Ray is a Principal Specialist - Rock Mechanics, based in British Columbia, Canada. He has 31 years of experience in geological engineering, engineering geology, and geotechnical engineering and has worked on surface and underground projects around the world. 

A focus over the past several years has been on geomechanics through the lens of socio-technical systems. The papers presented at this conference will explore several components of the nexus between the sociological and technical elements of geological engineering