• Ph.D in Civil Engineering (Geotechnical Engineering Specialization) – University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada – 2013
• B.Sc. Engineering Hons. (Civil Engineering) – University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka – 2004

• Associate Member – Institution of Engineers Sri Lanka (IESL)
• Former Member (Professional Engineer, P.Eng.) – Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA), Canada

• Geological Survey of Canada (GSC) research grant for doctoral research – 2010 to 2012
• Natural Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Canada research grant for doctoral research – 2005 to 2009
• Graduate Teaching Assistantship – University of Calgary – 2005 to 2009
• Institute of Engineers Sri Lanka (IESL) research grant for undergraduate research – 2003
• Mahapola merit scholarship for undergraduate studies – Ministry of Higher Education, Sri Lanka 1999 to 2003

• Member of the Canadian Geotechnical Society
• Member of the International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
• Member of the International Permafrost Association

• Geomechanics of Methane Hydrate Bearing Offshore Sediments of South-East-Asian Region
• Geomechanics of Tropical Residual Soils
• Site Characterization and Field Investigation Methods
• Geohazards Mitigation and Management

• Engineering Geology and Soil Mechanics
• Geotechnical Engineering Design

• Hands on Training on Advanced Scientific Instruments for Material Characterization – Workshop by Industrial Technology Institute, Ministry of Science, Technology & Research, Sri Lanka – 2019
• An Update on CPT Soil Behaviour Type – A workshop by Dr. Peter Robertson – 2018
• Basics of Design of Piled Foundations – A workshop by Dr. Bengt H. Fellenius – 2015
• A Fresh Perspective on Soil Mechanics with Application to Geotechnical Design – A workshop by Prof. Malcolm Bolton and Dr. Paul Vardanega – 2015
• Bearing Capacity and Settlement of shallow Foundations – by Prof. M. T. Rayhani – 2015
• Pile Foundations Under Axial Loads – by Prof. M. T. Rayhani – 2015
• Laterally Loaded Piles – by Prof. M. T. Rayhani – 2015
• On the Importance of Kinematics in the Analysis of Large Landslides – by Dr. Nicholas Sitar (Cross Canada Lecture Tour – Calgary Geotechnical Society) – 2015
• Canadian Water Network (CWN) Hydraulic Fracturing Subsurface Impacts Workshop – by CWN and University of Calgary – 2015
• Design of Machine Foundations – by Dr. Gamal Abdelaziz via Global Innovative Campus, Canada (http://www.gic-edu.com) – 2014
• Helical Piles in Practice – by Dr Gamal Abdelaziz via Global Innovative Campus, Canada (http://www.gic-edu.com) – 2014
• ICP Pile Design Methods in Sand and Clay – by Dr. Fiona Chow – 2014
• Geotechnical Modeling Workshop (modeling with GeoStudio software package) – by Geo-Slope International – 2013
• Foundations of Project Management – Project Management Institute (PMI) recognized workshop by Mitacs (https://www.mitacs.ca/en) – 2012

Work Experience in Geotechnical Engineering Consultancy:

• Geotechnical Engineer/Engineering Specialist (with WorleyParsons Canada Services Ltd., Calgary, Alberta Canada) providing geotechnical engineering input for variety of infrastructure, municipal, landfill and remediation, mining, liquid natural gas and pipeline projects – (2013 – 2018)

Major projects:

• Pre-FEED Geoscience Surveys │ Tullow Kenya B.V. │ 2017-2018 – Pre-FEED Geoscience Surveys for oil filed developments in South Lokichar Basin of Kenya – The work involved review and interpretation of geotechnical and geophysical data for site characterization, settlement analysis, liquefaction analysis, and design of shallow and deep foundations.
• Dam Safety Reviews │ Syncrude Canada Ltd.│ 2017-2018 – The dam safety reviews for various tailings containment dams for a major oil sands project in Northern Alberta – Canada – Slope stability and seepage analysis and seismic hazard assessment in accordance with Canadian Dam Association (CDA) guidelines with application to mining dams.
• Trans Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline Project │ TANAP │ 2015-2016 – Geotechnical design of compressor and metering stations for construction of an 1850 km-long pipeline to supply gas from Azerbaijan to Turkey and Europe – Design of shallow and deep foundations, estimation of settlements originating from earthworks, assessment of fill material suitability, stability analysis of slopes, and assessment of seismic slope displacements.
• LNG Terminal in North-Western BC │Confidential Client │ 2014-2018 – Front End Engineering Design (FEED) and Early Works Detailed Design to develop a new liquid natural gas (LNG) export terminal in North-Western British Columbia, Canada – Review and interpretation of geotechnical data, geotechnical design of shallow and deep foundations for various site structures, long term settlement monitoring and analysis, stability analysis for a flood prevention structure, liquefaction and ground improvement analysis
• Kami Iron Ore Project │ The Kami Mine Limited Partnership │ 2012-2013 – Front-end engineering design of a mine development project in southern Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada,  consisting of an open pit ore mine and the associated infrastructure required for processing and shipment of the ore – The work included review of geotechnical data, planning and scheduling of supplementary geotechnical investigation, interpretation of the findings of field investigations and laboratory testing results, provision of geotechnical foundation recommendations for shallow and deep foundations for major water crossing structures and site facilities, development of construction sequence for a mine tailings sedimentation facility, stability analysis of slopes of tailings impoundment dams, analysis of mine tailings consolidation process, provision of construction recommendations for overburden and waste rock dumps, provision of engineering support to identification of construction burrow sources.

