Art Winslow is the National IPD (Integrated Project Delivery) Director at Colliers Project Leaders. He is a Certified Lean Construction and IPD instructor.

Art has trained and advised teams to use lean and IPD methods to improve predictability, cost and schedule in design and construction projects. During his 30+ years in the construction industry, Art has successfully managed and delivered projects worth billions of dollars using traditional and alternative/collaborative delivery contracts. Art is a founding board member of the Lean Construction Institute of Canada and Certified Lean Instructor for Associated General Contractors of America. Art has been doing Lean construction for the last 15 years.

Art served as the subject matter expert for the CCDC (Canadian Construction Documents Committee) task force committee member to develop CCDC 30 (Integrated Project Delivery Contract) document. Art has conducted numerous training and boot camps for Lean and IPD contracts across Canada and the US, including the Department of National Defence, Canada.

Asim Masaud has been working as the owner’s project manager and advisor for water and wastewater design and construction projects. Currently, Asim is the Senior Project Manager and Owner’s representative for the Barrie Wastewater Treatment Facility Upgrade Project.

With more than 25 years of experience in project management, infrastructure planning, and construction contract development, Asim possesses a wealth of knowledge and expertise in delivering successful projects using traditional (design-bid-build) and alternative/collaborative (design-build, progressive design-build, construction manager at risk, and integrated project delivery) contracts. Before joining the City of Barrie, Asim served as Senior Project Manager with the Ontario Clean Water Agency for 17 years, where he was responsible for developing and executing capital projects.

Asim holds a Master of Science in Environmental Engineering from the University of Manchester, UK, and is a Certified Project Management Professional.

Kelly Pender has held several senior leadership positions in municipal government and healthcare, most recently serving as the Chief Administrative Officer for the County of Frontenac. With degrees in planning, landscape architecture and business, Kelly considers himself a generalist with a strong emphasis on empowering employees, achieving peak performance, and aligning human resources with corporate strategy.  

As consultant, Kelly has primarily focused on complex human resources issues including labour relations, organizational reviews, compensation and mentorship. Working for a broad range of organizations, including private sector, emergency services (police, fire and paramedics), Kelly brings a practical approach to each assignment.  

As an educator, he is currently a part-time professor in the Laurentian University BBA program at St. Lawrence College where he teaches human resources, organizational behaviour, and labour relations at the senior level, as well as a lead educator for the Ontario Good Roads Association (OGRA) where he teaches Effective Management to municipal leaders. 

Max is a Senior Engineer with a wealth of hands-on, road safety engineering experience and is an accredited Senior Road Safety Auditor. Max regularly conducts Road Safety Audits at all stages of a project’s life. Max is a passionate advocate for safer cycling and keeps up to date with best practice for designing and delivering cycling infrastructure. Max sits on the advisory group for CycleRAP – an international panel of cycling safety experts – and keeps abreast of how the world delivers innovative, technically excellent cycling projects often in constrained and complex sites. Max also runs the ‘Cycling Auditor Training Course’ which is aimed at sharpening road safety practitioner’s skills in identifying and providing solutions for cyclist safety. This course has amassed hundreds of eager graduates who have injected their newly acquired skills to their own transport projects.

Kenn is the Principal Engineer of Safe System Solutions Pty Ltd – a specialist road safety engineering consultancy and is a world leader in applied road safety engineering. Before founding Safe System Solutions Pty Ltd in 2013, Kenn worked for VicRoads (the Victorian road authority) in a variety of roles including Manager Planning, Manager Program Development and Team Leader Road Safety Engineering. During his career Kenn has undertaken over 400 Road Safety Audits on some of the world’s most high profile and complex infrastructure projects. Kenn has been the lead trainer for road safety technical training courses in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Thailand, The Philippines and the USA. Austroads appointed Kenn as the specialist technical advisor for SAG2060 and SAG6221 – updating the Guide to Road Safety Part 6: Road Safety Audit, and he led the update to the Austroads Guide to Road Safety Part 2: Safe Roads.

Kenn is a registered road safety engineer, Senior Road Safety Auditor and transport planner, with further qualifications in training and assessment.

