Ben is a licensed professional engineer and County Engineer for the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry. Ben is responsible for the overall management of the Roads Department, includes design, rehabilitation and maintenance of approximately 1000 kilometres roads and 200 bridges. After obtaining his degree from McGill University in 2003, Ben started his career as municipal engineer at a local consulting firm. Ben left consulting in 2009 to work for SDG.