Curriculum Vitae. Gord McKenna, PhD, PEng, PGeol Senior Geotechnical Engineer

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1 Curriculum Vitae Gord McKenna, PhD, PEng, PGeol Senior Geotechnical Engineer Education BASc, Geological Engineering, University of British Columbia PhD, Geotechnical Engineering, University of Alberta Summary of Experience 17 years oil sands geotechnique: dragline mining/ highwall design & monitoring, foundation engineering, dump design and monitoring, tailings research and development, reclamation design and operations, closure planning, landscape engineering, soft tailings stabilization and reclamation, instrumented watershed research, sulphur management, shallow groundwater control, CEMA landscape design subgroup chair (Syncrude) 9 years mining geotechnical consultant site investigation, landform grading. Tailings dam design, tailings technology selection, tailings technology development, environmental reclamation audit, rockpile risk assessments, rockpile weathering study oversight,, hearings support, tailings mass balance (Alberta, BC, New Mexico, Nevada) 5 years Adjunct Professor, University of Saskatchewan (part time) 2 years Adjunct Professor, University of Alberta Department of Renewable Resources (teaching, LRIGS management committee) (part time) Years of Relevant Experience: 26 Dr Gord McKenna has 26 years experience as a geotechnical engineer in the mining industry, including 17 years working at Syncrude Canada s Mildred Lake oil sands operation in northeastern Alberta, Canada, with the past nine years as a geotechnical consultant to mines in Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, the US and Central and South America. Gord s specialties include landform design and closure planning, oil sands geotechnique, mine waste geotechnique, and tailings technology development. And more specifically, Gord has been working on mine closure and landform design for the past 18 years, including preparation of several closure planning and design guides (for CEMA, INAC, COSIA). Geotechnical investigations and designs Fraser delta submarine landslide investigations Geotechnical design for dragline mining Marine clay investigation Foundation engineering for mine and refinery Highwall blockslide review 1995 Spontaneous combustion of coke study 1995 Fine tailings consolidation model development 1996 Tailings reclamation redesign Tailings dyke dewatering study 2001 Flue-gas desulphurization waste characterization 2003 Landfill expansion site selection and design 2003 Rockdump and tailings dam design , 2012 Rockpile geotechnical stability risk assessment Landform grading for tailings dam design 2005 Debris-flow mitigation berm design 2006 Tailings pond stabilization and reclamation design 2006 Development of rockpile OMS manual 2006 Conceptual design for dry stacked tailings deposits 2006 Acid-salt tailings disposal options study 2006 Evaluation of stabilized landslide m high rockfill tailings dam 2007 Soft tailings investigation and prototype hummock design 2007 Dam safety review Rockfill weathering study Tailings pond hydrogeologic investigation for closure Water treatment pilot test ponds Soft tailings capping in the tropics 2011 Development of landform OMS manual for reclamation certification 2011 Dam safety review 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013

