Induction Ceremony Program 2026

INDUCTION CEREMONY

February 10, 2026

Greetings

Engineers and Geoscientists BC welcomes you to the 2026 Induction Ceremony. We are proud to recognize over 170 new professionals in the company of their colleagues, peers, family, and friends. As BC’s regulatory and licensing body for the engineering and geoscience professions, it is our mandate to protect the public interest and maintain standards of excellence for professionals in British Columbia. Achieving certification as a professional engineer (P.Eng.), professional geoscientist (P.Geo.), professional licensee engineering (P.L.Eng.), or professional licensee geoscience (P.L.Geo.) allows individuals to take responsibility for engineering or geoscience work in the province in which they are registered. Attaining professional registration with Engineers and Geoscientists BC marks a milestone in your career, defining you as professional, ethical, and accountable. We congratulate you on your significant achievement.

Program

Opening Statements

Jason Ong Acting Chief Regulatory Officer

Role of the Registrar

Heidi Yang, P.Eng., FEC, FGC (Hon.) Chief Executive Officer, Registrar

Traditional Welcome

Larry (Shucks) Nahanee President of Squamish Ocean Canoe Family

Stewart (Sempulyan) Gonzales Cultural Support Worker with the People Services Division of the Squamish Nation

Mabel Nahanee Cultural Sharer, Squamish Ocean Canoe Family

Anneliese von Kanel Cultural Sharer, Squamish Ocean Canoe Family

Government Greeting

Sunita Dhir Parliamentary Secretary for International Credentials

Singing of O Canada

Angeline Kueh Soloist at Vancouver Children’s Choir

A Volunteer’s Experience

Karen Ling, P.Eng. Chair, Engineers and Geoscientists BC

Invocation

Heidi Yang, P.Eng., FEC, FGC (Hon.) Chief Executive Officer, Registrar

Closing Remarks

Jason Ong Acting Chief Regulatory Officer

Inductees

Kamorudeen Abass, P.Eng. Paul Mikii Abuel, P.Eng. Luis Acosta Monsalve, P.Eng. Manasseh Adjartey, P.Eng. Oszias Afriyie, P.Eng. Haesung Ahn, P.Eng. Emre Akkus, P.Eng. Hamza Al-Far, P.Eng. Afsaneh Alidoosti, P.Eng. Ouday Al-Mafraji, P.Eng. Mona Almasi, P.Eng. Luay Almnini, P.Eng. Amir Aminpour, P.L.Eng. Anahit Arzoyan, P.Eng. Vahid Asgharian, P.Eng.

Gholamreza Bamorovat Abadi, P.Eng. Ali Barari, P.Eng. Johanna Barbaran Barbaran, P.Eng. Fardin Barekat, P.Eng. Nico Basson, P.Eng.

Kashmir Bawa, P.Eng. Chris Berenger, P.Eng. Anita Bhatt, P.Eng. Colin Boake, P.Eng. Leigh Borrett, P.Eng. Robert Bowen, P.Eng.

Cesar Bracho Martinez, P.Eng. Kyle Brandstaetter, P.L.Eng.

Kate Bridge, P.Eng. David Brown, P.Eng. Leah Brown, P.Eng.

Venus Atienza, P.Eng. Chan Woo Bae, P.Eng. Imran Baghdadwala, P.Eng. Alireza Bagherzadeh Hosseini, P.Eng. Iman Bahramali, P.Eng. Hossein Bajeh-Kian, P.Eng. Hassan Bakhshi, P.Eng.

Marlon Calamohoy, P.Geo. Alexis Catherine, P.Eng. Chako Cetinyurek, P.Eng. Ryan Chahal, P.Eng. Akash Chaudri, P.Eng. Christina Chen, P.Eng.

Matthew Cheong, P.Eng. Hornson Chung, P.Eng. Demetrius Cionca, P.Eng. David Conde Sanchez, P.Eng. Linda Cong, P.Eng. Laura Correa Molano, P.Eng. Tania Cummins, P.Eng. Caroline da Costa Gonçalves, P.Eng. Farzan Dastyar, P.Eng. Avik Dhar, P.Eng.

