FOR COUNCIL Yogi Selliah, P.Eng., M.Eng.
Education • Master's in Construction Engineering and Management, University of Toronto • Bachelor of Engineering, National Institute of Technology in Trichy, India Professional Contributions • Member, Project Implementation and Management Systems Committee, Government of Alberta • Member, Construction Management Template Committee, Government of Alberta • Member, Building Commissioning Working Group, Government of Alberta — assisted in developing a standard commissioning RFP • Co-chair, Committee on Outstanding Leadership Team, Government of Alberta — introduced the Speaker Series • Canadian Society for Civil Engineering Conference — evaluated papers for the event
I have more than 20 years of project and construction management experience across Canada, the Middle East, and India. I have worked on major projects ranging from $10 million to $600 million in value with a variety of industries including oil and gas, health care, and large institutional and residential construction projects. The international projects undertaken by me include
but are not limited to Qatargas, Enron India, and Aramco. The construction projects that I was engaged with in Alberta are the Royal Alexandra Hospital women’s pavilion, Carpenters’ Union Hall and Training Centre, the new Edmonton Remand Centre, and construction completion of the Edmonton Federal Building, to name a few. I have served as a President of the Edmonton Tamil Cultural Association, Treasurer of the Indo Canadian Engineers Association in Edmonton, and actively participated in Asha for Education Canada, a volunteer organization that supports underprivileged children. APEGA is a vibrant and progressive self-governing association. I consider it to be a great privilege to contribute to its strategic initiatives to facilitate higher levels of engagement in protecting the public safety and excellence in professional practice. With this intent, I summarize below what I would like to focus on as a Councillor: • pilot training programs through the Canada-Alberta Job Grant and create a portal to match skills based on labour market needs • encourage more participation in the engineering and science fields • empower stakeholders to contribute • improve scholarship programs for outstanding students • engage industry to give back to the community • ensure that the programs and services provided to
Volunteer Activities • President and organizer, Edmonton Tamil Cultural
Association — organized several community events with about 500 families and members with an annual budget of around $50,000 • Treasurer, Indo Canadian Engineers Association — helped organize APEGA information sessions for the Professional Engineering registration application process • Volunteer, Asha for Education Canada — served as a volunteer and actively supported fundraising activities for Asha for Education Canada, a volunteer organization supporting underprivileged children in India • Facilitated an information session for immigrant engineers in coordination with the Bredin Centre for Learning, an organization providing training and career-related services for skilled immigrants
Members are useful as well as cost-effective • source additional benefits for APEGA Members • help streamline the Professional Engineering and Geoscientist registration process
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