Movers & Shakers
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CEA SHOWCASES APEGA MEMBERS FOR THEIR SERVICE AND INNOVATION The Consulting Engineers of Alberta held its 2015 Showcase Awards in February and four outstanding APEGA Members were recognized. Let’s start with Roman Wozniak (P.Eng. — 1967-2015) and his long- time colleague Gary Mack, P.Eng. Both received the Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Distinguished Service. Mr. Wozniak is a patient man. His work on the transportation utility corridors around Edmonton and Calgary spanned decades — he waited 30 years before seeing the start of construction. Alberta Innovators reports Mr. Wozniak grew up near Wanham, Alberta, and attended Mount Royal College in Calgary before moving to Oklahoma to pursue baseball and a civil engineering degree. After graduating he moved back to Canada and settled in Toronto, working in the engineering divisions of several large insurance companies. He saw an ad for highway engineering in Alberta and started working for a company that would eventually become ISL Engineering. Mr. Wozniak contributed to many important projects with ISL, working with clients to design innovative infrastructure that serves the community. Most notable was his work on the transportation and utility corridors — Anthony Henday Drive in Edmonton and Stoney Trail in Calgary. Mr. Wozniak was pivotal in laying the groundwork for these major road networks. In 1998, Mr. Wozniak retired, handing over the reins to his long-time partner, Mr. Mack, whom he hired in 1986. Mr. Mack grew up in Bonnyville and graduated from the University of Alberta with a civil engineering degree. His career started at the City of Edmonton , in the engineering department in roadway design. After three years, he decided to broaden his horizons and began a consulting engineering job with Delcan — which would become part of ISL. Mr. Mack was President and CEO of ISL for 12 years, and worked on projects
CHANGING THE LANDSCAPE Ingrid Pederson, P.Eng., is passionate about getting more women into the fields of science, technology, engineering and math. A tireless volunteer, she won two awards this year in recognition of her efforts. From left to right are AWSN Co-President (Edmonton) Dr. Shoma Sinha, P.Eng., Ingrid Pederson, P.Eng., Dr. Linda Reha-Krantz and AWSN Co-President (Calgary) Alicia Bjarnason, P.Geol. -photo courtesy AWSN
into consulting and other endeavors. She eventually moved to Calgary and in 2006 became Leader of Professional Practice in the Transportation Planning Department of the City of Calgary, for which she oversaw the growth of the E.I.T. Rotation Program. The program is now one of the largest and best-in-class in the country. Ms. Enns is currently Manager of the city’s Corporate Engineering and Energy Services team, providing engineering support for over $750 million in buildings. Her team implements sustainable energy solutions for the city, including the purchasing of 100 per cent green electricity and maintaining the city’s Sustainable Building Policy. She works collaboratively with industry, sharing her expertise on engineering service procurement and the use of Qualifications Based Selection (QBS). A frequent volunteer, Ms. Enns donates her time as a judge for the CEA Awards and student science fairs. She has served on APEGA’s Practice Review Board and as APEGA’s representative
such as the 23rd Avenue-Gateway Boulevard interchange and Walterdale Bridge in Edmonton, and the Parsons Creek interchange in Fort McMurray. He was involved with developing design standards for transportation engineering, and he created a manual of design guidelines for transportation infrastructure used across the country to promote safety. Today, Mr. Mack is senior project manager at ISL, continuing where Mr. Wozniak left off. ISL has gone from a company of less than 50 employees to over 375, specializing in 10 profes- sional disciplines. The next award recipient is someone with a notable career in consulting engineering — who was just elected to APEGA Council. Jennifer Enns, P.Eng. , received the CEA President’s Award. Ms. Enns came to Canada in 1972 from England and completed a civil engineering degree at Carleton University in Ottawa. She began working for Bell Canada before moving
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