Azadeh Farahifar, P.Eng. Parham Farhadi, P.Eng. Seyed Yaser Farzan Mehr, P.Eng. Alex Faubert, P.Eng.

Valentina Fazio, P.Eng. Abbas Firoozi, P.Eng. Caleb Frisby, P.Eng. Kristina Frolova, P.Eng. Ali Ganjali-Beyk, P.Eng. Ela Ghazavi, P.Eng. Ali Ghodrat, P.Eng. Zoha Ghorani, P.Eng.

Kathi Dilworth, P.Geo. Scott Dornian, P.Eng. Raul Dragan, P.Eng.

Alexander Golubev, P.Eng. Azadeh Goodarzi, P.Eng. Nicholas Graham, P.Eng. Roderick Gravoueille, P.Eng. Joshua Greenberg, P.Eng. Duard Grobler, P.Eng. Alice Gu, P.Eng. Michelle Gunnlaugson, P.L.Geo. Baihan Guo, P.Eng. Alexander Hackney, P.Eng.

Roham Ebrahimi, P.Eng. Fatemeh Edalatfar, P.Eng. Cameron Edwards, P.Eng. Mattin Elmpak-Mackie, P.Eng.

Amir Entezari, P.Eng. Mark Escalona, P.Eng. Ali Eskandari, P.Eng. Sam Falts, P.Eng. Linda Fang, P.Eng.

Inductees

Krishna Haridas, P.Eng. Amanda Heap, P.L.Eng. Naidine Hernandez Alfonzo, P.Eng. Jayson Hodgson, P.Eng.

Vahid Khaligh, P.Eng. Shah Khan, P.Eng. Ata Kheyrandish, P.Eng.

Morteza Khodabakhshi, P.Eng. Pouria Khoshnevisrad, P.Eng. Kedarnath Krishnankutty Nair, P.Eng.

Gordon Hong, P.Eng. Chris Howard, P.Eng. Jacqueline Howard, P.Geo. Blago Hristovski, P.Eng. Howard Huang, P.Eng. Nahid Hussain, P.Eng. Nafiz Imtiaz, P.Eng.

Abhishek Kumar, P.Eng. King Chi Kwan, P.Eng. Aung Win Kyaw, P.Eng. Carl Lam, P.Eng. Juan Carlos Lam, P.Eng. Gerald Lambert, P.Eng. Aidan Large, P.Eng. Patrick Li Chun Lau, P.Eng. Gilyana Lazareva, P.Eng. Vladislav Leder, P.Eng.

Aristotle Intila, P.Eng. Farshad Jafari, P.Eng. Abhishek Kumar Jaishwal, P.Eng. Maryam Jalalian, P.Eng. Allan Jamora, P.Eng. Renne Jin, P.Eng. Dawn John Mullassery, P.Eng. Fernaldi Jonatan, P.Eng. Laxmana Kumara Kempanar Sundara Dhanakempa, P.Eng. Ammar Keykoni, P.Eng.

Pierce Liu, P.Eng. Meghan Lui, P.Eng.

Madeleine Lunde, P.Eng. Jessica Magsino, P.Eng. Hilary Mak, P.Eng.

Ehsan Mamaghanizadeh, P.Eng. Hermenegildo II Mandanas, P.Eng. Kyle Manson, P.Eng.

Silas Neels, P.Eng. Shafiq Nek, P.Eng. Sina Nezafatkhah, P.Eng. Jack Nip, P.Eng. Chad Niwranski, P.L.Eng. Mehrdad Noei, P.Eng. Joshua Nurdjaja, P.Eng. Rowland Nwaokeleme, P.Eng. Christian Obregon Mitma, P.Eng. Bonaventures Oghoghoiye, P.Eng. Daniel Okunima, P.Eng. Success Olaniyan, P.Eng. Fernando Oliva, P.Eng. Jason Ong, P.Eng. Juanjo Ortellado Rivas, P.Eng. Evan Partington, P.Eng. Tim Pham, P.Eng. Prathamesh Phule, P.Eng.

