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Ed MacKinnon

Allan Arcangel

Emmanuel Domingo

Dave Steer

Glenn Gibson

Corie Lubben

Frank Mattia

Ryan Martin

Geoff Triggs

Warren Marshall

Alan Jung

Shawn Talarico

Kin Man Wong

Mark Urwin

Joyanne Wagner

Deborah Dunaway

Richard Boulton

Tijana Vujic

Eric Teevens

Colleen Rempel

James Ware

Keiko Lee

Erin McClintock

 

Edward N. MacKinnon, MAIBC, MRAIC, CP – Principal and President

Mr. MacKinnon has a wide range of experience in the practice of Architecture. He has experience in all aspects of getting the project built. He has gained a thorough understanding of building systems, engineering requirements, Building Codes and regulations. He also has extensive experience negotiating acceptance with authorities having jurisdiction.

Mr. MacKinnon has lectured in many courses regarding Building Codes and regulations, and has a thorough understanding of their intent and practical application in relation to building projects. Through his experience representing the Authority Having Jurisdiction for the EXPO 86 site, he has gained a special insight relative to the regulatory process.

Mr. MacKinnon has been a member of the B.C. Building Code Appeal Board since 1990. He has also been on the City of Vancouver Building Board of Appeal since 1997 and has been chair of the Board since 1999.

Mr. MacKinnon is an architect with experience in all aspects of project design and construction, specializing in Building Code analysis and consulting. As such, he can relate to projects through all stages of work necessary to see projects to their successful completion. He is also a Certified Professional.

Emmanuel A. Domingo, P.Eng. - Principal

Mr. Domingo has extensive experience in Building Code and fire protection consulting, particularly in the analysis of: fire-resistance ratings of walls, floor and roof assemblies; smoke control systems; building exposure systems; and egress systems. His experience also includes computer modelling and design of specialized sprinkler systems.

Mr. Domingo is a professional engineer registered in B.C., Manitoba and Ontario, specializing in Building Code consulting, and the analysis and review of building construction and fire protection systems. He is active in both our Vancouver and Toronto offices; his current projects include the Vancouver International Airport , Winnipeg International Airport and the Toronto Pearson International Airport redevelopment projects.

Mr. Domingo is a member of the NRC's Standing Committee on Use and Egress for the 2010 National Building and Fire Codes and of the APEGBC's Building Code Committee.

Glenn A. Gibson, M.Eng., P.Eng., CP - Principal

Mr. Gibson has a wide range of experience in Building Code and fire protection consulting gained through participation in industry-related associations, industry-specific course training and more than 18 years in the consulting field.

These experiences have included: applying fire protection engineering methods to solve practical building code-related problems; development of Building Code equivalencies; development of atrium fire protection concepts; design and evaluation of fire protection systems and development of fire protection concepts for industrial occupancies.

Mr. Gibson is a professional engineer registered in B.C., Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario and the Northwest Territories and Nunavut, with a Master’s Degree in Fire Protection Engineering. He specializes in Building Code consulting and the analysis and review of building construction and fire protection systems. He is also a Certified Professional and a member of the BC Building Code Interpretation Committee.

Frank Mattia, AScT  - Principal

Mr. Mattia joined the firm in 1989 and became a Principal in 2001. He is a Building Technologist with extensive experience in building design/construction, and building code and fire protection consulting. He has worked on numerous Certified Professional projects and has provided services on various projects where LMDG has acted in the capacity of the Authority Having Jurisdiction, including the Hampton Place residential developments on the University Endowment Lands in Vancouver.

Other projects Mr. Mattia has been involved with include the West Vancouver Community Centre; Whistler Four Seasons Hotel; General Motors Place; Burnaby Mountain Secondary School; the Mole Hill Community Housing Development; the new Richmond City Hall; the Smithers Airport Assessment; Robson Central (the former Vancouver Public Library Main Branch at Burrard and Robson Streets); the Lester B. Pearson International Airport redevelopment in Toronto; and the Spectrum, Laguna and Woodward’s projects in Vancouver.

Geoff W. Triggs, AScT, Eng.L.  - Principal

Mr. Triggs joined the firm in 1999 and became a Principal in 2005. He is a Building Technologist and Limited Licensee (Engineering), with more than 15 years of experience in building code and fire protection consulting. His extensive consulting experience includes shopping centres, healthcare facilities and hospitals, high tech and transportation facilities, highrise commercial/residential buildings, interior design, and industrial and insurance fire protection analysis.

