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Spread across over 60 cities, our team is a global collective of urban experts in design, architecture, engineering, civil, transportation, urban geography, real estate, landscape, communications, software development and so much more. These are the people defining the cities of tomorrow.

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George Wang

Associate | Manager, Architecture
Toronto, ON

George Wang
#Associate | Manager, Architecture# #All# #Architecture# #Commercial# #Living+# #Residential# ## #Retail# #Commercial# ## #Transportation#
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
With 25 years of experience in the architectural field, George has extensive knowledge in space planning, light wood framing, building envelopes, and construction detailing & sequencing. He is up to date on barrier-free and Ontario Building Code literacy & compliance, and construction specifications. He has extensively collaborated with Developers, Construction Managers, various Consultants, and Contractors through schematic design to project close-out. He has also provided guidance to junior team members for design development, construction documentation, and detailing.
#North America#
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Maria Henriques Lopes

Associate | Manager, Interior Design
Vancouver, BC

Maria Henriques Lopes
#Associate | Manager, Interior Design# #All# #Hotels & Resorts# #Commercial# #Hospitality# ## #Interiors# #Interior Design# ## #Residential#
Vancouver, British Columbia,
http://www.linkedin.com/in/mariahenriqueslopes/
Maria specializes in bespoke high-end residential and hospitality design, her experience spans over 14 years across different continents and markets such as North America, Europe, Middle East and Asia Pacific. She has worked with some of the most iconic interior design practices in the world, such as HBA-Hirsch Bedner Associates, Broadway Malyan Architects and CHIL Interior Design on their different studios, London-UK, Singapore, Hong Kong and Vancouver. Maria started as a Lighting Designer and she quickly moved to become a residential and hospitality Interior Designer, where she has Lead multiple teams and projects across the globe. Having had the opportunity to travel across the world and work with some of the most remarkable designers, allows her to bring and share with her teams a unique and inspirational input to the projects. For Maria each project and its client are unique as well as its needs, time, place and cultural context.
#North America#
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Jonathan Darton

Director | Sr. Practice Lead, System Engineering
Calgary, AB

Jonathan Darton
#Director | Sr. Practice Lead, System Engineering# #All# #Data Analytics# #Information & Communications Technology# #ICT# ## #Leader# #Mobility Hub# #Transportation# ## #Mobility+# #Transportation# ## #Multi-Modal Transportation# #Transportation# ## #Operations# #Operations Centre# #Transportation# ## #Project / Programme Management# #Public Outreach# #Research & Development# #Revenue / Tolling# #Transportation# ## #Software as a Service# #SaaS# ## #Strategic Planning# #Subject Matter Expert# #Systems# #Systems Engineering# #Systems# ## #Systems Integration# #Systems# ## #Traffic Engineering# #Transportation# #Traffic Management# ## #Traffic Management# #Transportation# ## #Transportation# #Transportation Engineering# #Transportation# ## #TravelIQ# #Transportation# #511# #ATIS# #Advanced Traveller Information System# ## #Traveller Information# #Transportation# #511# #ATIS# #Advanced Traveller Information System# ##
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
http://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-darton/
Jonathan Darton BCOMM, ISP, ITCP has 15 years of experience in the areas of Intelligent System design, development, and implementation. Jonathan has been actively engaged with stakeholders for many ITS, TMC and systems related projects including ATMS, ATIS, Data Acquisition, and Data Warehousing systems. Jonathan manages the Canada West Intelligent Systems Solutions team which provides service to clients throughout Canada and internationally. He holds the Information System Professional (ISP) and ITCP designations from Canada?s Institute of Information Technology Professionals and is currently serving as Co-chair of the ITS Canada ATMS Technical Committee.
#North America#
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David Buchanan

Associate | Manager, Transportation Engineering
Canton, OH

David Buchanan
#Associate | Manager, Transportation Engineering# #All# #Bridge Engineering# #Transportation# #Bridges, Roads & Highways# ## #Bridges, Roads & Highways# #Transportation# ## #Civil Engineering# #Civil Infrastructure# ## #Design Build# #Leader# #Master Planning# #Placemaking# #Planning & Urban Design# ## #Parking# #Project / Programme Management# #Revenue / Tolling# #Transportation# ## #Strategic Planning# #Traffic Engineering# #Transportation# #Traffic Management# ## #Transportation# #Transportation Engineering# #Transportation# ## #Transportation Planning# #Transportation# ##
Canton, Ohio, United States of America
http://www.linkedin.com/in/david-buchanan-pe-si-aa663179/
Mr. Buchanan has 14 years of experience in complex bridge and retaining wall inspection and design. He has project and inspection program management experience as well as bridge design lead experience on many complex local and interstate bridge projects throughout the Midwest focused mostly in Ohio and Indiana. This experience is both in the traditional design bid build project delivery model as well as extensive design build project deliveries. Mr. Buchanan has designed many types of bridge superstructures and substructures, and he has experience with bridge foundation design, bridge hydraulic design, and roadway design. He has applied his experience to both new designs and rehabilitation designs of existing structures as well as load ratings of existing structures. Mr. Buchanan has expertise in finite element modeling of structures, which has been vital in the evaluation of unique structures that are not easily analyzed by traditional bridge software. He also has significant experience with curved girder design and tall pier design. David prides himself on his personal focus on projects he is involved in to provide the best products for his clients. He has significant experience working for ODOT, The Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission, INDOT, MDOT and various cities and municipalities throughout Ohio.
#North America#
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James Sorensen