2 Professional Affiliations Professional Engineer / Professional Geologist: BC, AB, SK Canadian Geotechnical Society Canadian Institute of Mining Canadian Dam Association Mining Projects Barrick Pueblo Viejo Dominican Republic BHP Billiton Jensen Potash, SK Canadian Dam Association, Edmonton, AB CNRL Horizon Mine, Fort McMurray, AB Coal Valley Mine, Edson, AB COSIA Calgary CEMA/RWG oil sands multi-party group, AB Faro Mine YT Imperial Oil Kearl Oil Sands Project, AB Molycorp Questa Mine, NM NovaGold Galore Creek BC OSTC/COSIA, Edmonton, AB PetroCanada/UTS Fort Hills oil sands project, AB Shell Canada Muskeg River Mine and Jackpine Mine, AB Suncor Energy - Tar Island, Steepbank, and Millennium oil sands mines, AB Syncrude Canada - Mildred Lake and Aurora North& Aurora South oil sands mines, AB Synenco Energy Northern Lights oil sands project, AB Teck Coal Sparwood, BC Total E&P Canada Joslyn Creek Tailings, AB Western Canadian Coal Wolverine Mine, BC Reclamation site visits to 100+ mines in North America, Australia, and Europe Geotechnical research and development Instrumented overburden slope field trial Grouted piezometer development Marine channel dragline mining study MacKay River stability study 1995 Spiked tailings co-disposal prototype field trial 1996 Landform grading prototype field trial Soft tailings bearing capacity study and field trials Overburden instrumented watershed Wind-blown tailings sand control field trial 2000 Dispersive clay erosion study 2001 Tailings sand permeability study Tailings underdrain field pilot 2003 Long-term dump and tailings settlement review 2003 Long-term underground sulphur storage prototype field trial Hydraulic reclamation flume studies Thickened tailings and sand stacking prototype field trial 2005 Soft tailings mass and water balance reviews Hardrock mine dump erosion review and landform design Tailings consolidation modelling Floating tailings cover review Dam declassification CDA Oil Sands Tailings technology review 2010 Oil Sands Tailings reclamation review 2011 Oil sands waste characterization database Soft tailings shear strength evaluation 2012 CDA Dam Delicensing Guide Bitumen from tailings study 2013 Economics and screening studies Dragline mining reconfiguration study 1991 Alternative tailings economic screening studies 1995, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2008 Tailings beach thermal study 2001 Reclamation economics 2002 Fluid tailings stabilization screening study Tailings pond rehabilitation study 2009 Selenium strategic panel 2010 Roadmap for oil sands tailings development 2011 Closure planning, landform design, and mine reclamation Tour of 97 mines to study closure planning and landscape performance Reclamation certification application Lease closure and reclamation plans 1998, 2001, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013 Designing reclamation to accommodate beaver dams 2000 Reclamation public relations and stakeholder consultation programs Page 2

3 Landform grading design for tailings dam 2006 Support of new oil sands mine application public hearing 2006 Coal mine closure plan development and reclamation audit 2006 Fluid tailings stabilization and capping program Soft tailings landscape design and construction Oil sands reclamation review 2007 Landform grading workshops Design, construction for fen wetland on soft tailings Design, construction for fen wetland on overburden Site drainage design Dump landform design 2009 Landform design manual 2009 Sight berms using reclamation stockpiles Tailings pond landform/closure design Landform grading manual 2009 GIS tools development for landform design Design for fen wetland on an overburden dump Natural appearance guidelines 2010 End Pit Lake Design Guide, chapter author, reviewer Historic gold mine closure cost estimate Closure plan for high-altitude gold mine 2010 Reservoir shoreline stabilization berm Reclamation research development plan for 10 coal mines 2011 Oil sands wetland design manual chapter author, reviewer 2013 Oil sands water treatment waste landfill stabilization 2013 Watershed research r&d program Watershed design guide 2013 Tailings landform design Northern covers design guide chapter author 2012 Soil capping optimization study Soft tailings trafficability testing 1999, 2002, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 Review panels Questa Rockpile Weathering ADTI Panel Strategic Advisory Panel on Selenium Management Albian In-Pit Dyke Design and Construction Internal BGC team Suncor Pond 5 Coke Capping Review Team Northern Cover Design Guide Review Teck Coal Watershed R&D Team Syncrude Base Mine Lake R&D Review Team Syncrude EIP Landform Advisory Team Shell Tailings Geotechnical Advisory Panel (TGAP) Council of Canadian Academies Expert Panel on the Potential for New and Emerging Technologies to Reduce the Environmental Impacts of Oil Sands Development Page 3

