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  • Mr. Declan Rooney, P.Eng. - President & Senior Engineer

   EDUCATION:             ¨  Bachelor of Engineering (Civil), Honours, 1970 - National University of Ireland

AFFILIATIONS:        ¨  Association of Professional Engineers & Geoscientists of B.C.

                                    ¨  British Columbia Water & Waste Association

                                    ¨  American Water Works Association

 

 EXPERIENCE SUMMARY:

 

Declan Rooney has over 30 years of broad experience on a variety of Civil and Municipal engineering and construction projects on two continents.

 

Upon graduation in Ireland he worked as design and site engineer for an Engineering Consulting Company working on water supply systems, storage reservoir construction, sewage treatment and collection systems.

 

In 1975 he joined a Vancouver-based major international engineering company working on the design of an oil tanker terminal and berthing facilities on the New Brunswick coast.  Later, as resident engineer, he supervised the construction of a hydroelectric development in the Northwest Territories which included an earth dam, spillway, tailrace, powerhouse, switchyard and transmission line.

 

In 1977 he joined Genstar Development Company, a land development company, as in-house supervising design engineer.  Subsequently, in 1979 he was appointed Manager of Engineering, heading up the department responsible for engineering and services installation of the company’s major developments in the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island.

 

In 1981 he joined Hunter Laird Engineering Ltd. as Senior Engineer with direct responsibility for planning, engineering and project management of a number of high profile land development projects in the Lower Mainland for the private sector together with drainage, sewerage, waterworks and roadworks projects for the company’s Municipal, Institutional and Provincial Agency clients.

 

In 1989 Mr. Rooney became President of Hunter Laird Engineering Ltd.

 

PROFESSIONAL RECORD:

 

1989 - Present:  ¨   President, Hunter Laird Engineering Ltd.

1981 - 1989:     ¨   Senior Engineer, Hunter Laird Engineering Ltd.

1979 - 1981:     ¨   Manager of Engineering, Lower Mainland Region, Genstar Development Co.

1977 - 1979:     ¨   Supervising Design Engineer, Lower Mainland Region, Genstar Development Co.

1976 - 1977:     ¨   Resident Engineer, Snare Forks Hydroelectric Development, North West Territories

1975 - 1976:     ¨   Design Engineer, Swan Wooster Engineering Ltd.

1970 - 1975:     ¨   Design & Site Engineer, Jennings & O. Donovan Ltd.,Consulting Engineers, Ireland

  

MAJOR PROJECTS:

 

 

¨   UniverCity Development at Simon Fraser University

¨   Klahanie Development, Port Moody for Polygon Homes

¨   Gateway 200 Business Park for Wesgroup, Langley

¨   Glenwood Industrial Estates, Burnaby for C.N. Railway Properties Inc.

¨   Terry Hughes & Glenview Lands Redevelopment, New Westminster for C.M.H.C.

¨   Panorama Lands Residential Development, Surrey for Intracorp

¨   Clover Valley Station Innovative Small Lot Residential Development, Surrey for Parklane

¨   Heritage Woods Residential Development, Port Moody

¨   Riverway Industrial Park, Delta

¨   Whatcom Road Extension & Sumas Peak Estates Development, Abbotsford

¨   George Derby Lands Redevelopment for Public Works Canada and C.M.H.C.

¨   Forensic Psychiatric Institute Redevelopment, Colony Farm, Coquitlam for B.C.B.C.

¨   Swan-E-Set Bay Golf Course & Resort Development, Pitt Meadows

¨   B.C. Penitentiary Lands Redevelopment located in New Westminster

¨   Westminster Quay Phase II, including Overpass and Access Improvements, New Westminster

¨   Deering Island Development, Vancouver

¨   Meridian Industrial Park, Port Coquitlam

¨   100 Acre Fraserview Village Residential Development, Maple Ridge

¨   Station Hill Redevelopment of Domglas Industrial Property at Edmonds Town Centre, Burnaby

¨   George Derby Hospital, Burnaby

¨   Sanitary Sewers and Pumping Stations, Schoolhouse Street and Begin Street, for District of Coquitlam

¨   Phoenix Street Trunk Storm Sewer & Ravine Outfall Improvements, White Rock & Surrey

¨   155 Acre Southmere Village Development in Surrey, Including 3 Storm Sewer Detention Facilities and

      20 Acre Semiahmoo Shopping Centre

¨   350 Acre Eagle Ridge Development in Coquitlam, Including 5 c.f.s. Sanitary Sewer Pumping Station and

      Forcemain, 80 h.p. Water Supply Booster Pumping Station and 275,000 gal. Water Storage Reservoir

¨   Snare Forks Hydroelectric Development in Northwest Territories.


  • Mr. Victor Werchohlad, A.Sc.T. - Principal & Senior Project Manager            

EDUCATION:             ¨  Diploma in Civil & Structural Engineering Technology, 1973

British Columbia Institute of Technology

                                               

AFFILIATIONS:        ¨  Society of Engineering Technologists of B.C.

