Christian Linde Olsen

Geotechnical Engineer

CV - Geotechnical Engineer

Profile

An enthusiastic and professional offshore geotechnical engineer, who enjoys being part of, as well as leading, a successful and productive team. Quick to grasp new ideas and concepts, and to develop innovative and creative solutions to problems. Able to work well on own initiative and can demonstrate the high levels of motivation required to meet the tightest of deadlines. Even under significant pressure, possesses a strong ability to perform effectively.

Work

07

Geotechnical Engineer at Acergy,

Stavanger, Norway

Education

07

MSc in Civil Engineering, sem. 10, AAU

Aalborg, Denmark

06

MSc in Civil Engineering, sem. 9, Griffith

Gold Coast, Austalia

02-06

MSc in Civil Engineering, sem. 1-8 AAU

Aalborg, Denmark

99-02

Gymnasium, HTX

Herning, Denmark

98-99

Skals Efterskole

Skals, Denmark

Projects

Aasgard gas transfer, Statoil (2010 - )
Responsible for all geotechnical design activities in the project. Notably, I planned and followed up on a geotechnical site investigation including laboratory testing at NGI in Oslo.

Draugen PWIT, Shell (2010)
Responsible for all geotechnical design activities in the project which include geotechnical design basis, pipe-soil interaction, rock structure design and slope stability.

Trym, Dong Energy (2009 - 2010)
Engineer for all geotechnical engineering and interfaces. Main design activities were footing design of pipeline covers both made in steel and glass fibre, coordination of three rock dump campaigns including offshore on Nordnes as client rep and design of rock foundation.

Skarv, BP (2009 - 2010)
Assigned holdback systems for suction can installation, back analysis of suction can installation and provided geotechnical assistance for pipe soil interaction.

Norne M, StatoilHydro (2009)
Delivered subsea rock installation design and various geotechnical engineering.

Volund EPIC Project, Marathon (2007 - 2009)
Delivered dropped object risk analysis, offshore planning and execution and geotechnical engineering. Worked on GRP structure design and analysis.

Standards

• API

• Australian Standards

• Coastal Engineering Manual

• Danish Standards

• Det Norske Veritas

• Eurocodes

• ISO Standards

Courses organised

• Geotechnics for engineers at Acergy, two day course based on learning by doing, 10

• Chairing meetings, course for the danish engineering unions members, 05-06

• Presentation techniques, course for the danish engineering unions members, 05-06

Courses attended

• Three days standard course on PLAXIS 2D in Manchester

• Two week secondment at NGI in Oslo

• Seven one week off the job technical courses in the offshore industry

• Two day workshop in Cone Penetration Testing in Geotechnical Practice held by T. Lunne and M. Powell in Watford

• Higher business English

• Basic Safety and Emergency Training - offshore

Other activities

• Censor for master thesis, Stavanger University PDF, 2009

• Member of the Civil Engineering Study Committee at Aalborg University, 03-06

• Student contact at Aalborg University for the Dansih Engineering Union (IDA), 03-06

Sports

• Hunting

• Diving

• Climbing

• Scout

• Skydiving

Language

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Speaking

Writing

Danish

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English

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Norwegian

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German

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French

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