David Gagné, C. TECH

David Gagné is the National Transportation Structures Inspection Manager with Morrison Hershfield now Stantec with 33 years of experience. He has been involved in MBADES inspections and OSIM bridge and culvert inspections and has supervised over 500 detailed deck condition surveys.

David has been involved in over 15,000 OSIM Biennial inspections of bridges, culverts, and overhead sign support structures for various MTO regions, municipal clients and on Highway 407 ETR. David has published a paper on the Logistics of Inspection the Prince Edward Viaduct – Don River Section.

Dr. Colin Van Niejenhuis, E.I.T.

Colin has a BASc Civil Engineering, 2012, University of Waterloo, MASc Civil Engineering 2015, University of Waterloo PhD Civil Engineering, 2020.  He’s a Structural Engineer Intern/Bridge Designer at B. M. Ross and Associates in Goderich Ontario. His MASc research specialized in materials, specifically looking at the corrosion resistance of different grades of stainless-steel reinforcing steel in reinforced concrete structures. His PhD research focused on the structural performance of concrete structures containing glass fibre reinforced polymers. Colin also has extensive research into the effects of different chlorides on concrete strength and pore solution chemistry to determine how different concrete paste and chlorides interact.

Christine Joli-Coeur, MEd, CRSP,CCPE

Christine is an experienced health and safety consultant and Canadian Certified Professional Ergonomist who has worked with both the public and private sector as part of the safe work associations in Ontario. Previous to this, she was involved in returning injured workers back to work safely. She has been helping employers in improving their health and safety programs in Eastern Ontario since 1999.  She has held her Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP) designation since 2003.  In 2008, she completed the National Quality Institutes Healthy Workplace Certificate.

Chris Traini, P.Eng.

Chris has been the County Engineer with the County of Middlesex for over 20 years.  Chris is a Good Roads Past President and enjoys being involved with a number of organizations including the National Association of County Engineers.  Chris is currently serving as a member of the Board of Directors of the Municipal Engineers Association.

Bruce Brunsch

Bruce is a retired municipal police officer. Through his training as a Collision Reconstructionist (the CSI of the accident investigation field) he understands how collisions occur and how they can be prevented. His instructing style is both approachable and streetwise. Bruce is passionate about worker and road safety.

Brian Salazar

Brian graduated from Seneca College with a diploma in Resources Engineering Technology. He has been involved in the construction industry for over 40 years and obtained his LEED® AP designation in 2009.
Brian started his career in the concrete industry in 1978, as a Quality Control Technician for independent testing firms as well as a major ready-mix producer in the Greater Toronto Area. In 1987 he joined Euclid Canada in a sales and marketing capacity.

Brian Anderson

Prior to joining Intact Public Entities, Brian worked for both urban and rural municipalities as well as the Municipal Office of the Ministry of Transportation and Good Roads. Intact Public Entities assists’ client municipalities with their road safety issues. Brian is experienced in building, maintaining and managing municipal infrastructure.

Bob Richardson, C Tech, RCSI

Bob is a certified engineering technician and he brings over 30 years of surveying and inspection experience to Good Roads’ courses. He’s taken all Good Roads courses available and holds a PACP, which is Pipeline assessment certificate.

Bill White, P. Eng

Bill is a water and wastewater engineer with a wide range of skills and disciplines and presently working as a project manager. He has expertise in construction management, multi-disciplinary task coordination, contract administration, claims negotiation and resident engineering. His experience includes both conventional delivery and design-build projects. Bill’s specialties are water and wastewater treatment facilities, multi-discipline/high complexity construction and commissioning services.

Benjamin de Haan

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.