Rishi Gopie
Wanica
Summary
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Geotechnical Engineer
Newmont Suriname
06.2022 - Current
- In charge of open pit slope monitoring systems, managing instabilities, surface water management planning around the open pits, slope depressurization programs (horizontal drains), responsible for pit dewatering planning, LOM dewatering planning, pit slope optimization
- Managing a team of two Geotechnical Engineers and two Geotechnicians
- Also responsible for pit slope design reviews, involved in several Geotechnical reviews and Fatality Risk Management Audits
- Subject Matter Expert for Fall of Ground risk open pit Mining
- Training Geologist in field of Geotechnical Engineering
- Responsible person for budget process on Geotechnical and Hydrogeological activities
- Focused highly on teamwork and achieving goals in a safe and efficient manner.
Geotechnical Engineering Supervisor
Newmont Suriname
09.2020 - 06.2022
- Supervising Geo-technicians responsible for slope stability in the pits, dumps and the TSF
- Led several Geotechnical drilling campaigns such as horizontal drains, vertical dewatering wells and Vibrating wire piezometer installation around the pits
- Supported Sediment pond foundation investigation drilling program
- Involved in Implementing first Geotech grid for the Merian pits
- Regularly involved in pit, dump and stockpile slope designs reviews
- Identified several potential failure zones and mitigated these by unloading, buttressing and/or design modifications to ensure optimal and safe production
- Implemented InSAR satellite monitoring as part of strategic displacement monitoring mainly for the Tailings Storage facility
- Leading surface water management projects around pit/dumps to improve slope stability
- Responsible for pit dewatering plans
- Responsible for implementing proper Slope Radar and Prism monitoring
- Highly capable of troubleshooting and fixing issues related to IBIS ArcSAR/IBIS FM slope radars and Leica total station setups.
Geotechnical/Ground Control Engineer
IAMGOLD Rosebel Gold Mines N.V
08.2017 - 09.2020
- Responsible for daily pit inspection and Geotechnical data collection
- Performed back analysis of slope failures
- Analyzing Geotechnical mapping data and slope monitoring data in order to identify potential slope failure zones
- Managing and execution of Sedimentation pond dams construction at Saramacca project
- Supervised several graduates and Graduate Engineers.
Education
Maptek Vulcan Advanced Triangulations -
01.2022
EduMine - Responsible Tailings Management 101 -
01.2021
Maptek Vulcan basic -
01.2020
Bachelor of Science in Mineral Resource Management -
Anton de Kom University of Suriname (AdeKUS)
01.2019
Minesight 3D -
01.2019
Rocscience (Dips, Swedge, Rocplane, Slide3) -
01.2018
IBIS Guardian -
01.2018
Maptek I-site Studio -
01.2017
EHBO training course (first Responder training), Garry Jhagroe, Society of Petroleum Engineers student chapter -
01.2015
Petrel Introduction' course, Clyde Griffith Anton de Kom University of Suriname -
01.2014
Surinamese Driver's license: License B-E -
01.2013
High school -
Mr. Dr. J. C. de Miranda Lyceum
01.2012
2012 MS-office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) Mr. Dr. J. C. de Miranda Lyceum -
01.2012
Middle school -
Shri Ram school
01.2009
Skills
- Permeability test (Falling head test)
- Geotechnical mapping
- Structural Mapping
- Geotechnical Core Logging
- Installation process of VWP and Standpipe Piezometers
- Open pit slope monitoring including slope radar and prism monitoring
- Surveying with high precision GPS/Total Station and Maptek I-site 3-D laser scanning
- Drone Mapping
- Tailings pipeline and tailings dam inspection
- Foundation construction for sedimentation set pond dams
- Surface water drainage projects
- Targeting: making time plans, keeping appointments
- Working together in a group to achieve set goals within a given time limit
- Flexibility: able to adapt to changing working conditions
- DIPS
- Swedge
- Geovia Gems
- Maptek I-site studio
- Maptek Point Studio 801
- Geomos Monitor/Analyzer
- Pix-4D
- Minesight 3D
- Microsoft word, excel, powerpoint and microsoft projects
- IBIS Guardian slope Radar montoring software
- Vulcan ArcMap
Internship
01/2017, 07/2017, IAMGOLD Rosebel Gold Mines N.V., Trained on Geotechnical field mapping to perform a validation study of the acquired Geotechnical data gathered during previous Geotechnical drilling campaigns. This allowed to perform Kinematic analysis to identify possible future Geotechnical problem areas and provide recommendation to mitigate those.
Other
- March - September 2014 Student assistant of the subject 'Physics DP' by Ir. Dennis Wip at the Anton de Kom University of Suriname.
- March - September 2015 Provision of extra lessons of the subject 'Physics DP' to students at the Anton de Kom University of Suriname.
- September 2016 Mentor of the subject 'Fieldwork 2' by Mr. Ewald Poetisi Msc. Anton de Kom University of Suriname.
- Dec. 2013 and Jan. 2015 Mentor at the Introduction trip by Mr. Kenneth Goenopawiro Msc. Anton de Kom University of Suriname
Personalia
Gopie, Rishi Satish, 05/25/94, Morokoweg #6, Wanica, Suriname, +5978853912, Satish.94@live.com, Male, Surinamese, Married
Languages
Dutch
Native language
English
Proficient
C2
Timeline
Senior Geotechnical Engineer
Newmont Suriname
06.2022 - Current
Geotechnical Engineering Supervisor
Newmont Suriname
09.2020 - 06.2022
Geotechnical/Ground Control Engineer
IAMGOLD Rosebel Gold Mines N.V
08.2017 - 09.2020
Maptek Vulcan Advanced Triangulations -
EduMine - Responsible Tailings Management 101 -
Maptek Vulcan basic -
Bachelor of Science in Mineral Resource Management -
Anton de Kom University of Suriname (AdeKUS)
Minesight 3D -
Rocscience (Dips, Swedge, Rocplane, Slide3) -
IBIS Guardian -
Maptek I-site Studio -
EHBO training course (first Responder training), Garry Jhagroe, Society of Petroleum Engineers student chapter -
Petrel Introduction' course, Clyde Griffith Anton de Kom University of Suriname -
Surinamese Driver's license: License B-E -
High school -
Mr. Dr. J. C. de Miranda Lyceum
2012 MS-office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) Mr. Dr. J. C. de Miranda Lyceum -
Middle school -
Shri Ram school
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