Michael is a mechanical engineer with over thirty years of experience on water and wind power projects around the world. He is currently responsible for Stantec's hydropower and dams sector in Canada. Michael's technical latitude has spanned component and system level design, site engineering, commissioning, laboratory and field performance testing, equipment selection, inspection and assessment, troubleshooting, assessment of aging infrastructure, risk, and other specialty studies. Prior to Stantec, Michael was part of the executive team of an Independent Power Producer and earlier a product developer for a manufacturer. He has served on standard-setting committees, and advisory panels to government and academia, and is presently the lead instructor of a graduate course on waterpower at the University of Toronto.