Alexander Mathew, P.Eng. Charles Maxwell, P.Eng. Bruce McDonald, P.Eng. Glenn McIntyre, P.Eng. Rehan Saeed Memon, P.Eng. Dylan Menezes, P.Eng. Milosz Mielniczuk, P.Geo. Jestoni Mirano, P.Eng. Victor Mironenko, P.Eng. Noosha Mirzalou, P.Eng. Ata Mohajeri, P.Eng. Ali Moniri, P.Eng. Dan Montano, P.Eng. Erfan Mosaffa, P.Eng. Donovan Munro, P.Eng. Syed Aamir Nadeem, P.Eng. Martin Nageib, P.Eng. Sunil Nair, P.Eng. Laura Nalos, P.Eng.

Denis Pilipenko, P.Eng. Ferdinand Pineda, P.Eng. Daniel Plourde, P.Eng.

Inductees

Yunfen Qian, P.Eng. Caitlyn Quach, P.Eng. Arvin Radan, P.Eng. Ali Rahimi Ferdosinezhad, P.Eng. Tasrif Rahman, P.Eng. Lina Maria Ramos, P.Eng.

Sam Shulman, P.Eng. Billy Sidhu, P.Eng. Gursarbjot Singh, P.Eng. Jaspal Singh, P.Eng. Mandeep Singh Smagh, P.Eng. Akrita Sohal, P.L.Eng. Hana Stoer, P.Eng. Alexandra Strigun, P.Eng. Gabrielle Swann-Ouellet, P.Eng. Jack Tagg, P.Eng. Hamid Tazikeh, P.Eng. Siek Meng Teng, P.Eng. John Emmanuel Tiongson, P.Eng. Farnad Tohidkhah, P.Eng. Jacqueline Tong, P.Eng. Hamideh Torabigoudarzi, P.Eng. Jordan Trinh, P.Eng. Melody Tsai, P.Eng. Taikhum Vahanvaty, P.Eng. Vishnu Kumar Vaithyam Jothi, P.Eng.

Jian Rasheed, P.Eng. Abdur Rehman, P.Eng. Hari Rimal, P.Eng.

Brendan Rock, P.Eng. Bradley Romeo, P.Eng. Michael Sander, P.Eng. Mohaned Saoudi, P.Eng. Zeyad Sattar, P.L.Eng. Ivan Christian Sayson, P.Eng. Michael Scarth, P.Eng. Amy Scott, P.Eng. Byron Searle, P.L.Eng. Harmanpreet Singh Sekhon, P.Eng.

Gaurav Shah, P.Eng. Sina Shalbaf, P.Eng. Taofeek Shittu, P.Eng.

Julia Veerman, P.Eng. Priyesh Verma, P.Eng.

Ederson Villamizar Escobar, P.Geo. Bon Bryan Virata, P.Eng. Zequn Wang, P.Eng. Graham Wheating, P.Eng. Vincent Wong, P.Eng.

Jordan Yntema, P.Eng. Afshin Yousefi, P.Eng. Damien Yu, P.L.Eng. Nathan Yu, P.Eng. Kimiya Zakikhani, P.Eng. Weijun Zeng, P.Eng. Chen Zhang, P.Eng. Michael Zhang, P.Eng.

Alec Wu, P.Eng. Dijia Wu, P.Eng.

Haoyan Xue, P.Eng. Silvio Yanagui, P.Eng. Roselyn Yeboah, P.Eng. Rexy Yeung, P.Eng. Grace Yip, P.Eng.

Lulu Zhang, P.Eng. Tong Zhao, P.Eng. Julie Zhu, P.Eng.

Thank You Messages

Kamorudeen Abass: “My appreciation goes to Engineers and Geoscientists BC for this prestigious designation.” Paul Mikii Abuel: “I’m grateful to the Lord, Jesus Christ, for the strength, clarity, and grace He gave me at every step of this journey. My heartfelt thanks to my wife for standing with me and supporting me and to my validators who not only endorsed my work, but also mentored me in my career.” Luis Acosta: “I greatly appreciate peers and family support in achieving this big milestone in my career.” Manasseh Adjartey: “I am grateful to the Almighty God for his providence and to my Validators for their support.” Oszias Afriyie: “I am grateful for the incredible support of my family, I can’t thank you enough.”

Haesung Ahn: “Thank you very much for offering this wonderful opportunity.”

