Senior Geotechnical Engineer, SRK Consulting (Russia) Ltd.Ivan Livinskiy is a Senior Geotechnical consultant, SRK Consulting (Russia). He graduated Russian State Geological Prospecting University (RSGPU) with honors degree. Being with SRK he has been involved in underground and open pit projects of different stages. His expertise covers geotechnical core logging and scan line mapping of underground mine, QAQC of data collecting, processing of data collected, supervision of laboratory tests, characterization of rock mass according to international classifications (RMR, MRMR, Q-system and others). He is engaged in kinematic analysis and numerical modeling using the advanced software such as Phase2, Dips, RocPlane, Swedge, Slide and others. He has also experience in training and organization of geotechnical data collecting using international standards, control of geotechnical drilling and dealing with contractors.