FOR PRESIDENT (2020-2021 Term)
John Van der Put, P.Eng.
Personal Statement
Family Drawn to the mountains of Alberta, John moved to Calgary in 1990, where he and his wife, Kathryn, raised their two daughters. He enjoys golfing and hiking in the mountains in the summer and cross-country skiing in the winter. Professional With 35 years of accomplishments in upstream oil and gas and pipeline development, John has been consistently recruited to be at the pointed end of the spear on high-risk, complex business challenges. Sometimes a constructive disrupter, he is known for both challenging and unifying teams that deliver above expectations. Committed to knowledge sharing, John is valued by his peers as a teacher and mentor—contributing to their professional development. APEGA The highlights of John’s over 25 years as an APEGA volunteer were his two terms on Council, which allowed him to make a direct contribution to our association by addressing key issues affecting our professions—among them facilitating professional mobility, developing a continuing professional development system, improving the registration of geoscientists, and implementing an accord with technologists. John also served as chair of APEGA’s Audit and Finance committees, helping ensure our association’s financial integrity. John has also enjoyed mentoring and student outreach.
Volunteering John devotes a significant amount of his time and energy to organizations that focus on human development and technological advancement. Aside from APEGA, examples of his volunteer work include the University of Athabasca Governing Council, the University of Calgary Centre for Innovative Technology Industry Advisory Board and, as an official, Calgary Track & Field.
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