Structural and Project Department
The following presents a condensed list of the core staff members in the Structural and Project Department along with a brief description of their responsibilities.
Pierre Shields, P.Eng., A.Sc.T.
Vice President, Office Manager & Projects Administration
B.Sc. (Civil Engineering - University of the West Indies, Trinidad, 1993)
G.L.Tiley & Associates Ltd. staff since 2003
- • Underground & Structural headframe designs
- • Shaft & hoist building, machinery foundations
- • Loading pocket & material handling systems
- • Engineering, shop detail drawing & reviews
- • Quantity take-offs, BOM preparations
- • Sinking Galloway, work deck conveyance design
- • Specifications and capital cost estimates
Richard Zandstra, P.Eng.
Vice President, Manager of Projects & Structural Engineering
B.Eng. (McMaster University, 1994)
G.L.Tiley & Associates Ltd. staff since 1996
- • Headframe and hoist building layout and design
- • Hydraulic dump systems
- • Shaft steel design and analysis
- • Loading pockets
- • Material handling systems
- • Specifications and capital cost estimates
Simon (Weixiao) Sun, P.Eng.
Project Engineer - Civil Department
B.A.Sc. (University of Ottawa, 2008)
M.Sc. (McMaster University, 2011)
G.L.Tiley & Associates Ltd. staff since 2011
- • Project engineering design coordination
- • Headframe and hoist building layout and design
- • Loading pockets and material handling system
- • Design, specification, analysis, and inspection
- • Finite element modeling and analysis
Patrick Baran, EIT
Structural Design
B.Eng.Mgt. (McMaster University, 2014)
G.L.Tiley & Associates Ltd. staff since 2017
- • Surface & underground hoisting plant design & layout
- • Structural inspections
- • Cost estimates & analysis
- • Project coordination including scheduling and resource estimation
Kenneth Lau, P.Eng.
Consultant Director
B.Sc. (Civil - Illinois, 1972)
M.Sc. (Structural - Illinois, 1975)
G.L.Tiley & Associates Ltd. staff since 1987
- • Headframe design, analysis, & inspection
- • Shaft & hoist building, machinery foundations
- • Shaft guide and conveyance design, dynamics
- • Finite element modeling and analysis