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Brian Qin

Summary

Registered EIT under APEGA. Experienced in geotechnical instrumentation, material testing, survey. Graduated from University of Alberta civil engineering - environmental option co-op

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Instrumentation Monitor

Inline Group INC.
07.2023 - Current
  • Responsible for obtaining data and maintaining functionality from a range of geotechnical instruments, including SI, VWP, SAA
  • Provided field support to instrument extensions and relocations projects
  • Commissioned newly installed instruments for telemetry data acquisition

Instrumentation Monitor

TERRACON GEOTECHNIQUE LTD.
01.2023 - 06.2023
  • Primarily focused on acquiring and quality-checking SI data
  • Troubleshot and maintained functionality of VWP instruments

Geotechnical Technician

STANTEC INC.
05.2022 - 12.2022
  • Performed field and laboratory testing of soil and concrete
  • Conducted geotechnical construction monitoring and reporting
  • Collected SI and VWP data
  • Gained field experience across a variety of geotechnical projects, including commercial malls, riverbank slope stabilizations, soil nail walls, and road construction, maintenance, and remediation

Instrumentation Monitor

Terracon Geotechnique
06.2021 - 04.2022
  • Primarily focused on acquiring and quality-checking SI data
  • Troubleshot and maintained functionality of VWP instruments

Field Coordinator CO-OP

AECON GROUP INC.
05.2019 - 08.2019
  • Provided layout and as-built surveys for waste projects
  • Prepared as-built drawings
  • Monitored ongoing operations and site activities
  • Coordinated consultants and subcontractors

Surveyor/QC CO-OP

RIO TINTO
05.2018 - 08.2018
  • Provided stake-out and as-built surveys for waste dump construction
  • Performed proctor testing and sieve analysis
  • Reading SI and VWP
  • Prepared weekly meeting minutes

Survey Assistant CO-OP

STANTEC INC.
05.2017 - 12.2017
  • Provide land surveys for residential constructions

Education

Bachelor of Science - Civil Engineering - Environmental Option

University of Alberta
Edmonton, AB
12.2020

Skills

  • Configure and troubleshoot: RST DT loggers, RST Affinity system, RST FlexDAQ loggers, Measurand SAAV
  • Meaurand SAA Suite
  • Campbell Scientific LoggerNet
  • GTILT
  • Nuclear density gauge operations
  • Concrete testing
  • Proctor

  • Sieve analysis
  • Construction survey
  • Microsoft Office: Word, Power Point, Excel
  • AutoCAD
  • BioWin, WaterGEMS, SewerGEMS, StormCAD, HEC-HMS (undergrad homework)
  • Programming in MatLab, C# (undergrad homework)

Additional Information

  • Class 5 Alberta driver's license with clean driver's abstract
  • Certificates: CCIL certification of Concrete, CSO, H2S Alive, APR, TDG, WHIMIS, Pioneers UTV, Pioneers Argos, Wildlife Awareness

Languages

Fluent in English, Mandarin, and Cantonese.

Timeline

Instrumentation Monitor

Inline Group INC.
07.2023 - Current

Instrumentation Monitor

TERRACON GEOTECHNIQUE LTD.
01.2023 - 06.2023

Geotechnical Technician

STANTEC INC.
05.2022 - 12.2022

Instrumentation Monitor

Terracon Geotechnique
06.2021 - 04.2022

Field Coordinator CO-OP

AECON GROUP INC.
05.2019 - 08.2019

Surveyor/QC CO-OP

RIO TINTO
05.2018 - 08.2018

Survey Assistant CO-OP

STANTEC INC.
05.2017 - 12.2017

Bachelor of Science - Civil Engineering - Environmental Option

University of Alberta
Brian Qin