Hamza Al-Far: “I am deeply grateful to my wife and children for standing beside me with love and patience throughout every step of this journey.”

Afsaneh Alidoosti: “I am deeply grateful to my husband, Mehran, for his constant support, to my colleagues for sharing their experience, and to my managers for validating my competency report and guiding me throughout this journey to professional licensure.” Ouday Almafraji: “This milestone is shared with my family, work colleagues, and friends whose encouragement and belief in me kept me moving forward.” Mona Almasi: “Thank you to my husband and my family for your support, encouragement, and patience throughout this journey. I couldn’t have reached this milestone without you.” Vahid Asgharian: “Thank you to my lovely wife, my family, and my mentor for supporting me throughout my engineering journey and helping me reach the milestone of becoming a Professional Engineer. I’m truly grateful.” Venus Atienza: “This achievement marks the culmination of years of learning, perseverance, and professional growth. Thanks to my family, friends and mentors who constantly support me, believe in me and inspire me to be better everyday - your prayers and encouragement made this journey possible.”

Chan Woo Bae: “Thank you.”

Alireza Bagherzadeh: “I would like to sincerely thank my senior mentors, Drs. Englezos and Haynes, and my colleagues, Drs. Potvin, Verrett and Dehkhoda for their guidance and support in my path toward becoming a professional engineer.”

Thank You Messages

Iman Bahramali:

“Thanks to my family!”

Hossein Bajehkian: “I want to thank my family, my wife, my mother, my father, and my brother for their support of me on this journey.” Hassan Bakhshi: “Thank you to my colleagues, friends, and my wife for their unwavering support throughout this journey. Your belief in me made this achievement possible.” Reza Abadi: “I’d like to thank all my mentors, friends, and family members that always encourage me!”

Fardin Barekat: “Thanks to my parents, my brother and my wife for supporting me.”

Nico Basson: “I would like to thank my wife, family and mentors for their ongoing support.”

Christopher Berenger: “Thank you to my parents and my wife for your unwavering support over the years. This accomplishment is not mine alone—it belongs to all of us.” Anita Bhatt: “I’m so grateful to my parents for their unwavering support throughout my life, to my partner for being my rock and my biggest cheerleader, and to my supervisors at McElhanney for their mentorship and belief in me.”

Colin Boake: “Thank you to my wonderful wife Bella for your love and support!”

Leigh Borrett: “Thank you to my family, including my father for the ongoing lessons of engineering!” Robert Bowen: “Thanks to God, my wife, Nichole, my family and my peers and validators for supporting me through this journey.” Cesar Bracho: “Thanks to my family, girlfriend and friends that support me during this process. It is for you as well. Thank you!” Kyle Brandstaetter: “Thank you to my family and to my peers at Bunt & Associates for their unwavering support, guidance, and encouragement throughout this journey. Your belief in me has been instrumental in reaching this major career milestone and earning my professional designation.” Leah Brown: “I thank my husband, my mom, and my dad for their endless love and steadfast support.” Marlon Calamohoy: “Special shout out to the Newmont Brucejack team for their support, and to my wife and dog, Sunset, for always being there for me.” Chako Cetinyurek: “Thank you to my wife Daphne, and to my validators and colleagues Peter, Veronica and Ben, for supporting me throughout this journey.”

Thank You Messages

Akash Chaudri: “Thank you to family, friends, colleagues and my partner Jasmine for their support.” Christina Chen: “I really appreciate my mentors, colleagues, friends and most importantly my family’s support along the journey.” Matthew Cheong: “Thank you to my wife for being here today and for supporting me through every step of this journey.” Hornson Chung: “Thank you to Emily, my wonderful wife, and to my family for the endless love and support. I could not have achieved this without them.” David Conde: “I want to thank my wife, my mom, who are here with me today, and my family for their support.” Linda Cong: “Huge thank you to my mom, mentors, and friends for all their support to help me reach this milestone.” Laura Correa: “To Capilano Maritime Design Ltd and to my partner: thank you for your constant support and belief in me as I worked toward this milestone.” Tania Cummins: “I am deeply grateful to my family, friends and colleagues whose unwavering support made this milestone possible.”