Other Projects:

• Lafarge Exshaw Cement Plant Expansion │ LaFarge North America │ 2013-2015 – Construction of an industrial plant expansion development in Exshaw, Alberta – The work involved data management and preparation of construction completions reports on quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) of construction works including pile installation, earthworks, and construction of shallow foundations.
• Sunset Gas Plant │ Shell Canada Energy │ 2014-2015 – Geotechnical support to the pre-front-end engineering design of a gas processing plant development in north-eastern British Columbia by carrying out an independent gap analysis and review of the previously completed geotechnical work including review of engineering interpretation of subsurface conditions and reassessment of pile lateral capacity
• Expansion of Christina Lake Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) Facilities │ MEG Energy │ 2014 – Geotechnical support to design of well pads and associated access road structures for an expansion of Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) facilities in Christina Lake, Alberta – Review of existing geotechnical data pertaining to site characterization, provision of foundation and construction recommendations for engineering in the presence of muskeg and cold weather conditions
• Water Retention Tank – Geotechnical Recommendations │ Chevron Canada Limited │ 2014 – Geotechnical Recommendations for a water retention tank foundation, Fox Creek, Alberta – Soil characterization, engineering interpretation of subsurface conditions, provision of geotechnical recommendations for shallow foundations to include bearing capacity and settlement analysis
• Edmonton North Terminal Tank Farm – Geotechnical Foundation Recommendations │ Pembina Pipeline Corporation │ 2014 – Geotechnical investigation and foundation recommendations for upstream storage tanks – The work involved providing assistance with project initiation and management, review of existing project specific information and proposal preparation, Engineering support including settlement analysis of foundations.
• Edmonton North Terminal Tank Farm – Slope Stability Assessment │ Pembina Pipeline Corporation │ 2013 – Geotechnical engineering support for the construction of an industrial tank farm development in Edmonton, Alberta – The work involved providing assistance with project management, review of existing project specific information, interpretation of subsurface conditions and stability analysis of slopes.
• Geotechnical Foundation Recommendations │ North American Construction Group │ 2013 – Geotechnical engineering for a temporary office complex and a machine shop, Fort McMurray, Alberta – Engineering interpretation of subsurface conditions, design of shallow foundations to include a comprehensive analysis of resistance to uplift, sliding and overturning of a light-weight structure, and provision of recommendations for cold weather earthworks and frost protection of foundations.
• Canada Olympic Park – Legacy II Ski Lift Fill │ WinSport Canada │ 2013-2014 – Geotechnical engineering for a series of development upgrade works at the ski area at Canada Olympic Park, Calgary, Alberta – The work involved participation in field geotechnical investigation and installation of deformation and ground water monitoring instrumentation, collection of monitoring data, processing and interpretation of monitoring data, and reporting on the stability of the Legacy II Ski Lift fill embankment.
• Westbrook Mixed Commercial and Residential Development – Geotechnical Foundation Recommendations │ EMWS Holdings Ltd. │ 2013 – Geotechnical field investigation and foundation recommendations for a multi-storey mixed commercial and residential development in Calgary, Alberta – The work involved participation in primary field geotechnical investigation and front-end planning and execution of the subsequent field geotechnical investigation at the site, and interpretation of subsurface conditions leading to provision of geotechnical foundation recommendations.
• Mountain View – Phase 2 – Independent Review of Slope Stability Analysis │ Town of Okotoks │ 2013 – Stability assessment for geo-reinforced slopes in the vicinity of a residential development, Okotoks, Alberta – Review of existing project specific information, stability analysis of slopes, and provision of geotechnical recommendations
• ATCO 114 kV Transmission Line (Pack 15) – Geotechnical Investigation │ CIMA+ │ 2013 – Geotechnical filed investigation and preparation of factual report for ATCO Electrical (ATCO) 144 kV Transmission Line between the town of Oyen and Monitor, in the Hanna region of Alberta – Review of existing project specific information and findings of field geotechnical investigation, interpretation of subsurface conditions, and preparation of factual report
• Suncor Landfill Expansion │ Suncor Energy Inc. │ 2014-2015 – Geotechnical design and quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) during construction of an industrial landfill located within an oil sands processing plant for disposal of solid non-hazardous waste generated by Suncor’s operations, Fort McMurray, Alberta – The work involved stability analysis of landfill slopes.
• Bar-C Site Remediation │ Imperial Oil Limited │ 2014 – Geotechnical engineering for the conceptual and detailed design and construction of a landfill development in the Canadian Artic which required paying attention to beyond typical landfill design considerations to align the design with northern climatic conditions and permafrost – The work involved thermal modelling for landfill cap design.

