PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

• B.Sc.(C.E.) - University of Manitoba 1975
• M.A.Sc.(C.E.) - University of Ottawa 1977
• Ph.D.(C.E.) - University of Waterloo 1981

POSITIONS

• 1981 - 2012 Consultant/Principal, UNIES Ltd., Winnipeg, Manitoba

AFFILIATIONS

• Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of the Province of Manitoba
• Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario
• American Geophysical Union, Hydrology Section

WATER RESOURCES ENGINEERING

• Field testing/analysis of cereal grain storage methods.
• Operation of instrumentation network, Wilson Creek Experimental Watershed.
• Hydrology of Assiniboine-to-LaSalle River inter-basin transfer.
• Assessment of Assiniboine River oil-spill clean-up operation.
• Prediction of dredge spoil movement for Thompson Lake open-pit nickel mine.
• Feasibility of aquatic nuisance reduction facility in eutrophic Rock Lake.
• Viability of stand-alone wind/hydro hybrid power supplies for NWT communities.
• Farmland drainage assessment in high water-table area of Manitoba Interlake region.
• Physical impact of hydro-electric facilities on Churchill, Reindeer & Laurie Rivers and study and negotiations support re: Reindeer Lake multiple-objective operating modes.
• Groundwater and soil quality around abandoned landfill sites at CFS Gypsumville.
• Groundwater resource assessment, Assiniboine Delta Aquifer, Manitoba.
• Hydraulic and hydrologic effects of Churchill River Diversion.
• Feasibility & hydraulic design parameters for seasonal stream crossings, Pembina R.
• Hydraulic and hydrologic regime, design criteria for Carrot River bridge redevelopment.
• Hydrologic and hydraulic design study for Gopher Creek crossing of PTH #1 at Virden.
• Impact of clearing, cultivation, and drainage alteration in Tiger Hills sub-catchment.
• Crossing design adjustment for environmental & flood protection constraints, Brandon East.
• Lake circulation, wood-waste sediment, and shoreline protection, Traverse Bay.
• Charleswood Bridge hydraulic impact: geotechnical studies access causeway; pier cofferdams; bridge and channel geometry alternatives, Assiniboine River.
• Erosion protection blanket design and supervision, Red River, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
• English River water regime definition, Grassy Narrows and Lac Seul, Ontario.
• Whitemud River basin post-1975 drainage management review, Manitoba.
• PTH #21 Assiniboine River crossing redevelopment and flooding studies.
• Bridge site river hydraulics, Assiniboine River: Brandon 18th Street & Miniota PTH #83
• Norwood Bridge ice-related design criteria, construction hydrology and hydraulics.
• Impact of drainage works, Balmoral, Rat River tributaries, & Beausejour area, Manitoba.
• Advisor to negotiations re: Mt. McKay landfill closure, Ontario.
• Drainage design, redevelopment of PR #275, Swan River; PTH #59, Grande Pointe; PR #374 at Nelson R. East Channel; PR #513, Partridge Creek; PR #489 near Duck River.
• Arbitrator, land drainage issue, Sioux Lookout, Ontario.
• Embankment washout study, Little Saskatchewan River basin, Manitoba.
• Hydrologic design, GWWD aqueduct repairs and GWWD railway bridge, Manitoba.
• Hydrologic/hydraulic study, PTH #23 crossing, Marsh River / Red River Overflow Channel.
• Hydrologic/hydraulic studies: permanent & demountable flood protection, Red River.
• Formulation of water regime definitions, monitoring systems, and future development provisions for Northern Flood Agreement Implementation, Burntwood River/Churchill River Diversion and Nelson River/Lake Winnipeg Regulation Systems, Manitoba.
• Hydrologic/hydraulic design studies, Monkman's Creek stabilization at Lower Fort Garry, Roseau River at Dominion City, Plum River at St. Jean Baptiste, Boyne River near Carman, & Bunns Creek.
• Technical advisor, hydroelectric future development planning, Wuskwatim and Notigi projects, Manitoba (Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation Future Development).
• Slave Falls Tramway Conversion Functional Design Study: stream crossings.
• Environmental Consultant Management Team, Pointe du Bois Spillway Replacement Project

