LEE NICHOLS, P.Eng., P.Geol., M.Sc., Founder, Associate
Company Director
Senior Technical Advisor
Lee is the founder of Terracon and has over 56 years’ experience in geotechnical engineering, mine and tailings facilities development and design, groundwater and mine dewatering studies, water quality studies, environmental studies, surface hydrology and ore reserve estimates. Following his undergraduate degree at Queen’s University, Lee received his Masters of Science from Syracuse University. His professional career began immediately upon completion of his undergraduate studies in May, 1963 and he has been a participant in Western Canadian and foreign heavy oil projects since 1974. He has worked on projects in the Athabasca Oil Sands region continuously since that time. Lee has held various technical and senior commercial positions in companies that have worked around the globe.
Lee has also successfully acted as expert witness in legal cases in the United States. Lee takes a very strong professional and personal interest in helping develop and promote Terracon’s health and safety program, especially amongst entry level professionals, as well as its quality management system. In 2013 Lee was awarded the Individual Achievement Award for his many years of work to improve safety and reduce injuries in Alberta workspaces. He helped to create an undergraduate program in Engineering at the University of Alberta which focuses exclusively on risk control, safety, and loss management.
Leadership
- Jake Rubenstein (Associate) - President and CEO
Client and Regional Leaders
- Franklin Nwokolo (Associate) - Director, Fort McMurray
- Ian MacNeil (Associate) - Manager, Joint Venture Manager of Terracon Infinity LP
- Fidel Villanueva (Associate) - Director of Operations, AB & BC
- Wenbin Tang (Associate) - Manager, Calgary
- Kramer Clay (Associate) - Manager, British Columbia
- Damien McNelis - Manager, Edmonton
- Geoff Hill (Associate) - Business Development Strategist
- Farasat Khan - Business Development Strategist
Technical Leaders
- Lee Nichols (Associate) - Founder, Company Director & Senior Technical Advisor
- Allan Jansen (Associate) - Director, Practice Management & Mentorship
- Paul Xu (Associate) - Principal Geotechnical Engineer
- Baocheng Li (Associate) - Director of Geotechnical Engineering & Principal Geotechnical Engineer
- Roland Tosney (Associate) - Director of Mine Geotechnical Engineering & Principal Mining Geotechnical Engineer
- Lane Maxemiuk (Associate) - Manager of Mine Geotechnical Engineering & Senior Mining Geotechnical Consultant
- Grenan Mongroo - Senior Geotechnical Engineer
- Brandy Hasiuk (Associate) - Manager, Geotechnical Laboratory Services
- Nathan Grey - Manager, Environment
- Jeff DeVetten (Associate) - Manager, Quality
Corporate Leaders
- Shaun Gawryliuk (Associate) - Chief Financial and Corporate Development Officer
- Julie Falls - HR Consultant and Executive Coach
- Andrew Taylor (Associate) - Director, Corporate Services & Digital Transformation
- Jason Wong (Associate) - Manager, HSE
- Keith Burden - Manager, Fleet and Facilities
- Whitney Drouin - Manager, Operational Support
Board of Directors
- Tara Rihn - Chair of the Board of Directors
- Lee Nichols - Founder, Company Director, and Senior Technical Advisor
- Jake Rubenstein - Company Director and President, Chief Executive Officer
- Julie Falls - Company Director, HR Consultant & Executive Coach
- John Tosney - External Company Director
