Gillian Burger

Experience

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  Golder Associates

  Aug 2006 - Jul 2008

  Civil Engineer, Mine Water Treatment

  • Designed the mine water collection system, sludge and brine ponds and potable water pipelines and pumping stations for the Optimum Colliery Water Reclamation Project, South Africa • Designed the collection system and neutralisation plant to treat seepage water from the tailings dam, South Deep Gold Mine, South Africa• Audited the existing acid mine drainage collection system and neutralisation plant, designed several retrofit options and prepared associated cost analyses, Anglo Coal, South Africa • Calibrated water chemistry models to simulate the temporal variation of chemicals in surface water catchments affected by the Aurora North Oil Sands Mine in Fort McMurray, Alberta• Performed a hydrologic analysis of the catchments affected by the Antamina Copper Mine in Peru using recorded weather and river flow data Show less

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  Aurecon

  Jul 2008 - Aug 2010

  Civil Engineer, Wastewater Treatment

  • Designed the treatment processes for a new 20 ML/d wastewater treatment plant in Matsapha, Swaziland, receiving domestic sewage combined with textile effluent • Designed the primary and secondary treatment processes and hydraulic structures for the upgrade of the Thabazimbi Wastewater Treatment Works, South Africa• Wrote design reports, designed process flow and piping and instrumentation digrams, and prepared civil and mechanical contract documents for various municipal wastewater treatment plant upgrades Show less

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  University of Waterloo

  Sept 2011 - Nov 2012

  Thesis: Investigation of the Impacts of Thermal Activated Sludge Pretreatment and Development of a Pretreatment Model• Operation and maintenance of bench-scale activated sludge reactors• Sampling and analysis of pH, dissolved oxygen, COD (total, soluble, flocculated and filtered), solids (total and volatile) and nitrogen species (TN, TKN, NO3-N, NH3-N) in accordance with Standard Methods • Measurement of biological parameters (OUR, yields, active fractions, etc.) using respirometry and online dissolved oxygen measurement and control Show less

  • Master of Applied Science, Civil Engineering

    Sept 2010 - Nov 2012

  • Course Assistant, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering

    Sept 2011 - May 2012
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  EnviroSim Associates Ltd.

  Jan 2013 - now

  • Conducting laboratory studies at EnviroSim’s facilities and outside locations.• Calibrating models for wastewater characterization and nitrification rates at specific wastewater treatment plants and preparing reports based on these findings.• Assisting with the development of extensions to the BioWin simulator.• Working together with, and assisting other process engineers at EnviroSim on engineering projects.• Assisting in software support to clients.• Assisting in the delivery of BioWin training courses.• Authoring and co-authoring publications for journals, trade magazines and conferences Show less

  • Process Modelling Engineer

    Jan 2018 - now

  • Senior Process Engineer

    Jan 2013 - now

  • Senior Process Engineer

    Jan 2013 - now

  • Process Modelling Specialist

    Jan 2013 - Jan 2018