Lauren Hutchinson, M.Sc., P.Eng. (AB, BC), is a Senior Geotechnical Engineer with over 11 years of consulting experience at BGC. Her experience encompasses a diverse background in natural hazard identification, site characterization, and geotechnical engineering for linear infrastructure, municipal, and major industry developments. Lauren specializes in projects spanning hazard identification, analysis, risk evaluation, and mitigation for flood, debris flood, debris flow, and landslides with the potential to impact communities and critical infrastructure. Internationally, Lauren has collaborated with non-profit organizations and academia to improve understanding and management of natural hazards in Guatemala, Nepal, and the Dominican Republic through our philanthropic program BGC Squared and her graduate studies.