Association of Ontario Land Surveyors

Webinar #46

“ 2020 Council Candidates’ Presentations ”

Presenters:AOLS 2020 Council Candidates

January 15, 2020

Today’s Webinar

• Over 250 registrants as of this morning• 1 Professional (Meeting Attendance) CPD hour• Will be recorded and posted to GeoEd: www.geoed.ca

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Upcoming Events

For more details, please see the Calendar on the AOLS website

Event Date

South Central Regional Group Meeting January 21 Tuesday (Woodbridge)

Eastern Regional Group Meeting January 28 Tuesday(Kanata)

Georgian Bay Regional Group Meeting January 30 Thursday (Collingwood)

Kawartha-Haliburton Regional Group Meeting

February 5 Wednesday (Peterborough)

AGM 2020Registration Price goes up by $115+HST after January 25th!

February 26-28Wednesday - Friday (Deerhurst)

President – Andrew S. Mantha

• AOLS Member since January 19, 1993• 27 years service in private practice• Project Manager with J.D. Barnes in the

Windsor office• Served on the Complaints Committee

from 1998-2016.• Elected to Council – 2016• Chair of the Beach Rights Task Force

(2017)• Chair of the Fair Fees for Field Notes

Task Force (2018)• Chair of the Professional Standards and

Practice Commission• Served as Council Representative to

Complaints Committee, Expanded Profession Task Force, The Survey Review Department Committee and various other Council Committees

President – Andrew S. Mantha

COUNCIL GOALS

My personal Goal: To continue in our general direction and build on our accomplishments. That's it!

AOLS Current Initiatives are:

• Transparency – Adopted and implemented• Risk-Management• Complete the work of the Fair Fees for Field Notes Task Force• Education - GeoEd• Membership • Website • Public Awareness• Financial Accountability

Vice-President – Gavin Lawrence

Introduction

Education & License

• South Africa (Recognized Equivalency)

• Ontario Land & Canada Lands Surveyor

• MBA

Career Timeline

• South Africa

• Canada (2003)

Association

• Council, Committees and Task Forces

Vice-President – Gavin Lawrence

Focus (Protect the Public & Strategic Plan)

Legislation/Regulation

Attracting members

Education

Communication

Other

Closing

“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.”- Mahatma Gandhi

Junior Councillor: Richard E.O. Emode

Personal Information• Born in Nigeria 1952

• Married to Barbara

• 4 Children – Rose (40), Gabriel (39), Matthew (37), Chelsea (22)

• 2 Grandchildren – Granddaughter Kalia (15), Grandson Caleb (8)

Introduction• Licenced Professional Engineer in 3 Continents

• First AOLS Member to article in Geodesy

• I bet most of you probably don’t know any of that about me

Junior Councillor: Richard E.O. Emode

Education• B.Sc. E. – Geodetic and Geomatics Engineering – 1984, University of New

Brunswick

• Teaching Effectiveness Diploma, 2014

• Humber College of Applied Technology and Adult Learning, Toronto

• Storm Water Management Modeling Workshop, 2007

• Computational Hydraulics International, Guelph, Canada

• PMTP Training Courses 2007 – 2016, SNC Project Management Training Program

• Diploma - 1995, Ontario Management Development Program, Seneca College

• Certificate - ACSM GPS Project Management 1990, University of Arkansas

• CAD/CAM Certificate – 1987, University of Windsor, Windsor Ontario

• Licenced P. Eng. in 1989

• Registered OLS & OLIP in 1993

Junior Councillor: Richard E.O. EmodeProfessional Work Experience• Complete Survey Solutions Inc., Mississauga, Ontario, Canada 2017 - present

• Vice President, Project Engineering & Business Development

• SNC LAVALIN, 2007-2016 Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Survey Manager, Ontario Region 2016 – 2016

• Environment and Geosciences, Project Engineering, Infrastructure Division

• Humber College – Partial Load Professor of Advanced Surveying – 2014 - 2016

• Survey Manager, Project Engineering 2012 – 2016

• Infrastructure Construction Division,

• Project Chief Survey Engineer (Expatriate) 2011 – 2012

• Mining and Metallurgy Division, Mina de Cobre Panama Project

• Project Chief Survey Engineer (Expatriate) 2007 – 2011

• Mining and Metallurgy Division, Ambatovy Nickel Mine Project, Madagascar

• CEO, Geomatics International Technologies Inc, Brampton, Ontario 2000 – 2007

• Ontario Provincial Government 1988 – 1996

• V/P, Administration and Technical Services - Shiu & Associates Inc. 1996 – 1998

• Manager Technical Services, Shiu & Associates Inc. 1998 – 2000

• Ontario Provincial Government 1988 – 1996

• Geodetic Analyst, Ministry of Natural Resources, Office of the Surveyor General, Geodetic Survey Unit, 1989 - 1996

• Mapping Technician, Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Relations, POLARIS (Teranet) 1988 – 1989

• Survey Part Chief, Verhaegen & Bezaire Surveying Ltd., Windsor, ON, 1986 - 1988

• Geophysical Surveyor, Seisland Surveys Limited, Calgary, AB, 1985 - 1986

Junior Councillor: Richard E.O. EmodeAssociation Volunteerism

• Member of AOLS AERC 1993 - 1998

• Member of AOLS GRLC 2016 - Present

• Member, Humber College Civil Engineering Technology Program Advisory Committee from 2014 to Present

• Member, AOLS Governance Committee 1995 - 2003

• Member, AOLS Subsurface Utilities Engineering Committee, 2001 - 2005

• Member, AOLS Municipal Liaison Committee 2006 - 2008

• Served as Monitor to one AOLS articling student

• Former assistant to the AERC of the AOLS

• PEO Discipline Committee 1994 - 2007

• PEO Government Communications Spokespeople from 2003 to 2007

• PEO Vice-Chair, Registration Committee 2004 - 2007

• Member, PEO Government Communications Spokespeople 2003 to 2007

• Member of the Lion’s Club International - Brampton Chapter 1998 - 2010

• Past member of the Caribbean Pavilion, Brampton Annual Carabram Cultural Festival

• Membership Chair, Windsor Junior Chamber of Commerce, 1986 to 1988

Junior Councillor: Richard E.O. EmodePlatform• Listen and Learn from experienced Councillors

• Attend, Participate, and Contribute at All Meetings

• Learn to fulfill the duties of a Junior Councillor

• Represent the Membership

• Act with Integrity and Honesty

• Be a voice for our Members

• Endorse transparency within our Association

• Work to help raise the profile of our profession

• Reach out to members to gain awareness of common concerns

LanguagesEnglish, Three Nigerian Languages, and Malagasy (Madagascan Native Language)

Do you want to contribute to the success of our Association?

Then, consider voting for Richard Emode as a Junior Councillor!

Junior Councillor: Amar Loai

• Graduated from Ryerson University Civil Engineering Bachelor’s – Geomatics Major

• Served on the Provincial Records Task Force

• Member of the Geomatics Recruitment & Liaison Committee

• Principal of Genesis Land Surveying Inc., based in Toronto

• Sponsor of the Baird & Mucklestone Scholarship Award & the Genesis Land Surveying Innovation Scholarship at Ryerson University

• Currently serving on the AOLS Educational Foundation Board

Previous Professional Experience includes:

• Land Survey Group Inc., Toronto

• Toronto Transit Commission

Junior Councillor: Amar Loai

Platform

1. Public Outreach

2. Modernization of Current Regulations and Statutes

3. Continuing Education

Q&A