Bob Symington
President
Gandalf Consulting
symington@gandalfconsulting.bc.ca
Mr. Symington obtained his Hons BSc. Applied Earth Science from the University of Waterloo in 1979 and was registered as a Professional Geologist in the province of Alberta in 1981. Mr. Symington spent most of his career in petroleum exploration as President of Gandalf Exploration Consultants Ltd. During his 12 years in the oil patch Mr. Symington concentrated in well site geology and carbonate core studies and undertook contracts in Bangladesh and Dubai. Mr. Symington obtained his MSc. Hydrogeology in 1993, from the University College London, London, England and is currently the principal of Gandalf Consulting Ltd in Vancouver. Mr Symington transferred his Professional Geologist designation to BC and is currently registered as a Professional Geoscientist and is also a Licensed Hydrogeologist in Washington State. Mr. Symington was appointed to the Roster of Professional Experts in 2006 by the Director of the Ministry of the Environment. Mr Symington sits on the board of the Contaminated Sites Approved Professional Society and is chair of the BCEIA Contaminated Sites Committee.
Walter Brandl
Operations Manager
Bodycote Testing Group
Walter.Brandl@norwestlabs.com
Walter Brandl has been involved in the Environmental Laboratory business for 20 years, as an analytical chemist, Quality Assurance Offficer and Laboratory Manager. He has served on the BC Laboratory Quality Assurance Technical Sub-committee and was a Lead Assessor for the Canadian Association of Environmental Analytical Laboratories. He is currently the Operation Manager of the Bodycote Testing Group Surrey Laboratory. He obtained his B.Sc. from Simon Fraser University in 1983. This is Walter’s second tour of duty as a director for the BCEIA.
Mark Adamson
Senior Environmental Scientist
Golder Associates Ltd.
madamson@golder.com
Mr. Mark Adamson has a Bachelors degree in Geology from the University of Bristol, UK that included environmental geochemistry and engineering geology components. After a brief period of gold exploration in Western Australia his career focus has been on the assessment, remediation and development of contaminated sites. Mark has over ten years of experience in geo-environmental consulting and has worked on a range of projects from urban re-generation of “Brownfield” land to environmental clean up of remote pulp mills on the BC Coast. Mark has contributed to the academic community throughout his career serving as a local secretary to a Geological Society of London regional group, acting as an industrial mentor to third year environmental engineering students in Dublin and has authored technical papers on contaminated site remediation. He moved to Canada in March 2004 and is employed as a Senior Environmental Scientist with Golder Associates in Burnaby, BC.
James Albright
Director Environmental Group
Cantest
jalbright@cantest.com
Profile Pending
John Lambert
ERM Canada Corp.
john.lambert@erm.com
John Lambert is a certified environmental auditor with 25 years of experience in environmental management systems (EMS), environmental auditing, contaminated site assessment, and geological engineering. He has lived in North America for over 20 years and has lived and/or worked in the USA, Canada, UK, Mexico, Czech Republic, Pakistan and Indonesia. His industrial and commercial clients have included: coal and precious metal mines, large iron and steel complexes, oil refineries and tank farms, gas transmission and distribution systems, airports and marine facilities, national defence bases and training areas, waste handling facilities, manufacturing plants and electrical power generation plants. John is Branch manager of ERM Canada Corp's office in Vancouver.
Michael Lyons
President
Canada Export Centre
michael@canadaexportcentre.com
Born and raised in Vancouver, Michael began his post-secondary education at SFU in the Faculty of Arts and later attending Capilano College, where he earned diplomas in both Business Administration and another in Business Finance. At the age of 23, Michael founded an electronic surveillance and security retailer called Lower Mainland Alarms. He sold the company in early 2000, the proceeds of which allowed him the freedom to entertain several less structured entrepreneurial endeavours including: real estate investing, day-trading and private lending. Seeking a creative outlet, he put his management skills to work in the film industry. With longtime friend Mark Mensing he explored the need for an export marketing facility in Canada based upon other successful models around the Pacific Rim.. Since then Michael has been President of the Canada Export Centre – a permanent export exhibition and marketing facility in downtown Vancouver.
