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| 2019 to present |
Professor
Emeritus, Missouri University of Science and Technology, President,
N. H. Geo Incorporated
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| 2016-2019 |
Director, Rock Mechanics and Explosives Research Center,
Professor
of Geological
Engineering,
Program Administrator, On-line M.E. in Geotechnics,
Missouri University of Science and Technology
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| 2015-2016 |
Professor
of Geological
Engineering,
Program Administrator, On-line M.E. in Geotechnics,
Senior Investigator, Rock Mechanics and Explosives Research Center,
Missouri University of Science and
Technology |
| 2006-2015 |
Program Head,
Geological Engineering,
Program Administrator, On-line M.E. in Geotechnics
Senior Investigator, Rock Mechanics and Explosives Research Center,
Missouri University of Science and Technology, (formerly University of Missouri-Rolla): |
| 2004-2006 |
Associate Professor,
Geological Engineering,
Program Administrator, On-line M.E. in Geotechnics
Senior Investigator, Rock Mechanics and Explosives Research Center,
University of Missouri-Rolla: |
| 1998-2004 |
Assistant Professor, Geological
Engineering,
Senior Investigator, Rock Mechanics and Explosives Research Center,
University of Missouri-Rolla: |
Teaching:
 | Mi Eng 231 - Introduction to Rock Mechanics |
| Ge Eng 5477 - Discontinuous Rock |
| Ge Eng 5371 - Rock Engineering |
| Ge Eng 5475 - Aggregates and Quarrying |
| Ge Eng 5443 - Subsurface Exploration |
| Ge Eng 5090 - Senior Design |
| Ge Eng 4010 - Senior Seminar |
| Ge Eng 2110 - Introduction to Geological
Engineering |
| Ge Eng 2407 - Geology and Engineering of
Ancient and Modern Peru |
| Ge Eng 6407 - Inca Civilization Geotechnical
Engineering Practice |
| Civ Eng 6760 - Inca Civilization Geotechnical
Engineering Practice |
| Ge Eng 6400 - Practice Oriented Project |
Research:
| Blast Fragmentation Sizing and Characterization |
| Measurement of Aggregate Shape |
| Multivariate Analysis of Bore Hole
Discontinuity Data |
| Concrete Surface Roughness Measurement |
| Mobile Highway Sign Retroreflectivity
Measurement |
| Measurement of Aggregate Flat and Elongated |
| Highway Rock Fall Hazard Rating System |
| Fiber Reinforced Polymer - Concrete Bond
Strength |
| NDT of Fiber Reinforced Polymer Materials
and Installation |
| Forensic Reconstruction of Disjointed
Fracture Surfaces |
| Rock Fall Raveling Studies Using Terrestrial
LIDAR |
| Remote Scanning of the Interior of Dangerous
Structures |
| Advanced Site Investigation Techniques |
| Combining LIDAR and Optical Imaging to
Measure Discontinuity Orientations |
| Geophysical Investigations |
| LIDAR Investigations |
| 1995-
2006 |
President and General Manager, WipWare
Inc.: |
Software Sales:
| WipFrag™ granulometry (fragmentation) image analysis
software. |
| WipJoint™ joint network analysis measurements. |
| WipFrag System2™ conveyor belt fragmentation analysis |
| WipShape particle analysis system |
Services:
| Mail in photo/video granulometry analysis service |
| WipFrag™ customization, custom installations |
| WipBreak™ tunnel overbreak measurements |
| WipRuf™ joint roughness measurements |
Research and Development:
| Geomechanics image analysis |
| WipShape 3-D aggregate shape measurement |
| 1996-1997 |
Sessional Lecturer, Dept. Of Earth
Sciences, University of Waterloo: |
| Earth 438, Engineering Geology |
| Civil E. 253, Geology for Engineers |
| 1990-1997 |
President, N. H. Geo Consulting Limited: |
Geotechnical Consultant:
| Slope stability analysis and slope remediation |
| Rock characterization and testing |
| Air photo analysis and terrain studies |
| Geophysical EM studies, depth to bedrock |
| Soil characterization, sewage disposal, frost penetration,
bearing pressure |
Engineering, Scientific, and Industrial
Custom Software Solutions:
| Granulometrie of fragmented rock in mines, using digital
image analysis. (Inco Mines Research) |
| Real time algorithm development and software maintenance for
ARAN (Automatic Road ANalyzer) subsystems (Roadware Corp) |
| Algorithm development for analysis of underground in situ
block size, jointing and block geometry, and support analysis from scanline mapping data
