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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.

Supporting our global team of 3,500 difference makers is IBI’s Leadership team, setting out a compelling vision and guiding IBI Group towards the future.

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Susan Christensen

Director | Operations USA
Binghamton, NY

Susan Christensen
#Director | Operations USA# #All# #Education# #School# ## #Higher Education# #School# #Education# ## #K-12 Education# #School# #Education# ## #Leader# #Learning+# #School# #Education# ## #Office Lead# #Subject Matter Expert#
Binghamton, New York, United States of America
Susan Christensen has over 20 years of experience in marketing management and communications, operations, business development, and global brand management. As Director, Operations USA, Susan will unify and grow IBI Group’s operational services and reporting structures across the country. Prior to joining IBI, Susan spent 10 years working with one of the world’s largest freight forwarder and overnight delivery companies, where she was responsible for developing the company’s customer-facing global trade data web applications.
#North America# #Northeast#
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Scott Cunningham

Associate | Manager, Landscape Architecture
Toronto, ON

Scott Cunningham
#Associate | Manager, Landscape Architecture # #Active Transportation# #Transportation# ## #Airports# #Transportation# ## #All# #BIM & 3D Visualization# #Bridges, Roads & Highways# #Transportation# ## #Brownfield Development# #Development Engineering# ## #Bus Rapid Transit# #Transportation# #BRT# ## #Civic & Government# #Institution# ## #Commercial# #Community / Recreational Facilities# #Institution# #Civic & Government# ## #Courts# #Institution# #Civic & Government# ## #Design Build# #Education# #School# ## #Green# #Heritage / Historic Preservation# #High Rise Residential# #Residential# ## #Hotels & Resorts# #Commercial# #Hospitality# ## #Land Use Planning# #Placemaking# #Planning & Urban Design# ## #Landscape Architecture# #Light Rail Transit# #Transportation# #LRT# ## #Low Rise Residential# #Residential# ## #Maintenance Facilities# #Transportation# ## #Master Planning# #Placemaking# #Planning & Urban Design# ## #Mental Health Care# #Healthcare# ## #Mid Rise Residential# #Residential# ## #Mixed Use# #Commercial# ## #Mobility Hub# #Transportation# ## #P3# #Parking# #Parks# #Institution# #Civic & Government# ## #Placemaking# #Planning & Urban Design# #Placemaking# ## #Policy & Design Guidelines# #Project / Programme Management# #Rail# #Transportation# ## #Residential# #Retail# #Commercial# ## #Seniors Communities# #Residential# ## #Smart Cities# #Solar# #Energy Solutions# ## #Spiritual Places# #Institution# #Civic & Government# #Church# ## #Stadium / Athletic Facilities# #Institution# #Civic & Government# ## #Terminals# #Transportation# #Transit Facilities# ## #Transit Facilities# #Transportation# ## #Transit Planning# #Transportation# ## #Transportation#
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-cunningham-1b6ab021/
Scott Cunningham is a landscape architect with a career of over 20 years involving recognized design and implementation of recreation and park facilities, estate and residence, transportation and transit corridors, resort, educational, and government facilities, stormwater management, reclamation and heritage/historical landscape design, projects both local and international in public, private and P3 sectors. Scott’s drive and passion to landscape architectural design and management is critical when it comes to IBI Group’s implementation of complex site development projects providing technical function to development form. He has extensive experience in visionary planning, sustainability, responsible and ecological design engaging client, public and contractor in bringing healthy built form to the exterior realm. This is a leading framework in the diverse areas of practice of green, active, social, safe design that promotes mental health and healing environments within evolving livable cities.
#North America#
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Kaiping Zhang

Associate | Manager, Process Engineering
Markham, ON

Kaiping Zhang
#Associate | Manager, Process Engineering# #All# #Civil Infrastructure# #Water / Wastewater# #Industrial# ##
Markham, Ontario, Canada
Kaiping has over 20 years of experience in engineering design of municipal water and wastewater infrastructure projects including proposal development, conceptual design, feasibility studies, preliminary and detailed design, and contract documents preparation; Extensive knowledge and experience in water / wastewater treatment systems, including preliminary, biological, tertiary, biosolids treatment, demineralization and zero liquid discharge (ZLD) treatment processes. Experience in asset management and condition assessment of process mechanical equipment.
#North America#
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Honor Roan

Associate, Project Manager
Vancouver, BC

Honor Roan
#Associate, Project Manager# #All# #Architecture# #Civic & Government# #Institution# ## #High Rise Residential# #Residential# ## #Hospitality# #Commercial# ## #Hotels & Resorts# #Commercial# #Hospitality# ## #Living+# #Residential# ## #Mixed Use# #Commercial# ## #Project / Programme Management# #Residential# #Retail# #Commercial# ##
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Honor Roan is a Graduate Architect that specializes in a variety of sectors, including institutional, commercial, high-density residential and hotel projects. Honor is adept at fulfilling the role of Project Manager for many simultaneous projects and works to produce and coordinate working drawings from the building permit through to the construction phase. He is experienced in leadership of consultants and all aspects of production to successfully complete his projects.
#North America#
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Rachel Nason