Caroline da Costa Gonçalves: “Aaron, thank you for always supporting me through my professional journey. Your love and encouragement mean the world to me.” Kathi Dilworth: “Thank you to my husband, Martin, and my children, Justyna and James, for their unwavering support and encouragement.” Scott Dornian: “Thanks goes to my wonderful wife who has the patience of a saint. This one is for you Caleb, wish we could have done it together.”

Roham Ebrahimi: “My greatest support has been my beautiful spouse, Shaghayegh Aberi.”

Cameron Edwards: “Thank you for my supporting wife, Maria.”

Amir Entezari: “I am deeply grateful to my family for their unwavering support, encouragement, and patience throughout my journey to achieving my P.Eng. designation. Your belief in me made this milestone possible.” Mark Jayson Escalona: “First of all, I thank GOD for guiding me all the way to earn my P.Eng. license, including my family and loving wife for their support!” Ali Eskandari: “I am especially grateful to my wife for her constant encouragement and support, and I also thank my colleague for their guidance as I worked toward my P.Eng.”

Thank You Messages

Sam Falts: “Thank you for your great support my Wife, Son and daughter.”

Linda Fang: “Thank you to my family for their love and support, and to my colleagues who have helped guide and shape me into the engineer I am today.” Seyed Yaser Farzan Mehr: “My heartfelt thanks to my wife for her unwavering support, and to my validators for their guidance on this journey.”

Alexander Faubert: “My family, thank you for believing in me.”

Valentina Fazio: “Thank you to my incredible and supportive husband, Duncan, who encouraged me throughout the process to get my P.Eng. application done”

Caleb Frisby: “Thank you to everyone involved in my journey.”

Kristina Frolova: “My deepest gratitude goes to my parents, sister and husband who made this career opportunity possible and always believed in me. Their continuous support is my strength every day.” Ali Ganjali-beyk: “Thank you to my lovely wife and my family for standing beside me with unwavering support and encouragement. Your strength and belief carried me to this milestone.”

Ela Ghazavi: “To my Husband: Your love, patience, and support carried me to this moment. Thank you for being my strength.” Ali Ghodrat: “Thank you to my amazing wife for all your support and help. I couldn’t do this without you.” Alexander Golubev: “I am grateful to my family and friends who supported me on the journey to the Professional license. It was indeed a team effort!” Nick Graham: “Thank you to my partner, Jen, my family, and all of the engineers who gave me a chance, and provided guidance along the way.” Roderick Gravoueille: “I want to thank my parents Hubert and Janet, my partner Carolyn, and my friends for encouraging me to pursue professional licensure.” Duard Grobler: “Thanks to my wife and 4-year old daughter for your support and family time you sacrificed so I could put in the effort to register as a professional engineer in Canada.” Michelle Gunnlaugson: “I would like to thank two mentors who have had a profound impact on my professional growth and career: Jacquie Foley (P.L.Geo) and Brigitte Bedard (P.Eng). Thank you for everything!” Baihan Guo: “I would like to thank my mentors and colleagues for their support and guidance in helping me achieve this milestone.”

Thank You Messages

Alex Hackney: “Thank you to my wife and my parents for supporting me in my journey to becoming a Professional Engineer.” Krishna Haridas: “Big thanks to my husband who reviewed the NPPE questions with me as a fun road trip activity to Banff to help me (and him) prepare.” Amanda Heap: “I’d like to thank my family; James, Hayden and Davis Heap, for supporting throughout this journey, and to my mentor and friend, Bruce and his wife Audrey Cope for their guidance and belief in me.” Naidine Beatriz Hernandez Alfonzo: “I’m deeply grateful to my family, especially my husband and my children, for their encouragement. Your support has been my greatest motivation.” Gordon Hong: “I would like to thank my parents, mentors, and friends for their support in helping me achieve this milestone.” Jacqueline Howard: “I am grateful to my two children Oliver and Danaka for their encouragement, my references, and the staff at Engineers and Geoscientists BC.” Blago Hristovski: “Thank you to my parents, my brothers, and my wife, Julia, for their unwavering love and support in my professional pursuits. Thank you to my employer Harbour Air Aerospace for the opportunities it has provided me.” Jayson Hodgson: “Thanks for your continue support Mark Radford.”

