Principal, Hydropower & Dams – Canada, Stantec Consulting
Michael is a mechanical engineer with over thirty years of experience from concept to implementation of water and wind power projects in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and the Americas. He is currently responsible for Stantec’s hydropower and dams sector in Canada. Michael’s technical latitude has spanned component and system level design, site engineering, commissioning, laboratory and field performance testing, equipment selection inspection and assessment, troubleshooting, assessment of aging infrastructure, risk, and other specialty studies. He has managed projects, emerging technologies, contractor prequalification, technical bid evaluation, and contract negotiations for equipment supply, construction and service contracts. Michael has developed computerized optimization tools for risk-based capital expenditure planning on hydro plants and for the collector system and layout of wind farms. Prior to Stantec, Michael was part of the executive team of an Independent Power Producer, and early in his career was a product developer for a manufacturer. He led multidisciplinary engineering teams during project initiation, development, construction, and operations. His longer-term construction engagements include a 20MW run-of-river hydro plant and a 138-kV transmission line in Canada, and a Resident Engineer position on a 45MW hydro plant in Guatemala. He has served on standard setting committees as well as advisory panels to government and academia including as lead instructor of a M.Eng. course at the University of Toronto.