Senior Sales Manager
Halifax, NS

Rachel Nason
#Senior Sales Manager# #All#
Halifax, Nova Scotia,
Rachel Nason is a Senior Sales Manager with HotSpot Parking, specializing in digital transportation solutions for Municipalities, Educational Institutions, Healthcare and Private Operators across North America. Rachel brings over 15+ years in B2C and B2G sales, with a strong passion for customer service, delivering clear communication and creative solutions. HotSpot Parking helps agencies adapt to the digital commuter of today with a wide range of products including: Mobile Pay, QR Code Technology, Digital Parking Permits, License Plate Recognition, Citation Management, Transit and more. HotSpot Parking provides value in continuous improvement of automating manual processes, minimizing hardware requirements, and promoting an economical and sustainable digital first approach to paid parking.
#North America#
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Bryce Bankston

IT Manager
Houston, TX

Bryce Bankston
#IT Manager# #All# #Leader# #Operations# #Strategic Planning#
Houston, Texas, North America
Mr. Bankston has been with IBI Group since 1999 and is an Associate Principal with the firm. Bryce has extensive experience leading operations for technology, business development, budgeting, acquisitions, integrations, and application development while coordinating with global technical teams. He is also an integral part of the strategic planning initiative for IBI at the corporate level. Bryce not only oversees all of the computers in our Houston office, he is a critical member of the IBI West Region Support Team covering multiple locations. He supports all aspects of our computer network, including development and implementation of wiring configuration standards connectivity solutions, overall network operation systems, network software, server hardware configurations, network file systems, directory structure, LAN/WAN system integrity and security, and the installation and configuration of network hardware and software. In other words, he keeps us working.
#North America# #Southeast#
Jeff Hackenbracht

Senior Project Manager
Westerville, OH

Jeff Hackenbracht
#Senior Project Manager# #Active Transportation# #Transportation# ## #All# #Bridges, Roads & Highways# #Transportation# ## #Civil Infrastructure# #Engineering# #Leader# #Project / Programme Management# #Transportation#
Westerville, Ohio, United States of America
Jeff Hackenbracht has a strong background in design, engineering and construction project management of roadway and bridge projects. He has successfully managed projects for several clients including ODOT, the City of Columbus, as well as the Delaware and Franklin County Engineers. His attention to detail comes from his in-depth knowledge of ODOT and city requirements. His communication throughout the project development process has earned him high praise from pleased clients. Numerous projects have included new roadway design, roadway widening and resurfacing, ADA compliance upgrades, bikeway design, bridge replacement and rehabilitation, pavement markings, design of new curbs, gutters, sidewalks, storm drainage, traffic signal upgrades, culvert extensions, ditches, grading, design of median barriers and lighting design.
#Midwest# #North America#
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Jeff Christianson

Director | Sr. Practice Lead, Architecture
Vancouver, BC

Jeff Christianson
#Director | Sr. Practice Lead, Architecture# #All# #Architecture# #High Rise Residential# #Residential# ## #Hospitality# #Commercial# ## #Hotels & Resorts# #Commercial# #Hospitality# ## #Leader# #Living+# #Residential# ## #Mixed Use# #Commercial# ## #Residential#
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Jeff Christianson is a Project Manager with more than 25 years of experience in the design and construction administration of multi-family residential, hotel, and mixed-use projects in Vancouver. He has been involved in all aspects of project development with emphasis on design development through project completion. With over 20 towers completed, he is an experienced project leader with expertise in design, design development, working drawings, and construction administration. Recent projects include several high-rise developments for Concord Pacific Place.
#North America#
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Mathew Braun

Associate Principal - Education, Buildings
Portland, OR

Mathew Braun
#Associate Principal - Education, Buildings# #All# #Architecture# #Education# #School# ## #K-12 Education# #School# #Education# ## #Leader#
Portland, Oregon,
During Mat’s 17 years with the firm he has enjoyed a diverse and extensive collection of projects. A recent effort has been the new Hockinson Middle School, an innovative public school in Southwestern Washington. He worked collaboratively with the contractor to bring it to completion, while being an advocate for key design concepts. Mat takes great care in all facets of the design process, applying a critical eye throughout every stage of a project. He is a valuable member of any team, willing to handle any task asked of him in order to adhere to project schedule and budget without compromising on design quality and intent. Providing clients with a final product that satisfies and exceeds their vision is what inspires Mat. He was a key player in the modernization projects for North Santiam School District that involved upgrades to existing schools, and is project architect for Tigard-Tualatin School District’s Twality Middle School.
#North America# #Pacific West#
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Jonathan Steel

