24 AVENUES WINTER 2019 DEPARTMENT CAREER PROFILE Q: What is your position and what are your responsibilities? I’m a senior geologist with Matrix Solu- tions Inc. I’m involved with all aspects of business development, project design and management. This includes liaising with current and prospective clients and, when opportunities arise, developing proposals and work plans. For active projects I ensure work is on track with regard to time and budget. As projects move to completion, I review and comment on technical findings and conclusions. Also, as I have more grey hair than most of my office colleagues, I feel obliged to pass on my wisdom – whether they ask for it or not! Q: What is it about your job that other people wish they got to do? Getting out of the office and spending time in the field, especially when the work is in rural areas. It’s a great opportunity to be in undeveloped areas surrounded by a natural environment. You can’t beat being at a drill site and having a visit from wild turkeys or getting close to a young moose. Of course, not everyone may see being outside as a plus when it’s pouring rain or below freezing. Q: What do you find most challenging in your work? Implementing a work plan that meets a client’s needs or the demands of regulators only to have to rethink and retool things on the fly due to a change affecting the program. This reset can result from any number of things: the information that’s uncovered demands that you go in a different direction, a change in what is deemed an acceptable outcome or pressure from an outside group. While it’s aggravating, these situations make life more interesting. Q: Describe your typical day on the job and how the work you do contributes to your company. Most days I arrive at the office and start with a review of emails. If it’s good day I Sharing well-earned wisdom Cam Baker taps into his broad knowledge of geoscience on a daily basis CONTINUED ON PAGE 26