Virginia Farion

I am a highly motivated and experienced geotechnical engineer, with 10 years of experience.  I am experienced in carrying out geotechnical investigations, including field work, technical writing, deep and shallow foundation design, slope stability analysis, settlement analysis, site grading, drainage and construction.

Works Inspector

City of Calgary, Calgary, AB                                                                                 2021 - 2022

• Project Manager for the SOP Project for the compliance groups various positions and activities, including writing, updating and maintaining each SOP as procedures changed, managing team members and adhering to deliverable due dates;
• Participated in various initiatives for various groups in the CoC, which also included gaining experience with ArcGIS and the various CoC layers within;
• Monitoring various CoC projects  and ensuring compliance with standards and specifications within the Roads department, including providing recommendations for remedial works where required;
• Performed compliance within business unit;
• Certified RSO.

Office Manager

Kranq Courier, Calgary, AB                                                                                 2019 – 2021

• Accounts payable and receivable; 
• Human Resources management including employment tasks, training, employee conflict resolution and scheduling;
• General bookkeeping and administrative duties.

Geotechnical Engineer-In-Training

E2K Engineering, Calgary, AB                                                                          2017 – 2018

• Deep and shallow foundation design for commercial and residential projects; 
• Slope stability analyses of various grades of slopes ranging from 15% to 40%; 
• Settlement analyses;
• Retaining wall design and QC inspections during construction;
• Conducted geotechnical subsurface investigations and provided detailed analysis and recommendations to the client in the final geotechnical reports.  Reviewed and interpreted laboratory and field data to produce final geotechnical reports.  Included proposals, cost estimating and procuring contractors for the project;
• Field inspections and preparation of inspection reports including remediation requirements for the Engineer-of-Record on various sites within Alberta; 
• In situ soil sampling, both geotechnical and environmental, and borehole logging using solid stem, hollow stem track and truck mounted rigs, Sonic rigs and Becker Hammer rigs; 
• QC inspections including bearing capacity inspections on subgrades and in-fills at various residential and commercial projects throughout Calgary and the surrounding areas.

Quality Control Manager

Belvedere Place Contracting, Kelowna, BC                                                    2015 – 2017

• Site supervisor of earthwork crews under Belvedere Place Contracting on various sites including coordination of contractors on site; 
• Reporting liaison between Belvedere Place Contracting’s head office and clients and government agencies;
• Review of QC inspectors reports and inspections of earthworks including compaction, bearing inspections and drainage structures; 
• Provided recommendations and remediation actions to be taken where necessary; 
• Cost estimating and scheduling of various activities for construction of all of the infrastructure required at various locations within British Columbia, including highly remote sites; 
• Preparation of all safety documentation.

Geotechnical Engineer-In-Training

Klohn Crippen Berger, Calgary, AB                                                                   2014 – 2015

• Deep and shallow foundation design for industrial, commercial and public sites; 
• Slope stability analyses of various dams and riverbanks in the Calgary Region and Fort McMurray; 
• Conducted geotechnical subsurface investigations and provided detailed analysis and recommendations to clients in the final geotechnical reports.  Reviewed and interpreted laboratory and field data to produce final geotechnical reports.  Included proposals, cost estimating and procuring contractors for the project;
• Preparation of all safety documentation; 
• Site supervisor on sites including coordination of contractors on site; 
• In situ soil sampling, both geotechnical and environmental, and borehole logging using solid stem augers and hollow stem augers track and truck mounted rigs, ODEX, sonic and resonant sonic rigs; 
• HQ coring and logging of core using a truck mounted rig; 
• CPT supervision and interpretation of results; 
• Installation of various geotechnical instrumentation; 
• Interpretation and analysis of SAA readings from Fort Hills MSE Walls using Gtilt.

