Project Manager Management
Resume:
Matthew S. Cohen, B.Sc., MBA, P.Geol. (AB)
San Jose, CA 95129
***********@*****.***
Cell 780-***-****
Eliglible to work in the United States with a TN visa under the North American Free Trade
Agreement (NAFTA):
http://www.uscis.gov/working-united-states/temporary-workers/tn-nafta-professionals
Twenty years of progressive experience in mining, oil and gas, oil sands, industrial, and
college level hydrogeological teaching, with extensive expertise in contaminated sites and
landfill assessments.
o Phased environmental assessments for industrial, oil and gas, and mining in Canada, the
United States, and Guatemala.
o Environmental impact assessments.
o Coaching and mentoring of junior and intermediate staff.
o Engaged in business development with trade shows, conferences, talks, and volunteering
with my professional society.
Project and Experience Highlights
• Upstream oil and gas: numerous groundwater projects in Alberta and northeast
B.C. Field work and supervision of field staff on hydrocarbon contaminated well sites
and chloride plumes from pipeline breaks. Used solid stem and hollow stem drilling
methods.
• Oil sands: Desktop study of geophysical methods to be used to measure depth to
tailings. Reviewed the groundwater components of three steam assisted gravity
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drainage projects (SAGD) for Alberta Environment. Supervised the environmental
component of the construction phase of SAGD project.
• Potash: Interpreted hundreds of geophysical borehole logs at four potash mines in
Saskatchewan. Interpreted the stratigraphy and major aquifers.
• Coal: Drilled, completed, tested and sampled wells at two coal mines in southeast
B.C. Exploration efforts yielded a reliable source of potable water. Wrote EIA report
that was submitted to B.C. Environment. Completed core logging at a mine in
Alberta. Drilled using mud rotary, air rotary, and cable tool methods.
• Base metals: participated in two large EIAs:
o Project hydrogeologist for nickel laterite project in Guatemala. Did spring and
seepage mapping, installed and sampled groundwater monitoring wells.
o Project geologist and hydrogeologist for an open pit molybdenum project in
northwest B.C. As project manager, obtained approval from the B.C.
Environmental Assessment. Office. A Mining Permit was obtained.
• Precious metals: Did two dimensional finite element groundwater modeling using
Seep/W on a proposed tailings pond for a silver/copper mine in Montana. Calculated
seepage under and through the dam.
• Uranium: Conducted soil and surface water sampling in B.C. and Northwest
Territories.
• Midstream gas plants: Worked on liability assessment on three gas plants in
Alberta. Contaminants were chloride and sulfolane.
• Upstream and municipal landfills: Project hydrogeologist for over twenty upstream
waste management sites in western Canada. Wrote or reviewed the reports that were
submitted under the client’s approvals. Project managed the annual reviews of four
rural landfills in Alberta.
• Industrial sites environmental assessment: Did phase 1 ESAs on four heavy
equipment dealer locations as part of a purchase agreement. Reviewed
environmental liabilities of seven cement plants being purchased. Liaised with the
Edmonton legal representative, the Atlanta purchaser, and their environmental
consultant.
• Additional public sector: Provided expert advice to lawyer for Alberta Natural
Resources Conservation Board at public hearing for confined feeding operation.
Provided commentary to Alberta Environment on draft Groundwater Monitoring
Directive.
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• Groundwater Software Experience (teaching and practical) includes:
o MODFLOW/MODPATH/MT3D
o SEEP/W
o AquiferTest, and Aqtesolv
o Surpac
o I took a course in FEFLOW 5.4
• I taught and did field demonstrations of environmental geophysics
(electromagnetic, electrical resistivity, refraction seismic, and gravity).
• Engaged in business development activities at trade shows, conferences, and
technical presentations. Interested in promoting the company’s services. Active in my
technical association (APEGA) as a volunteer with the Environment Committee.
Specific BD examples include:
o Made original and follow up contact with Enbridge Pipelines. Result was
environmental work monitoring soil and surface water quality along northern
routes.
o As the hydrogeologist on the Fenix nickel project in Guatemala, I sold the
project geologist from Skye Resources on additional hydrogeological work in
order to characterize the site for the EIA. I did the field work and report writing.
o As the Instructor at NAIT’s Groundwater Field School I obtained free services
from the geophysical consultant, driller, supplier of consumables, and the
environmental lab. Field School would not have taken place without these
donations.