Nahid Thohid Hussain: “I’d like to thank my family, friends and team who supported me throughout my career to become the well rounded engineer I am today.” Aristotle Intila: “All glory to God and special thanks to my lovely wife for sticking with me through thick and thin.” Dawn John Mullassery: “To Jesus my God, my wife and my son. My strength in everything I do! And my family who always stands by me!” Fernaldi Jonatan: “I am deeply grateful to Engineers and Geoscientists BC for granting my professional license, and as a long life learner, I look forward to serving with integrity and excellence.” Ammar Keykoni: “To my husband and my little family in Canada, your love and strength carried me; and to my company Pomerleau and EGBC, thank you for your patience and professional support during the licensing process.” Shah Khan: “I am thank full to God all mighty for giving me the ability and perseverance to achieve this designation. I am forever thankful to my family for their endless love and sacrifices and to my mentors and supervisors for their patient guidance and trust in me” Morteza Khodabakhshi: “I am deeply grateful to my family and loved ones whose encouragement and patience carried me through this journey. This accomplishment belongs to all of us.”

Thank You Messages

Abhishek Kumar: “I would like to thank my beloved mother, wife, and siblings for supporting me throughout this journey. It hasn’t been easy, especially after moving from India, and my wife and brother kept encouraging me during my difficult times. In the end, hard work has no exception when it comes to achieving success.” King Chi Kwan: “I am deeply grateful to God, my family, and friends for their unwavering support, and to my company for enabling my transfer to the Beautiful British Columbia.” Juan Carlos Lam: “Thank you to my family, especially my wife for your unwavering love, patience, and support throughout my P.Eng. application journey. I’m also grateful to my previous and current colleagues and leaders for their guidance, encouragement, and support.”

Gerald Lambert: “Thank you for God’s blessings, and family for their out pouring inspiration.”

Aidan Large: “Thank you to my wife, Hilda, who encouraged and supported me at each point in my career and pushed me to achieve my certification.” Patrick Lau: “I couldn’t have reached this milestone without my wife’s patience, support, and confidence in me. I also want to thank my colleagues, whose guidance and encouragement helped make this achievement possible.”

Gilyana Lazareva: “I would like to thank my family, my husband, and my mentors.”

Yiyao (Pierce) Liu: “Thanks to my wife Julie, who has supported me for years while I’ve been away from the family working on various sites.”

Meghan Lui: “Thanks to my family for their support!”

Jessica Magsino: “Thank you to my husband and children for always having faith in me through out my journey to being a Professional Engineer.” Ehsan Mamaghanizadeh: “Paria, thank you for always believing in me. Your strength carried me to this moment.” Nikko Mandanas: “Thank you to my wife and my 2 kids who provided the support and inspiration.”

Kyle Manson: “I would like to thank my family for their support!”

Alexander Mathew: “I want to thank my wife Kezia for her support being with me through this.”

Charles Maxwell: “Thank you to all that have and continue to support me throughout my career.” Bruce McDonald: “Thank you to my patient and supportive parents Josie and Ken, and all the people I have worked with along the way.”

Thank You Messages

Glenn McIntyre: “Thank you to my family, friends, and Stantec mentors who continue to support me.” Rehan Memon: “Thanks to all my colleagues and supervisors who helped & mentored me over the years to achieve this milestone.” Milo Mielniczuk: “I’d like to thank Linda Caron, P.Geo for helping me not give up on the registration process.” Jestoni Mirano: “Thank you to my family and to my wife who always supported me with this journey. And to SFEBC who guided me to the process of obtaining the P.Eng. license.” Victor Mironenko: “Thank you to the mentors I have had along the way, who have passed on the valuable lessons they have learned themselves in their careers.” Noosha Mirzalou: “I am deeply thankful to my family for their constant support and encouragement throughout this journey. I also sincerely appreciate my colleagues and mentors whose guidance and collaboration have been instrumental in reaching this milestone.” Ali Moniri: “I am profoundly grateful to my wife, whose encouragement and steady strength carried me through this journey.”