Listen to Kenn Beer as he discusses Road Safety Audits with Thomas and Jared of the Good Roads Podcast: https://youtu.be/QO6U4m56zjg

 

Robin Dunn is a seasoned executive with over 35 years of leadership experience across Ontario municipalities. He most recently served as Interim Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) for Ramara, overseeing a critical leadership transition.  

Prior to this, he spent 17 years as CAO of Oro-Medonte Township, where he also led the Municipal Services Corporation. In these roles, Robin excelled in strategic planning, team collaboration, and service optimization. 

Before stepping into senior leadership positions, Robin accumulated over two decades of experience in engineering and public works management, both in urban and rural settings, providing a strong foundation for his executive career.  

He holds a Master of Arts in Leadership & Management, a Post-Graduate Diploma in Strategy & Innovation, and certifications in various areas including LEAN Six Sigma, Alternate Dispute Resolution, and Change Management. Robin is also credentialed as a Governance Professional and a Certified Engineering Technologist, demonstrating his broad expertise across multiple disciplines. 

In addition to his professional career, Robin has been an active volunteer, holding leadership roles in several industry associations and contributing to community organizations, serving as; President of the Ontario Municipal Administrators Association, President of Technology Professionals Canada, President of the Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians & Technologists, and Director for the Huronia Nurse Practitioner Led Clinic. Robin also volunteers with Good Roads – CS Anderson Road School, helping to foster excellence in municipal road operations. 

Robin now leads Innovative Strategies, offering services in strategic planning, human resources, governance, and leadership & culture development; helping organizations enhance performance and navigate complex challenges. 

Dina Barazza is the President and Chief Learning Officer of The Talent Consortium, a consulting practice specializing in human resources. Her work includes business and HR consultation, leadership, and diversity programs.  

She draws on more than 30 years of experience in business, human resources, organizational effectiveness, learning & leadership, education, sales, business development, marketing, project management and not-for-profits, to achieve ethical business & people results. 

As a trail blazer in leadership, Dina is a professional & motivational speaker. She is an advocate and voice for all who wish to further develop themselves, while focusing her efforts on women, persons with disabilities, and young professionals. 

Fraser has over 15 years of experience in horizontal directional drilling. He possesses extensive knowledge of HDD drilling rigs, downhole tools, tracking systems, drilling fluids, feasibility and risk analysis, and QA/QC practices. Currently, he works for LDL Directional Drilling and Tunnelling Services and serves as a consultant and instructor with the Trenchless Institute.

Previously, Fraser served as Corporate Product Manager for Ditch Witch Eastern Canada Division (Brandt Group of Companies). He holds a Resources Drilling and Blasting Diploma from Fleming College.

Rizwan Younis specializes in trenchless rehabilitation and replacement of underground pipelines, pipeline condition assessment, and buried infrastructure asset management. He currently works for the City of Guelph, where he leads the watermain renewal program and is responsible for the planning, design, project management, construction, and contract administration of selected operational and capital infrastructure projects.

Previously, Dr. Younis managed and delivered the most extensive trenchless technology education program at the University of Waterloo’s Centre for Advancement of Trenchless Technologies (CATT) from 2009 to 2021. He helped develop and deliver the Horizontal Directional Drilling Fundamentals field course with Fleming College and has provided training to organizations including the City of Toronto, City of Markham, WSP, and Enbridge Gas. Prior to his academic career, Dr. Younis worked as a design and construction engineer on major transportation and water infrastructure projects.

Dr. Younis holds a PhD in Civil Engineering and a Bachelor of Mathematics (Honours Systems Management) from the University of Waterloo, as well as a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan

Warren brings 34 years of experience in maintenance operations and road design. His educational background is in Civil Technology and Land Surveying. His areas of expertise include road maintenance programs from winter to sewer maintenance infrastructure. He is one of the longest serving Snow School instructor’s and served on the Ontario Road Salt Management Group as Co-Chair and Chair. Warren has worked with both large and smaller municipalities, beginning as a technologist and ending as the Director of Public Works. He’s familiar with every aspect of municipal road and maintenance operations from daily administration to managing operations staff. Warren was also one of three Canadian members to sit on the APWA (American Public Works Association) Winter Sub Committee. He’s had articles published in national trade publications and delivered numerous presentations across North America. He continues to work as a Senior Roadway Management Consultant with the private sector.