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Nanette Shahinian

Associate Director | Practice Lead, Architecture
Toronto, ON

Nanette Shahinian
#Associate Director | Practice Lead, Architecture# #All# #Architecture# #Civic & Government# #Institution# ## #High Rise Residential# #Residential# ## #Leader# #Living+# #Residential# ## #Mixed Use# #Commercial# ## #Residential# #Subject Matter Expert#
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Nanette Shahinian is an Architect with over 30 years’ experience in residential and institutional buildings. She has worked on a range of buildings from high-end boutique condominiums to large scale mixed use projects. Through her involvement on high-profile projects such as Chaz Condominium, The Avenue, South Park Halifax and the Bathurst JCC, she has developed relationships with both long-standing and new clients. Nannette’s work is characterized by the desire to develop design solutions for complex buildings, which fully satisfy the client’s needs, and the detailing and physical quality of our built environment.
#North America#
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Abhishek Chandrasekaran

Associate | Architectural Designer
Toronto, ON

Abhishek Chandrasekaran
#Associate | Architectural Designer# #All# #Architecture# #BIM & 3D Visualization# #High Rise Residential# #Residential# ## #Living+# #Residential# ## #Mixed Use# #Commercial# ##
Toronto, Ontario,
Abhishek is a career-driven Architect with 11+ years’ experience on many large-scale architectural and master planning projects. He started his IBI Group journey at the Dubai office in early 2014 as part of the Master planning team. He has contributed towards many large-scale industrial projects in Saudi Arabia with an emphasis on creating a modern and attractive employment / retail destination. In 2018, he chose to go back to his architecture roots and has been part of the high-rise residential team in the Toronto Office. He specializes in concept and schematic design. Some of the notable projects he was involved in are 8 Elm, Olive Residences, North Core, Azura and 8 Wellesley condos in Toronto. Abhishek is currently managing several mid & high-rise mixed-use projects in Toronto and surrounding areas.
#North America#
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Matt Colwill

Director | Sr. Practice Lead, Transportation Engineering
Vancouver, BC

Matt Colwill
#Director | Sr. Practice Lead, Transportation Engineering# #Active Transportation# #Transportation# ## #All# #Bridges, Roads & Highways# #Transportation# ## #Bus Rapid Transit# #Transportation# #BRT# ## #Civic & Government# #Institution# ## #Civil Infrastructure# #Curbside Management# #Transportation# ## #Engineering# #Landmark Events# #Special Events# ## #Leader# #Mixed Use# #Commercial# ## #Mobility Hub# #Transportation# ## #Mobility+# #Transportation# ## #Multi-Modal Transportation# #Transportation# ## #Operations Centre# #Transportation# ## #Policy & Design Guidelines# #Rail# #Transportation# ## #Research & Development# #Revenue / Tolling# #Transportation# ## #Subject Matter Expert# #Systems Engineering# #Systems# ## #Traffic Management# #Transportation# ## #Transit Facilities# #Transportation# ## #Transit Planning# #Transportation# ## #Transportation# #Transportation Engineering# #Transportation# ## #Water Resources Management# #Industrial# ## #Wayfinding & Signage#
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattcolwill/
Matt Colwill, BA.Sc, P.Eng, has 15 years of experience in the fields of road user safety and traffic operations. Matt has conducted operational and safety reviews for a range of public sector clients, at all levels of government, including the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario, the City of Toronto, the City of Ottawa, York Region, the City of Waterloo, Transport Canada, and a number of private sector clients. These projects have involved safety and operational assessments of freeways, rural highways, urban and suburban arterials, and local roadways, and they have addressed the needs of vehicles, pedestrians, cyclists, and specialty road users. Matt is a member of the Institute of Transportation Engineers, and serves as the Transportation Safety Committee representative to the Sustainability Standing Committee. He is also an active participant in the Road Safety Committee of Ontario. Matt has also published papers and presented at the Transportation Association of Canada annual meeting, addressing topics that include the safety impacts of freeway HOV lanes, the effectiveness of winter weather collision countermeasures, and designing streets to protect vulnerable road users.
#North America#
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Saurabh Bhatia

Associate Director | Sr. General Manager
New Delhi, India

Saurabh Bhatia
#Associate Director | Sr. General Manager# #All# #Engineering# #Information & Communications Technology# #ICT# ## #Leader# #Strategic Planning# #Systems# #Systems Engineering# #Systems# ## #Systems Integration# #Systems# ## #Transit Technology# #Transportation# #ITS# #Intelligent Transportation Systems# ## #Transportation#
New Delhi, India, Asia
Since joining IBI Group, Saurabh Bhatia has gained diversified international experience in the ICT and ITS industries. Through the combination of an MBA in strategic management and a strong engineering background, he offers the right set of skills for projects that require both management and technical expertise. He has an extensive experience leading the design and deployment of ICT systems and ITS technologies for a diverse clientele in global market sectors including government bodies, transportation & transits, real estate developers, telecommunications service providers, broadcasting, among sectors within the infrastructure space. His work has also included providing strategic consulting to a broad range of clients including developing business and technology strategies and evaluating business cases.
#Asia#
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Barbara Sheehan

