Profile of Tom Smith P.Eng.
As an Authorized Professional (Engineer), my work includes site and
soil profiling, permeameter testing, systems design, drafting, registration with Interior Health, or Ministry of Environment,
construction inspection, function testing, and certification. All work is in confomance with the Sewerage System Regulation or the Municipal Sewerage Regulation depending on the size of the project.
Work History
DESIGN ENGINEER - ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT 2006 to present
Authorized Professional, member of the
Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of BC
GREATER
VANCOUVER REGIONAL DISTRICT 1991 - 2001
Project Engineer in the Civil, Mechanical Design and Construction
Division of the Engineering and Construction Department.
SELF EMPLOYED
CONSTRUCTION ESTIMATOR 1990 - 1991
Quantity take-offs for EIFS and architectural detail installation contractors.
WESTWATER
RESEARCH CENTER summer job 1989
Collated electronic Fraser River water quality data for a book.
UBC
FORESTRY summer jobs and part time 1987 - 1989
Forest Nutrient Cycling and Fire Research
ENVIRONMENT
CANADA summer job 1988
Municipal Effluents Project Assistant
PRESWITT
MANUFACTURING LTD. 1982-1990, and 2001-2006
Technical Sales of Exterior Insulation and Finish Systems (EIFS)
Letters of Reference
Skills
Engineering
Construction
Photography
Public Speaking
Project Management
Information Technology
Computer Aided Drafting
Technical Writing and Research
Education
Achievements
COMPOSTING TOILETS
Developed a slide show and presentation on The Operation of
the Composting Toilet. The presentation includes a detailed
explanation of the composting process and how it relates to effective
design. The efficiencies of the most popular designs are compared
based on sanitation, cost and convenience. The presentation won
the 1988 Western Canadian Engineering Competition and took 3rd
place in the Canadian
Engineering Competition in the explanatory communications
category.
BIOSOLIDS LAND
APPLICATION PROGRAMS
Designed, coordinated and managed contracts for biosolids composting,
trucking, spreading, sampling, monitoring, and data management.
Determined suitable locations for land applications of biosolids
in the Lower Fraser Valley and Princeton Area. Created partnerships
with landowners and obtained permits from municipal, provincial
and federal government agencies. Beneficially recycled hundreds
of tonnes of GVRD
biosolids.
WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS
Managed and executed process audits and evaluations of enhanced
treatment options for the Lions Gate and Iona Island Wastewater treatment
plants in Vancouver. Collated historical, analytical and operations
data. Assisted with the design and implementation of stress tests
to determine capacity. Coordinated consultants, plant operators,
management and lab staff. Virtually all of the recommendations
of the audit were implemented.
FORCEMAIN INSTALLATION
Carried out field inspection services for the installation and
testing of 900 meters of 42" steel forcemain along Vernon
Drive in Vancouver. Coordinated/managed various inspectors and
compaction testing, inspected welding and corrosion protection,
surveyed elevation and alignment conformance and ensured conformance
with WCB and OH&S requirements for the work.
SLOPE STABILIZATION
Wrote specifications and managed the contract for construction
of an access road, and the drilling and installation of horizontal
drains into Ingersoll Ravine in Port Moody. The project required
public, municipal and environmental approvals, supervision of
geo-technical and environmental consultants, placement of over
2,000 cubic meters of rock, access road decommissioning and re-vegetation.
HIGHWAY LANDSCAPING
Made use of 2,000 tonnes of dewatered primary sewage sludge to
produce a growing medium for landscaping along the Barnet Highway
in Burnaby and Port Moody. This project was a first of its kind
in Canada. The work included,
Designing and implementing
a public and stakeholder consultation process and addressing
their concerns.
Conducting and presenting
the results of literature reviews.
Facilitating contact with
various experts.
Obtaining approvals from
all stakeholders and government agencies.
Preparing, awarding and managing contracts for trucking operations
and the manufacture and testing of the growing medium.
Conducting inspections, sampling, monitoring, data management
and reporting.
RENOVATED A 12" CONCRETE SANITARY SEWER
Managed the contract for the rehabilitation of an old and damaged municipal sanitary sewer in Coquitlam. The work involved specification writing and ensuring contractor conformance with the cured-in-place, jointless, seamless, pipe-within-a-pipe technology, closed circuit camera specifications, etc.
PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT OF ROUTE OPTIONS FOR THE NEW 750-1200MM DIA. LAKE CITY INTERCEPTOR IN CENTRAL BURNABY
Identified and assessed route options based on environmental, financial, engineering, geotechnical, social and political considerations. Retained and managed an environmental consultant, coordinated surveying, drafting, collation of utilities information and preparation of presentation materials. Installation of this interceptor included the crossing of Stoney Creek, bridge construction and compensatory downstream fisheries enhancement.
Volunteered Services
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