4 Short courses presented Successful Reclamation CIM Calgary 99 - Calgary 1999 Landform design checklist CEMA Fort McMurray 2003 Geostatistics for hydraulic conductivity Syncrude Canada Fort McMurray 2004 Landform design for oil sands tailings CGS Calgary 2006 Landform design Tailings and Mine Waste 08 Vail 2008 Oil sands geotechnique BGC Engineering Vancouver 2008 Landform design Tailings and Mine Waste 09 Banff 2009 Oil sands geotechnique BGC Engineering Vancouver 2010 Landform design for oil sands Syncrude Canada Ltd Fort McMurray 2010 Landform design Tailings and Mine Waste 11 Vancouver 2011 Landform design BGC Engineering Vancouver 2012 Oil sands geotechnique BGC Engineering Kamloops 2012 Landform design ICARD 2012 Ottawa 2012 Sustainable Mining Now Mine Closure 12 Brisbane 2012 Landform design and closure planning University of Alberta Mining Engineering Edmonton 2013 Landform design University of Alberta, LRIGS Edmonton 2013 Landform design for oil sands Suncor Energy Calgary 2013 Landform design and covers CLRA 13 Whitehorse 2013 Landform design and cover Tailings and Mine Waste 13 Banff 2013 Landform design for oil sands Shell Canada Calgary 2013 Publications Abbott RM, McKenna GT Sustainable mining now. turning ideas and ideals into reality. Mine Closure Brisbane Australian Centre for Geomechanics p BGC Engineering Inc Oil Sands Tailings Technology Review. OSRIN Report No. TR p. (co author) BGC Engineering Inc Review of Reclamation Options for Oil Sands Tailings Substrates. OSRIN Report No. TR 2. 59p. (co author) Cumulative Environmental Management Association (CEMA) Oil Sands End Pit Lakes Guidance Document. CEMA. Fort McMurray. (Chapter author) Cumulative Environmental Management Association (CEMA) Landscape Design Checklist, Revised RSDS Government Regulator Version. May CEMA-RWG Landscape Design Subgroup. 8p. (editor and contributor) Jakubick AT, McKenna GT, Robertson AM Stabilisation of tailings deposits. international experience. Sudbury Mining and the Environment. Sudbury. Jakubick AT, McKenna GT Stabilization of soft tailings. practice and experience. Eighth International Conference on Radioactive Waste Management and Environmental Management (ICEM'01). Brugge Belgium. American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Keys MJ, McKenna G, Sawatsky L, Van Meer T Natural analogs for sustainable reclamation landscape design at Syncrude in Environmental Management for Mining. Saskatoon. Page 4

5 Kostaschuk RA, Luternauer JL, McKenna GT Moslow TF Sediment transport in a submarine channel system, Fraser River delta Canada. Journal of Sedimentary Petrology. v62: Kostaschuk RA, Luternauer JL, McKenna GT, and Moslow TF Morphology and sediment transport in a submarine channel system; Fraser River delta British Columbia Geological Association of Canada - Mineralogical Association of Canada annual meeting. Program with abstracts Waterloo. v15:71. List BR, McKenna GT Shallow translational failures along thin Marine Clay layers at the Syncrude Canada Ltd open pit mine. 43rd Canadian Geotechnical Conference. Quebec City. Canadian Geotechnical Society. McGreevy J, McKenna G, An R, Scordo E Regional mine closure plans - the next improvement in closure planning. Tailings and Mine Waste 2013 Conference. Banff. Nov 3-6. University of Alberta Geotechnical Centre, Edmonton. McKenna G Evidence of large-scale mass wasting on the Fraser River delta front at Sands Heads British Columbia. BSc These. Department of Applied Sciences. Geological Engineering Program. University of British Columbia, Vancouver. 