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Matthew Belaen

Associate Director | Practice Lead, Architecture
Toronto, ON

Matthew Belaen
#Associate Director | Practice Lead, Architecture# #All# #Architecture# #Bus Rapid Transit# #Transportation# #BRT# ## #Community / Recreational Facilities# #Institution# #Civic & Government# ## #Design Build# #Entertainment Centre# #Commercial# ## #High Rise Residential# #Residential# ## #Library# #Institution# #Civic & Government# ## #Living+# #Residential# ## #Low Rise Residential# #Residential# ## #Manufacturing# #Industrial# ## #Master Planning# #Placemaking# #Planning & Urban Design# ## #Mid Rise Residential# #Residential# ## #Mixed Use# #Commercial# ## #Mobility Hub# #Transportation# ## #Office# #Commercial# ## #P3# #Placemaking# #Project / Programme Management# #Residential# #Retail# #Commercial# ## #Subject Matter Expert# #Terminals# #Transportation# #Transit Facilities# ## #Transit Facilities# #Transportation# ##
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Matt is an Architect Project Manager at the 55 St. Clair W office and has been with IBI for four years. He has experience leading large complex projects with fully integrated multi-discipline project teams, working closely with the Toronto West and Richmond Hill offices. Matt works directly with clients from the initial project vision and programming stage through to construction. Recent projects that he has been a team leader on include the Magna International Head Office and multiple Metrolinx Transportation Pursuits. Prior to joining IBI, Matt was a manager and a design team member for the concept and approvals phase of the Parq Vancouver project, an 800,000 sq. ft. multi-hotel, conference centre, and casino complex. He has been a design team member for various architecture design competitions for cultural buildings and libraries in Quebec, several of which have been recognized internationally for design merit. Matt has also worked on, and lead, various cultural and community architecture projects in Asia, with a focus on Indonesia and Taiwan. Matt is a member of the OAA and RAIC.
#North America#
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Robert Aeck

Associate Director | Building Engineering Lead
Southfield, MI

Robert Aeck
#Associate Director | Building Engineering Lead# #All# #Automotive# #Industrial# ## #Brownfield Development# #Development Engineering# ## #Commercial# #Data Centre# #Commercial# #Office# ## #Design Build# #Education# #School# ## #Entertainment Centre# #Commercial# ## #Green# #Healthcare+# #Healthcare# ## #High Rise Residential# #Residential# ## #Higher Education# #School# #Education# ## #Hotels & Resorts# #Commercial# #Hospitality# ## #Industrial# #K-12 Education# #School# #Education# ## #Labs / Life Sciences# #Healthcare# ## #Learning+# #School# #Education# ## #Living+# #Residential# ## #Low Rise Residential# #Residential# ## #Maintenance Facilities# #Transportation# ## #Manufacturing# #Industrial# ## #Mid Rise Residential# #Residential# ## #Office# #Commercial# ## #Policy & Design Guidelines# #Project / Programme Management# #Research & Development# #Retail# #Commercial# ## #Spiritual Places# #Institution# #Civic & Government# #Church# ## #Stadium / Athletic Facilities# #Institution# #Civic & Government# ## #Structural Engineering# #Transit Facilities# #Transportation# ##
Southfield, Michigan, United States of America
https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-c-aeck-pe-se-pmp-75024414/
One is only limited by their own fear of the unknown, but the unknown can be learned with the right will and determination. One should not be limited by the box in which they think, but dare to think outside of the box and challenge those around them to do so as well. There is nothing that can not be done, there are only problems that need be solved through ingenuity, imagination, and engineering.
Rob is an NCSEA award-winning structural engineer with over 18+ years of experience at his craft. His past experiences have run the maze with respect to types and size, and include all aspects of structural engineering. From construction support engineering with high-rise connection design for Time Warner Center in New York, and erection procedure design for Motor City Casino in Detroit, to building design of the Thyssen Krupp Hot Strip Mill in Alabama and re-design of the award-winning Lansing Community College Health and Human Service Careers building in Michigan, his vast range of experience brings out of the box problem solving and agile team collaboration into all projects. Rob has directed multiple multi-discipline and multi-locational teams in various projects, similar to the LEED Gold Tier 3 Mission Critical Data Center for a confidential automotive client in Michigan where agile processes resulted in a high tempo and top-performing team. His attention to detail and ability to help his clients find the most efficient designs to help them save cost and time make him a valuable part of any team.
#Midwest# #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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Roberto Jenkins

