About Mike
Recognized in 2018 by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) as one of Canada’s Top Ten Municipal Innovators, Mike is a Professional Engineer, Project Manager and Organizational Leader with international experience in municipal infrastructure, sustainability projects and urban development projects. Working in the municipal sector, Mike was recognized for his focus on organizational efficiency, procurement, asset management, multi-disciplinary project development, conceptual design, sustainability and risk management; Mike is a strategic thinker ready to provide leadership to staff, projects and processes.
Mike received a Civil Engineering degree from the University of Newcastle, Australia, studying at the Australian Defence Force Academy and the University of Calgary. With eight years experience in the municipal sector and six years as a consulting engineer, Mike is recognized as a strategic thinker with focus on sustainability, organizational efficiency, multi-disciplinary project development, emergency management, and conceptual infrastructure design. As a small-town engineer, Mike’s role includes planning and managing infrastructure projects and asset management as well as overseeing the day to day management of the engineering, development and public works departments.
International career highlights include:
Highways & Transportation:
- Project Management of Conceptual Design of HWY1 264th to Whatcom Rd in Greater Vancouver area
- Development of Planning Together BC framework, integrating transportation and development planning.
Local Government:
- Developing and completing the $5.5M Big Eddy water system asset renewal project in Revelstoke..
- Conceptual design to construction of the Victoria Mutas Roundabout Intersection in Revelstoke, $2.2M)
- Design and project management of the Townley/Victoria Intersection in Revelstoke ($5.5M)
- Development of the City of Revelstoke’s Strategic Asset Management Plan and Policy
- Development of the innovative and award winning Water Asset Risk Assessment project for the City of Revelstoke
- Assisting with the development of Metro Vancouver’s Stormwater Source Control Guidelines
- Development of engineering, public works and parks department hazard, risk and vulnerability assessment for the City of Langley
- Development of the Greeley Creek Watershed Source Protection Plan in Revelstoke
- Development of the Water supply masterplan for the City of Toowoomba, Australia
- Assisting with the City of Castlegar, City of Rossland and City of Revelstoke Integrated Sustainability Planning processes
- Newcastle, Australia harbour coal terminal redevelopment design work
- Design of the award winning Tallwoods Golf Course subdivisions in NSW, Australia
- Design of the award winning Murray’s Beach subdivisions in NSW, Australia
Mike is currently serving as a volunteer on the technical advisory group of the Federal Government’s Municipal Climate Services Collaborative, a collaboration between FCM and the Canadian Centre for Climate Services to provide climate change information to local governments across Canada. Mike is also a board member of Cross Country BC, providing strategic direction and leadership to this high-performing organization.
In 2014, Mike was the first municipal employee in BC to become a certified practitioner in the Envision Rating system; designed to provide an industry-recognized framework to evaluate and rate the social, environmental and economic benefits of all types of infrastructure. Mike has been writing about sustainable infrastructure since 2006, and has presented to professional organizations, universities, colleges and local groups on sustainability and the role of engineers in society.