THE DISCIPLINE FILE
Recommended Discipline Orders
Date: November 7, 2018
Case No.: 18-008-RDO
IN THE MATTER OF THE ENGINEERING AND GEOSCIENCE PROFESSIONS ACT, AND IN THE MATTER OF THE CONDUCT OF [PROFESSIONAL MEMBER], P.ENG.
AGREED STATEMENT OF FACTS (i) Background 3. The Member graduated from the University of Western Ontario (B.Eng. in mechanical engineering) in 1972. 4. The member was the owner of the company. 5. The Complainant is the Member's daughter. She was employed on a contract basis at the company from 2010—2017. 6. The Complainant estimated that she applied the the Member's family expressing concern that the Member's health, including hearing and cognitive functioning, was in decline. In his written response to the Notice of Investigation, the Member stated that his health had been failing for the prior two-to-three years. Those concerns have been considered in assessing the alleged misconduct. (ii) Facts Relating to Allegation #1: Whether the Member improperly allowed the Com- plainant to apply his electronic stamp and signa- ture. 8. The Complainant had an agreement with the Member to authenticate professional documents on his behalf starting in 2007 and continuing until August 2017. The Complainant was paid $50 per document. 9. The Complainant applied the Member's electronic stamp and signature to two different types of Member's electronic stamp and signature to professional documents hundreds of times. 7. Investigative Committee members and investigative staff received information from the Complainant and
The Investigative Committee of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA) has conducted an investigation into the conduct of [Professional Member], P.Eng., (“the Member”), with respect to a complaint initiated by [the Complainant], dated August 21, 2017. A. BACKGROUND The Complainant filed a complaint against the Member alleging that the Member engaged in unprofessional conduct and unskilled practice with respect to the manner in which he permitted documents to be authenticated by the Complainant. The Complainant stated that she had an agreement with the Member to apply his electronic stamp and signature to professional documents and send the documents to a home builder without the Member having conducted a review. B. THE COMPLAINT The Investigative Committee investigated the following allegations outlined in the Complaint: 1. Whether the Member allowed an employee (the Complainant) to apply his electronic stamp and signature. 2. Whether the Member failed to maintain control of his stamp. The Investigative Committee expanded its investigation to also include an assessment of the Member's current work performing welding inspections for Alberta welding companies. The investigation included consideration of information received respecting the Member's health and his ongoing fitness to practise engineering.
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