JAMES E. FERRIS, B.Sc. Eng., MCSE
e-mail: jeferris at shaw.ca

A PROJECT ENGINEER who has special expertise in drainage works and solid experience from various types of municipal, civil, and industrial projects by way of consulting companies.

Employment Experience

February to
May 1995		 Drainage Engineer N.D. Lea Consultants Ltd.
Vancouver, B.C.
June to
November 1994		 Municipal Designer H.Y. Engineering Ltd.
Surrey, B.C.
July 1991 to
August 1992		 Municipal Engineer Reid Crowther & Partners Ltd.
Burnaby, B.C.
July 1989 to
November 1990		 Municipal Engineer Reid Crowther & Partners Ltd.
Edmonton, Alberta
September to
November 1988		 Inspector, Contract Torchinsky Engineering Ltd.
Sherwood Park, Alberta
May to
November 1987		 Project Engineer, Contract Wardrop Alberta Ltd.
Edmonton, Alberta
June 1985 to
October 1986		 Project Engineer GPEC Consulting Ltd.
Hay River, N.W.T.
November 1979 to
February 1982		 Junior Engineer Assoc. Engineering Services Ltd. (AESL)
Industrial Division
Edmonton, Alberta

Education and Professional Affiliations

Example Project List

Project Management
Road Works		 Design and Contract management Moscrop / Gilpin Connector
Burnaby, BC, 1991-1992
2.0 km bypass road through park lands; develop detail design for staged pre-load, road laning, and for storm runoff management; assist with project management and cost control; estimate consulting and capital costs; develop contract drawings, documents and specifications; supervise drafting, and construction survey and inspection; coordinate sub-consultants; perform contract administration.
Design
Road Works		 Preliminary design 1.7 km road upgrading
Burnaby, BC
October, 1991 to January, 1992
develop conceptual design for upgrading of industrial connector in Fraser River flood plain area including roadworks and pre-loading, relocation of all utilities, and design for overland drainage.
Design
Sanitary Facilities		 Design, sewage system Caslan, Alberta
October, 1989 to June, 1990
develop detail design for sewage detention ponds with conceptual examination of alternate draining systems via overland ditching or via spray irrigation.
Design
Storm Management		 Design, drainage and utilities
impact for provincial highway		 Island Parkway, B.C.
1995
develop detail drainage model and design for proposed provincial highway in the vicinity of North Nanaimo and Lantzville using MIDUSS software, including analysis for storm runoff and environmental road runoff detention; design for water and sewer highway crossing features as required for existing and future services.
Design
Stream Works		 Design, creek realignment Byrne Creek, Burnaby, BC
January to February, 1992
develop detail design for conceptual analysis, and coordinate government agency approvals.
Design
Subdivision and Area Planning		 Design, 1 to 6 lot
residential subdivisions		 Burnaby and Surrey, B.C.
June to November, 1994
develop subdivision design packages for submission to local municipal authorities, complete with lot grading plan, local road improvement design, storm water control plan and local design, sanitary sewer main loading and local design, water and fire protection servicing design, and analysis of planned development relating to other utilities.
Design
Water Supply Systems		 Analyze
regional water supply system		 Nanaimo Regional District, B.C.
fall, 1991
compose and tabulate data from design teams for intake, reservoir, pump, storage, treatment, and circulation components of alternate systems including factoring for maintenance and lifecycle costing. assist with analysis of resulting cost models.
Design
Industrial Site		 Design and Supervise construction
200 ha. sawmill site		 Grande Cache, Alberta
1979 to 1981
develop conceptual design for site and for access; develop detail design for 2 km access road and internal loop road, for site drainage, and for 1 km rail siding; develop recommendation of log handling systems; develop contract drawings, documents and specifications, perform contract administration; survey for and supervise construction.