 

 

EXPERIENCE SUMMARY:

 

Mr. Werchohlad joined Hunter Laird Engineering Ltd. in 1973 as a Designer.  Over the next three years he received a variety of experience in both field construction supervision and office design.

 

In 1976 he was appointed Chief Design Technologist with responsibility for co-ordination and supervising the Company's design, drafting and survey personnel.

 

Mr. Werchohlad's principal areas of expertise are subdivision planning, feasibility studies, detailed design of Municipal works, project management and field construction supervision and contract co-ordination.

 

In August, 1981, Mr. Werchohlad became a principal of Hunter Laird Engineering Ltd.

 

PROFESSIONAL RECORD:

 

1989 - Present:             ¨  Principal & Project Manager, Hunter Laird Engineering Ltd.

1981 - 1989:                ¨  Project Technologist, Hunter Laird Engineering Ltd.

1976 - 1981:                ¨  Chief Design Technologist, Hunter Laird Engineering Ltd.

1973 - 1976:                ¨  Design Technologist, Hunter Laird Engineering Ltd.

 

MAJOR PROJECTS:

 

¨       Design and supervision of Annacis Island Handling Facility

¨       161 lot Subdivision for Shell Canada Ltd.

¨       179 lots - Ocean Cliff Estates, Surrey

¨       1981 Water & Sanitary Upgrading Program for the District of Coquitlam

¨       Detail design of City of White Rock Upgrading Program, l975-l978

¨       Riverview Heights Development Phase I for the Ministry of Lands, Parks & Housing;  Phase II for

¨            Molnar Construction Ltd.

¨       Heritage Mountain Development, Port Moody for Barbican Developments

¨       Johnson Road Upgrading for B.C. Place

¨       Metrotown Roadworks & Infrastructure Improvements for Manufacturers Real Estate

¨       Hampton Place Residential Development, UBC Real Estate Corporation

¨       Hampton Place Residential Development, 73 unit Townhouse & Apartment for United Properties Ltd.

¨       Phases I & II Westwood Plateau Development for Wesbild Enterprises Ltd.

¨       Heritage Woods Development, Port Moody for Parklane


  • Mr. Clarence Arychuk, B.A. - Principal & Senior Planner

 

EDUCATION:                     ¨  Bachelor of Arts Degree, Simon Fraser University

                                                ¨  Certificate of Site Planning, University of British Columbia

                                                               

EXPERIENCE SUMMARY:

 

Clarence Arychuk has been involved in Town Planning/Land Development Consulting since 1980.  Working for the District of Surrey in 1981 he gained a breadth of experience in writing and implementing Official Community and Neighbourhood Plans.  As a Development Officer, with Surrey, Clarence co-ordinated the review and approval of projects including residential, commercial and industrial land uses.  In 1987, Clarence Arychuk was appointed Senior Planner with the McElhanney Group.  Responsible for the Planning Department, he co-ordinated the land development and Municipal Planning functions for this consulting company.

 

In 1989, Clarence joined Hunter Laird Engineering Ltd. as Senior Planner and one of the principals of the company.  He has applied his planning skills to the preparation of land development plans from the conceptual stage through to construction.  His ability to evaluate the development potential of property and assess the feasibility of projects is a valuable asset to our project team.  His in depth knowledge of the Municipal approval process ensures projects complete on schedule.

 

PROFESSIONAL RECORD:

 

1989 - Present:                     ¨  Principal & Senior Planner, Hunter Laird Engineering Ltd.

1987 - 1989:                         ¨  Senior Planner, McElhanney Engineering Ltd.

1981 - 1987:                         ¨  Development Officer, District of Surrey

 

MAJOR PROJECTS:

 

¨       Clover Valley Station Traditional Small Lot Development, Surrey for Parklane Cascadia

¨       Heritage Woods Residential Development, Port Moody

¨       North Cloverdale Neighbourhood Concept Plan, Surrey

¨       Forest Creek Residential Development, Langley

¨       Regal Peak Estates Residential Development, Abbotsford

¨       Cherry Ridge Estates Residential Neighbourhood, Mission

¨       Cherry Hill Estates Residential Neighbourhood, Mission

¨       Chantrell Park Residential Nieghbourhood, South Surrey

¨       Bridlewood Residential Neighbourhood, South Surrey

¨       Ocean Crest Residential Project, South Surrey

¨       Sherbrook Estates, South Surrey

¨       Semiahmoo Wynd Residential Neighbourhood, South Surrey

¨       Forest Edge Residential Neighbourhood, South Surrey

¨       Elgin Estates, South Surrey

¨       North Point Residential Neighbourhood & Neighbourhood Commercial Project, Surrey

¨       Coyote Creek Golf Course & Sequoia Ridge Housing Development, Surrey

¨       Cedar Grove Estates, Surrey

¨       Silver Ridge Residential Development, Surrey

¨       Emerald Crest Residential Development, Surrey

¨       Rosemary Wynd Residential Development, Surrey

¨       Discovery Town, Langley

¨       Panorama Village, Surrey

¨       Forest Edge Residential Development, Surrey


 

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