Staff Appointments in BC

Martin Jobke, P.Eng., Vice President & General Manager of Associated Engineering's BC operation, is pleased to announce the following new appointments.

Sean Bolongaro, P.Eng., has been appointed Manager, Energy and Environmental and will focus on renewable energy projects, as well as liquid and solid waste management planning. Sean is a senior mechanical engineer with over 18 years experience in the design of mechanical and electrical systems for power generation, energy recovery, water treatment, water supply, and wastewater treatment. Sean has also developed mechanisms for providing small scale energy recovery in water pressure systems. His work in this field has led to the development of demonstration equipment and innovative new approaches to small hydro technology.

Steve Croxford, MIStructE., P.Eng., has been appointed as Manager, Water and Wastewater. Steve has over 26 years experience in the design and supervision of a wide range of civil, industrial, and municipal projects. Recently returning to our Burnaby office, Steve's previous position was Manager, Structures, for our Edmonton office. Steve is well known for his project management expertise. He was Structural Design Lead for the $500 million secondary upgrade of the Annacis and Lulu Island Wastewater Treatment Plants for Metro Vancouver. He currently has a similar role on the Iona Wastewater Treatment Project Definition Study for Metro Vancouver.

Dave Forgie, Ph.D., P.Eng., has been appointed as Practice Leader, Environmental. Dave is a Senior Environmental Engineer with more than 29 years of experience in liquid and solid waste management. Dave has been involved in evaluation and design of both large and small-scale wastewater treatment plants. Dave specializes in biosolids and solid waste management and odour control. Dave's recent work includes leading- edge evaluations of energy recovery options at wastewater treatment plants.

Mark Porter, M.Eng., C.Eng., MIStructE., P.Eng., LEED®AP, has been appointed Manager, Building Structural. He will focus on structural projects, including civil structures, and building infrastructure and retrofit. Mark has over 13 years structural engineering experience in the united Kingdom and Canada on institutional, industrial, and commercial projects. Mark specializes in sustainable design and building rehabilitation.

Kelowna office takes on larger facilities

The Kelowna office moved on September 21st, but not far. Still within the same complex of five Landmark buildings centrally located in Kelowna, the new address is:

     Associated Engineering (B.C.) Ltd.,
     610 - 1632 Dickson Avenue
     Kelowna, BC V1Y 7T2

Phone numbers and fax numbers remain the same.

Employee News

Clive Packham, B.Sc., has joined our Burnaby office as Practice Leader, Transit in the Transportation Group. Clive brings with him over 20 years of experience in project management, real-time communications, and signalling and control software engineering. His track record includes several large high-profile projects in North America and the UK, including SkyTrain ALRT System Management Centre in Vancouver, and the Jubilee Line Signal Control Centre and the Victoria Line Signalling upgrade for the London underground.

Louie Ibalio, B.Sc., PMP, a Project Engineer with Associated Engineering's, Edmonton office, has received his PMP designation. Louie is a civil engineer with over 17 years experience in engineering, project management, and construction. Louie's experience includes contracts, technical specifications, and cost estimating. Since joining the company in 2008, Louie has been involved in a number of bridge projects.

Saqib Khan, M.A.Sc., P.E., P.Eng., has passed the California Surveying exam and is now registered in California as a Professional Civil Engineer. Saqib has also fulfilled the essay requirement of the Northwest Territories and has received his registration in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. Congratulations Saqib.

B.C. Engineers receive LEED®
(Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Accreditation
Congratulations to Jason Vanderzwaag and Muna Khris from our Burnaby office, on receiving certification as LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Accredited Professionals through the Canada Green Building Council.

Jason Vanderzwaag, M.A.Sc., P.Eng., LEED® AP is a civil engineer with over 7 years of engineering experience including First Nation Community infrastructure works, highway drainage design, dyking and drainage design, water resource engineering, and community development. Jason has worked on several overseas projects in such places as Nicaragua, Guatemala, Costa Rica, and Jamaica.

Muna Khris, B.Sc., LEED® AP is a building mechanical engineer with over 7 years of design experience in HVAC, plumbing, and fire protection systems. Muna's recent experience at Associated Engineering includes the building mechanical design of pump stations and odour control systems. She has also performed energy audits and modelled projects to improve building energy efficiency.

Bert Munro receives the AWWA Fullerton Award
The American Water Works Association (AWWA) awarded Associated Engineering's Bert Munro the George Warren Fullerton Award in San Diego in June. The award recognizes distinguished service in commemoration of the sound engineering skill, brilliant diplomatic talent, and constructive leadership characterized by George Fuller. The award was an honour and surprise for Bert, Vice President and General Manager of Saskatchewan operations. He says, "I was truly humbled by the thought that my peers felt I was deserving." Congratulations, Bert.