FORMAL EDUCATION:

  • Bachelors in Engineering, University of Cambridge, 1974
  • Masters in Engineering University of Cambridge, 1978
  • Ph.D. University of Cambridge, 1979

    • Professional History

  • 1999 - present: senior consultant, BCI International, Dallas, Texas, with offices in the U.S.A., Canada and the U.K.
  • 1985 - 1999 on the faculty of engineering, Texas A&M University, Houston, Texas as a professor of civil engineering.
  • (1995/96 visiting fellow of Wolfson College, Cambridge University, and senior Fulbright fellow to the Technical University of Dresden, Republic of Germany).
  • 1980 - 1985 Consulting engineer, Steffen Robertson & Kirsten Inc, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  • 1979 - 1980 Assistant professor of engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
  • 1976 - 1979 Research student, Cambridge University Engineering Department, Cambridge, England.
  • 1974 - 1976 Civil Engineer, Ove Arup & Partners, London, England.
  • 1971 - 1973 Summer student construction worker, Whistler Resorts, Canada.

    • Other Languages:German (fluent), French and Spanish (fair)

    Professional Licences

  • Registered as a P.E. in the U.S.A. in California, Colorado, Texas & Oklahoma.
  • Registered as a P.Eng. in Canada in British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario.
  • Member, Institution of Civil Engineers (U.K.).

    • Professional Memberships

  • International Society of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering
  • American Society of Civil Engineers, American Society for Testing & Materials
  • Canadian Geotechnical Society, Institution of Civil Engineers (U.K.)

    Awards

  • 1995 Fulbright Senior Fellowship, Washington, for travel & research in Europe.
  • 1991 Brown & Root Research Award, Houston, for offshore engineering.
  • 1984 Exxon New Professional Development Award, Texas A&M University
  • 1978 British Geotechnical Society research paper award,("Cooling Prize")
  • 1977 John Wimbolt graduate student prize, Cambridge University.
  • 1971 Open scholarship in science, St. John's College, Cambridge University
  • 1966 Crerar scholar, Fettes College, Edinburgh (by Crerar foundation, Ottawa)

    • Listed in Who's Who in Science and Engineering 1998/99

    Publications

  • Over 50 significant publications and technical reports in the fields of civil and geotechnical engineering.