Ganiu Abdul Rahman
Saskatoon,Canada
Summary
Registered professional engineer with experience in managing aggregate and waste rock resourcing/crushing for mine and road construction applications. Also experienced in mine tunnel shotcrete and backfill concrete batching and associated quality and structural performance evaluations. Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams in roadway infrastructure developments such as micro surfacing, chip sealing, cold in place recycling and roadway substructure rehabilitation projects.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Operations Engineer
PSI MINING/TECHNOLOGIES
Saskatoon, Canada
12.2024 - Current
- Oversee resource and waste rock recycling operations in Saskatoon.
- Served as consultant and quality control engineer for NEETAH and SMHI chip sealing projects in south Saskatchewan during summer 2025.
Senior Project Engineer
PSI MINING
Cameco Cigar Lake Mine, Canada
07.2021 - 11.2024
- Manage and optimize aggregate and mine waste rock crushing for shotcrete and backfill applications at Cameco Cigar Lake mine.
- Lead engineering assessments including laboratory testing and field performance evaluation to maintain high standards in aggregate produced
- Oversee Underground shotcrete batchplant operations including production and field structural performance evaluations of shotcrete at tunnel phase
- Attend Cameco daily/weekly project meetings to present and discuss the state of operations, on going work scopes as well as aggregate resource planning and delivery.
Project Engineer
PSI TECHNOLOGIES
Saskatoon/Remote, Canada
06.2014 - 04.2021
- Project Engineer & Site Supervisor Shotcrete Aggregate Bagging in Saskatoon for Cigar Lake Mine
- Consultant/ Engineer for Prairie Paving Inc. (PPI) - City of Saskatoon Micro Paving and PSI - SMHI Micro paving projects
- Serve as consultant and Engineer for Cumberland House airport taxiway rehabilitation and Quality Control Field Technician on City of Saskatoon residential roads – eg. Aspen Ridge Neighborhood.
- Quality Control Technician of WestCan Cold In Place, Hwy 49.
Research and Teaching Assistant
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, Canada
01.2010 - 12.2013
- Research & Teaching Assistant, University of Saskatchewan (Civil & Geological Engineering Department), (2009 – 2013)
Education
M.Sc. - Civil Engineering
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, SK01.2014
B.Sc. - Civil Engineering
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Kumasi, Ghana01.2008
Skills
- Ability to lead construction crews
- Class 5 Drivers
- AutoCAD
- Civil 3D
- MS project
- Underground Mine experience
- Heavy Construction Equipment Operation
- Certified PME trainer
- Problem solving
- Attention to detail
- Client consultation
- Resource management
- Quality control
- Crushing operations
- Project management
- Employee engagement
Certification
Registered Professional Engineer with APEGS
References
- Kieth Andres, Mine Supervisor, Cameco Cigar Lake, 3067130952, keith_andres@cameco.com
- Dylan Probert, General Mine Supervisor, Cameco Cigar Lake, 6393140183, dylan_probert@cameco.com
- Vince Marshal, General Mine Supervisor, Cameco Cigar Lake, 6393140183, vince_marshal@cameco.com
- Jim Gee, President, Gee Management (102185385 Saskatchewan Ltd), 3063705684, gee.management@outlook.com
Timeline
Senior Operations Engineer
PSI MINING/TECHNOLOGIES
12.2024 - Current
Senior Project Engineer
PSI MINING
07.2021 - 11.2024
Project Engineer
PSI TECHNOLOGIES
06.2014 - 04.2021
Research and Teaching Assistant
University of Saskatchewan
01.2010 - 12.2013
M.Sc. - Civil Engineering
University of Saskatchewan
B.Sc. - Civil Engineering
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology