PROFILE
A Brief Introduction to the Board of Examiners
Volunteers on APEGA’s Board of Examiners (BOE) have a big responsibility. They play a key role in protecting the public and serving the public interest by ensuring the individuals we license are qualified to practise engineering and geoscience in Alberta. Each year, the board reviews thousands of membership applications to ensure that applicants meet APEGA’s licensing requirements. More than 60 Professional Engineers and Geoscientists serve on the board, as either academic or experience examiners. It’s their job to assess the academic or work experience qualifications of applicants, while also reviewing English language competency, character, and knowledge of ethics and law. Examiners are a dedicated group. Most of them spend 20 or more hours a month reviewing applications and attending board meetings. Despite the workload, they’re committed to processing all applications as quickly as possible — but at the same time ensuring a fair and rigorous review takes place. On the next few pages, we’ll introduce you to two longtime board volunteers, both of whom say serving on the board is a pro- fessional duty — and a pleasure.
TODAY Anil Gupta, P.Eng., FEC., FGC (Hon.), has designed and built numerous oil and gas refineries around the globe. Today, he works as an advisor (Integra- tion Commissioning Start-up) for the North West Redwater Partnership and is based in downtown Calgary. For the past decade he’s also been a volunteer on APEGA’s Board of Examiners. -photo by Candice Ward Photography
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