Associate Principal | Mixed-Use, Buildings
Los Angeles, CA

Roberto Jenkins
#Associate Principal | Mixed-Use, Buildings# #All# #Architecture# #BIM & 3D Visualization# #Design Technology# #High Rise Residential# #Residential# ## #Land Use Planning# #Placemaking# #Planning & Urban Design# ## #Living+# #Residential# ## #Low Rise Residential# #Residential# ## #Master Planning# #Placemaking# #Planning & Urban Design# ## #Mid Rise Residential# #Residential# ## #Mixed Use# #Commercial# ## #Mobility Hub# #Transportation# ## #Office# #Commercial# ## #Placemaking# #Planning & Urban Design# #Placemaking# ## #Project / Programme Management# #Research & Development# #Residential# #Retail# #Commercial# ##
Los Angeles, California, United States
https://www.linkedin.com/in/roberto-jenkins-18298250/
Roberto Jenkins specializes in the design and development of mixed-use masterplanning and redevelopment projects, with a particular focus on large, transit-oriented development sites along the US/Canada West coast. Roberto is active in several Bay Area TOD projects, and led the masterplanning and concept architecture of two adjoining phases in the Candlestick Point redevelopment, totaling over 2,000 residential units in 33 acres. Roberto also led the architectural design of the approved Master Development Plan for the Los Angeles Civic Center, a holistic vision to transform that district from 9-5 local government office use into a vibrant 24/7 mixed-use urban center, activated by over three million square feet of new construction. In addition, Roberto has worked on a variety of mixed-use, residential, hospitality, and healthcare projects in the US, Canada and Central America. In conjunction with his concept design emphasis, Roberto also specializes in parametric modelling and visualization of projects.
#North America# #Pacific West#
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Jerry Xu

Associate | Manager, Architecture
Toronto, Ontario

Jerry Xu
#Associate | Manager, Architecture# #All# #Architectural Controls# #Architecture# ## #Architecture# #Commercial# #Community / Recreational Facilities# #Institution# #Civic & Government# ## #Entertainment Centre# #Commercial# ## #High Rise Residential# #Residential# ## #Hotels & Resorts# #Commercial# #Hospitality# ## #Living+# #Residential# ## #Low Rise Residential# #Residential# ## #Mid Rise Residential# #Residential# ## #Mixed Use# #Commercial# ## #Office# #Commercial# ## #Parking# #Project / Programme Management# #Residential#
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Mr. Xu directed production teams for preparation of working drawings in large scale projects (Concord Adex Luna, Discovery, Tango, and Omega condominiums, Air Canada Centre Expansion, Yonge Eglinton Centre Expansion to name a few). He was also responsible for the coordination and management of contract administration during construction phases for projects as mentioned above.
#North America#
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Colin Wilson

Director | UK Design & Consulting Lead, Intelligence
Birmingham, UK

Colin Wilson
#Director | UK Design & Consulting Lead, Intelligence# #All# #Engineering# #Leader# #Mobility+# #Transportation# ## #Municipal Infrastructure# #Civil Infrastructure# ## #Policy & Design Guidelines# #Project / Programme Management# #Revenue / Tolling# #Transportation# ## #Software as a Service# #SaaS# ## #Subject Matter Expert# #Systems# #Systems Engineering# #Systems# ## #Systems Integration# #Systems# ## #Transit Technology# #Transportation# #ITS# #Intelligent Transportation Systems# ## #Traveller Information# #Transportation# #511# #ATIS# #Advanced Traveller Information System# ## #UK Regional#
Birmingham, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
Colin Wilson is a European Engineer and a Chartered Engineer with a wide range of experience of delivering ITS projects in Europe, North America, Asia and the Caribbean. Specialising in management, procurement and delivery, he has undertaken projects on behalf of public agencies including the European Commission, Highways Agency, Transport for London, and the National Roads Authority and Road Safety Authority in Ireland.
#United Kingdom#
Srinivas Ganji

