YGP Breakfast Speakers

Michelle is a geotechnical engineer with 9yrs of experience working for Earthtech Consulting in Auckland. She spends half her time working in the field of groundwater engineering and hydrogeology. Typical projects include roading, bridges, residential/commercial construction, dewatering, groundwater take consents and groundwater modelling. Abstract Why Geotechnical Engineers need to understand perched groundwater Geotechnical Engineers work…

David is the Southern Geotechnical Market Lead for Beca and is responsible for growing and strategically developing the Beca geotechnical presence across the South Island. Previously he was the Building Consents & Handover Manager for the Kaikōura NCTIR Alliance and the Geotechnical Functional Lead in the SCIRT alliance in Christchurch. David is a keen collaborator…

Christoph is an Engineering Geologist at Beca in Wellington. His key interests include analysing complex geology, mitigating geohazards and undertaking fieldwork. He’s conducted fieldwork in in a range of different geological settings in New Zealand, Patagonia, Samoa, and Antarctica. Christoph also pilots UAVs to support and enhance fieldwork and analyses. Abstract Designing a breakwater in…

Jesse is an engineering geologist who works for Tonkin + Taylor in Tauranga, Bay of Plenty. Jesse graduated with a MSc(Hons) from the University of Waikato in 2016 and has been working in the Bay of Plenty region since graduating. Jesse has a keen interest in geological and geomorphological mapping, large-scale landslide assessments, geological hazard…