Risk, Innovation & Sustainability Chair (RISC)

• Jul 2022 - Present

Associate Professor, Director Outreach, Advisor Peter Lougheed Leadership College

• Jul 2021 - Present

Summer Research Program mentor

• Jun 2022 - Present

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering

• May 2015 - Jul 2021

Expanding the Engineering Safety and Risk Management program and the Master of Engineering program in Chemical Engineering - designed for engineers who seek to sharpen their technical problem-solving, decision-making, and implementation skills in an operating environment. These programs transform engineers into business leaders who understand the full scope of an issue, the impact of their decisions, and the value of social, environmental, and corporate responsibility.

Assistant Professor

• May 2015 - Jul 2021

Dow Sustainability Post Doctoral Fellow, Erb Institute

• Sep 2013 - May 2015

The mission of the Erb Institute is to create a socially and environmentally sustainable society through collaboration between the Ross School of Business and the School of Natural Resources and Environment. Building on nearly two decades of research, teaching, and direct engagement, the Institute has become one of the world’s leading sources of innovative knowledge on the culture, technologies, operations and governance of business in a changing world. The Institute’s impact is realized most powerfully through our vibrant global network of students and alumni who are the transformative change agents in business, government and the non-profit worlds. Show less

PhD Candidate, Strategic Management and Organization

• Sep 2007 - Jan 2014

My research interests lie at the intersection of institutional theory and professions – where strategy and innovation meet sustainability. Specifically, I am interested in the role of language and rhetoric to define, value, and shape our conceptions of science, technology, the environment and regulation. For this, I study natural resource management, climate change, sustainability, and diversity.

Research Assistant

• Sep 2007 - Jul 2013

Vice President

• 2008 - 2012

Assistant Director, Professional Practice, Regulatory Affairs

• Jan 2003 - Jul 2007

APEGA regulates the 60,000 individuals and 3700 companies that practice engineering and geoscience in Alberta. I managed the Environment Committee and the Continuing Professional Development program. Developed sustainability sessions, established and managed the Joint Environmental Professional Practice Board. I jointly managed Practice Review Board and Practice Standards Committee, administered reinstatements and resumptions of memberships, and provided confidential ethics and professional practice advice to professional members. Show less

Various positions

• May 1996 - Jan 2003

Started as Project Officer in Engineering and Environmental Services (cleaned up derailments and contaminated sites; risk management of rockfalls, avalanches and rail breaks). Other positions held include: Transportation Supervisor (supervised running trades, administered collective agreements, trained as locomotive engineer and conductor), Manager Network Operations (responsible for locomotive distribution in Western Canada; and Director Guaranteed Car Order Program in Car Management (designed and implemented a system-wide internet railcar ordering and distribution system). Show less

Graduate Student and Teaching Assistant

• Sep 1994 - Jun 1996

Developed proactive approach of including stakeholders in design of industrial facilities. Teaching assistant for environmental impact assessment and design courses.

Environmental Engineering Research Assistant

• May 1993 - Sep 1994

Completed risk perception and environmental impact assessment/management research.

Consultant

• Jan 1994 - Jul 1995

Environmental consulting to fulfill stakeholders' needs during the design of industrial facilities. Environmental consulting to fulfill stakeholders' needs during the design of industrial facilities.

Water Resources Engineering Research Assistant

• Jan 1992 - Sep 1992

Ice surveys and hydraulic analysis on the Mackenzie River, Northwest Territories. Ice surveys and hydraulic analysis on the Mackenzie River, Northwest Territories.

Project Engineer

• May 1991 - Aug 1991

Supervised road construction for Dene Dogrib Aboriginal communities. Supervised road construction for Dene Dogrib Aboriginal communities.

Oilfield Battery Operator

• May 1990 - Aug 1990

Operated/maintained oilfield equipment, analyzed significant metering discrepancy. Operated/maintained oilfield equipment, analyzed significant metering discrepancy.