Associate | General Manager
Hyderabad, India

Srinivas Ganji
#Associate | General Manager# #Active Transportation# #Transportation# ## #Advanced Traffic Management System# #Transportation# #ATMS# ## #Airports# #Transportation# ## #All# #Bridges, Roads & Highways# #Transportation# ## #Brownfield Development# #Development Engineering# ## #Bus Rapid Transit# #Transportation# #BRT# ## #Civil Engineering# #Civil Infrastructure# ## #Civil Infrastructure# #Data Analytics# #Data Centre# #Commercial# #Office# ## #Design Build# #Economic / Financial Analysis# #Light Rail Transit# #Transportation# #LRT# ## #Master Planning# #Placemaking# #Planning & Urban Design# ## #Mixed Use# #Commercial# ## #Mobility Hub# #Transportation# ## #Mobility+# #Transportation# ## #Operations# #Parking# #Policy & Design Guidelines# #Project / Programme Management# #Research & Development# #Smart Cities# #Software as a Service# #SaaS# ## #Spatial Intelligence# #GIS# #Geographic Information System# ## #Strategic Planning# #Systems Engineering# #Systems# ## #Systems Integration# #Systems# ## #Traffic Engineering# #Transportation# #Traffic Management# ## #Transit Planning# #Transportation# ## #Transit Technology# #Transportation# #ITS# #Intelligent Transportation Systems# ## #Transportation# #Transportation Engineering# #Transportation# ## #Transportation Planning# #Transportation# ## #Traveller Information# #Transportation# #511# #ATIS# #Advanced Traveller Information System# ##
Hyderabad, India, Asia
https://www.linkedin.com/in/srinivas-ganji-3a364616
Srinivas Ganji, Associate with IBI Group, Hyderabad office, is a Transportation Engineer with over 8 years of experience in various traffic engineering and Intelligent Transport Systems and transport modelling projects in India, UAE and few of the assignments in collaboration with USA and Canada offices. He has a great passion for contributing in creating a sustainable transportation planning, implementation of smart mobility and data analytics in all his technical domains. He is also actively involved in IBI PIVOT initiatives too in designing the products. He along with his team, contributes in variety of areas such as planning, engineering, modeling, policy, data analytics, etc.
#Asia#
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Caz Thomson

Studio Associate Director
Glasgow, UK

Caz Thomson
#Studio Associate Director# #All# #Leader# #Policy & Design Guidelines# #Project / Programme Management# #Software as a Service# #SaaS# ## #Strategic Planning# #Systems# #Systems Integration# #Systems# ## #Transportation# #UK Regional#
Glasgow, United Kingdom,
Caz Thomson has 20 years of commercial experience in systems architecture design and full lifecycle development within many disciplines, ranging from utilities management, through medical insurance to manufacturing and transportation systems. Caz has excellent technical expertise in a number of development platforms and significant experience in requirements analysis, system design and architecture, the management of large development teams and the delivery of mobile, web and system development projects. Caz also architected IBI Group’s Software and System Development processes and procedures in the UK, using the Structured Systems Analysis and Design Methodology. She currently co-manages the UK Systems team, which now numbers some 20 developers and specialists.
#United Kingdom#
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Kevin Bebenek

Global Director | Intelligence
Toronto, ON

Kevin Bebenek
#Global Director | Intelligence# #All# #Bridges, Roads & Highways# #Transportation# ## #Civil Infrastructure# #Data Analytics# #Engineering# #Information & Communications Technology# #ICT# ## #Leader# #Light Rail Transit# #Transportation# #LRT# ## #Mobility Hub# #Transportation# ## #Mobility+# #Transportation# ## #Multi-Modal Transportation# #Transportation# ## #Operations Centre# #Transportation# ## #P3# #Project / Programme Management# #Regional / Sectoral# #Senior Management# ## #Research & Development# #Revenue / Tolling# #Transportation# ## #Senior Management# #Software as a Service# #SaaS# ## #Systems# #Systems Engineering# #Systems# ## #Systems Integration# #Systems# ## #Traffic Engineering# #Transportation# #Traffic Management# ## #Traffic Management# #Transportation# ## #Transit Facilities# #Transportation# ## #Transit Management# #Transportation# ## #Transit Oriented Development# #TOD# ## #Transit Technology# #Transportation# #ITS# #Intelligent Transportation Systems# ## #Transportation# #Transportation Engineering# #Transportation# ## #Traveller Information# #Transportation# #511# #ATIS# #Advanced Traveller Information System# ## #Wayfinding & Signage#
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Intelligent systems are intrinsic to our urban experience. Telehealth, hybrid working models, mobility-as-a-service, and power peak shaving are illustrative examples of technology enabling us to achieve our goals of well-being, prosperity, mobility, and sustainability. IBI Group excels at this intersection of our digital and physical worlds.
Kevin has been appointed the Global Director of IBI’s Intelligence Sector, where he will champion the technology-driven strategic direction across IBI Group. In his previous role as Regional Director for Canada East, Kevin oversaw the firm’s largest region, with over 1,000 employees across nine offices. He has been with the firm for 32 years and has been an integral part of the Intelligence sector leadership since 2001.  Kevin is a Professional Engineer with over 30 years of experience in the creation and application of intelligent systems solutions for managing transportation operations, infrastructure and buildings. He has worked with a wide range of public- and private-sector clients throughout North America and overseas. He has undertaken key roles  in advancing  the Intelligent Transportation Systems industry in Canada, and has been instrumental in the development of IBI’s industry-leading transit systems technology practice. Kevin has led notable projects including the development of the inaugural Intelligent Transportation Systems Architecture for Canada, and the systems management for the new Metrolinx Network Operations Centre. Kevin has an Honours Bachelor of Applied Science degree from the University of Waterloo.
#North America#
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John Ariens

