Bruce Calderbank, FRICS, CLS, P. Eng.
74 Granlea Place S. W.
Calgary, Alberta, Canada T3E 4K2
Email: bruce_calderbank@nucleus.com

Senior Surveyor
Over 20 years of extensive experience
Feasibility Studies, Planning, Implementation, and Management
Port and Harbor Developments, and Dredging
Sites Surveys prior to Drilling and Construction Activities
Inspection Surveys of Structures, Pipelines, and for Debris Clearance
Wreck Searches, and Salvage Operations
Geodetic and Land Survey Operations

Personal

Have carried out numerous consulting assignments for various oil and gas companies around the world.
Worked in over 20 countries for short periods from 1 to 6 months.
Worked in Angola, Australia, Brunei, Canada, Denmark, Gabon, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Malaysia, Mexico, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Peru, the Philippines, Singapore, Sudan, Tunisia, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, and Vietnam.
Hold Canadian and British passports, and can readily obtain a TC visa for assignments in the USA.

Education and Safety Training

1998 Combined Offshore Survival and Fire Fighting, 2 to 6 February, GRIT Aberdeen, Scotland.
1997 Basic Sea Survival and Huet, 16 May, Industrial Foundation for Accident Prevention, WA.
1996 Quality Measures for Offshore Differential GPS, Quest, self-study.
1980 CNAA Post Graduate Diploma in Hydrographic Surveying, Plymouth Polytechnic, England.
1978 Bachelor of Surveying, University of New South Wales, Australia.

Experience

Client survey representative (Nav QC) for most types of seismic surveys, several geodetic control projects, and an offshore construction project. Trained surveyors in Peru in theory and practical procedures for offshore site surveys and rig positioning. Guest lecturer at various seminars, and published a umber of papers. International marketing manager for a Canadian geomatics firms.

For offshore seismic surveys, acted as Nav QC for deep water 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 streamer, multi-source single boat 3-D, two boat 3-D, and ocean bottom cable 3-D surveys. Nav QC for deep water 2D, reconnaissance, and shallow water seismic 2-D surveys. Navigation data analyst, both onshore and offshore. For offshore construction, acted as Nav QC for a multiple pipe-lay project, both on the barge and the ROV survey vessel, and during the associated rectification works.

As an offshore surveyor, carried out the following offshore construction surveys: route, pre-lay, pipe-lay, as-laid, as-trenched, as-filled, and as-built pipeline surveys; jacket installations and platform control; structural and pipeline inspection surveys using ROVs; pre and post-dredge surveys; anchor handling and anchor placement.

Carried out site and engineering surveys using the following techniques: bathymetry, side scan sonar, sub-bottom profiler, coring and bottom sampling, ROV inspection, and oceanography. Positioned semi-submersible, jack-up and drillship rigs including tow-in and location, anchor and cam inspections. Carried out wreck location surveys using the following techniques: echo-sounder, side scan sonar, and magnetometer. Caried out extensive hydrographic reconnaissance surveys of the Fly River, P.N.G., and the White Nile, Sudan totaling over 1500 km of rivers surveyed. Started up a hydrographic survey of the inland lakes on Manitoulin Island, Ontario. Carried out urban and rural land surveys.

Operational user of DGPS, Syledis, Argo, Artemis, Hyper-Fix, Trisponder, and Miniranger.

Computer literate with Word 7.0 and WordPerfect 5.1; Excel 5.0 and Lotus 123; QPS DGPS version 2.4 and QPS Post-Processing version 5.0.

Employers

1983 - 1999 Hydrographic Survey Consultants Intl., Canada.
1981 - 1983 Geodetic and Construction Survey, Singapore.
1980 - 1981 Hunting Surveys, U.K.
1978 - 1979 Geophysical Service International, Canada and U.S.A.

Professional Memberships

Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors - Fellow; Canada Lands Surveyor - Commission; Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta - Professional Engineer; The Hydrographic Society; Canadian Hydrographic Association; Canadian Institute of Geomatics.