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Spread across over 60 cities, our team is a global collective of urban experts in design, architecture, engineering, civil, transportation, urban geography, real estate, landscape, communications, software development and so much more. These are the people defining the cities of tomorrow.

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Paul Lavallee

Director | US Sector Lead, Intelligence
Seattle, WA

Paul Lavallee
#Director | US Sector Lead, Intelligence# #All# #Information & Communications Technology# #ICT# ## #Leader# #Mobility+# #Transportation# ## #Office Lead# #Operations# #Project / Programme Management# #Regional / Sectoral# #Senior Management# ## #Senior Management# #Subject Matter Expert# #Systems# #Systems Integration# #Systems# ## #Traffic Engineering# #Transportation# #Traffic Management# ## #Transit Technology# #Transportation# #ITS# #Intelligent Transportation Systems# ## #Transportation# #Transportation Engineering# #Transportation# ##
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
As the US Sector Lead, Intelligence, Paul Lavallee is responsible for overseeing the strategy, growth and development of the company’s new and existing business for IBI Group’s intelligence practice across the US, working closely with Carl-Henry Piel, James Barbosa, and Ritesh Warade who lead the services, solutions and operations subsectors respectively. Bringing over 30 years of experience as part of IBI Group’s intelligence practice, he has helped organizations at all levels effectively integrate technology into city planning, design and operation, and transform how business is conducted today. He is internationally recognized as a transit technology and revenue collection system specialist with specific expertise in bringing together multi-stakeholder teams and delivering high-profile projects. Paul is a licensed Professional Engineer currently working with thought leaders to help integrate technology into the daily fabric of people’s lives. He holds a Bachelor of Applied Science from the University of Toronto, and a Masters of Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley.
#North America# #Pacific West#
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Nicolas Al Nakhl

Associate - Manager, Buildings Projects
Toronto West, ON

Nicolas Al Nakhl
#Associate - Manager, Buildings Projects# #Airports# #Transportation# ## #All# #Bus Rapid Transit# #Transportation# #BRT# ## #Civic & Government# #Institution# ## #Civil Infrastructure# #Commercial# #Data Centre# #Commercial# #Office# ## #Design Build# #Development Engineering# #Electrical Engineering# #Energy Solutions# #Entertainment Centre# #Commercial# ## #Heritage / Historic Preservation# #Hotels & Resorts# #Commercial# #Hospitality# ## #Industrial# #Living+# #Residential# ## #Maintenance Facilities# #Transportation# ## #Master Planning# #Placemaking# #Planning & Urban Design# ## #Mixed Use# #Commercial# ## #Mobility Hub# #Transportation# ## #Mobility+# #Transportation# ## #Municipal Infrastructure# #Civil Infrastructure# ## #Office# #Commercial# ## #Operations Centre# #Transportation# ## #Parking# #Policy & Design Guidelines# #Project / Programme Management# #Research & Development# #Retail# #Commercial# ## #Smart Cities# #Solar# #Energy Solutions# ## #Strategic Planning# #Systems# #Systems Integration# #Systems# ## #Transportation# #Transportation Planning# #Transportation# ## #Water / Wastewater# #Industrial# ## #Water Resources Management# #Industrial# ##
Toronto West, Ontario, Canada
http://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolas-al-nakhl-81236323/
A little bit of water can save a human's life but a little bit of electricity can kill it.
Nicolas has a unique blend of international experience in multi-discipline (electrical, mechanical, civil, structural) engineering, construction, contracts and project management. He has 27 years of engineering and management experience in power, oil, gas, utilities and asset management, renewable energy, infrastructure, ICI, and land development; completing tenth of projects worth more than $10 billion US. Nicolas is educated in electrical power engineering with IT enterprise software knowledge to support experience. He is fluent in English, French and Arabic, and is effective in communicating with all levels from executive management to field personnel. He is also experienced in Microsoft Office suite of applications, as well as enterprise software such as GIS and CMMS. Nicolas is proficient in Bechtel’s Contracts formulation and management, FIDIC suite of contracts, and CCDCs. He has a good track record in achieving results and objectives, while spearheading teamwork, collaboration, and cooperation.
#North America#
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Christopher Campbell

Associate | Manager, Contract Administration
Toronto, ON

Christopher Campbell
#Associate | Manager, Contract Administration# #Advanced Traffic Management System# #Transportation# #ATMS# ## #All# #Subject Matter Expert# #Transportation Engineering# #Transportation# ## #Traveller Information# #Transportation# #511# #ATIS# #Advanced Traveller Information System# ##
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Christopher is a Senior Consultant with the intelligent systems group in the Toronto office. His 21-year career in intelligent transportation systems with IBI Group spans a variety of roles and clients, including the design and construction management of infrastructure for traffic management systems, travel time information systems, traffic signals and highway signage. His strengths include effective, non-confrontational negotiation, which makes him very effective in administration of construction contracts. Christopher is currently managing construction administration of an 8-km expansion of the MTO’s COMPASS system and he is the lead ITS designer on Phase II of the Hwy 407 East extension.
#North America#
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Horace Aikman

Associate, Landscape Architect
Boston, MA

Horace Aikman
#Associate, Landscape Architect# #All# #Landscape Architecture# #Placemaking#
Boston, Massachusetts, North America
http://www.linkedin.com/in/horace-aikman-701a228/
Horace Aikman serves IBI Placemaking with a broad portfolio of project experience and responsibilities related to technical and management standards. Over the past 30+ years he has overseen a wide range of project types, from large infrastructure projects to small residential-scale installation, in the public, private and institutional markets. He has worked on projects in all of the New England states, in the mid-West and mid-Atlantic regions, and on a variety of overseas projects. Horace develops and maintains our library of site-related technical specifications, including site unit masonry, wood construction, landscape metals, site concrete, green roofs, pavements and earthwork systems. He serves as the on-call technical consultant to Project Managers and staff Landscape Architects, responding to technical challenges during design, preparation of construction documents and during construction phase services.
#North America# #Northeast#
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Jason King

Associate Director | Parametric Design Lead
Houston, TX

Jason King
#Associate Director | Parametric Design Lead# #Active Transportation# #Transportation# ## #Airports# #Transportation# ## #All# #Architecture# #Bus Rapid Transit# #Transportation# #BRT# ## #Civic & Government# #Institution# ## #Commercial# #Community / Recreational Facilities# #Institution# #Civic & Government# ## #Data Analytics# #Design Technology# #Economic / Financial Analysis# #Education# #School# ## #Energy Solutions# #Green# #Healthcare# #Healthcare+# #Healthcare# ## #Healthy New Towns# #Healthcare# ## #High Rise Residential# #Residential# ## #Higher Education# #School# #Education# ## #Innovation Districts# #Smart Cities# ## #Interiors# #Interior Design# ## #Land Use Planning# #Placemaking# #Planning & Urban Design# ## #Landscape Architecture# #Light Rail Transit# #Transportation# #LRT# ## #Low Rise Residential# #Residential# ## #Maintenance Facilities# #Transportation# ## #Master Planning# #Placemaking# #Planning & Urban Design# ## #Mid Rise Residential# #Residential# ## #Mixed Use# #Commercial# ## #Mobility Hub# #Transportation# ## #Mobility+# #Transportation# ## #Parametric Design# #Design Technology# ## #Parks# #Institution# #Civic & Government# ## #Placemaking# #Planning & Urban Design# #Placemaking# ## #Policy & Design Guidelines# #Public Outreach# #Quantum# #Rail# #Transportation# ## #Research & Development# #Residential# #Retail# #Commercial# ## #Smart Cities# #Solar# #Energy Solutions# ## #Spatial Intelligence# #GIS# #Geographic Information System# ## #Transit Facilities# #Transportation# ## #Transit Planning# #Transportation# ## #Transit Technology# #Transportation# #ITS# #Intelligent Transportation Systems# ## #Transportation# #Transportation Planning# #Transportation# ##
Houston, Texas, United States of America
http://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonfking/
Always start at yes.
Mr. King is an architect, planner and parametric/computational designer with two decades of experience in designing cities. He draws from a background of architecture, spatial analysis, algorithmic design and optimization, active transportation and sustainable land use. The ability to use complex datasets to make informed decisions across IBI’s sectors is central to his work in designing cities and architecture. His parametric planning and design process allows increasingly complex large-scale projects to be done more efficiently while exploring exponentially more iterations of design solutions. He taught architectural studios at Woodbury University for a decade researching computational solutions to architectural and urban problems. Before joining IBI Group, King worked in the Shared Mobility Department for the Los Angeles Department of Transportation, primarily focused on the expansion of the City’s bikeshare program.
#North America# #Pacific West#
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Rachel Vesz

Urban Designer
Toronto, ON

Rachel Vesz
#Urban Designer# #All# #Land Use Planning# #Placemaking# #Planning & Urban Design# ## #Master Planning# #Placemaking# #Planning & Urban Design# ## #Placemaking# #Planning & Urban Design# #Placemaking# ##
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
http://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-vesz-27a543116
Rachel is an Urban Planning graduate, specializing in Urban Design. In her role with IBI Group, Rachel has a passion for creating vibrant community master plans, rooted in an understanding of planning best practices and innovative urban design. She has experience working on a diverse range of local and international projects with IBI Group, with project experience related to streetscape master planning, community master planning, public realm design, transit-oriented development, block and site planning and high-quality urban design, among others. Rachel is also experienced in public consultation, having worked with a variety of communities in effectively engaging their citizens using technology-based approaches.
#North America#
Pavel Stoev