Associate Director | Practice Lead, Planning
Hamilton, ON

John Ariens
#Associate Director | Practice Lead, Planning# #All# #Brownfield Development# #Development Engineering# ## #Development Engineering# #Leader# #Municipal Infrastructure# #Civil Infrastructure# ## #Planning & Urban Design# #Placemaking# ## #Subject Matter Expert# #Water Resources Management# #Industrial# ##
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
John Ariens is independently responsible for representing the interests of development clients, both public and private, through the planning and development process for the Hamilton office. He coordinates all aspects of the development process starting at the initial design through municipal approval to engineering design, registration and construction. John is responsible for negotiations and liaison with the various levels of government and technical review agencies as well as coordinating the efforts of professionals, such as lawyers, engineers, and surveyors. This area of practice has brought John before many Municipal and Regional Committees and Councils, Conservation Authorities, Niagara Escarpment Commission and the Ontario Municipal Board as an expert witness.
#North America#
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Stelios Pelantakis

Associate Director | Practice Lead, Land Engineering
Dubai, UAE

Stelios Pelantakis
#Associate Director | Practice Lead, Land Engineering# #All# #Civil Infrastructure# #Development Engineering# #Engineering# #Leader# #Project / Programme Management# #Revenue / Tolling# #Transportation# ## #Subject Matter Expert# #Transit Technology# #Transportation# #ITS# #Intelligent Transportation Systems# ## #Transportation#
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Middle East
Stelios Pelantakis counts over 22 years’ experience in Infrastructure Engineering and Intelligent Transportation Systems. Since joining IBI Group in 2000 he has worked for projects in Greece, UK, Lebanon, United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. Stelios is Practice Lead for Land Engineering projects in Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates.
#Middle East#
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Rod Schebesch

Director | Sr. Practice Lead, Infrastructure
Calgary, AB

Rod Schebesch
#Director | Sr. Practice Lead, Infrastructure# #Active Transportation# #Transportation# ## #Advanced Traffic Management System# #Transportation# #ATMS# ## #All# #Bridges, Roads & Highways# #Transportation# ## #Civil Engineering# #Civil Infrastructure# ## #Civil Infrastructure# #Design Build# #Healthy New Towns# #Healthcare# ## #Leader# #Light Rail Transit# #Transportation# #LRT# ## #Mobility Hub# #Transportation# ## #Mobility+# #Transportation# ## #Operations# #P3# #Planning & Urban Design# #Placemaking# ## #Project / Programme Management# #Public Outreach# #Research & Development# #Smart Cities# #Software as a Service# #SaaS# ## #Strategic Planning# #Transit Planning# #Transportation# ## #Transportation# #Transportation Engineering# #Transportation# ## #Transportation Planning# #Transportation# ## #Traveller Information# #Transportation# #511# #ATIS# #Advanced Traveller Information System# ##
Calgary, Alberta,
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rod-schebesch/
I see tremendous infrastructure opportunities and problem-solving capabilities through fully leveraging technology.
I love finding solutions. I really enjoy building teams for solving client’s problems through ingenuity, creativity, experience, technology, listening and leveraging future forward digital tools and services. I enjoy the challenge of creating solutions with business cases that self-fund, add value and/or create advancement. I am a transportation engineer with fantastic people skills who sees the world through the lens of technology, sustainability and innovation. Focus areas include connected automated vehicles, mass transit and multi modal transportation. My career has spanned all roles in transportation from being an Owner to a Consultant, from working on small projects to billion-dollar P3s and from being a Project Manager to a Senior Vice President responsible for 2,500 employees. I see huge opportunities in fully leveraging digital tools to create better infrastructure projects through data analytics, user friendly app-based interfaces and new revenue streams.
#North America#
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