(Centre de Technologie Noranda) |
| Data acquisition, reduction and display |
| Custom and real time programming |
| Image processing and vision systems |
Hydrogeologic Consultant and Well Pumping
Contractor:
| Well yield and interference testing |
| Aquifer characterization and resource evaluation |
| Water quality testing |
| Environmental Impact studies |
Consultant, Excavaciones Soporte Y
Tecnologia, Guadalajara, Mexico:
| Digital image analysis technology transfer |
| Lecturing on rock engineering to the Comission Federal de
Electricidad |
| 1985-1992 |
Geological Engineering Consultant,
Franklin Geotechnical Ltd.: |
Rock Slope Stability Modeling:
| Design of proposed open pit slope angles |
| Design of support for dry-dock extension, Nova Scotia |
| Stabilization designs for
road cuts, Cabot Trail, Nova Scotia, and Hamilton Mountain access roads, supervision of
remedial work, Hamilton roads |
| Investigation of pier nose failures, Limestone Dam site,
Northern Manitoba |
Site Investigations, Rural Estate Development:
| Soil evaluations for septic system, foundation, and road
base design; slope stability evaluation |
| Hydrogeological evaluations, water resources, impact on
existing developments, well testing, water quality analysis |
Drilling Supervision:
| Aggregate resource evaluation |
| Core Logging |
Site Investigations, First Nation Communities:
| Terrain evaluation for village expansion or relocation,
including air photo interpretation, Geophysical (EM) surveys, test pits, and auger holes:
Magnetowan, Cape Croker, Chapleau, Whitefish Falls, Poplar Hill, Grassy Narrows,
Tyendinaga, Constance Lake, Serpent River Reserves |
| Location and preliminary design of landfill sites,
Tyendinaga, Parry Island and Constance Lake Reserves |
| Design and location of village flood control dikes and dams,
including location of construction materials and evaluation of foundation bearing
capacities: villages of Attawapiskat, Kashechewan, and Fort Albany |
Block Size Determination, Fragmented Rock:
| Gradations determined by digital image analysis of
fragmented rock from muck piles and stockpiles from quarries in Brazil, Virginia, Iowa,
Beamsville, Acton, and Burlington |
| 1986-1990 |
Manager, Rock Joint Photoanalysis Group,
Department of Earth Sciences, University of Waterloo: |
| Supervision of graduate student research |
| Teaching of undergraduate laboratories |
| Purchasing and maintenance of computer facilities |
| Software development and maintenance |
| Coordination of underground and field activities |
Research Activities:
| Digital image analysis techniques for rock discontinuity
characterization |
| Method of shadow profilometry for measuring roughness |
| Method of laser light sectioning for surveying underground
openings and measuring overbreak and underbreak in tunnels |
| Image analysis techniques for measuring size distributions of
fragmented rock |
| 1980-1985 |
Student summer and other work experience: |
1985 - Consultant: Groundwater
Research Institute, University of Waterloo:
| Development and implementation of portable field data
acquisition system |
1984 - Research Assistant: Dept. of Earth
Sciences, University of Waterloo:
| Feasibility study for the use of image analysis for rock
discontinuity characterization |
1983 - Research Assistant: Dept. of Earth
Sciences, University of Waterloo:
| Bibliographic research into nature and properties of very
sensitive clays |
1983 - Research Assistant: Dept. of Earth
Sciences, University of Waterloo:
| Development of a portable battery powered, microprocessor
based, hermetically sealed data-logger for field use in engineering and hydro-geology |
1981 - Computer Programmer: Dept. of Earth
Sciences, University of Waterloo:
| Debugging of groundwater modeling algorithms; Development of
data processing systems for laboratory fracture flow tests |
| Analysis of fracture system in Stripa mine, Sweden |
1981 - Field Geologist, Precambrian Division, Ontario
Geological Survey:
| Geological Bedrock Mapping of the Sudbury Eruptive in selected
townships west of Sudbury |
1980 Geological Assistant, Precambrian Division, Ontario
Geological Survey:
| Running lines by pace and compass; Organization and
operation of field camp |
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