Rick Sisson

Experience

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  Dames & Moore

  Jan 1982 - Jan 1984

  Staff Engineer
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  Roger Foott Associates

  Apr 1989 - May 1993

  Senior Engineer

  Provide consulting geotechnical services on a wide range of projects including levee upgrades, oil and gas projects, and transportation infrastructure

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  EBA Engineering Consultants Ltd

  Jul 1993 - Apr 1996

  Manager, Geotechnical Engineering

  Engineering and Management of geotechnical consulting projects for heavy civil, transportation, and land development projects

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  Suncor Energy

  Apr 1996 - Apr 2000

  Manager, Tailings Engineering

  Managed design of tailings facilities and development of tailings plan

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  Terracon

  May 2000 - Aug 2002

  Senior Engineer

  Geotechnical Engineering focused on transportation projects, including T-Rex improvement of I-25 in Denver, CO

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  CNRL

  Aug 2002 - Apr 2013

  Manager, Tailings Engineering

  Managing tailings planning and geotechnical engineering related to Oil Sands tailings disposal and reclamation

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  Barr Engineering Co.

  Apr 2013 - Nov 2015

  Senior Geotechnical Consultant

  Geotechnical Consultant for Mining, Water Resources, and Heavy Civil projects.

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  Exponent Failure Analysis Associates

  Nov 2015 - Sept 2016

  Managing Civil Engineer

  Forensic Geotechnical Engineer responsible for investigating geotechnical aspects of failures and alleged failures of civil works.

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  Sisson Geoconsulting

  Sept 2016 - Feb 2024

  Principal Consultant

  Independent Tailings Review Boards, design review, dam safety reviews and audits,

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  Kiewit

  Apr 2017 - Sept 2017

  Senior Geotechnical Engineer

  Responsible for senior engineering and review for geotechnical aspects of construction and design-build projects including transportation, heavy civil, and water resources projects

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  Geosyntec Consultants

  Feb 2024 - now

  Senior Consultant

  Senior Consultant focused on geotechnical aspects of mining and water resources