Tim Stemp, B.A., C.Tech
General Manager, BC
Quantum Remediation, a division of Quantum Murray LP
Mr. Stemp is a Certified Engineering Technician and holds a double major from the University of Victoria in Economics and Environmental Studies. He has over 25 years experience in engineering technology, environmental consulting, and contracting in both the private and public sector in Northern & Western Canada, Alaska, and Mexico. His expertise includes decommissioning and remedial projects at residential to industrial sites impacted with various compounds such as petroleum hydrocarbons, heavy metals, creosote, PCPs, PAHs, PCBs, and other non-aqueous phase liquids. He has managed both large and small assignments including several of the largest remedial projects in BC involving multiple contaminant media and complex civil site works. Born in Alberta, Mr. Stemp grew up in Calgary, North Africa, and the United Arab Emirates and moved to BC in 1985 where he now lives with his wife and two daughters. He is an active member of the professional community and has held positions on a variety of boards, committees and associations including the Vancouver Island Chapter and the Pacific Northwest International Section of the Air and Waste Management Association and is a standing member of the Camosun Collage Environmental Program’s Advisory Committee. Mr. Stemp is currently the General Manager for Quantum Murray’s remediation operations in British Columbia.
Adam Ranjit Sumel
President and CEO
Sonic Environmental Solutions Inc
asumel@sonicenvironmental.com
Mr. Sumel was formerly a partner in Canwest Leasing Inc., an independent sales and leasing company. Over the years, he has consistently demonstrated highly effective communication, team building and organizational skills. Mr. Sumel has been the driving force behind the creation and development of Sonic. He has 21 years experience in all aspects of business sales, service, financing and management. Mr. Sumel has achieved many awards over the years and has built and maintained long-term strategic relationships with many prominent members of the business community. Mr. Sumel's leadership, drive and enthusiasm are key to Sonic achieving its operational goals.
Graham Walker
Partner
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
gwalker@blgcanada.com
Graham Walker is a partner at the Vancouver office of Borden Ladner Gervais. Mr. Walker was admitted to the British Columbia bar in 1994. He is a graduate of the University of British Columbia with a Bachelor of Laws in 1993. Prior to that, he received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Victoria in 1989. Mr. Walker practices as a litigation lawyer with a focus on maritime, environmental, and construction law. He is a partner with the firm and an active member of the firm’s Marine, Environmental, and Construction & Engineering Practice Groups.
Gary A. Webster, P. Eng.
Gary A. Webster Consulting
Director, Government Relations
Newalta Corporation
ga.webster@shaw.ca
Gary Webster became a member of the Board of Directors of the BCEIA in early 2005. Gary was Director, Government Relations with Newalta Corporation, a waste recovery and recycling company until June 2007. Gary has been asked by Newalta to continue to represent their interests to the BCEIA on the Board of the BCEIA. Gary managed government affairs and worked with industry associations to promote environmental, health and safety performance. Gary had many years of experience working for government, industry and industry associations before joining Newalta. Gary graduated with a B.Sc. in Engineering from the University of Alberta, has a Master of Environmental Engineering from the University of Western Ontario and is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta as well as a Board Member for an environmentally based non-government organization called Alberta Ecotrust.
Frank Came
Executive Director
frank.came@bceia.com
Frank Came has extensive experience in environmental and sustainable development activities, both in business and government. He is currently the Senior Advisor, Strategic Initiatives for the GLOBE Foundation of Canada, seconded to the BCEIA to serve as Executive Director. At the GLOBE Foundation he is involved in many projects related to sustainable development and the business of the environment. He also serves as Editor of GLOBE-Net – a national on-line information service for the environment sector published by the GLOBE Foundation.
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