Director of the Solid Waste Planning division in the Solid Waste Services Department of Metro Vancouver. Metro Vancouver is a federation of 21 municipalities, one Electoral Area and one Treaty First Nation that collaboratively plans for and delivers regional-scale services. Its core services are drinking water, wastewater treatment and solid waste management. Metro Vancouver also regulates air quality, plans for urban growth, manages a regional parks system and provides affordable housing… Show more Director of the Solid Waste Planning division in the Solid Waste Services Department of Metro Vancouver. Metro Vancouver is a federation of 21 municipalities, one Electoral Area and one Treaty First Nation that collaboratively plans for and delivers regional-scale services. Its core services are drinking water, wastewater treatment and solid waste management. Metro Vancouver also regulates air quality, plans for urban growth, manages a regional parks system and provides affordable housing. Within Metro Vancouver's Solid Waste Services Department, our team of engineers, scientists and planners specialize in applied research and technical analysis/modelling to support new solid waste master plans, regional facility and guide solid waste policy development, bylaws and public education/behavior change campaigns in waste reduction, reuse, and recycling. This included providing input into the development of policies, regulations and public programs for the province of BC, for Canada, and where applicable to international actions. Show less

Instructor in the school of construction and environment for the Environmental Engineering 8410 course (Integrated Solid and Hazardous Waste Management). This course is an overview of systems, technologies, facilities, legislation, and commodities markets for municipal solid waste, construction & demolition wastes, and commercial hazardous wastes. Topics include the technical methods and equipment used for reduction, recycling, material recovery, sorting, collection, transfer, transport… Show more Instructor in the school of construction and environment for the Environmental Engineering 8410 course (Integrated Solid and Hazardous Waste Management). This course is an overview of systems, technologies, facilities, legislation, and commodities markets for municipal solid waste, construction & demolition wastes, and commercial hazardous wastes. Topics include the technical methods and equipment used for reduction, recycling, material recovery, sorting, collection, transfer, transport, disposal, and basic processing plant design. The science of composting, anaerobic digestion, rendering and other approaches to organic waste management are also covered. Show less

Process engineering and plant design for a hazardous waste management company. The plant was designed to recover titanium dioxide from waste paints. The overall facility operations included the collection, repacking and transport/destruction/disposal of other non-paint hazardous wastes.

Project Engineer in R&D for Moli Energy Ltd., the precursor to E-One Moli Energy in the early development of commercial rechargeable lithium batteries, based on a lithium molybdenum sulfide system.