Senior Geotechnical Engineer
Mr. Zafiris has been involved in the geotechnical, materials and environmental engineering fields since 1981 and has accumulated an extensive amount and variety of experience in soil mechanics, foundation engineering, materials engineering and environmental engineering. Mr. Zafiris has undertaken geotechnical/environmental investigations, including specialized field and laboratory testing, for a variety of small to large scale projects throughout the Atlantic Region.
Mr. Zafiris has provided geotechnical design recommendations for various land based and marine based projects such as wind turbines, communication towers, rubble mound breakwaters, wharves, seawalls, and jetties. He has also provided geotechnical design input for special foundations such as compacted concrete piles, socketed piles, driven piles, steel sheet piles, gravity structures, and for large earthworks/site development, and improvement to insitu soils by conventional compaction, dynamic consolidation, surcharging and vibro flotation. Mr. Zafiris has developed grading plans and prepared detailed specifications for the development of sites for various facilities such as sewage treatment lagoons and storm water retention ponds.
Mr. Zafiris has overseen geotechnical engineering and materials testing (soils, concrete and asphalt) projects carried out on in Prince Edward Island. A list of representative projects which Mr. Zafiris has had major responsibility for is provided, by subject, under Project Experience below.
Employment History
- Joose Environmental Consulting Inc.: Current (Senior Geotechnical Engineer)
- Stantec Consulting Ltd.: 2009 to May 2015 (Senior/Principal Geotechnical Engineer)
- Jacques Whitford Ltd: 1981 to 2009
Education
- B.Eng. (Civil), Technical University of Nova Scotia, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1981
- Diploma (Eng.), Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1979
Professional Associations
Member, Association of Professional Engineers of Prince Edward Island
Project Experience
Roadways
- Allen Street Round-About, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
- University Avenue Widening, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
- Grafton Street/Riverside Drive Intersection, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island (Project Manager)
- Waterfront Highway, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island (Project Manager)
Geotechnical Engineering
- Grand River Bridge and Approaches (lightweight fill), Grand River, Prince Edward Island (Project Manager)
- Transmission Line Foundation Design, Daniel’s Harbour, Newfoundland
- Charlottetown Convention Centre, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island (Project Manager)
- SCJV Staging Facility, Borden-Carleton, Prince Edward Island (Project Manager)
- East Prince Landfill, Wellington, Prince Edward Island (Project Manager)
Grading and Earthwork
- West Royalty School, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island (Project Manager)
- UPEI Canada Games Complex, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island (Project Manager)
- GST National Processing Centre, Summerside, Prince Edward Island (Project Manager)
- First Pro (Walmart/Home Depot) Development, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island (Project Manager)
Materials Engineering/Testing
- Hillsborough River Bridge Concrete Deck Assessment, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island (Project Manager)
- Cavendish Farms Sewage Treatment Plant, New Annan, Prince Edward Island (Project Manager)
- Wind Turbine Foundations, Various Locations, Prince Edward Island (Project Manager)
- Queen Elizabeth Hospital Expansion, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island (Project Manager)
- East Prince Landfill, Wellington, Prince Edward Island (Project Manager)
Marine/Waterfront Engineering
- Dunedin Bridge Replacement, Dunedin, Prince Edward Island
- North Lake Harbour Modifications, North Lake, Prince Edward Island
- Hillsborough Bridge Widening, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
- Charlottetown Cruise Ship Wharf, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island (Project Manager)
- Summerside West End Development Project, Summerside, Prince Edward Island (Project Manager)
Municipal Wastewater Treatment
- North River Sewage Lagoon, North River, Prince Edward Island (Project Manager)
- Hebron-Dayton Trunk Sewer, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia (Project Manager)
- Cavendish Sewage System/Lagoon, Cavendish, Prince Edward Island (Project Manager)
Wind Farm Development
- East Point Wind Power Development, East Point, Prince Edward Island (Project Manager)
- West Point Wind Power Development, West Point, Prince Edward Island (Project Manager)
- Atlantic Wind Test Site, North Cape, Prince Edward Island (Project Manager)
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