Amy Russell
Vancouver
Summary
Amy is a professsoinal engineer with seven years of experience with the geotechnical group at Thurber. She has been involved with projects in the transportation, municipal and industrial sectors across British Columbia. She has been project engineering on various projects, conducted site investigations, design analysis construction inspections, project modelling and report writing
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Geotechnical Engineer
Thurber Engineering
04.2020 - Current
- Acted as the project engineer for large and small-scale infrastructure and transportation projects in the lower mainland. This included coordinating with clients and contractors, coordinating with review and junior engineers, and managing schedules and budgets. Projects included major highway expansion projects, landslide repair, dike assessment and design, water main replacement, pump station design, housing development projects, and residential/commercial tower projects.
- Completed geotechnical analysis and design for slope stability assessment, including landslide and debris flow remediation, retaining wall design and highway design.
- Performed engineering assessments for seismic analysis, , settlement analysis and pile design.
- Planned and coordinated geotechnical investigations for various projects, including scheduling and permits, coordinating and supervising fieldwork, supervising junior staff on-site, and coordinating subcontractors.
- Developing proposals, including reviewing RFPs, creating budgets, and determining staffing levels.
- Training and supervising junior staff doing design work, report writing, and fieldwork.
Junior Geotechnical Engineer
Thurber Engineering
09.2016 - 04.2020
- Planned and executed geotechnical investigations for large scale transportation and infrastructure projects including drilling and soil and core logging, in-situ testing, and instrumentation installation.
- Construction review for quality control and quality assessments for shoring and excavation, subgrade reviews, pile installation, retaining wall construction, and density testing.
- Slope stability hazard assessments for new developments, ravine assessments, linear infrastructure construction, and landslide remediation.
- Monitoring and analysis of instrumentation data from inclinometers, piezometers and settlement gauges.
Education
Masters of Engineering - Civil Engineering
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC05.2021
Bachelor of Applied Science - Geological Engineering
Queen's University
Kingston, ON04.2016
Skills
- Geotechnical Design
- Project Coordination
- Communication
- Geotechnical Report Writing
- Field Investigations
- Foundation Design
- Training and Mentoring
Affiliations
Industry Associations
- Professional Engineer designation from EGBC.
- Has been Thurber's ACEC-BC Young Professsionals company representative for 6 years.
- Helped plan the annual YP Conference, including assisting with scheduling, finding presenters, facilitating panel discussions, and marketing.
- The Professional Development Lead for the Lower Mainland YP Committee.
- Started and developed Thurber's internal Young Professionals Group.
- Represented Thurber and various ACEC, EGBC, WCE and UBC events.
Hobbies
- Volunteer activities including participating in the Science World Girls in STEAM Summit
- Outdoor activities including skiing, hiking, camping and running
- Playing soccer
- Travelling
Timeline
Geotechnical Engineer
Thurber Engineering
04.2020 - Current
Junior Geotechnical Engineer
Thurber Engineering
09.2016 - 04.2020
Masters of Engineering - Civil Engineering
University of British Columbia
Bachelor of Applied Science - Geological Engineering
Queen's University
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