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Technical Staff - Associates
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Everett Fancey, M. Eng, P. Eng
Engineering Manager
Everett Fancey has over 30 years Engineering experience spanning a
variety of fields; heavy industry, consulting, research and development
and education. Mr. Fancey brings a multi-disciplined
(engineering/information technology/science/mathematical) understanding
to any project. Prior to joining Sikumiut, Mr. Fancey managed an
education department with a work force of approximately 100 engineers,
technologists, technicians, and scientists from a variety of
disciplines.
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David Scruton, M.E.S.
Senior Scientist
David Scruton has in excess of 30 years of experience
as research scientist and research manager working with federal and
provincial governments and as an environmental consultant. He
coordinated and conducted a diverse research program on knowledge of
relationships between fish and their habitats, effects of human
activities on fish and fish habitat, means to mitigate and compensate
for habitat losses, and application of knowledge to development of
models and tools for predictions, impact assessment, and habitat
development. He led and managed a number of large national and
international programs on fish habitat research and conducted
collaborative research with the utility sector, pulp and paper
companies, fishing industry, and transportation sector. He was,
and still is, active in academia as an adjunct professor and supervisor
of graduate students. He has authored over 200 scientific and
technical publications including: 70+ in scientific journals, 40+
technical reports, 10+ special publications, 7 book chapters, 70+
conference proceedings, and 20 + popular articles or internal reports.
Since joining Sikumiut as Senior Scientist, he has assumed project
lead on several ongoing environmental effects monitoring programs,
baseline studies, and developed a discussion paper on the biological and
ecological evolution of hydroelectric reservoirs. He is also
representing Sikumiut and Canada on an international expert group (IEG)
to assist groups in Sweden to resolving fish passage issues at
hydroelectric developments.
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Larry LeDrew, M. Sc.
Aquatic Ecologist
Larry has over 30 years experience in the
science and environmental field. Mr. LeDrew has conducted fisheries research
for government (DFO) and has been responsible for environmental assessment and
research for over 20 years with Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro (Nalcor). Larry
has had extensive involvement in the management of environmental issues
associated with electricity generation and transmission and most recently, prior
to his retirement from Nalcor in July, 2008 was the lead for the environmental
assessment for Lower Churchill (Generation) Project. In this position Larry was
responsible for the preparation of the Environmental Impact Statement as well as
for the planning, design, conduct, review and approval
of over 70 environmental baseline studies. Mr. LeDrew was
also responsible for negotiations with DFO for the determination of Harmful
Alteration, Disturbance and Destruction (HADD) of productive fish habitat
associated with the Project, the development of a strategy to address the No Net
Loss Principle of the DFO and oversaw the preparation of the suite of fish
habitat compensation options currently under consideration for the Lower
Churchill Project.
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Guylaine Joncas
Manager of
Operations, Goose Bay
Ms. Joncas has successfully been managing small to medium sized businesses for
the last 20 years. This required her to be very versatile and familiar with all
of the lines of service provided to the clients by her employers. She often
worked as project manager and directly participated in service delivery. She was
responsible for daily decision making, growth and success of these businesses.
Ms. Joncas is very well known in Labrador and on the Lower North Shore of Quebec
for her project management and logistic support to Clients. She has established
a great working relationship with the business industry and community leaders
throughout these areas. She was a member of the Lower North Shore Chamber of
Commerce and now the Labrador North Chamber of Commerce. She currently
volunteers for the Minor Hockey Association, Ecole Boreale’s recycling project
and does fund raising for the Girl Guides of Canada. She is a very active member
of the community of Happy Valley-Goose Bay.
Ms. Joncas is fully bilingual as French is her first language. Her primary place
of residence was Lourdes de Blanc Sablon, Quebec and her management experience
make her a great asset to all Sikumiut’s Clients projects.
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Suzanne Thompson, BSc., M.E.S. Candidate.
Junior Biologist
Suzanne has a Bachelor of Science in Biology, and is currently completing a
Masters in Environmental Science. With a focus in aquatic sciences, she
has completed coursework in Fisheries Resource Management, Ecology,
Environmental Risk Assessment, and Environmental Policy and Regulations. Suzanne
has practical field experience in both freshwater and marine environments, and
has contributed in the collection and analysis of environmental baseline data
collection, including water and sediment quality data, fish data, and littoral
zone habitat mapping. Because of her general statistical knowledge, she
has also contributed to the analysis of socioeconomic data, assisting in the
preparation of reports, and Environmental Protection Plans.
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Grant Vivian,
B. Tech., Dipl. Geomatics
Geomatics Specialist
As Geomatics Lead of
Sikumiut, Grants’ primary responsibilities include traditional resource
development, environmental field work, strategic planning, GIS design and
analysis, report writing, and project management. Grant became an integral
part of Sikumiut’s environmental team upon arrival where he has completed
several large baseline projects including winter lake mapping using Ground
Penetrating Radar, a science new to the region of Labrador. His previous
work experience relates directly to the northern regions where he used satellite
technology to process high resolution river ice charts and iceberg maps off the
coast of Newfoundland and Labrador. Grant has valuable international
experience working independently in surveying and GIS technology where he gained
extensive knowledge in dimensional control concepts for structural design.
His technical expertise spans a broad spectrum of Geomatics including
cartographic map analysis, satellite image processing, underwater acoustical
systems, surveying and GIS technologies.
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