Oboni Riskope Associates Inc.
Dr. Oboni has conducted a broad range of engineering projects,
risk audits and geohazard mitigation studies as well as planning
and management of a wide variety of multi-disciplinary studies.
These projects include short term missions on five continents,
definition of needs studies, negotiations with community leaders,
as well as the preparation of monitoring programs, cyclic risk
reassessment and updating of probabilistic analyses after unusual
events.
With his strong practical and applied engineering/contracting
background, coupled with long term research development and
continuous scientific updating, Dr. Oboni has been involved in
risk and hazard analyses for a number of large facilities, as
well as for sizable slides threatening linear facilities and
large hydropower projects. Dr. Oboni has supported numerous
studies involving the use of innovative design and construction
techniques, and has provided alternatives evaluation, and final
design and construction management services for solid and liquid
waste facilities throughout the world.
Dr. Oboni has led multinational groups in the accomplishment of
extremely complicated tasks in a timely and effective manner.
Assignments include numerous expert missions in Europe and
overseas (Cameroon, Chad, Canada, Gabon, Madagascar, Chile,
Philippines, Oman, Algeria), development of new foundation and
earth retaining systems with grout jetting techniques, and
on-site consultation and troubleshooting for large construction
projects.
Since 1979, Dr. Oboni has presented papers at numerous
international symposiums and conferences (ICASP, ICSMFE, ISL,
INCONMIG).
He was a member of the Organizing committee of the Vth
International Symposium of Landslides, and assumed the duties of
General Reporter for the session on Analysis Methods and
Forecasting of Behaviour. Dr. Oboni was an invited lecturer at
GLOBE '96 in Vancouver.
Dr. Oboni was also a member of the International Advisory
Committee (IAC) of the 1993 International Conference on
'Environmental Management, Geo-Water and Engineering Aspects'
held in Wollongong, Australia. Currently, he is a consulting
international expert for the Australian Research Council and has
been asked to participate as an IAC member for the 1997
Wollongong Conference.
Most recently, Dr. Oboni was invited to Japan, where he conducted
a series of lectures on Risk Management at the Hokkaido
Development Engineering Center, the Embassy of Canada, the
Canadian Consulate General in Osaka, and with numerous private
companies and individuals, including large insurance companies
and manufacturers, as well as member of the Kyoto University's
Disaster Prevention Research Institute, and the Osaka Chamber of
Commerce & Industry. Dr. Oboni also participated in the recent
IUGS Working Group on Landslides Committee on Risk Assessment
workshop
In September 1998 Dr. Oboni delivered the State of the Art
Lecture on Risk Management aqt SIGA '98, in Sao Paolo, Brasil,
and in March 1998 he will host a session at the FORUM ENGELBERG,
a non profit organization which reunites high level political and
financial personalities. 98 FORUM will be focussed on risk and
risk management for the new millenium.
The author of over 30 publications presented in international
journals, Dr. Oboni has also lectured for the following
universities, laboratories and organizations:
Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand
The Canadian Consulate General, Osaka, Japan
Departamiento del Ambiente, Vina del Mar, Chile
Embassy of Canada, Tokyo, Japan
Hokkaido Development Engineering Center, Sapporo, Japan
Institut des Travaux Publics et du Batiment, Paris, France
Laboratoire National des Travaux Publics, Antananarivo,
Madagascar
National Council of Research, Turin, Italy
Polytechnic School, Turin, Italy
Rhone-Poulenc, Paris
Societe Suisse de Mecanique des Sols et des Roches, Suisse
University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
University of Colorado, Ft. Collins, CO, USA
University of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
University of Fredricton, New Brunswick
University of Purdue, W. Lafayette, IN, USA
University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
University of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
US Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA, USA
US Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg, MS, USA
Vancouver Geotechnical Society, Vancouver, Canada
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Professional Engineer, Registrar A, Federal Engineering
Association, Switzerland
Societe Suisse de Mecanique des Sols et des Roches
International Society of Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Engineering
International Society of Rock Mechanics
Societe Suisse des Travaux sans Tranchees. (Swiss Trenchless
Technology Association)
PUBLICATIONS
Dr. Oboni is the co-author of Environmental Management, Geo-Water
and Engineering Aspects, Balkema, 1994. A complete listing of
publications will be provided upon request.
Company Details
Year Established:
1988
Company Information
Franco Oboni
Title:
President
Area of Responsibility:
Management Executive
Telephone:
(604) 633-9728
Fax:
(604) 684-5909
Email:
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Products
Civil Protection Comunication Protocols
Services
Risk, Decision And Failure Analysis
Oboni Associates specializes in risk and hazard quantitative
analyses, risk based decision support and failure analysis in
geo-environmental systems. The company uses a proprietary
methodology called ICP to deliver its clients integrated risk
analyses which include public relation and media risks in
addition to natural and man made risks.
Environmental Risk Assessments
Quantitative environmental risk assessment of entire facilities
or systems of facilities
Rockfall Mitigation Systems
Analysis and design of rockfall protection measures, including
shed, high capacity net systems and other passive devices
Seminars On Risk Management
Oboni Associates Inc. gives in house seminars on Risk Management
to selected client's personnel. The goal of these seminars is to
enable the personnel to perform risk based decision making, thus
enhancing productivity, defensibility and transparency of
decision making.
Industrial Risk Assessment
Oboni Associates Inc. has great experience in assessing risks for
a wide array of industries, spanning from chemical to mining,
transportation (railroad, oil and gas), utilities, food,
suppliers (including luxury items suppliers), insurances.
Oboni Associates Inc. uses a specific methodology called
Cassandra world-wide thus enabling the comparison of risks among
clients in different countries.
Information Warfare
Consulting in Information Warfare, including IW risk assessment and management