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1 Consulting Geologist Geologischer Berater Géologue Conseil Geologo Consulente Rinaldo Volpers geologist dipl. sc. nat. ETH Zurich member of SIA/OTIA/CHGeol/SSH CH Osco (Switzerland) phone : / cell : / e - mail : info@volpers.ch geology - geotechnics - hydrogeology - geomorphology - technical assistance

2 CURRICULUM VITAE Rinaldo Volpers, geologist dipl. sc. nat. ETHZ/SIA/OTIA Date of birth : Oktober 13th, 1951 Place of birth : Lugano, Switzerland Nationality : swiss Permanent address : Canton da Scima 4 CH Osco, Switzerland Education : Secondary school : Ginnasio cantonale, Mendrisio ( ) High school : Liceo cantonale, Lugano ( ) University : Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ETH, Zürich ( ) Main subjects : petrography, geology, stratigraphy, tectonics, structural geology, sedimentology, paleontology, hydrology, geomorphology, climatology, geotechnics, rock and soil mechanics. Mapping courses : Alps, Prealps, Jura, Adamello (Italy), Britanny (France). Thesis : "Petrography and structural geology of the Leventina Nappe". Geology closely related to the Piora synform, in view of the planning of the Gotthard Railway Base Tunnel, as well as the A2 Highway in the Piottino gorge.

3 Professional experience : 1) from 1975 to 1976 : Employer : POROSIT SA, Genestrerio, Switzerland Type of business : soil mechanics and foundation engineering Title of position : engineering geologist Nature of duties : geologist in soil mechanics 2) from 1977 to 1979 : Employer : MOSER & KRUYSSE, Olten, Switzerland Type of business : consulting geologist in oil geology Title of position : sedimentary petrographer Nature of duties : macro - and microscopic core description for oil exploration and exploitation in Iran, including wellsite geology and training of local staff 3) from 1979 to 1980 : Employer : DEPT. OF EDUCATION, Lugano, Switzerland Type of business : secondary/high school Title of position : secondary/high school teacher in natural sciences Nature of duties : teaching mathematics, physics and chemistry 4) from 1980 to 1981 : Employer : UNITED NATIONS - DTCD New York - Kigali, Rwanda Type of business : uranium and gold minerals exploration project Title of position : field geologist Nature of duties : geological mapping, geochemical sampling, petrographical analysis, structural geology, core description, training of local staff 5) from 1982 to 1983 : Employer : UNITED NATIONS - DTCD New York - Maseru, Lesotho Type of business : uranium minerals exploration project Title of position : sedimentary petrographer, in charge of petrographic laboratory Nature of duties : petrographical and mineralogical analysis on secondary uranium minerals including field geology and training of local staff.

4 6) from 1983 to 1985 : Employer : UNITED NATIONS - DTCD New York - Antananarivo, Madagascar Type of business : technical assistance to the Ministry of Civil Works in road maintenance Title of position : engineering geologist Nature of duties : technical assistance in road maintenance, field activities for road building materials, including training of technical staff 7) from 1985 to 1988 : Employer : UNITED NATIONS - DTCD New York - Antananarivo, Madagascar Type of business : road materials project Title of position : engineering geologist Nature of duties : in a World Bank Road Project duties included exploration for road building materials to cover the present paved network of 5'000 Kms, as well as 8'000 Kms of unpaved roads, with training of local technical staff, as well also the planning of a new railway track between Antsirabe and Fianarantsoa (250 Kms). 8) as from January 1989 : Consulting geologist, holder of a consulting office, mainly involved in geotechnical investigations, hydrology, geological mapping, geomorphological and geophysical investigations, photogeology, environmental studies. Present activities : As owner of the "Consulenze geologiche Rinaldo Volpers" the activities were started January 1989, the list below gives some informations on the geological activities undertaken by this office.

5 List of references : 1) Hydrology - Hydrogeology : Groundwater protection areas for different municipalities as : Calonico, Giornico, Faido, Airolo, Osco, Ghirone, Prato Leventina, mainly communities and towns in the Italian part of Switzerland (Ticino), Micro Hydroelectric Plant for local communities, Water pollution (underground Reservoirs), Waste sites investigations. 2) Geology : Drilling supervision for several soil and rock investigations for road and rail building, foundations, tunnelling, etc., Geological mapping, assistance for georadar, seismic, geoelectric and other geophysical investigations. 3) Geological Risks Analysis : Geological investigations for landslides, rock slide and fall, slope mouvements, slump and earth flow, permafrost, etc., Geomorpholgical analysis, photogeology. 4) Geotechnics : Geology for road, rail, bridge und tunnel building, Renewal works of tunnels of the 100 years old Swiss railways, between Airolo and Biasca, slope stability along railway track in Ticino (core drilling and rock anchors). AlpTransit Project : geological activities related to the planning/building of the New Railways Tunnels crossing the Swiss Alps as well as in charge of the exploration tunnel Piora Synform. My office was in charge of the geology/geotechnics of the section Faido - Sedrun, over a length of 18 Kms (total length of the base tunnel is 56 Kms), just accomplished (15 th October 2010). Underground car park project in Ascona. Activities and interpretation of seismic data related with the planning of the Torino Lione Tunnel and Brennero Base Tunnel. Other Activities : 1) Consortium : my office is associated with two groups/consortiums of engineers for water resources investigations and for geological risks analysis, specially related with landslides and seismic data acquisition. 2) Teaching : geology teacher for HTL/High School students in Lugano, and also unemployed young engineers on AlpTransit projects.

6 Languages : Mother Tongue : Italian Other languages : fluent in German, English and French Member of professional societies : Member of SIA, swiss engineer and architect Society. Member of OTIA, engineer and architect Society of Ticino, Italian part of Switzerland. Member of CHGeol, swiss association of geologists. Member of SSH, swiss society of hydrogeology. Rinaldo Volpers geologist ETH/SIA/OTIA Osco, june 2012