1v McKenna GT, Luternauer JL First documented large failure at the Fraser River delta front British Columbia. Current Research. Geological Survey of Canada v87-1a: McKenna GT, Kostaschuk RA Submarine slope failures at the mouth of the Fraser River British Columbia. Geological Association of Canada - Mineralogical Association of Canada;. Waterloo, Canada. Geological Association of Canada. McKenna GT, List BR Impact of Upper McMurray Formation Marine Oil Sands on dragline mining at the Syncrude Canada Ltd open pit mine. Second International Symposium on Mine Planning. Calgary. Balkema. Rotterdam p McKenna GT, Luternauer JL, Kostaschuk RA. 1990, Submarine landslides at the mouth of the Fraser River Canada. Fifth Circum-Pacific Energy and Mineral Resources Conference; Volume 74. AAPG Bulletin. American Association of Petroleum Geologists. Tulsa, OK. v74:989. McKenna G Grouted-in installation of piezometers in boreholes. 44th Canadian Geotechnical Society Conference. Calgary. Canadian Geotechnical Society. Paper p. McKenna G Large-scale mass-wasting events on the Fraser River delta front near Sand Heads British Columbia. Canadian Geotechnical Journal. v29: McKenna G, Livingstone G, Lord T Advances in slope-monitoring instrumentation at Syncrude Canada Ltd.. Geotechnical News v12: McKenna G Advances in slope-monitoring instrumentation at Syncrude Canada Ltd -- a follow up. Geotechnical News v McKenna G Advances in slope-monitoring instrumentation at Syncrude Canada Ltd -- a follow up. Geotechnical News v McKenna G Grouted-in installation of piezometers in boreholes. Canadian Geotechnical Journal. v32: McKenna GT, Shelbourn MB Instrumentation of an advancing mine slope in the Athabasca Oil Sands. International Symposium on Mine Planning. Calgary. McKenna G Concepts in lease-closure landscapes. CIM Bulletin v89: McKenna G, Lewko R blockslides in the Athabasca Oil Sands. Canadian Geotechnical Society Conference. Vancouver. Page 5

6 McKenna G Planning geotechnical tests and investigations for analysis and presentation -- Part 1. Geotechnical News v14: McKenna G Injecting science into geotechnical research field programs. Geotechnical News. v15: McKenna GT, Planning geotechnical tests and investigations for analysis and presentation. Geotechnical News. v15. McKenna GT Planning geotechnical tests and investigations for analysis and presentation-- part 2. Geotechnical News v15: McKenna G, Dawson R Landscape engineering for sustainable development. Geotechnical Society of Edmonton Third Annual Symposium. April 4, Edmonton. 12p. McKenna G Celebrating 25 Years. Syncrude's Geotechnical Review Board. Geotechnical News. v16: McKenna G Concepts in lease-closure landscapes. CIM Bulletin v89: McKee WN, McKenna GT Closure planning. actions today to control cost and liability tomorrow. CIM District 5 Mining Conference. Fort McMurray. Canadian Institute of Mining. Paper 22. McKenna G Soft Tailings Workshop. Soft Rock and Coal Mechanics Workshop. Canadian Institute of Mining. Edmonton McKenna G An era passes at Syncrude -- farewell to Dragline No. 2 "Discovery". Geotechnical News. p37. McKenna G Elements of successful reclamation. CIM Workshop, Calgary.1v McKenna GT, Keys MJ, van Meer T, Roy L, Sawatsky L The impact of beaver dams on the design and construction of reclaimed mine sites. 