Associate | Manager, Landscape Architecture
Edmonton, AB

Barbara Sheehan
#Associate | Manager, Landscape Architecture# #All# #Civic & Government# #Institution# ## #Community / Recreational Facilities# #Institution# #Civic & Government# ## #Education# #School# ## #Healthcare# #K-12 Education# #School# #Education# ## #Landscape Architecture# #Light Rail Transit# #Transportation# #LRT# ## #Low Rise Residential# #Residential# ## #Master Planning# #Placemaking# #Planning & Urban Design# ## #Mid Rise Residential# #Residential# ## #Mixed Use# #Commercial# ## #P3# #Parks# #Institution# #Civic & Government# ## #Placemaking# #Planning & Urban Design# #Placemaking# ## #Public Outreach# #Retail# #Commercial# ## #Seniors Communities# #Residential# ## #Spiritual Places# #Institution# #Civic & Government# #Church# ## #Subject Matter Expert# #Transit Facilities# #Transportation# ##
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
https://www.linkedin.com/in/barbara-sheehan-58b85b48/
Barbara is an Associate and Senior Landscape Architect with over 16 years of experience in a diverse range of innovative and complex projects focused on urban design for downtown corridors, recreational and community spaces, parks, transit corridors, and master planning for private and public sector clients. She received her professional credentials in 2011 (AALA, CSLA). Barbara has been Design team leader, guiding projects successfully from initiation to completion. Barbara was with IBI Group initially from 2005-2012 and returned in 2016 to rejoin the Placemaking team. Since her return, she has played a leading role in the landscape architecture and sustainable urban integration elements for Edmonton’s Valley Line LRT project and has led the design for urban and suburban parks for the City of Edmonton and the City of St. Albert.
#North America#
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Ben Lee

Associate Director | Practice Lead, Planning
Calgary, AB

Ben Lee
#Associate Director | Practice Lead, Planning# #All# #Civic & Government# #Institution# ## #Development Engineering# #Green# #Leader# #Placemaking# #Planning & Urban Design# #Placemaking# ## #Policy & Design Guidelines# #Project / Programme Management# #Public Outreach# #Research & Development#
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Ben Lee specializes in Urban Design and Placemaking. His unique experience encompasses a broad range of projects including sustainable land development strategies, policy and market research, community development, urban design and public consultation. Ben has been the Project Manager for many complex research and development assignments on behalf of governments and private sector clients across Alberta and Canada.
#North America#
Diego García

Architect & Urban Planner
Mexico City, MX

Diego García
#Architect & Urban Planner# #All# #Architecture# #Land Use Planning# #Placemaking# #Planning & Urban Design# ## #Living+# #Residential# ## #Master Planning# #Placemaking# #Planning & Urban Design# ## #Mixed Use# #Commercial# ## #Mobility Hub# #Transportation# ## #Mobility+# #Transportation# ## #Placemaking# #Planning & Urban Design# #Placemaking# ##
Mexico City, MX, Latin America
https://www.linkedin.com/in/arqurbdiegogarciaf/
Diego García is an Architect and Urban Planner with more than 11 years of experience, mainly in the branches of urban planning, project management, urban regulations, architectural regulations and design. Diego has a master’s degree in Urban Planning from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (Barcelona TECH) and is a graduate of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). Among the relevant projects in which Diego has participated are the Master Plan of the CETRAM Constitution of 1917, two master plans to the south of the Guatemala Metropolitan Area of more than 1,000 ha, the comprehensive project for a Transportation-Oriented Development (TOD) in Belo Horizonte, pre-feasibility study for a cable car in Mexico City, project review and regulatory engineering for two towers of more than 35 levels and 30,000 sq m of construction, and project review and regulatory engineering for a museum in a heritage building.
#Latin America#
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Phi Kim Ho