In recent years, Mr. Triggs has been involved in several transportation-related projects, including the SkyTrain Millennium Line and various bridge/overbuild/viaduct studies. He has extensive experience working on Certified Professional and Independent Professional projects. Recent major projects include Costco/Concord Pacific Area 7B (The Spectrum); Shaw Tower; Living Shangri-La; and B.C. Children's Hospital; as well as the Quigg Capella Development in Langford, B.C.; Whistler Creekside Development; and the Whistler Four Seasons Hotel/Residences Project. In addition, Mr. Triggs is involved in the design development of two athletic venues for the 2010 Winter Olympic games: the Richmond Speedskating Oval and the Whistler Sliding Centre.

Mr. Triggs has been a key team member of the new Vancouver Convention Centre Expansion Project (VCCEP) in the application and coordination of various performance-based approaches being developed by LMDG. Alternate solutions using performance-based approaches have also been implemented on such projects as the new Save-On Foods Memorial Centre Arena in Victoria, B.C.; the Living Shangri-La Project in Vancouver, B.C.; and the Conservatory Residential Resort Project in Kelowna, B.C.

Alan M. Jung, AScT  - Principal

Mr. Jung joined the firm in 1998, and became a Principal in 2005. He is a Building Technologist with experience in design/construction, building code review, and building permit administration. He has extensive experience as a municipal commercial plan checker at the City of Burnaby.

Concentrating largely on projects in the City of Surrey and at the University of British Columbia, Mr. Jung specializes in Certified Professional and Coordinating Code Consultant work on complex projects. Recently, Mr. Jung has been involved with the UBC Life Sciences Centre, Chem-Bio and C.E.R.C., the Aquatics Ecosystems Research Laboratory, the Marine Towers Residences, the NRC Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation and Winter Sport Complex for the 2010 Olympics at UBC; the Infinity Towers residential/commercial development in Surrey; the Surrey Arts Centre addition; the Surrey Place Mall (Central City) project, including extensive tenant improvements such as SFU at Central City; North Surrey Recreation Centre; South Surrey Multi-Purpose Building; Surrey Ice Centre; and Fleetwood Aquatic Centre.

Kin Man Wong, M.Sc., P.Eng., CP - Senior Associate

Mr. Wong joined the firm in 2001, and became a Senior Associate in 2005. He specializes in fire modelling and building code analysis. He has more than 20 years’ experience in Fire Protection Engineering, as a building and fire code consultant, fire and smoke modelling software developer, project manager, and lecturer with Ngee Ann Polytechnic and Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. He was also the editor of the Singapore Fire Code.

Mr. Wong is a professional engineer, registered in B.C., Singapore, and the U.K. He is also a Certified Professional in B.C. He attained a Master’s degree in Fire Safety Engineering from the University of Edinburgh. Current and recent projects include the Vancouver Convention Centre Expansion; the Arena Stage project in Washington, D.C.; UBC’s ICICS Building; the University of Manitoba’s Engineering & Information Technology Complex; and the Paramount Cinemas in Vancouver. Mr. Wong has been invited to lecture on the codes and practices of Performance-based designs to the Tongji University in Shanghai (2002), the Ministry of Public Security Fire Standards Department in Beijing (2006), Sichuan Fire Research Station (2006) and the Armed Police Academy in Beijing (2006).

Joyanne E. Wagner,  P.Eng.  - Senior Associate

Ms. Wagner joined the firm in 2001 and became a Senior Associate in 2005. She is a registered professional engineer in the Province of Ontario with experience in building code review and project management. She has been employed in various capacities with both the City of Hamilton Building Department and McMaster University. As a building engineer with the City of Hamilton, she was largely responsible for plan review of commercial, industrial and institutional buildings for compliance with applicable codes and standards. Ms. Wagner works out of LMDG’s Toronto office and is currently on a leave of absence.

Richard G. Boulton, AScT - Senior Associate

Mr. Boulton joined the firm in 2000 and became a Senior Associate in 2005. He is a mechanical technologist with more than 15 years of experience in building code and fire protection consulting. His consulting experience includes commercial and industrial facilities, and residential highrise and lowrise buildings. Mr. Boulton has extensive experience working on Certified Professional projects, including industrial, commercial and residential facilities. He has also worked on projects acting as the Authority Having Jurisdiction.

Recent projects Mr. Boulton has worked on include the Watermark Restaurant; Morris Wosk Centre for Dialogue; the Segal Centre for Graduate Studies; the Hudson; the Cruise Ship Terminal Expansion at Canada Place; Phases 2 & 3 of the Portico residential development; the Simon Fraser UniverCity project, and the West Chevron Expansion of the International Terminal Building at Vancouver International Airport.

Eric D. Teevens, C.Tech.  - Senior Associate

Mr. Teevens joined the firm in 2000 and became a Senior Associate in 2005. He is an Architectural Technologist with extensive experience in Building Code review and inspections. He was previously employed with the City of Richmond as a building inspector, and was responsible for numerous projects including: highrise residential buildings, hotels, schools, shopping centres and warehouses.