BUILDING SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

• Movement and failure of shallow building foundations in prairie clay soils.
• Residential envelope retrofitting studies, incl. sealing and pressurization for HCHO control.
• Multi-sectoral energy supply and demand profiles for 16 Manitoba remote communities.
• Management/technical, provincial residential energy conservation demonstration.
• Management/training/technical for residential energy audit advisory programmes.
• Comparison of small-building air infiltration simulation models.
• Analysis of house systems and building moisture problems.
• Design, field engineering, monitoring of Flair/CHBA Mark XIV housing demo.
• Design of residential and commercial foundations, Manitoba.
• Causes and mitigation of basement condensation in new single-family dwellings.
• Performance of higher-efficiency gas furnace and boiler replacements.
• Data acquisition system monitoring of R-2000 energy and environmental variables.
• R-2000/Double-E builders' guidelines & prescriptive stds., 9 provinces & territories.
• Evaluation of energy analysis software & performance of 23 occupied test homes.
• Compliance testing of building envelope installation, library and apartment towers.
• Revision of R-2000 Program Technical Requirements on energy use.
• Energy-use performance/prediction evaluation update for monitored R-2000 houses.
• Evaluation & sensitivity testing of Hydro-Québec energy-efficient prescriptive standard.
• Development of HOT2000 sub-model for solar radiation incidence on inclined glazing.
• Development of HOT2000 weather files for 25 Japanese locations.
• Laboratory piping replacement project.
• R-2000 pre-approvals concept development.
• HOT2000 / HOT2XP technical & software support

SYSTEMS MODELLING

• Simulation-based design procedure for wastewater flow equalization facilities.
• Pattern (expert system) forecasting and synthesis of multivariate time series.
• Development, calibration, and use of static and hydrodynamic simulators of tidal channels and polders and for optimized design of regulators, drainage sluices and excavation, Khulna and Second Coastal Embankment Rehabilitation Projects, Bangladesh.

TRAINING

• Undergrad, vocational & general instruction in water resources, statistics and applications, thermodynamics, and energy topics.

PUBLICATIONS

• "Stochastic Design of Flow Equalisation Basins", C.D. MacInnes, A.C. Middleton, and K. Adamowski, Proc. ASCE Journal of the EE Div, Vol. 104, EE6, 1277-91, Proc. Paper 14251, 1978.
• "Pattern Analysis and Synthesis of Time-Dependent Hydrologic Data", T.E. Unny, U.S. Panu, C.D. MacInnes, A.K.C. Wong, in Advances in Hydroscience (V.T. Chow, editor) Vol. 12, 195-295, 1981.
• "Multivariate Hydrologic Time Series and Pattern Recognition", C.D. MacInnes and T.E. Unny, in Multivariate Analysis of Hydrologic Processes, 228-242, Eng. Res. Ctr., Colorado St. U., 1986.
• "Impact of Winter Hydroelectric Operation on Resource Harvesting", C.D. MacInnes and G. Spafford, CEA/EPRI Hydro-Québec Ice Problems Workshop, Montreal, 1987.
• "Land and Water Interaction: Case Studies", G. Spafford, B. Bradley, and C. MacInnes, 6th IWRA World Congress on Water Resources, Ottawa, 1988.
• "Experience with Higher-Efficiency Gas Heating Systems in Manitoba: Implications for New Home and Replacement Applications", C.D. MacInnes, in Excellence in Housing '89, Proceedings, 7th Annual International Energy Efficient Building Conference and Exposition, Winnipeg, 1989.
• "Multiple-Option Prescriptive Standards for Energy Conservation in Residential Construction - A Flexible Methodology", C. MacInnes, G. Proskiw, B. Bradley, R. Slasor, International Conference on Municipal Code Administration, Building Safety and the Computer, Winnipeg, Manitoba, 1989.