Our Team:

You can contact any of our staff via email using the format of firstname@raengineering.ca

 Greg J. Wylie, P.Eng., Struct.Eng., FEC., (Partner)

EDUCATION: Graduated from UBC in 1988 in Civil Engineering with a specialty in structures.

MEMBERSHIPS:

  • Member of Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia. (EGBC)
  • Designated Structural Engineer (BC)
  • Member of Structural Engineering Association of British Columbia (SEABC)
  • Board member on the BC Structural Qualifications Board in Vancouver
  • Engineers of Canada Fellow (FEC)
  • President of the Mackie Lake House Foundation

 

EXPERIENCE: Past employers: Pomeroy Engineering Ltd and Bogdonov Pao Associates Ltd, both in Vancouver, 1988 to 1995.

Greg has been responsible for most of R&A’s structural design since 1997.

Matthew Derkach, P.Eng (Partner)

EDUCATION: Graduated from UBC in 2015 in Civil Engineering with a specialty in structures.

MEMBERSHIPS:

  • Member of Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia. (EGBC)
  • Member of Structural Engineering Association of British Columbia (SEABC)

EXPERIENCE: Matt worked for a northern Alberta Structural Engineering firm prior to starting with R&A Engineering in the spring of 2016. He has also worked as a site engineer in Kelowna for a large construction company through the co-op program, and has experience as a technician for a concrete supplier and finisher in Alberta.

Matt is involved in all aspects of structural design with R&A Engineering.

Lorne, (CAD DRAFTING and SITE REVIEWS)

 

EDUCATION: Graduated from Cariboo College and BCIT in 1985.

EXPERIENCE: Past employer: RJC, Vancouver, 1988 to 2003.

Lorne has been with R&A since 2003, and is the Head Draftsman in charge of the CAD department. Lorne is our main Site Reviewer

 Emilio Gonzalez, EIT. Project Engineer

EDUCATION:  Masters Degree at UBC

Presently pursuing to become registered in British Columbia as a Professional Engineer

EXPERIENCE: Started with R&A Engineering in January of 2022 as an Engineering-in-training (EIT)

Emilio has over 20 years of experience as a structural project engineer all over North America

Other Support Staff:

Administration: Juli
Bookkeeping: Kim
Computer Tech: Bryan
Additional Engineers and Drafters are hired on contract as required.

Corporate History:

R&A Engineering Ltd was founded in 1973. Greg Wylie joined the team in 1995, and in 2000 became sole owner under the new name of R&A Engineering(1997) Ltd. Matthew joined as a partner of the firm in 2022.