Director | Sr. Practice Lead, Transportation Engineering
Boston, MA

James Sorensen
#Director | Sr. Practice Lead, Transportation Engineering# #All# #Bus Rapid Transit# #Transportation# #BRT# ## #Engineering# #Leader# #Mobility+# #Transportation# ## #Strategic Planning# #Subject Matter Expert# #Systems# #Traffic Management# #Transportation# ## #Transit Technology# #Transportation# #ITS# #Intelligent Transportation Systems# ## #Transportation# #Transportation Engineering# #Transportation# ## #Traveller Information# #Transportation# #511# #ATIS# #Advanced Traveller Information System# ##
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
James Sorensen specializes in ITS projects and has led a wide variety of advanced public transportation systems, traveller information systems, traffic management applications, and public safety and emergency response technologies. He also has provided ITS strategic planning and technology assessments for a wide variety of public agency and private sector clients. James was the Project Manager for the ITS and Communications Design of the CTfastrak Bus Rapid Transit project, the Bridgeport Connecticut ATMS and Operations project, and the development of regional ITS architecture for Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Puerto Rico. James is a past president of the Intelligent Transportation Society of Massachusetts and a recipient of their Award of Excellence. He has worked on two projects that have received the Intelligent Transportation Society of Connecticut’s Project of the Year Award. He is also a member of IBI Group’s Connected and Autonomous Vehicle Working Group.
#North America# #Northeast#
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Tony Gill

Global Director, P3 Buildings
Vancouver, BC

Tony Gill
#Global Director, P3 Buildings# #All# #Architecture# #Civic & Government# #Institution# ## #Detention Facilities# #Institution# #Civic & Government# ## #Healthcare+# #Healthcare# ## #Leader# #P3# #Regional / Sectoral# #Senior Management# ## #Senior Management# #Strategic Planning#
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Tony Gill is Global Director, P3 Buildings. He is an architect and member of the Architectural Institute of BC, the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, National Council of Architectural Registration Board, and the American Institute of Architects. He has extensive experience in the design and management of specialized institutional, high-tech facilities, protective services, and healthcare facilities. His focus has been on designing facilities with complex functional and building system requirements; in particular, he specializes in healthcare master planning, programming, medical planning, and strategic planning. He has managed facilities procured as design-bid-build, design-build, and design-bid-maintain-finance-operate (Public-Private Partnerships). Tony has a Master of Science degree in architecture and urban design from Columbia University.
#North America#
Saif Zaidi

Associate Director | Practice Lead, Architecture
Dubai, UAE

Saif Zaidi
#Associate Director | Practice Lead, Architecture# #All# #Architecture# #High Rise Residential# #Residential# ## #Hospitality# #Commercial# ## #Hotels & Resorts# #Commercial# #Hospitality# ## #Interiors# #Interior Design# ## #Living+# #Residential# ## #Low Rise Residential# #Residential# ## #Mid Rise Residential# #Residential# ## #Mixed Use# #Commercial# ## #Project / Programme Management# #Residential#
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Middle East
http://www.linkedin.com/in/saif-zaidi-oaa-49158422
One of the great beauties of architecture is that each time, it is like life starting all over again.” - Renzo Piano
Saif Zaidi is a passionate, creative and innovative Architect with over 20 years of experience in architectural and interior design. He has designed and managed projects ranging from large scale mixed-use, hospitality, retail and high-rise residential. A natural leader and strategic thinker with demonstrated expertise in concept, design development, contract management, project management as well as client management and business development. Always looking for a balance between Form vs Function, each project becomes an opportunity to use innovative ideas and technology to create design solutions. Saif is a Registered member of Ontario Association of Architect and Toronto Society of Architects. Working on design-build module projects has enabled him to provide practical design solutions and coordinate with multidisciplinary trades more effectively. His attention to detail and excellent problem solving skills ensure that every project he works on is completed on schedule and to the highest possible standard. His other favourite quote is, “God is in the details.” – Mies van der Rohe
#North America#
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Elvin Karpovich

