Discipline Hearings & Notices
Hearings are open to the public, but anyone interested in attending should contact Engineers and Geoscientists BC in advance to confirm the time and location of the hearing. If you are interested in attending hearings related to the Mount Polley tailings storage facility breach, please contact Megan Archibald, Director, Communications and Stakeholder Engagement, at [email protected]. For attendance at all other hearings, please contact Jesse Romano, Investigation and Discipline Manager, at [email protected].
Citations published by Engineers and Geoscientists BC contain unproven allegations against a professional engineer or professional geoscientist that will be considered at a discipline hearing. The purpose of the discipline hearing is to determine the validity of the allegations.
Upcoming disciplinary hearings related to the Mount Polley tailings storage facility breach:
Disciplinary hearings related to the Mount Polley tailings storage facility breach waiting for decision:
Summaries of all discipline cases can be found in Innovation magazine and the News section on the website. Registrants who are cancelled, remain suspended or have current practice restrictions have their discipline decisions published here in accordance with our Procedure for Publishing Disciplinary Actions.
Registrants who are currently under suspension, have had their registration revoked, or have resigned are not permitted to practise professional engineering or geoscience or use the title professional engineer (P.Eng.) or professional geoscientist (P.Geo.).
Details of the reasons for the suspension, revocation, or resignation, and/or the penalty(ies) imposed are available by clicking on the individual's name or the title of the disciplinary document.
Effective Date |
Name |
December 16, 2020 |
Johann G. Duerichen, P.Eng.
Decision of the Discipline Committee on Interim Action |
December 4, 2020 |
Konstantin Popov
Decision of the Discipline Committee |
October 19, 2020 |
Glen MacDonald, P.Geo. |
August 18, 2020 |
Ahmed Raza Syed (File T16-080: Glass guardrails in City of Langford)
- May 9, 2020: Decision of the Discipline Committee
- August 18, 2020: Decision of the Discipline Committee on Penalty and Costs
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August 18, 2020 |
Reza Ghodousi, P.Eng. (Non-Practising) |
July 24, 2020 |
Lynn Johnson, P.Eng. |
June 18, 2020 |
Hans Heringa, P.Eng.
- January 3, 2020: Decision of the Discipline Committee
- June 18, 2020: Decision of the Discipline Committee on Penalty and Costs
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June 18, 2020 |
Robert Unger
- April 28, 2020: Decision of the Discipline Committee
- June 18, 2020: Decision of the Discipline Committee on Penalty and Costs
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April 6, 2020 |
Stephen Petrovich, P.Eng. |
March 23, 2020 |
Ginger Rogers
- December 9, 2019: Determination of the Discipline Committee
- March 23, 2020: Decision and Order of the Discipline Committee on Penalty and Costs
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October 16, 2019 |
Vivian Park, P.Geo. |
September 16, 2019 |
David Drover |
September 4, 2019 |
Gerhard Tscheppe |
August 17, 2019 |
Tatiana (Tanya) Levin, P.Eng. |
July 31, 2019 |
Zhanchao Zhao, P.Eng. |
June 18, 2019 |
Ahmed Raza Syed (File T16-038: Engineering services for woodframe buildings in Abbotsford)
- February 15, 2019: Determination of the Discipline Committee
- June 18, 2019: Decision and Order of the Discipline Committee on Penalty and Costs
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May 17, 2019 |
Hamid Behmanesh, P.Eng. |
May 15, 2019 |
Edward K. Y. Lim, P.Eng.
