGNS) since 2009 as a Councilor and Council Secretary, and later as President in 2013. In 2014, I was elected as a Fellow of Geoscientists Canada for service to the profession. I joined the Board of Directors of Geoscientists Canada in 2014 and became President in 2019. I have held Chairs of the Governance and Executive Committees, and the GIT Task Force. I was awarded Exemplary Service to the profession by APGNS in 2022.
Environmental Geoscientist and GIS Analyst for the development and integration of spatial technologies in geologic, environmental and engineering mapping and data management applications. Quality Manager for implemented change in QMS to ISO9000:2000 standard.
Technical specialist in the planning, design and development of geographic information applications and products for engineering, transportation, coastal resource management and application development projects.