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Faculty Description
Tai Vo
Tai Vo is a Health and Safety Consultant supporting public service sector organizations. Tai has 10+ years of experience with ergonomics, musculoskeletal injury prevention and has worked both in the private and public sectors. He has specialized knowledge in kinesiology and ergonomics as well as managing corporate health and safety, and training programs in pharmaceutical, manufacturing, and transportation industries. He is experienced in teaching adult learners both knowledge-based and practical skills and has facilitated a broad range of health and safety-oriented courses/certifications.
Steve van De Keere
Steve van De Keere is a professional engineer who has been with the Region of Waterloo since 1998. Prior to 1998, Steve worked for ten years in the consulting industry. Steve’s main interest lies with Transportation Engineering and he is passionate about roundabouts. Steve has been involved either directly or providing oversight in the implementation of nearly every one of the Region’s 25 roundabouts. In his role as Director of Transportation, Steve is heavily involved not only with the traffic engineering aspects of the Regional road network, but also the operations and maintenance aspect of the Region’s road network.
Scott Robinson
Scott Robinson is the Chief Materials Inspector for the City of Oshawa, where he has served with dedication for over 35 years. In his role, Scott leads the development and implementation of comprehensive Quality Control (QC) and Quality Assurance (QA) programs. He is also actively involved in evaluating and integrating new technologies into the city’s capital and development projects, ensuring innovation and durability in municipal infrastructure.
In addition to his municipal responsibilities, Scott is a passionate educator. For the past five years, he has been a professor at Durham College, where he teaches courses in Construction Materials, Pavement Design, and QA/QC. His academic contributions help shape the next generation of construction and civil engineering professionals.
Scott is the current Co-Chair of the Good Roads /Ontario Asphalt Pavement Council (GR/OAPC) Municipal Liaison Committee, a group he has been a part of since its formation over 15 years ago. His leadership and collaboration within this committee have supported stronger relationships between municipalities and industry stakeholders.
A 1988 graduate of Seneca College’s Engineering Technology program, Scott continues to contribute to the advancement of pavement engineering education as Director of the Scott McKay Bituminous Course, a role he has held since 2017.
With a career marked by technical excellence, mentorship, and industry collaboration, Scott remains a key contributor to municipal infrastructure development and construction materials education in Ontario.
Marcos Kroker
Marcos Kroker is currently the Head of Transportation Expansion in Design and Construction at the Region of Waterloo. He is a professional engineer with over 25 years of experience specializing in transportation projects. He has managed a wide variety of transportation Environmental Assessments (EAs), preliminary designs, detailed designs and contract administration for new roads, road widenings and bridge projects. He has been heavily involved with the Region’s roundabout program including the design and construction of over a dozen multi-lane and single lane roundabouts and is the Chair of the Region’s Roundabout Coordination Committee. He has also been involved with airport runway extensions, apron expansion and other supportive airport infrastructure at the Waterloo Region International Airport.
Kyla Farmer
Kyla is a Certified Engineering Technologist and Project Management Professional with the Town of Halton Hills, specializing in municipal construction, bridge and culvert maintenance, asset management, and stormwater quality infrastructure. She has been involved in a variety of structural assignments and programs including bridge rehabilitations and the development of asset maintenance programs and standards. Kyla has also taught as an Adjunct Professor with Conestoga College using her real-world experience to teach Project Management within the School of Business.
Jennifer Goddard
Jennifer is a Project Manager at the Regional Municipality of Durham. She is responsible for the planning, oversight and management of Region-owned bridges and culverts through inspection and monitoring programs, inventory and asset management, budgeting and forecasting, and delivery of the capital program of Region bridge and culvert rehabilitation and replacement projects.
Jason Cole, P.Eng
Jason completed his Bachelor of Engineering Science in Civil Engineering and Masters of Public Administration at Western University. Over his 30 year career, he has had the opportunity to work for the Government of Nunavut, Ministry of Transportation Ontario, and County of Lambton in various roadway and infrastructure related roles. He is an active member in many municipally focused organizations, including Good Roads and the Municipal Engineers Association.
Jaden Hodgins
Heba Ahmed
Heba is a Civil Engineering graduate from Dalhousie University with an MBA from Wilfred Laurier and over 24 years in the infrastructure industry, spanning engineering leadership, project management, and business development.
A licensed Professional Engineer and former TAC and CHBDC committee member, she specializes in buried structures.
Heba is now CEO of a consulting firm helping construction businesses grow through strategic planning, project management, procurement, and operational excellence, and is passionate about addressing the housing crisis as a missing middle developer.