• Bamunuvitharana, A.S. and Jayasinghe, A.G., Rethinking Site Characterization in Tropical Residual Soil Profiles, Proceedings of the 19^th Academic Sessions, University of Ruhuna, March 2022.
• Lavanraj, T., Jayasinghe, A.G., and Seneviratna, D.M.K.N, An Investigation into Differential Characterization of Soils Across CPT Interpretation Schemes, Proceedings of the 10th Symposium on Recent Advances in Civil Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering Society (CEES), University of Ruhuna, December 2021.
• Bamunuvitharana, A.S. and Jayasinghe, A.G., Variation in Strength-Deformation Characteristics of Residual Soils Between Undisturbed and Remolded States, Proceedings of the 10th Symposium on Recent Advances in Civil Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering Society (CEES), University of Ruhuna, December 2021.
• Wijerathna, W.N.M. and Jayasinghe, A.G., An application of filter paper method to investigate the impact of dry unit weight on soil water characteristics, Proceedings of the 9^th Symposium on Recent Advances in Civil Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering Society (CEES), University of Ruhuna, September 2020.
• Sathik, A.G.M. and Jayasinghe, A.G., Design and construction of a moisture retention cell for testing soil water retention characteristics of unsaturated soils, Proceedings of the 9^th Symposium on Recent Advances in Civil Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering Society (CEES), University of Ruhuna, September 2020.
• Sathusan N. and Jayasinghe A.G., A statistical approach to identification of homogeneity in CPT generated subsurface profiles, Proceedings of the 9^th Symposium on Recent Advances in Civil Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering Society (CEES), University of Ruhuna, September 2020.
• Jayasinghe, A. G., Grozic, J. L. H., Estimating pore space hydrate saturation: In relevance to laboratory synthesised hydrate bearing specimen, Journal of Geological Research, 2013.
• Jayasinghe, A.G. and Hayley, J. L., Pore pressure response and effective stress development in hydrate-cemented granular soil media – A theoretical examination, submitted to 10^th International Conference on Gas Hydrates (ICGH), Singapore, July 2021.
• Jayasinghe, A.G. and Grozic, J. L. H., Challenges in the determination of hydrate saturation: sensitivity to measurements and assumptions, Proceedings of the 7^th International Conference on Gas Hydrates (ICGH), Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, July 2011.
• Jayasinghe, A.G. and Grozic, J. L. H., Geo-mechanics in hydrate reservoir simulation, Proceedings of the 61^st Canadian Geotechnical Conference & 9^th Joint CGS/IAH-CNC Groundwater Conference, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, September 2008.
• Jayasinghe, A.G. and Grozic, J. L. H., Modeling dissociation behaviour of methane hydrate in porous soil media, Proceedings of the 6^th International Conference on Gas Hydrates (ICGH), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, July 2008.
• Jayasinghe, A.G. and Grozic, J. L. H., An experimental investigation of temperature-induced dissociation of methane hydrate in porous soil media, Proceedings of the 60^th Canadian Geotechnical Conference & 8^th Joint CGS/IAH-CNC Groundwater Conference, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, October 2007.
• Jayasinghe, A.G. and Grozic, J. L. H., Modeling pressure induced dissociation of hydrates in porous soil media; Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering, Yellowknife, NWT, Canada, 2007; Vol. 1, pp 540-549.
• Jayasinghe, A.G., Kumaarachchi, K.A.S.B. and Fernando, B.N.S., A comparative study of measurement of soil matric suction using different methods, Proceedings of the Sri Lankan Geotechnical Society Annual General Meeting and the conference, Sri Lanka, September 2004.