Geotechnical Engineer-In-Training

McElhanney Consulting Services, Smithers, BC                                           2014 – 2014

• Conducted geotechnical subsurface investigations and provided detailed analysis and recommendations to the client in the final geotechnical reports.  Reviewed and interpreted laboratory and field data to produce final geotechnical reports.  Included proposals, cost estimating and procuring contractors for the project; 
• Geotechnical in situ soil sampling and borehole and test pit logging using solid stem and hollow stem track and truck mounted rigs, ODEX rigs and excavators;   
• Site supervisor on sites including coordination of contractors on site for drilling programs and KLNG plants; 
• Feasibility desktop study to identify geohazards such as slope stability issues, floodplain areas, etc., and terrain analysis to determine areas which were possible construction sites and potential borrow sites for Kitimat Village expansion. 
• Assisted the Engineer of Record on site to respond to all RFI’s for the Bisch FSR upgrade in Kitimat, BC which included requests for change in design to accommodate geohazards, which were discovered during construction and changes in the road design due to errors in construction done prior to the client taking over the project; 
• Laboratory testing including sieve analysis, Atterberg testing, sand equivalent testing, soundness, and specific gravity; 
• Concrete testing, including air, slump and cylinders as per CCIL standards. 

Geotechnical Engineer-In-Training

WorleyParsons I&E, Calgary, AB                                                                        2011 – 2013

• Conducted geotechnical subsurface investigations and provided detailed analysis and recommendations to the client in the final geotechnical reports.  Reviewed and interpreted laboratory and field data to produce final geotechnical reports.  Included proposals, cost estimating and procuring contractors for the project; 
• In situ soil sampling, both geotechnical and environmental, and borehole logging using solid stem and hollow stem track and truck mounted rigs and sonic rigs; 
• Installation of geotechnical and environmental instrumentation; 
• Deep and shallow foundation design;
• Slope stability analysis;
• HQ coring and logging of core using a truck mounted rig; 
• QA and QC inspector, including pile inspections consisting of logging soils, inspecting rebar cages approving piles upon completion; 
• Site supervisor on sites including coordination of contractors on site.

Civil Engineer-In-Training

WorleyParsons Canada, Calgary, AB                                                                2010 – 2011

• Site grading and stormwater management design for gas plant sites, including roads, perimeter ditches and protection dykes;
• Design of ponds and sub-drain systems for new gas plants within Alberta and British Columbia; 
• Design of the foundations for tanks and NGL vessels within gas plants located in British Columbia, including secondary containment design; 
• Preparation of the clearing, grubbing and stripping quantities and drawings to issue for construction; 
• Design of fencing required along the boundary and within the plant site; 
• Determined materials take off volumes required to construct the roads, drainage system, grading, and all earthworks during construction; 
• Designed, marked up and prepared the earthworks IFC packages for clients.

Pipeline Engineer-In-Training

WorleyParsons Canada, Calgary, AB                                                                2009 – 2010

• Completed a desk top study of borrow sources to confirm type and suitability of granular material based on previous geotechnical investigation in the Yukon and British Columbia; 
• Determined demand quantities required for the construction of a pipeline through British Columbia and the Yukon; 
• Completed a desk top study of borrow sources in Alaska from a drilling program and chose highway pits from the Delta Junction to Prudhoe Bay in order to meet material requirements for construction of a pipeline, including stereoscope analysis of aerial photographs; 
• Carried out cost/benefit analysis for development of various borrow pits in order to select sites for the preliminary field investigation.

Geotechnical Engineering Intern

Syncrude Canada, Fort McMurray, AB                                                              2006 – 2007

• Completed the 2005 East In Pit Performance Report and aided in various dam safety reviews in accordance with the licensing agreement for site; 
• Created and completed a wind suppression study to reduce visibility issues caused by blowing sand from tailings areas on Highway 63; 
• Carried out the bathymetric surveys for all the Tailings and Utilities Ponds for Syncrude Base Mine and Aurora sites, including scheduling equipment and operators; 
• Completed slope stability analyses on materials stockpiles on site.

B. Sc. in Civil Engineering with a Minor in Environmental Engineering