Civil & Underground Operator - Skylink - Surrey / Langley, BC
(2024-01 - 2026-12)
Surrey-Langley SkyTrain Extension
- Led pad preparation across multiple station and guideway footprint zones along the SkyTrain expansion corridor — high-volume earthworks under tight scheduling pressure.
- Executed deep underground trenching for storm, sanitary, and electrical conduit systems in congested urban terrain with minimal disruption to adjacent infrastructure.
- Rerouted and relocated existing underground utilities to suit new alignment, working directly alongside engineers and inspectors to maintain service continuity.
- Performed full-scope civil earthworks: cut and fill, subgrade prep, and compaction to structural loading specs.
- Managed access and egress control across a live multi-trade site — coordinating safe movement of equipment and ground crews at all times.
- Operated multiple excavator sizes and attachments to match shifting ground conditions, trench depths, and close-proximity work throughout the corridor.
Utility Operator - KLTP (Kiewit-Ledcor-Trans) - Coquitlam, BC
(2021-01 - 2024-12)
- Cleared terrain and placed rig mats to establish safe travel corridors for heavy equipment across a complex pipeline project.
- Built river crossings and access points for tandem traffic; installed trench boxes and road plates with full water mitigation systems.
- Excavated and bedded product pipe to exact engineering specs — worked directly with client inspectors when conditions changed.
- Supported directional drilling operations for pipeline installation beneath the Fraser River.
- Dug 9-meter GHAB pits in congested urban zones using long sticks, clam buckets, and roto-tilt attachments.
- Ran equipment through night shifts to maximize production; completed fine finishing and restoration across 18 km through Burnaby and Coquitlam.
Excavator Operator - Kota Contracting - Kelowna, BC
(2017-01 - 2020-12)
- GPS-guided grading across large earthworks programs; screened and hauled materials on steep terrain, adapting rock trucks as mobile mixer boxes when needed.
- Trenched slopes as steep as 60° with multiple machines working simultaneously — heavy coordination required.
- Built roads, retaining walls, access routes, and underground utility corridors all within the same active zone.
- Managed continuous heavy rainfall through proactive water mitigation; delivered fine finish road surfaces ready for asphalt.
Mainline Excavator Operator - M.A.P (Water & Sewer / Earthworks) - Alberta
(2015-01 - 2017-12)
- Installed mainline underground utilities (water, sewer, electrical) across large-scale Alberta projects.
- Dug open-cut ditches with 2:1 slopes up to 9 meters deep; installed 20-foot trench boxes to keep crews safe in-trench.
- Built French drain diversions and berms for water mitigation on active sites; operated full compliance with client safety requirements.
Excavator / Finish Dozer Operator - Whistle Contracting - Edmonton, AB
(2012-01 - 2015-12)
Edmonton LRT Expansion
- Supported the Edmonton LRT expansion with a strong civil and underground focus — utility reroutes, service removals, and new conduit installation through dense urban corridors.
- Demolished existing structures and obsolete underground infrastructure using bucket and hammer attachments to clear alignment for new guideway construction.
- Executed precision underground utility reroutes around live services — water, sewer, and electrical — coordinating with locates and inspection teams to maintain continuity.
- Removed conflicting buried services ahead of civil construction; exposed and cleared underground infrastructure in tight, heavily congested zones.
- Compacted subgrades and foundations, maintained site access ramps, and loaded aggregate with extended-reach clamshell across a wide range of civil support roles.
