Proximity does not dictate similarity, and the world of consulting on Vancouver Island relative to the Lower Mainland proves just that. Overseeing Aplin Martin’s Nanaimo branch, Scott Lewis, P.Eng., Branch Manager and Senior Project Manager, and Matt Jansen, AScT, Project Delivery Services Lead, recount their professional trajectories and what has led them to life on the island. From stories of the early days setting up shop to their visions of the future, be sure to catch Scott and Matt in The Workshop.

It’s a new year, so let’s kick things off with a brand-new episode of The Workshop! In today’s episode, we’re joined by Zuzana Rijken, Manager, BC Survey, and David Craik, Provincial Survey Lead – Alberta. Aplin’s survey leaders share their accounts of a career in surveying geomatics, from the day-to-day challenges to the growth of their respective teams to the rapidly changing landscape of technology in survey; it’s an episode you don’t want to miss.

The Edmonton land development scene is a burgeoning playground, and our team is positioning itself at the frontier of change. Lindsey Trufyn, P.Eng., Engineering Lead, Edmonton, and Omar Abdel-Jabbar, P.Eng., Senior Project Manager, are talking to us about the exciting changes in Alberta's development industry. While being one of Aplin Martin's smaller offices, the Edmonton office is exemplative that a small headcount does not mean a shortage of knowledge and expertise. Lindsey and Omar delve into what makes the team special and how their combined niche and broad-ranged experiences make them just right for the city's evolution.

We are back with another very special episode as Joseph Kyllo, Chief Strategy Officer of Primary Engineering and Construction, joins us on The Workshop. Joseph and Aplin’s Don Bevacqua, Manager, Surrey Land Development, discuss their successes as strategic partners across years of project collaboration. The two highlight the importance of building trust both at the personal and professional level and prove that the cornerstone of any solid relationship is shared values.

In today’s episode of The Workshop, we are joined by Aplin Martin’s very first directors, Ben Rawlinson, Director, Interior BC/Alberta, and Scott MacDonald, Director, Architecture. Ben and Scott are esteemed professionals in their respective disciplines, with both having practiced in engineering and architecture for 20 and 40 years, respectively. As the two have progressed within their responsibilities, they can agree that the challenges never quite stop, but how they handle them has changed throughout the course of their careers. Join us today to learn just what it takes to be a director.

Today we are back with a very special episode because, for the first time, we have brought in an external guest to The Workshop. Tom Woodward, PMP, Senior Manager, Civil & Infrastructure of Wesgroup Properties, joins Robert Lew, Manager, Vancouver Engineering, as they dive into the variables that have made for a successful, long-lasting client-consultant relationship.

In today’s episode of The Workshop, Jordan Beach, P.Eng., Infrastructure Planning Lead/Project Manager, and Josh Graff, AScT, Engineering Lead, Kelowna, are sharing their experiences at the rapidly evolving Aplin Martin Kelowna office. Having been with the company for nearly ten years, both Jordan and Josh have quickly come to understand that as managers, you might be taking a backseat to some of the technical parts of your job, but working with people requires a whole host of other skills. After all, being a leader is so much more than a title.

It’s time for a brand-new episode of The Workshop, and we’re sitting down with two of our dynamic land development team members, Keaton MacKay, Construction Services Lead, and Mark Boston, Field Inspector. Having each spent over a decade in the construction industry, Keaton and Mark are proof that civil inspectors are the ultimate bridge in a project team that gets the job done safely. Be sure to tune in and learn more about what it takes to connect those with their boots on the ground to the design team in the office.