24th Annual BC Mine Reclamation Symposium. Williams Lake. British Columbia Ministry of Mines. McKenna GT, Ducharme J, Keys MJ Landscape design. a new planning and assessment framework for mine reclamation. BC Mine Reclamation Symposium. Williams Lake. British Columbia Ministry of Mines. McKenna GT Landscape engineering and sustainable mine reclamation. PhD Thesis, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton. 660p. McKenna GT Erroneous readings from a vibrating wire piezometer with a broken signal wire. Geotechnical News v23: McKenna GT Posting security for reclamation obligations. Offsetting Environmental Clean-Up Costs and Liabilities Controlling Your Organization's Contaminated Sites Remediation and Reclamation Obligations symposium. Vancouver. Canadian Institute. McKenna G Rules of thumb for geotechnical instrumentation costs. Geotechnical News. McKenna GT How to build your own instrumentation quad. Geotechnical News McKenna GT Celebrating 50 issues of Geotechnical Instrumentation News. Geotechnical News. McKenna G, Cullen V Landscape design for soft tailings deposit. Tailings and Mine Waste 08 Conference. Vail, Colorado. McKenna Exploring Closing options: taking a life-cycle approach to planning to achieve optimal reclamation. Best Practices in Tailings Management and Reclamation. Sep 17-18, Calgary. Canadian Institute. McKenna GT Techniques for creating mining landforms with natural appearance. Tailings and Mine Waste 2009 Conference. Banff. University of Alberta Geotechnical Centre, Edmonton. Page 6

7 McKenna G, Biggar K, Win SMK, Journault J, Eaton T, Sego D, Morgenstern N Oil sands tailings sand hydraulic conductivity. 2nd International Oil Sands Tailings Conference. December 5-8. University of Alberta Geotechnical Centre. Edmonton p21-29, McKenna G, Scordo E, Shuttleworth D, Straker J, Purdy B, and Buchko J Aesthetics for mine closure. Mine Closure 2011 Conference. V1:Volume 1. Lake Louise, Canada. Australian Centre for Geomechanics. Perth. v1: McKenna G, O Kane M, Qualizza C Tools for bringing mine reclamation research to commercial implementation. Tailings and Mine Waste 2011 Conference, Vancouver, Nov 6 to 9. 11p McKenna G, Dawson R, Hyndman A, LeSueur P, Sobkowicz J The Oil Sands Tailings Roadmap and Action Plan -- Oil Sands Tailings State of Practice Overview. International Oil Sands Symposium, Edmonton. University of Alberta Geotechnical Centre, Edmonton. McKenna G, An R, and McGreevy J Toward effective closure planning from progressive reclamation to sustainable mining. Tailings and Mine Waste Banff. Nov 3-6. University of Alberta Geotechnical Centre. Edmonton. McKenna G, An R, Scordo E, McGreevy J Toward Effective Closure Planning. From Progressive Reclamation to Sustainable Mining. Tailings and Mine Waste 2013 Conference, Banff. University of Alberta Geotechnical Centre, Edmonton. McKenna G, McGreevy J An R Regional mine closure plans. The next improvement in planning. Tailings and Mine Waste 2013 symposium. Banff. Nov 3-6. University of Alberta Geotechnical Centre. Edmonton. Pollard J, McKenna GT, Fair J, Daly C, Wytrykush C, Clark J Design aspects of two fen wetlands constructed for reclamation research in the Athabasca oil sands. Mine Closure 2012 Symposium. Brisbane. Australian Centre for Geomechanics p Pollock GW, McRoberts EC, Livingstone G, McKenna GT, Matthews JG, Nelson JD Consolidation behaviour and modelling of oil sands composite tailings in the Syncrude CT Prototype. International Conference on Tailings and Mine Waste v7: Powter CB, Biggar KW, Silva MJ McKenna GT, Scordo EB. Review of oil sands tailings technology options. Tailings and Mine Waste 2010, Vail, Colorado. Rains RB, McKenna GT Fluvial geomorphology of natural rivers and creeks and its impact on lease-closure designs at Syncrude Canada Ltd. 7th Annual Canadian Dam Safety Conference. Banff. Canadian Dam Safety Association (Canadian Dam Association). p Singhal RK, McKenna GT Environmental management in tailings and solid waste disposal at oil sands mines. Environment and Innovation in Mining and Mineral Technology Symposium. University of Concepcion, Chile. Swanson S, Abbott R, Funk W, Kirk L, McKenna G, Ohlendorf H, Sandy T Building stakeholder engagement in sustainable solutions- the strategic advisory panel on selenium management. Mine Closure 2011 Symposium. Lake Louise, Canada. Australian Centre for Geomechanics. v2: Page 7

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