Director, Planning and Landscape Architecture
Calgary, AB

Elvin Karpovich
#Director, Planning and Landscape Architecture# #All# #Architectural Controls# #Architecture# ## #Civic & Government# #Institution# ## #Development Engineering# #Land Use Planning# #Placemaking# #Planning & Urban Design# ## #Landscape Architecture# #Leader# #Planning & Urban Design# #Placemaking# ## #Policy & Design Guidelines#
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Elvin Karpovich leads the IBI Group landscape design practice in Calgary, and oversees the administration of architectural design guidelines for approximately 18 communities across Calgary. He has assembled a diverse list of projects over his 20 years of experience, including land use planning, land design, urban design, urban landscape architectural design, and land development policies, guidelines, and standards. His project experience includes working with the federal, provincial, and municipal governments, the land development industry, and private corporations.
#North America#
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Bill Thomas

Associate | Manager, Civil Engineering
Kingston, ON

Bill Thomas
#Associate | Manager, Civil Engineering# #All# #Bridges, Roads & Highways# #Transportation# ## #Civic & Government# #Institution# ## #Civil Engineering# #Civil Infrastructure# ## #Engineering# #Municipal Infrastructure# #Civil Infrastructure# ## #Subject Matter Expert#
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
http://www.linkedin.com/in/william-thomas-
Bill is a Civil Engineer with approximately 15 years’ experience in Land Development and Municipal Infrastructure. His work involves project management of residential, commercial, and industrial developments, as well as municipal infrastructure design, construction and replacement.
#North America#
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Chris Fickert

Associate | Manager, Architecture
Toronto, ON

Chris Fickert
#Associate | Manager, Architecture# #All# #Architecture# #Civic & Government# #Institution# ## #Community / Recreational Facilities# #Institution# #Civic & Government# ## #Education# #School# ## #Green# #K-12 Education# #School# #Education# ## #Leader# #Learning+# #School# #Education# ## #Transit Technology# #Transportation# #ITS# #Intelligent Transportation Systems# ##
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Drawing on 30 years of experience in cities as diverse as London, New York and Buenos Aires, Chris brings an acute urban sensibility to the design of contemporary buildings. As a designer and manager, he has headed up large multi-disciplinary teams collaborating on complex educational, healthcare, residential and mixed-use projects in Canada and the United States. Chris leads the Canada East K-12 sector for IBI which counts the majority of school boards in southern Ontario as clients. Comfortable with projects at any scale, Chris always looks for design opportunities that further the clients’ goals with an original solution. Firmly committed to sustainability he has taught and consulted on sustainable design in the USA, Spain and Argentina. Chris also leads IBI’s Canada East Sustainability Initiative and is a member of our corporate Climate Action Initiative.
#North America#
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Xu Liu

Associate | Senior Software Architect
Calgary, AB

Xu Liu
#Associate | Senior Software Architect# #Advanced Traffic Management System# #Transportation# #ATMS# ## #Advanced Traveler Information System# #Advanced Traveller Information System# #Transportation# #511# #ATIS# ## #All# #Bridges, Roads & Highways# #Transportation# ## #Bus Rapid Transit# #Transportation# #BRT# ## #CurbIQ# #Transportation# #Curbside Management# ## #Data Centre# #Commercial# #Office# ## #Healthcare# #Mobile Technology# #Transportation# ## #Parking# #Seniors Communities# #Residential# ## #Software as a Service# #SaaS# ## #Systems Integration# #Systems# ## #Transit Technology# #Transportation# #ITS# #Intelligent Transportation Systems# ## #Transportation# #Traveller Information# #Transportation# #511# #ATIS# #Advanced Traveller Information System# ##
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
http://www.linkedin.com/in/xu-liu-789a405a
Xu Liu, MSc, BS has 15 years of experience in the areas of Software Architecture, System Design, UML Design, Native and Hybrid Mobile App development, and implementation in Public Transit and Public Health. Xu has actively worked with IBI Group Mobile Team for many years and finished several software services and software application revolutions, including designing and implementing the mobile management system to dynamically create mobile apps, integrating efficient software workflow, building end-to-end encryption/decryption between the distribution system and mobile apps, completing 3D scanning utility tool and so on.
#North America#
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Brad Hughes

Sr. Associate Principal | Education, Buildings
Houston, TX

Brad Hughes
#Sr. Associate Principal | Education, Buildings# #All# #Architecture# #Education# #School# ## #Heritage / Historic Preservation# #K-12 Education# #School# #Education# ## #Learning+# #School# #Education# ## #Retail# #Commercial# ## #Subject Matter Expert#
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Brad Hughes is a Registered Architect with 30 years of experience in institutional, commercial and educational projects. He is responsible for the complete delivery of the project and has provided design, planning and construction management for hundreds of projects ranging from new facilities, additions, renovations, and historic preservation. His experience affords a comprehensive approach to problem solving and quality service to clients and he excels in the delivery of projects with tight constraints and budgets.
#North America# #Southeast#
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