Recent projects include the Royal Jubilee Hospital Redevelopment in Victoria, the Royal Inland Hospital Redevelopment in Kamloops, the Alberta Children’s Hospital in Calgary and the Shoal Point Condominium Development in Victoria. In Vancouver, Mr. Teevens has experience on projects such as the Salvation Army’s Belkin House and Southview Heights Assisted Living projects, and has also worked on numerous Certified Professional projects in Vancouver, including Concord Pacific projects The Max, The ICON, and The Silver Sea; and the Escala, Cascina, Denia and One and Two Harbour Green residential towers at Waterfront Place in Coal Harbour.

James R. Ware, FPET - Senior Associate

Mr. Ware joined the firm in 2003 and became a Senior Associate in 2005. He is a graduate of the Fire Protection Engineering Technology program at Seneca College. He has extensive experience in building code consulting and in the sprinkler industry. Major projects he has worked on have included assembly, contained use, and health care facilities. Currently, Mr. Ware is working in LMDG’s Toronto office on the Winnipeg International Airport redevelopment, the Hamilton International Airport, the Toronto Pearson International Airport redevelopment and other projects in the Toronto area.

Erin L. McClintock, P.Eng.

Ms. McClintock joined the firm in 2006. She is a graduate in Civil Engineering of McMaster University. Ms. McClintock held Plans Examiner and Building Engineer positions during the five years she spent at the Corporation of the City of Hamilton, Ontario, as well as Acting Chief Building Engineer. She was also Project Manager of the Construction Department of McDonald’s Restaurants of Canada for more than five years. Ms. McClintock is currently involved in the Toronto Pearson International Airport redevelopment project and in a variety of other projects in LMDG’s Toronto office.

Allan B. Arcangel, Dipl.T.

Mr. Arcangel joined the firm in 2005. He is a graduate of the Building Technology program at BCIT, and has more than 10 years’ experience in code reviews, equivalency approvals, and inspections. Prior to joining LMDG, Mr. Arcangel worked in the Planning and Building Departments at the City of Burnaby. He has experience in both residential and commercial construction. Mr. Arcangel is involved in all aspects of code consulting work at LMDG, with special emphasis on Certified Professional and Coordinating Code Consultant project assistance.

David J. Steer, B.A.Sc., E.I.T.

Mr. Steer joined the firm in 2004. A first-class honours graduate of the University of Waterloo in Mechanical Engineering, he has several years’ experience in forensic consulting. Mr. Steer works on fire and smoke modelling and varied project work.

Corinne L. Lubben, B.Eng., E.I.T.

Ms. Lubben joined the firm in 2004. She has a Bachelor of Engineering from McMaster University. Ms. Lubben has several years’ experience in code consulting, and is currently assisting in all types of project work.

Ryan P. Martin,  Dipl.T.

Mr. Martin joined the firm in 2001. He performs drawing reviews and varied project work, including building code equivalencies, occupant load distribution, and providing Certified Professional project assistance, as well as creating and revising CAD drawings. He has a Diploma of Building Technology from BCIT.

Warren J. Marshall, Dipl.T.

Mr. Marshall joined the firm in 2003. He is a graduate of the Building Technology program at BCIT, and has several years’ experience as an architectural technologist. Mr. Marshall works with CAD drawings, including code compliance drawings, and provides varied project assistance.

Shawn M. Talarico, Dipl.T.

Mr. Talarico joined the firm in 2005. He is a graduate of the Building Technology Program at BCIT. Mr. Talarico works with CAD drawings, and provides varied project assistance.

Mark W. Urwin, CA - Principal

Mr. Urwin has been with the firm since its inception in 1988. He is a Chartered Accountant with extensive experience in the engineering / architectural consulting industry. Mr. Urwin acts as LMDG’s financial controller and manages the administration of the office.

Deborah Dunaway, B.A.

Ms. Dunaway has a B.A. (English) from McGill University. She joined the firm in 1995, and types, edits and proofreads most of the documents produced in the Vancouver office. She also assists with various administrative duties, including troubleshooting software problems; edits the website; and coordinates the firm’s proposals.

Tijana Vujic

Ms. Vujic joined the firm in 2003. She provides reception and administrative assistance in LMDG’s Toronto office.

Colleen Rempel

Ms. Rempel joined the firm in 2006. She is our receptionist, and she is responsible for incoming and outgoing documents (mail/courier/faxes) and various other administrative duties.

Keiko Lee

Ms. Lee joined the firm in 2007. As well as being the relief receptionist, she is responsible for a number of administrative duties including filing, cataloguing and maintaining our extensive library, and document production, as well as some accounting.

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