Director | Practice Lead, Intelligent Systems
Pompano Beach, FL

Pavel Stoev
#Director | Practice Lead, Intelligent Systems# #Advanced Traffic Management System# #Transportation# #ATMS# ## #Airports# #Transportation# ## #All# #Data Centre# #Commercial# #Office# ## #Information & Communications Technology# #ICT# ## #Systems# #Systems Engineering# #Systems# ## #Transit Technology# #Transportation# #ITS# #Intelligent Transportation Systems# ##
Pompano Beach, Florida,
Pavel Stoev is an experienced Professional Systems Engineer with a 16-year track record of leading complex IT and communications infrastructure projects. He specializes in cybersecurity and applies his extensive knowledge of cybersecurity standards to ensure the secure design, development, and delivery of IT/OT systems in the ITS and Smart Cities markets. Pavel’s expertise spans multiple geographical regions and industries, including airports, transit, transportation, and generally public infrastructure. He provides engineering and project management leadership, guiding teams in delivering cybersecurity assessments, design, procurement, deployment, and integration of resilient computing and communication platforms. With a strong background in electrical and software engineering, Pavel excels in network and systems engineering, data center operations, systems architecture design, telecommunications systems integration, RF systems, cybersecurity standards application, and software configuration management. 
#North America# #Southeast#
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Neil Mackenzie

Director | Sr. Practice Lead, Architecture
Calgary, AB

Neil Mackenzie
#Director | Sr. Practice Lead, Architecture# #All# #Architecture# #Commercial# #Healthcare# #Industrial# #Leader# #Project / Programme Management# #Residential#
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Neil Mackenzie is a motivated and energetic professional with 35 years experience in consulting, project management and related industries. As a result of Neil’s public and private work, he is effectively able to manage projects under a variety of delivery models. His past experience includes residential, institutional, commercial and health care projects. His key strengths include team and relationship building. Neil is a registered architect in the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan and is also LEED AP.
#North America#
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Ryan Tomas

Director | Sr. Practice Lead, Engineering
Edmonton, AB

Ryan Tomas
#Director | Sr. Practice Lead, Engineering# #All# #Bridges, Roads & Highways# #Transportation# ## #Brownfield Development# #Development Engineering# ## #Civil Engineering# #Civil Infrastructure# ## #Civil Infrastructure# #Development Engineering# #Engineering# #Leader# #Project / Programme Management# #Public Outreach#
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
http://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-tomas-ab2866a7/
Ryan Tomas is a Professional Engineer with over 20 years of experience in municipal engineering and land development. Ryan has provided preliminary and detailed engineering design, project management, contract administration, construction supervision, and surveying for various projects throughout the City of Edmonton and surrounding area.
#North America#
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Yancey Clayton

Principal | Mixed-Use, Buildings
Los Angeles, CA

Yancey Clayton
#Principal | Mixed-Use, Buildings# #All# #Architecture# #Commercial# #High Rise Residential# #Residential# ## #Living+# #Residential# ## #Mid Rise Residential# #Residential# ## #Mixed Use# #Commercial# ## #Residential#
Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Yancey is a licensed architect with over 15 years of experience working on projects throughout the United States. His completed work includes projects at a variety of scales and types including commercial, office, residential, mixed use, aviation, and institutional buildings. As an architect and manager, Yancey partners with clients, contractors and consultants to realize beautiful projects that serve the needs of owners and users and enhance the urban environment. He is a Registered Architect in California and Illinois, a member of the American Institute of Architects and Urban Land Institute and is a LEED Accredited Professional. He holds a Master of Architecture from the University of Illinois – Chicago.
#North America# #Pacific West#
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Alex Ariza

Associate | Manager, Intelligent Systems
Toronto, ON

Alex Ariza
#Associate | Manager, Intelligent Systems# #Advanced Traffic Management System# #Transportation# #ATMS# ## #All# #Mobility+# #Transportation# ## #Operations# #Software as a Service# #SaaS# ## #Systems Engineering# #Systems# ##
Toronto, Ontario, North America
http://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-ariza-a3230628/
Alex Ariza has over ten years of transportation engineering experience spanning software systems planning, design, and deployment, traffic management centre operations, special event logistics and operations, and field data collection. Alex is technically proficient and operationally minded, providing support for the deployment of new software both from technical systems integration and adapting standard operating practices perspectives. They manage the ATMS systems engineering and product operations, bridging the gap between technical software and operations management.
#North America#
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Kareem Negm

Associate | Manager, Architecture
Vancouver, BC

Kareem Negm
#Associate | Manager, Architecture# #All# #Architecture# #BIM & 3D Visualization# #Commercial# #Living+# #Residential# ## #Mid Rise Residential# #Residential# ## #Mixed Use# #Commercial# ## #Planning & Urban Design# #Placemaking# ## #Smart Cities#
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
http://www.linkedin.com/in/kareemnegm/
I aspire to create a new paradigm for the built environment where beautiful, high-performance architecture, resilient urbanism, and propositions such as experience design and biomimicry, interact symbiotically.
Kareem is a registered architect and LEED AP with 20 years of experience. He successfully led multiple teams in the delivery of several multimillion-dollar projects in BC and internationally. He possesses exceptional design, analytical, and communication skills, and his areas of expertise include client liaison, concept generation, and sustainable design. Kareem was brought on to contribute extensive wood-frame project experience to IBI’s Living+ team. This includes spearheading internal professional development, bolstering BD efforts, as well as upholding technical standards. Kareem holds a joint master’s degree in Digital Media from UBC, SFU, ECUAD, BCIT, as well as BSc in Architectural Engineering & Environmental Design. He currently sits on the District of Squamish Advisory Design Panel.
#North America#
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