• Project management: On the Ruby Creek Molybdenum Project I had
responsibilities for:
o Budgeting, allocating work schedules and monitoring results
o Liaising daily with my client, Adanac Molybdenum Corporation
o Working with other consulting firms doing ore reserve calculation and
production facilities design
o Public consultation process and consultations with Taku River Tlingit First
Nation
o Determining archaeological resources of region
o Liaising with B.C. Environmental Assessment Office and Ministry of Energy,
Mines, and Petroleum Resources, and Department of Fisheries and Oceans
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o Geochemical modeling for acid rock drainage
o Determining seismic risk at site
o Designing tailings dam, waste management programs and geotechnical
factors
o Coordination all the physical and biophysical components to produce a
solution that was accepted by the EAO and later a Mining Permit was granted.
Professional Memberships
• Professional Geologist Association of Professional Engineers, and Geoscientists of
Alberta (APEGA)
Professional Experience
North Shore Environmental Consultants Inc., Sherwood Park, AB 2013 to
2014
Senior Hydrogeologist
• Developing policy and procedures for hydrogeological applications for upstream oil
and gas projects.
• Supervising field staff and reviewing project data and reports.
• Calculated volume and mass at produced water spills from pipelines near Zama and
Seal Lake, AB.
Summit Environmental Consultants Inc., Edmonton 2011 to 2013
Part of the Associated Engineering Group
Senior Hydrogeologist
• Project Hydrogeologist for two third party environmental impact reviews (3PC) of
steam assisted gravity drainage oil sands projects in northern Alberta on behalf of
Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development (AESRD).
• Project hydrogeologist for wastewater lagoon, wastewater treatment plants, landfills
and drilling waste disposal.
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• Senior reviewer and report writer for groundwater monitoring program at upstream oil
and gas landfills in western Canada.
Thurber Engineering Ltd 2010 to 2011
Senior Hydrogeologist
• Project manager for the environmental assessment for the construction phase of a
steam assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) oil sands project near Conklin, Alberta,
Responsible for hydrogeological oversight, and providing leadership for the surface
water hydrologist, soil scientists, and ecological/biological scientist, providing on site
supervision, and client liaison.
• Conducted phased environmental assessments on industrial and commercial
properties
MDH Engineered Solutions Corp. (now part of SNC Lavalin), Edmonton
2008 to 2010
Senior Hydrogeologist
• Evaluated the stratigraphy and hydro stratigraphy of four potash mines in
Saskatchewan Geophysical borehole log interpretation, constructing and
programming Excel databases and preparing the files for GoCAD geological
modeling.
• Conducted core logging and geophysical borehole log interpretation for a coal mine
expansion near Grande Cache, Alberta.
Jacques Whitford AXYS Ltd. (now Stantec Consultanting), Edmonton
2006 to 2007
Senior Hydrogeologist
• Reviewed hydrogeology components of environmental impact assessments for
proposed oil sand developments including open pit and steam assisted gravity
drainage near Fort McMurray, Alberta.
• Worked on environmental liability assessments for gas plants and upstream oil and
gas facilities.
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Klohn Crippen Berger Ltd. Vancouver 2005 to
2006
Senior Hydrogeologist
• Project manager for a large environmental impact assessment of a proposed
molybdenum mine near Atlin, B.C. Wrote baseline geology and hydrogeology
sections of report. Supervised multi disciplinary data analysis and report writing.
• Wrote the background geology and hydrogeology, seepage and spring mapping, and
monitoring as part of an EIA for a nickel laterite mine expansion in Guatemala
• Designed and implemented two dimensional numerical model to forecast seepage
rates form tailings impoundment.
• Designed and implemented a steady state and transient two dimensional finite
element groundwater model for the tailings impoundment at a proposed silver copper
mine near Libby, Montana.
Teaching
Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT), Edmonton 1995 to
2004
Full time Instructor, Geological Technology
Developed and instructed these courses:
• Physical Hydrogeology
• Contaminant Hydrogeology
• Groundwater Modeling
• Mine Planning Numerical Modeling
• Environmental Assessment
• Environmental Monitoring and Remediation
• Environmental Geophysics
• Exploration Geophysics
Volunteering
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Alberta Chamber of Resources, Water Committee
Geotechnical Society of Edmonton, Board of Directors
Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta, Environment Committee
Education
B.Sc. in Geology, University of Alberta
M.B.A. in Finance and Natural Resources Management, University of Toronto
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