Dan Johnson Montano: “I personally thank my wife and my son for supporting my professional license application. I also extend my gratitude to my mentor at work who always supported my professional growth and for getting my professional membership.” Erfan Mosaffa: “Thank you to my wife for her constant support and encouragement. You made this achievement possible.” Syed Aamir Nadeem: “I wouldn’t have been here if not for the constant and unwavering support of my wife, Naba Fatima. Thank you for being there for me in my journey to become a P.Eng.” Sunil Nair: “I am sincerely grateful to my managers, supervisors, and colleagues from the Seaspan Shipyard Engineering team, whose steadfast support and mentorship were instrumental in my journey toward earning my professional license.” Laura Nalos: “Thank you to the process group at Worley Chemetics for their continued mentorship. The numerous opportunities for design and site experience have been instrumental to my Professional Engineering development.” Silas Neels: “Thank you to my dear wife Janelle for your love and support during my professional career journey!” Shafiq Nek: “Thanks to my wife Soraya Rafaty for encouraging me to apply for my P.Eng. I also want to thank my managers and team members for validating my engineering work experience.”

Thank You Messages

Sina Nezafatkhah: “I would like to appreciate all my family, my mom, dad, and my lovely sister, for supporting me in reaching this achievement of my life.” Jack Nip: “People I want to thank include, but are not limited to, my parents, Lisanne Naeth, Jacob Bieling, Jeff Halpenny, Antony Wong Yiu Leung, Ngai Ming Cheung, Ark Tsisserev, Roger Dupuis, Payman Montakhebi, Derek Sip, and Alisa Demchuk.” Chad Niwranski: “I want to thank my wife and kids for their support as well as my colleagues on my journey to be professionally licensed.” Mehrdad Noei Aghaei: Thank you to my wife for your unwavering support and encouragement; your presence has brought color to my life and made this achievement possible. Joshua Nurdjaja: “Thank you to my mom, partner, and day 1 school friends for supporting and cheering me on this entire time.” Rowland Nwaokeleme: “Special thanks to my family, close friends, my manager and team for their continued support. This designation means so much to me.” Christian Obregon Mitma: “I am deeply grateful to my parents, Lino and Digna, and to my beloved spouse, Gabriel, for their unconditional support and encouragement throughout my career.”

Bonaventures Oghoghoiye: “Thanks to my mentors and lovely wife for supporting me in my professional engineer licensing journey, and most importantly, thanks to God.” Daniel Okunima: “I am grateful to Colin Burridge, David Gosling, Michael Thompson, and Adam Fulkerson for their immense support.” Fernando Oliva: “To my wife, Maria Eugenia, thank you for being my rock throughout our new journey in Canada. I couldn’t have done this without you.” Juanjo Ortellado: “Thank you God for leading my way. Thank you to my loving wife. Thank you to my parents and sister.” Evan Partington: “Thank you to my entire family for the continued support over many challenging years to get me to this point.” Prathamesh Phule: “Thank you, Mom and Dad, for shaping me, and thank you, Alma, for standing by me your love and support made this achievement possible.”

Denis Pilipenko:

“Thank you very much.”

Ferdinand Pineda: “A heartfelt gratitude to my validators from GHD who are also my mentors, managers and colleagues who provided valuable inputs, ratings and comments.”

Thank You Messages

Daniel Okunima: “Thank you to SFEBC, faith community, family, friends and to my lovely wife who supported me during the entire process.”

Daniel Plourde: “Thanks to all that helped along the way!”

Yunfen Qian: “I am so thankful for my partner’s incredible support, it has been my foundation from every angle.” Caitlyn Quach: “Thank you to all who have supported me to reach this incredible milestone. I am grateful for everyone’s endless guidance and support.” Arvin Radan: “I’d like to thank Hossein Sajjadi, P.Eng., and my mentor for patiently helping me prepare my competency filings.” Ali Rahimi: “I want to thank my wife, Nasim for always supporting me in my professional aspirations.” Tasrif Rahman: “To my incredible support system—my wife, Shabrina, and my two kids, Zahyan & Zuhairaa. Thank you for everything. And to my colleagues, and especially my incredible mentor, Karen Spoelstra; This P.Eng. is something I earned, but it’s a success we share.” Jian Rasheed: “My deepest thanks to my family, whose strength, love, and constant support carried me through this journey. This accomplishment is ours to share.”