Director, Learning+ Lead, Buildings | Office Lead, Portland
Portland, OR

Jonathan Steel
#Director, Learning+ Lead, Buildings | Office Lead, Portland# #All# #Architecture# #Education# #School# ## #Higher Education# #School# #Education# ## #Interiors# #Interior Design# ## #K-12 Education# #School# #Education# ## #Leader# #Learning+# #School# #Education# ## #Office Lead# #Subject Matter Expert#
Portland, Oregon, United States of America
Jonathan Steel is a Director, Learning+ Lead on Buildings and our Portland Office Lead. Jonathan is an educational architect with over 15 years of experience in the design and construction of major K-12 and higher education facilities. He has worked with our global education team for over ten years. Jonathan has designed buildings for some of the most prestigious educational institutions globally, including three projects for Oxford University. He brings strong experience in business and personnel management to our Portland team, having built successful practices on both sides of the Atlantic during his career. He has previously acted as President of the Alberta Chapter of A4LE and has presented at conferences for the past several years.
#North America# #Pacific West#
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Padmabala Venugopal

Associate | Manager, Systems Engineering
Boston, MA

Padmabala Venugopal
#Associate | Manager, Systems Engineering# #Advanced Traffic Management System# #Transportation# #ATMS# ## #All# #Bridges, Roads & Highways# #Transportation# ## #Design Build# #Operations Centre# #Transportation# ## #P3# #Policy & Design Guidelines# #Project / Programme Management# #Smart Cities# #Systems# #Systems Integration# #Systems# ## #Transportation#
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Padmabala Venugopal is an Associate – Manager in Systems Engineering with experience in Intelligent Transportation Systems. Ms. Venugopal is involved in all stages of ITS projects including, proposal, scoping, preliminary field assessment, design, acceptance testing, construction support and closeout. In addition to ITS design, Ms. Venugopal is involved various strategic planning and technology assessments projects for various public agencies. Ms. Venugopal has a broad communication systems background, including various physical and higher layer networking protocols. Ms. Venugopal’s experience includes system integration, interoperability, network design, product development, customer support, test plan development and technology standardization efforts.
#North America# #Northeast#
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Nicolas Al Nakhl

Associate - Manager, Buildings Projects
Toronto West, ON

Nicolas Al Nakhl
#Associate - Manager, Buildings Projects# #Airports# #Transportation# ## #All# #Bus Rapid Transit# #Transportation# #BRT# ## #Civic & Government# #Institution# ## #Civil Infrastructure# #Commercial# #Data Centre# #Commercial# #Office# ## #Design Build# #Development Engineering# #Electrical Engineering# #Energy Solutions# #Entertainment Centre# #Commercial# ## #Heritage / Historic Preservation# #Hotels & Resorts# #Commercial# #Hospitality# ## #Industrial# #Living+# #Residential# ## #Maintenance Facilities# #Transportation# ## #Master Planning# #Placemaking# #Planning & Urban Design# ## #Mixed Use# #Commercial# ## #Mobility Hub# #Transportation# ## #Mobility+# #Transportation# ## #Municipal Infrastructure# #Civil Infrastructure# ## #Office# #Commercial# ## #Operations Centre# #Transportation# ## #Parking# #Policy & Design Guidelines# #Project / Programme Management# #Research & Development# #Retail# #Commercial# ## #Smart Cities# #Solar# #Energy Solutions# ## #Strategic Planning# #Systems# #Systems Integration# #Systems# ## #Transportation# #Transportation Planning# #Transportation# ## #Water / Wastewater# #Industrial# ## #Water Resources Management# #Industrial# ##
Toronto West, Ontario, Canada
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolas-al-nakhl-81236323/
A little bit of water can save a human's life but a little bit of electricity can kill it.
Nicolas has a unique blend of international experience in multi-discipline (electrical, mechanical, civil, structural) engineering, construction, contracts and project management. He has 27 years of engineering and management experience in power, oil, gas, utilities and asset management, renewable energy, infrastructure, ICI, and land development; completing tenth of projects worth more than $10 billion US. Nicolas is educated in electrical power engineering with IT enterprise software knowledge to support experience. He is fluent in English, French and Arabic, and is effective in communicating with all levels from executive management to field personnel. He is also experienced in Microsoft Office suite of applications, as well as enterprise software such as GIS and CMMS. Nicolas is proficient in Bechtel’s Contracts formulation and management, FIDIC suite of contracts, and CCDCs. He has a good track record in achieving results and objectives, while spearheading teamwork, collaboration, and cooperation.
#North America#
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