Associate Director, Practice Lead | Technology Systems Architect
Vancouver, BC

Phi Kim Ho
#Associate Director, Practice Lead | Technology Systems Architect# #Acute Care# #Healthcare# ## #Airports# #Transportation# ## #All# #Ambulatory Care# #Healthcare# ## #Architectural Controls# #Architecture# ## #Architecture# #Automotive# #Industrial# ## #Civic & Government# #Institution# ## #Community / Recreational Facilities# #Institution# #Civic & Government# ## #Courts# #Institution# #Civic & Government# ## #Data Analytics# #Data Centre# #Commercial# #Office# ## #Design Build# #Detention Facilities# #Institution# #Civic & Government# ## #Education# #School# ## #Engineering# #Entertainment Centre# #Commercial# ## #Healthcare+# #Healthcare# ## #Heritage / Historic Preservation# #Higher Education# #School# #Education# ## #Hotels & Resorts# #Commercial# #Hospitality# ## #Information & Communications Technology# #ICT# ## #K-12 Education# #School# #Education# ## #Labs / Life Sciences# #Healthcare# ## #Leader# #Learning+# #School# #Education# ## #Library# #Institution# #Civic & Government# ## #Living+# #Residential# ## #Mental Health Care# #Healthcare# ## #Mixed Use# #Commercial# ## #Mobile Technology# #Transportation# ## #Mobility Hub# #Transportation# ## #Office# #Commercial# ## #Oncology# #Healthcare# ## #Operations# #P3# #Parking# #Parks# #Institution# #Civic & Government# ## #Pediatrics# #Healthcare# ## #Police & Fire Stations# #Institution# #Civic & Government# ## #Ports# #Transportation# #Transit Facilities# #Terminals# ## #Research & Development# #Retail# #Commercial# ## #Seniors Communities# #Residential# ## #Smart Cities# #Stadium / Athletic Facilities# #Institution# #Civic & Government# ## #Strategic Planning# #Subject Matter Expert# #Systems# #Systems Engineering# #Systems# ##
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Technology is the enabler, not the outcome; And when designed with human centricity, can enable transformative outcomes.
Phi Kim Ho received his Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Communications Engineering with a second major in Computer Science in 1999. Since then, he has been focused on technology consulting and engineering; receiving his specialty Professional Engineer registration in 2003. Now with over 20 years of industry experience, he brings international perspective to his work, with project experience from Canada, USA, Mexico and UK. As a Practice Lead, Phi is responsible to lead the technology consulting team in designing unified technology solutions involving: ICT, AV, Security, IoT and smart buildings in sectors such as Health Care, higher education, Justice, Corrections, Civic and Workplace. As a Technology Systems Architect, Phi is focused on human experience (HX) centric technology strategic planning and digital transformation. Some of his recent engagements include developing technology strategies for the $1.9 Billion St. Paul’s Hospital Redevelopment in Vancouver CAN, and Michigan Central District’s 30-acre mobility innovation district in Detroit USA.
#North America#
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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.
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Chuck Beamish

Director | Can East Sector Lead, Buildings
Toronto, ON

Chuck Beamish
#Director | Can East Sector Lead, Buildings# #Active Transportation# #Transportation# ## #Airports# #Transportation# ## #All# #Architecture# #Bus Rapid Transit# #Transportation# #BRT# ## #Civic & Government# #Institution# ## #Green# #Leader# #Light Rail Transit# #Transportation# #LRT# ## #Mobility+# #Transportation# ## #Multi-Modal Transportation# #Transportation# ## #Operations# #Parking# #Project / Programme Management# #Public Outreach# #Subject Matter Expert# #Terminals# #Transportation# #Transit Facilities# ## #Transit Facilities# #Transportation# ## #Transportation# #Wayfinding & Signage#
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Chuck Beamish has been the architect in charge of several transportation, healthcare, institutional and office building construction projects across Ontario. He has overseen the production of the majority of these facilities from schematic design through to the completion of construction. As a result of his unique educational background, blending business management with architectural design, he has been able to play key roles in the development and production of capital planning models, facility audits, and feasibility and prohibitive cost studies for a variety of the following projects. Along with strongly developed design skills, Chuck is known to lead a project through his ability to work within a team and to consensus build with clients, contractors, consultants and professional staff.
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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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Oliver Hartleben

Director | Sr. Practice Lead, Placemaking
Vancouver, BC

Oliver Hartleben
#Director | Sr. Practice Lead, Placemaking# #Active Transportation# #Transportation# ## #All# #Bridges, Roads & Highways# #Transportation# ## #Brownfield Development# #Development Engineering# ## #Bus Rapid Transit# #Transportation# #BRT# ## #Civic & Government# #Institution# ## #Civil Infrastructure# #Land Use Planning# #Placemaking# #Planning & Urban Design# ## #Leader# #Learning+# #School# #Education# ## #Library# #Institution# #Civic & Government# ## #Living+# #Residential# ## #Master Planning# #Placemaking# #Planning & Urban Design# ## #Mixed Use# #Commercial# ## #Mobility Hub# #Transportation# ## #Mobility+# #Transportation# ## #Multi-Modal Transportation# #Transportation# ## #Placemaking# #Planning & Urban Design# #Placemaking# ## #Policy & Design Guidelines# #Project / Programme Management# #Public Outreach# #Research & Development# #sAVe App# #Strategic Planning# #Terminals# #Transportation# #Transit Facilities# ## #Traffic Management# #Transportation# ## #Transit Oriented Development# #TOD# ## #Transit Planning# #Transportation# ## #Transportation# #Transportation Planning# #Transportation# ##
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
http://linkedin.com/in/ohartleben
Oliver Hartleben is a city planner with a public administration degree from the Harvard Kennedy School focused on existing and evolving public outreach, demographic, mobility, built form, and innovation topics. A lateral thinker by nature, Oliver brings together his experience in engaging public, private and community stakeholders for the identification of new opportunities and synergies. Oliver is NCI System-certified to facilitate design charettes, has experience in conducting online engagement processes, and leads IBI Group’s R&D Unit, TH!NK.
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