Benjamin Bigarre

Planned, designed and scheduled phases for port expansion project ($165M)

• Budgeted, specified technical requirements and proposals scoring rules for Competitive Solicitations with advertisement > $90,000
• Analyzed & scored proposals, produced reports for decision-makers for Competitive Solicitations, NCB contracts, RFPs, RFQs
• Produced feasibility assessments of port infrastructure : container/bulk terminal, piers/wharfs, basins, access channel
• Coordinated consultants and contractors : marine infrastructure design, geotechnical campaigns, geophysics, hydrodynamics, bathymetry surveys
• Produced reports, technical notes, schedules, maps to inform upper-management on project progress.
• Monitored regulations and liaised with government agencies
• Participated in town hall meetings
• Represented port authority in local government meetings
• Assisted upper-management in high-level government meetings

• Calculated quantities of supplies and materials needed for piezometer installation
• Sourced well supplies & materials, facilitated logistics to remote French Polynesian islands (Mo'orea, Tetiaroa)
• Assembled and operated a LoneStar 200H+ drill rig
• Drilled and developed piezometers (10ft,30ft)
• Sampled water from piezometers (peri pump)
• Monitored and logged water properties (Conductivity, TDS, temperature)
• Placed/recovered In-Situ AquaTroll probes in piezometers
• Retrieved data from in-situ probes (Temperature, Conductivity, Depth)
• Established contact with local water agencies

• Prepared and taught 12 lectures, 12 labs for undergraduate and graduate students
• Promoted a positive learning environment by establishing clear expectations and maintaining consistent classroom management techniques.
• Graded homework, lab work, exams and provided individual feedback to students
• Encouraged communication, engagement and feedback with students
• Communicated regularly with the Earth Science department administration

• Prepared and taught 12 sessions for two lab sections at undergraduate level
• Graded work and provided feedback to students
• Collaborated with the Earth Science department administration