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e. If the PPMP is not submitted or deemed deficient, the Member and the Member’s Permit to Practice will be suspended until such time it has been appropriately completed. 3. That the details of the case be published in The PEG magazine with names.
Case No. 16-021-RDO continued
a. An appropriate section regarding policies and procedures in terms of implementing and tracking changes throughout the various stages of the design process. b. An appropriate section for dealing with client disputes and conflicts that, using examples from this complaint, could address the disputes and conflicts encountered with the Complainant. c. Be completed and submitted within 30 days of the Case Manager’s approval of this Recommended Order. d. Be deemed appropriate by the Investigative Panel. Date: February 1, 2017 Case No.: 16-016-RDO IN THE MATTER OF THE ENGINEERING, AND GEOSCIENCE PROFESSIONS ACT, AND IN THE MATTER OF THE CONDUCT OF MR. GREGORY J. SAUNDERS, P.ENG. The Investigative Committee of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA) has conducted an investigation into the conduct of Mr. Gregory J. Saunders, P.Eng., ("the Member") with respect to a May 31, 2016 Letter of Complaint received from [Staff Member A], Registrar for APEGA, alleging that Mr. Saunders engaged in unprofessional conduct by virtue of disciplinary action taken against him by the Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario (PEO). A. COMPLAINTS 1. The Member has engaged in unprofessional conduct that contravened Section 44(1)(b) of the Act and Rule of Conduct #1 of the Code. The Member failed to regard the welfare and safety of the public when he signed an engineering opinion confirming the structural integrity of a building in the jurisdiction of Ontario, without making reasonable provision to ensure the validity of the opinion.
MR. HENK BRENKMAN , P.ENG.
GREG MEYERS, P.ENG. Panel Chair, APEGA Investigative Committee APEGA Discipline Committee Approved this 17th day of February 2017 By Case Manager Robert Swift, P.Eng.
B. AGREED STATEMENT OF FACTS 1. Background
Upon conclusion of the investigation, it is agreed by and between the Investigative Committee and Mr. Gregory J. Saunders, P.Eng., that: a) Mr. Gregory J. Saunders, P.Eng., was registered with APEGA as a Professional Member, and was thus bound by the APEGA Code of Ethics , at all relevant times. Mr. Saunders was also a Professional Member of the Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario (PEO) and the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia (APEGBC) at all relevant times. He is currently practising in Manitoba and is a Professional Member of Engineers Geoscientists Manitoba (APEGM). b) Mr. Saunders came to the attention of APEGA on May 11, 2016, as a result of the Registrar receiving correspondence from [COO & Registrar B], COO & Deputy Registrar of the Professional Engineers & Geoscientists Newfoundland & Labrador (PEGNL). [COO & Registrar B] advised that during the course of his application to PEGNL, Mr. Saunders disclosed disciplinary action (including a seven-month suspension) which resulted from a PEO hearing into his conduct. c) Mr. Saunders became a Professional Member of APEGA on February 10, 2012, by way of transfer from PEO. Mr. Saunders earned a B.Sc. in Mining Engineering from Queen’s University in 1984.
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