PDCA YOUNG GUN
PDCA Young Gun:
David Lee, EIT,
CAP Management Services From the start of my first year in
I was responsible for foundation design
engineering, I was set on being a
and testing support on three large transmission
structural engineer involved with
line projects in Alberta, Canada.
high rises and bridges. Little did I know
CAP senior engineers, the project owner’s
that fate and opportunity had a different
design team and myself worked together
career path in mind. Upon completion
to set up a foundation design and testing
of my undergrad at the University of
program that included empirical formulas,
British Columbia (UBC), I was asked by
static load testing, dynamic load testing
Dr. Dharma Wijewickreme from UBC
and drivability studies. By combining
applied sciences to design and build a
test pile programs with periodic monitoring,
testing apparatus for an oil company to
we were able to develop an integrated
conduct full-scale pile-soil interactions
engineered program to promote design
for pipeline research. I remember being
safety and optimization.
fascinated with the movement of soil
around the pipe as it was pulled from
the ground. This led to many complex
questions in my head, for which I wanted
answers.
Once the research was completed,
I was fortunate enough to join CAP
Management Services, which was in
the process of developing a driven pile
dynamic monitoring (PDA) branch.
After detailed research, I realized that
this was a perfect fit for the interest I had
gained during my pile-soil interaction
research. The first three years with CAP,
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