- March 4, 2019: Determination of the Discipline Committee
- May 15, 2019: Decision and Order of the Discipline Committee on Penalty and Costs
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March 26, 2019 |
John Bryson |
March 11, 2019 |
Desmond Sang Ho, P.Eng. |
January 18, 2019 |
James W.E. Halarewicz
- October 11, 2018: Determination of the Discipline Committee*
- January 18, 2019: Determination of the Discipline Committee on Penalty and Costs
*Warning: This notice contains sexual and graphic language that may offend some readers. |
December 23, 2018 |
Ahmed Raza Syed (File T16-080: Glass guardrails in City of Langford)
Determination on Interim Suspension |
November 1, 2018 |
Elwyn Burch |
October 27, 2018 |
Eric Chrysanthous
- March 12, 2018: Determination of the Discipline Committee
- August 16, 2018: Decision and Order of the Discipline Committee on Penalty and Costs
- October 27, 2018: Decision and Order of the Discipline Committee on Costs
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July 27, 2018 |
John Zickmantel, P.Eng., Struct.Eng. |
May 28, 2018 |
Bjarne Carlsen |
May 24, 2018 |
Ahmed Raza Syed, P.Eng. (Files T16-038 and T16-080: Failure to comply with requests for complete files)
- September 18, 2017: Determination of the Discipline Committee
- February 5, 2018: Decision and Order of the Discipline Committee on Penalty and Costs
- May 24, 2018: Decision on Application for Extension of Time
- July 6, 2018: Letter Confirming Lifting of Suspension
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April 19, 2018 |
Joseph Jean-Marc Bohemier |
March 13, 2018 |
Frank Hup Mui |
October 31, 2017 |
Edward Joe Yam Lee |
April 13, 2017 |
Patrick Anthony Triggs |
April 5, 2017 |
Victor H. Proctor, P.Eng. |
April 5, 2017 |
Pershing J. Balayo |
December 22, 2016 |
Johannes Bluemink, P.Eng. |
September 20, 2016 |
Patrick Anthony Triggs |
May 30, 2016 |
Anthony (Tony) Sze-Tong Yam |
December 3, 2015 |
Peter T. George |
November 23, 2015 |
Ian James Foreman |
June 17, 2015 |
Victor H. Proctor, P.Eng. |
May 27, 2015 |
Elwyn Robert Burch |
February 24, 2015 |
Kevin A. Bromley |
January 2, 2015 |
William John Lund, Grand Forks, BC |
October 15, 2014 |
Richard George Ross Munroe, P.Geo., Vancouver, BC |
October 4, 2014 |
Graham Olney, Vancouver, BC |
September 1, 2014 |
Harbinder S. Bal |
July 11, 2014 |
Vladimir Stuchlik |
December 12, 2013 |
Lorrence Melnechenko |
August 30, 2013 |
Robin Spencer Chapman, P.Eng. |
September 5, 2013 |
James Camsoon Hum, Surrey, BC |
November 16, 2012 |
Richard Bartel, P.Eng. |
October 1, 2012 |
Joseph M. Sarkor, P.Eng., Kelowna, BC |
July 16, 2012 |
Richard O. Visscher, P.Eng., Kelowna, BC |
March 23, 2012 |
Phillip John Read, P.Eng., Pemberton, BC |
December 2, 2011 |
Cleo Faus (Kip) Gaudry, White Rock, BC |
June 1, 2011 |
Robert Weicker, Coquitlam, BC |
November 5, 2010 |
Robert Bruce Cheadle |
November 5, 2010 |
Peter Lo |
May 25, 2010 |
Joseph Bonaventure Thorburn, P.Eng, Bowser, BC |
March 30, 2010 |
Gerald Ortner, P.Geo., Quesnel, BC |
February 28, 2010 |
Yogesh Nathawad |
November 22, 2009 |
Ryan G. Stade, P.Eng, Kamloops, BC |
November 9, 2009 |
T. Lynn Trott, P.Eng., Surrey, BC |
October 22, 2009 |
Jerry Lay, P.Eng., Lake Country, BC |
June 20, 2008 |
Ken Dextras
(Also see Unauthorized Practice) |
February 19, 2008 |
Terry D. Mulvey |
November 2, 2007 |
Ross Morton |
August 28, 2007 |
Frank Stromotich |
June 27, 2007 |
Jamal Asfar |
September 29, 2005 |
Sven E. Hage, Edmonton, AB |
May 28, 2003 |
Richard G. (Rick) Jackson, Kelowna, BC
(Also see Unauthorized Practice) |
September 4, 2002 |
Purushotham Reddy |
December 29, 2000 |
James H. (Jim) Saunders, P.Eng., North Vancouver, BC |
January 5, 2000 |
Philip P. Bolton, Surrey, BC |
July 8, 1999 |
Robert W. Gray, Mission, BC |
December 11, 1998 |
Michael J. Mark, P.Eng., Winnipeg, MB |
February 3, 1992 |
James Mah |
April 18, 1986 |
Paul L. Baker |
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Kuldip Randhawa, Surrey, BC |
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Alfred Webster Trask, Chilliwack, BC |
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Randy Hartford
(Also see Unauthorized Actions) |
Discipline decisions are moved to a separate page on the website, Archived Discipline Hearings and Notices, in accordance with the organization’s Procedure for Publishing Disciplinary Actions. Specifically, Section 8 allows for registrants who have completed their suspension or are no longer subject to practice restriction(s) to have their discipline decisions moved to the archive page.
For further information on Engineers and Geoscientists BC complaint, investigation, and discipline processes, including additional information on the effect of the penalties described above and information on past discipline cases, please contact the Investigation and Discipline Manager at 604.558.6647 or toll-free 1.888.430.8035 ext. 6647, or at [email protected].