Highligths & Achievements
Sign & Seal Authorities
PMP (Project Management Professional), Project Management Institute (PMI), Since July 2021. (Certificate 2021-24)(Certificate 2024-27)
IWE (International Welding Engineer), International Institute of Welding (IIW) – Canada ANB, Since June 2016. (Diploma)
CWB Weld Specialist, Canadian Welding Bureau Weld Specialist Mark Holder, Since November 2015. (Mark QR)
P-Eng Licence (BC), Professional Engineer Licence of British Columbia (EGBC) and practice as P.Eng, Since February 2015. (Photo)
P-Eng Licence (ON), Professional Engineer Licence of Ontario (PEO) and practice as P.Eng, Since January 2013. (Photo)
Certifications
Venture Institute Cohort 5, by Decile Group Venture Institute, 2025.
Machine Learning (High-level Overview), by Stanford University on Coursera, Mar 21, 2018.
Fracture Mechanics Based Fatigue Analysis, Vancouver, BC, EGBC, Jun 21, 2016.
Fatigue Design and Fatigue Failure Analysis, Vancouver, BC, EGBC, Jun 20, 2016.
API 579-1/ASME FFS-1 Fitness for Service, Houston, TX, ASME, Jun 6 – Jun 8, 2016.
Weld Residual Stress and Distortion Prediction, Bethlehem, PA, AWS, Aug 10, 2015.
Awards & Achievements
- July 2021 > 74 Annual Assembly, International Institute of Welding & L’institure de Soudure (France) The Henry Granjon Award, and Throphy – (Booklet of Awards) (Video) (Applus).
- September 2018 > Canadian Welding Bureau Association Fellow Award, Medal, and Plaque Photo.
- July 2016 > Best Technical Paper Award – Pressure Vessel and Piping Conference
- June 2012 – May 2014 > Prestigious Canadian National NSERC-PDF Award
- May 2011 – April 2012 > FedDev Program (Ontario)
- April 2011 > My Ph.D. thesis and dissertation was nominated by the board of examination for the best Ph.D. of the year.
- September 2007 – April 2011 > Research Assistant Scholarship, John Goldak at Carleton University, The highest RA award to a PhD student.
Volunteer Activities
Engineers & Geoscientists British Columbia – Engineering Experience Assessment Panel (Certification of Recognition, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
Moderator, Annual CanWeld Conference of Canadian Welding Association; 2013 (Niagara Falls), 2014 (Vancouver), 2015 (St. John’s, 2016 (Edmonton), 2017 (Montreal), 2018 (Winnipeg), & 2019 (Halifax), 2020 (Cancelled-Covid), 2021 (Virtual), 2022 (Toronto), 2024(Toronto).
Memberships
(PMI) Project Management Institute
(CWA) Canadian Welding Association
(AWS) American Welding Society
Recreation: winter skiing and skating; summer cycling and swimming.