Mario Alberto Zapata, Senior Water Resources Engineer at Worley Consulting

About

Professional engineer experienced in water resources management, impact assessment and environmental monitoring for industrial developments.

Information

• Location: New Westminster, Canada

Industry experience

Education: Masters

Seniority: Expert, Engineer, Consultant

Years of experience: 10 to 20 years

Work experience

• Senior Water Resources Engineer

  Provide expert review and design of water management strategies for industrial developments.

  Advisian

  2023-11-14  - Present

• Mine Water Resources Engineer

  Designed water management structures for operating mines in British Columbia, Canada.

  Kerr Wood Leidal Associates

  2021-10-04  - 2023-11-02

• Water Resources Engineer

  Designed water management structures for operating and proposed mining developments.

  Stantec

  2019-08-26  - 2021-09-30

• Water Quality Expert

  Reviewed the impacts of development projects on water quality, as assessed by proponents, per the applicable federal regulations.

  Environment Canada

  2018-10-09  - 2019-05-07

• Environmental Consultant

  Prepared and analyzed data and developed hydrological and water quality models of surface waters in British Columbia and Manitoba.

  Independent

  2015-12-02  - 2018-10-05

• Researcher

  Modelled the water quality of major rivers and creeks in the province of Risaralda, Colombia, while coordinating the field campaigns to acquire field data.

  Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira

  2005-02-15  - 2007-06-30

• Engineer

  Modelled the water quality of major rivers and creeks in the province of Quindio, Colombia, and collected the required field data.

  Universidad del Quindío

  2001-06-27  - 2007-08-30

• Graduate Assistant

  Designed and implemented a disinfection system based on ultraviolet light in a low-income community of Bolivia using computational fluid dynamics.

  University of Alberta

  2008-06-01  - 2011-03-31

• Water Quality Specialist

  Modelled and assessed the water quality of streams and lakes downstream of mining projects in Canada, coordinated field programs to acquire water quality baseline data, and responded to information requests from interested stakeholders during the environmental impact assessment application.

  Golder Associates Ltd.

  2011-04-18  - 2014-06-06

• Project Engineer

  Modelled the water quality and monitored the baseline water quality of streams downstream, as well as developed water balances of mining projects in Canada and elsewhere.

  Knight Piésold Ltd.

  2014-06-16  - 2015-09-10

Taxonomy

• Water Resources Engineer
• Consultant
• Water Monitoring
• Environmental Impact Assessment
• Mining Development
• Water Quality Monitoring
• Environmental Report Writing
• Hydraulic Modelling