Matthew Lalonde
Murillo,Canada
Summary
Certified Civil Engineering Technologist with 4+ years in materials lab testing and 5+ years materials field testing. Experience in training technicians in the laboratory and field for geotechnical services to perform tests such as concrete testing, nuclear gauge compaction testing, sieve analysis, hydrometers, atterbergs, proctors and moisture readings.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Engineering Technologist/ Survey Technician
Tulloch Engineering
04.2021 - Current
- Materials testing in soils lab performing sieve analysis, atterbergs, hydrometers, proctors, moisture content
- Processing lab data in geosystems software to create reports
- Liaise with client, engineer, coworkers and relay daily data and updates to management
- Training new hires in materials laboratory
- Multitasking and prioritizing samples and tests by tight deadlines in a fast pace environment
- Maintaining and calibrating equipment
- Organizing filed completed tests to refer back when needed
- Survey technician using trimble survey equipment
Road Construction Inspector
Shubh Engineering & Project Management
11.2020 - 04.2021
- Perform Highway Inspections: Clearing and Grubbing, Earth Excavation, Granular Embankments, Drilling & Blasting, Enviromental, Grade Checks, Guide Rail Posts, Rock Excavation
- Surveying using Trimble survey equipment
- Record tests and inspections onto field reports
Civil Engineering Technician
DST Consulting Engineering
04.2018 - 09.2020
- Use Nuclear Gauges to test compaction
- Obtain and insure integrity of samples
- Materials testing in the soils lab doing sieve analysis, proctors, atterbergs, hydrometers, crusher and asphalt counts, Los Angelo's abrasion, whipfrags
- Concrete testing: slump, slump flow, air meter, temperature, casting cylinders & grout cubes and compressive strength of cylinder tests
- Inspections: subgrade, rebar, geotextile, geomembrane, AVB wall membrane, AVB roof membrane
- Dam Monitoring: Water level readings, installing and record vibrating wire piezometer data, installing settlement plates and measuring slope inclinometer readings
- Drill Sampling: Determine drill location, collecting/logging in samples from specified depths and identifying soil characteristics
- Surveying using Topcon survey equipment
- Pedological highway research & soil classification
- Coring asphalt on the highway and assisting directing flaggers for traffic control
- Pre-blast survey home inspections & Set up seismograph blast monitoring equipment
- Project coordination
- Record tests and inspections onto field reports
- Calibrating and maintaining equipment
- Company's Shift Health and Safety Rep (Newgold Mine 2018)
Civil Engineering Technician
TBT Engineering
05.2011 - 09.2017
- Use Nuclear Gauges to test compaction
- Obtain and insure integrity of samples
- Materials testing in the soils lab and concrete lab doing Sieve analysis, proctors and compressive strength of cylinders tests
- Coring bridge decks
- Perform Highway Inspections: Culverts, rock excavation and embankment, granular embankments, ditching, line painting, drilling and blasting, weigh scale and ticket checking, clearing and grubbing, wick drains, environmental, grade checks, guide rail posts
- Assist in surveying, environmental investigations, traffic control, construction administration
- Perform concrete tests: Slump, Air Meter, temperature and casting Cylinders
- Calibrating and maintaining equipment
- Installing thermocouples
- Record tests and inspections onto field reports
- Health and safety representative (Nipigon Office 2015-2016)
Education
Civil Engineering Technology Diploma -
Confederation College
Thunder Bay, ON04.2016
Skills
- Geotechnical engineering
- Equipment calibration
- Environmental compliance
- Transportation engineering
- Engineering principles
- Quality control
- Materials testing
- Technical specifications
- Civil engineering
- AutoCAD expert
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Strong work ethic
- Deadline compliance
- Time management
Certification
- OACETT member - Civil Engineering Technologist, 07/07/20
- Road Construction Senior Inspector, 11/08/18
- Fall Protection Awareness, 01/01/19
- Standard First Aid, 02/28/26
- CCIL Certified Concrete Field Testing Technician for test Methods CSA A23.2-1A, 1B, 10A, 1C, 3C, 4C, 5C, 6C, 14C, 17C and 19C, 10/01/18
- CCIL Type C Aggregate, 04/01/21
- Ontario Worker Health and Safety Awareness In 4 Steps, 01/01/00
- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System, 01/01/00
- Supervisor Health and Safety Awareness in 5 Steps, 01/01/00
- Highway Construction Inspection Course, 01/01/17
- Traffic Control, Book 7 training, 04/01/19
Continued Personal Development
- (CSPN) Webinar 1: Remote Work Planning, Cory Atkinson
- (CSPN) Webinar 2: Remote Work Wellness, Cory Atkinson
- (CSPN) Webinar 3: Exceptional Customer Service in Exceptional Times, Dr. Jaime Leal
- (CSPN) Webinar 4: Managing Difficult Conversations with Real Empathy, Dr. Jaime Leal
- Managing Employee Tensions for Resiliency & Results
- Responding Successfully to Request for Proposal, Constructing Minds Inc
- Constructing minds: Closeout of a Construction Project, Constructing Minds Inc
- Construction Execution Plan, Constructing Minds Inc
Timeline
Engineering Technologist/ Survey Technician
Tulloch Engineering
04.2021 - Current
Road Construction Inspector
Shubh Engineering & Project Management
11.2020 - 04.2021
Civil Engineering Technician
DST Consulting Engineering
04.2018 - 09.2020
Civil Engineering Technician
TBT Engineering
05.2011 - 09.2017
Civil Engineering Technology Diploma -
Confederation College
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