Charles Sweeney

Experience

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  Engineering Geology Limited

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2006

  Geotechnical Technician
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  Barrick Gold Corporation

  Feb 2007 - Mar 2008

  Mine Geologist
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  Norilsk Nickel

  Feb 2008 - Nov 2008

  Geotechnical Eningeer

  Geotechnical Engineer for deep UG Nickel Mine, as well as Open Pit. Mine closed after 10 months employment due to drop in Nickel price.

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  Gold Fields Ltd.

  Nov 2008 - Jun 2009

  Geotechnical Engineer

  Geotechnical Engineer for a number of complicated Open Pit Mines in the St Ives inventory.

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  GDS Instruments

  Nov 2009 - Jun 2011

  Lead QA and Installation Engineer

  Lead QA and installation engineer, installing geological and geotechnical instrumentation at various field sites, labs and universities around the world.

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  Ormiston Associates Limited

  Sept 2011 - Apr 2012

  Engineering Geologist

  Engineering Geologist, looking after residential geological investigations, geotechnical engineering reports and waste water management investigations.

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  Blackrock Mining Solutions Pty Ltd

  Apr 2012 - Apr 2015

  Senior Geotechnical Engineer

  - Worked at Moranbah North UG coal mine, conducting QA/QC on resupport of drifts and in a project engineer capacity installing a drift monitoring system (1 year)- Project Geotech Engineer on numerous investigation and drilling projects, both underground and surface, throughout the Bowen Basin- Worked at Carborough Downs UG coal mine, undertaking Geology and Geotechnical Engineer mine-site coverage (March 2013 - April 2015).

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  Engineering Geology Limited

  Apr 2015 - Jul 2016

  Senior Engineering Geologist

  - Geotechnical site investigations - Slope stability and foundation recommendations for residential and commercial building projects. - Liquefaction and numerical analysis.- Retaining wall Design- Construction and Earthworks monitoring. - Preparation of proposals and fee estimates for small to large scale geotechnical investigations. - Management of daily construction and testing schedule

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  McMillen Jacobs Associates

  Jul 2016 - Jun 2018

  Project Engineer

  Tunnel Engineer - preparing geotechnical baseline reports, tunnel related specifications and drawings, pipe jack assessments, temporary support design

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  Anglo American

  Jul 2018 - Mar 2020

  Geotechnical Specialist

  Moranbah North Coal Mine - Geotechnical Engineer/Specialist

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  McMillen Jacobs Associates

  Mar 2020 - Jan 2021

  Senior Project Engineer

  Part of the Watercare (client) Construction Management Team, as tunnel/shaft engineer on their $1.2 Billion Central Interceptor Tunnel project - comprising a 14km long, 4.5m ID combined sewage tunnel, including 15 shafts along the alignment with depths of up to 70m.

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  Watercare Services Limited

  Apr 2020 - Feb 2021

  Tunnel/Shaft Project Engineer on Watercare’s Central Interceptor Tunnel Project

  Tunnel/Shaft Site Engineer on Watercare’s Central Interceptor Tunnel Project - part of CM team

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  GeoStabilization International (New Zealand)

  Feb 2021 - Jan 2022

  Senior Project Manager MEngNZ (PEngGeol), MAusIMM (CP)
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  Beca

  Nov 2021 - Jun 2022

  Associate Engineering Geologist
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  GeoStabilization International (New Zealand)

  May 2022 - Jan 2023

  Design Manager
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  McConnell Dowell

  Jan 2023 - now

  Engineering Manager