Leadership Team

TREK was founded in 2010 with three partners and a vision of an employee-owned, high value, industry leading consulting firm. We now employ over 50 professional engineers, technicians and support staff. We are proud of our achievements and recognize that our success is a function of the skill, dedication and loyalty of each and every employee. Our unique culture allows junior staff to work closely with our most senior engineers and principals, fostering mentorship, teamwork and collaboration as a guiding component of our service delivery.

As a Manitoba-owned and operated consulting firm, our clients enjoy direct communication with and hands-on involvement of company leaders. In an increasingly corporate industry environment, we are intent on a personal approach to providing high quality, focused and innovative expertise to build on the legacy of the pioneers of our industry.

Senior Partners

TREK’s leadership team is formed by our industry experts, a vast majority of whom make up our board of directors. Get to know the people who establish and execute our vision through project delivery.

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Kent Bannister
M.Sc., P.Eng.
President & CEO

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James Blatz
Ph.D., P.Eng., FEC, FEIC
Executive Vice-President

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Nelson Ferreira
Ph.D., P.Eng.
Senior Vice-President

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Michael Van Helden
Ph.D., P.Eng.
Vice-President Quality and Innovation

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Brent Hay
M.Sc., P.Eng.
Vice-President Engineering

 
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Greg Penner
CPA, CGA
VP Finance and CFO

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Ken Skaftfeld
M.Sc., P.Eng.
Director

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Ryan Belbas
M.Sc., P.Eng
Director, Building Services

 

Department Heads

 
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David Klassen
P.Geo
Senior Geoscientist, Environmental Manager

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Angela Fidler-Kliewer
CET
Associate, Materials & Construction Manager

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Natasha Woelcke
P.Eng
Senior Hydrotechnical Engineer, Water Resources Manager

 

Senior Technical Leads

Larry Bielus

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Larry Bielus
M.Sc., P.Eng
Senior Environmental Engineer

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Gil Robinson
M.Sc., P.Eng
Senior Geotechnical Engineer

Jay Doering

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Jay Doering
Ph.D., P.Eng., FCSCE, FEC, FCSSE, FCAE
Senior Hydrotechnical Engineer

 

Associate Partners

Nuno Mendonca

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Nuno Mendonca
P.Eng
Associate, Geotechnical Engineer

Matt Klymochko

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Matt Klymochko
P.Eng
Associate, Geotechnical Engineer

Jashandeep Bhullar

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Jashandeep Bhullar
EI
Associate, Geotechnical Engineering Intern

Reinhardt van Rensburg

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Reinhardt van Rensburg
P.Eng
Associate, Geotechnical Engineer

Sara Hill

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Sara Hill
Administrative Assistant

 

Join our team

We are continuously growing and seeking motivated, entrepreneurial people to continue expanding our vision.