Abdur Rehman: “I’m deeply grateful to my family, friends, and colleagues—and especially to my mom, Akila, and my dad, Tariq—who have supported me every step of the way. I wouldn’t be where I am today without your guidance and belief in me.” Brendan Rock: “I would like to thank my family and professional engineering colleagues for supporting me and providing me with guidance and experience.” Bradley Romeo: “Thank you to Amory Thiel who stood by my side through all the challenges to achieve this accomplishment.” Zeyad Sattar: “Thanks to my wife (Naz) for her unwavering support, and to my validators for helping me achieve this membership. I couldn’t have done it without you. Thank you.” Ivan Christian Sayson: “I would like to thank my partner Miguel, my family, friends and colleagues for supporting me in my professional engineering journey through the years!” Mohaned Saoudi: “Thank you!”

Byron Searle: “A huge thank you to my favorite people; Rachelle, Eleanor and Elsie.”

Harman Sekhon: “As a recent immigrant, I’m grateful to my family for always encouraging me to strive for more; their support gave me the strength to move across the world and build a new chapter.”

Thank You Messages

Sina Shalbaf: “I’d like to thank my mother, father, wife Brittany, children Berlin & Shayan, & all my mentors that supported me on this achievement.” Taofeek Shittu: “I deeply appreciate my spouse, children and colleagues for their unwavering support in making this remarkable achievement possible.” Balam Sidhu: “Thank you to Sharan for always being by my side and encouraging me to be my best.” Jaspal Singh: “This milestone would not have been possible without the unwavering support of my wife, Aman, my daughter, Prabhnoor, and my son, Veerjot. Thank you for your patience, encouragement, and belief in me throughout this journey.”

Akrita Sohal: “Thank you to my husband, Nawaz, for the support during this journey.”

Alexandra Strigun: “I’m saying thank you to my family, and to my supervisors and senior managers at SLR for continuous support.” Jacqueline Tong: “Thank you to my mentors for their valuable guidance, my partner for their endless support, and to my colleagues and friends for their steady encouragement.”

Hamideh Torabigoudarzi: “Hamideh extends her sincere thanks to her parents, Fati and Hashem, her husband, Vahid, and her children, Parsa and Soren, for their constant love and support.” Taikhum Vahanvaty: “Thank you to my wife and parents for their support in achieving this milestone!” Julia Veerman: “Thank you to my family and my entire network of wonderful people who helped me persevere and reach this achievement!” Priyesh Verma: “I want to sincerely thank my wife and my parents for their unwavering support—this achievement wouldn’t be possible without them.” Vincent Wong: “Steven, Hao, Stephen, Zack, Rob, Quinton, Eric, Greg, Boban, Kyle, Brett, Dean, Sujay, Garrett, Marks, James, Jarrod, Jerry, Scott, Ren, Sadia, all guided me on my professional engineering journey. My parents for their support and encouragement. Thanks to them I am here today.” Haoyan Xue: “Thank you to my family for your unwavering love, support, and belief in me throughout my journey to this achievement.” Silvio Yanagui: “Thank you for my great heart wife and my kids to motivate and support me anytime, I always receive from them more than I can provide.” Ederson Villamizar: “Thank you so much for everyone that made this achievement possible.”

Thank You Messages

Roselyn Yeboah: “Big thanks to my family, Benjamin (husband) and Samuel (son). Many thanks to David Towle and Kodjo Afewu for their immense support in my career.” Rexy Yeung: “I am deeply grateful to my family and friends for their unwavering support throughout this journey.” Afshin Yousefi: “Thank you to my incredible family for your unwavering support, patience, and encouragement throughout my journey to professional licensure. I could not have achieved this milestone without you!” Michael Zhang: “I would like to extend my gratitude to my family and colleagues for their support throughout this incredible journey.”

Lulu Zhang: “Thank you mom and dad for being there for me since Day 1.”

Julie Zhu: “Thanks Pierce for all the support and love.”

Congratulations! Welcome to professional life in British Columbia.