James is a Geotechnical Engineer with 21 years’ of experience in site investigation, numerical modelling and analysis, design, and construction supervision. He has worked on several diverse projects within the disciplines of civil, geotechnical, environmental engineering and hydrogeology in Canada, USA, UAE, New Caledonia, Indonesia and Australia. James has provided professional services for several small to large private and public-sector projects, including field and modelling services, support for expert testimony (surface water, geotechnical, and hydrogeology), construction support for housing developments, commercial developments, and roadways, railways, schools, utilities, tunnels, airport, and emergency response projects. James’ recent work includes numerous rail infrastructure projects from pre-feasibility to construction that included engineering challenges such as soft soil mitigation, preload design and monitoring, and geotechnical-environmental risk management. James’ experience includes planning and conducting site investigation, various methods of sampling and testing, and developing instrumentation and monitoring programs. James has also been trained in hydrogeology and is an experienced groundwater and contaminate transport modeller using both Finite Element and Finite Difference numerical methods. James specializes in developing conceptual models into three-dimensional geological models for visualization and identification and mitigation of geotechnical hazards. James has also made continual education a priority throughout his career with courses including RMS Slope Risk Analysis, soft soil engineering, foundation design, stress-strain modelling, project management, unsaturated soils engineer, geotextile design, slope risk analysis, and groundwater modelling. 

James has worked in various roles in several large scaled multidisciplinary projects including as the Site Liaison Engineer, Site Lead Geotechnical Engineer, and Design Geotechnical Engineer for Manitoba Hydro for the Keeyask Generating Station, Discipline Lead for several projects including BHP Billiton Port and Rail (PRX) 2020 Selection Phase Study, and as Assistant Project Manager for the Brisbane team for the Feasibility and Concept Design of the Abu Dhabi Metro Study. James also supported the design and construction of several projects for Queensland Rail through the TrackStar Alliance and is currently Discipline for Hatch’s Cross River Rail project for the CBGU JV. James educational and work experience as a Civil, Geotechnical and Environmental engineer and Hydrogeologist combined with his feasibility background, and combined work experience in multidisciplinary project environments makes him an ideal team member.