Vernon J. Rogers, M.Sc., P.Eng, President
Vernon Rogers has over thirty six years of experience in areas including water and
wastewater engineering, water resources and environmental management, project and
operations management, public involvement, municipal and regional government, technology
development and the creation of best practices. He has worked with the BC provincial
government and several regional districts and improvement districts on a variety
of water and business related projects. In recent years he has directed a range
of projects concerned with the business operations of water supply organizations
including the preparation of asset inventories, financial plans and rate reviews.
Vernon Rogers has also played a leading role in the development of key resources
for use by community infrastructure organizations in British Columbia. He regularly
makes presentations at key water-related conferences to introduce innovations in
the resources and services available to infrastructure organizations.
His wide experience in engineering, management and technology development has been
obtained in Canada, the USA, the United Kingdom and West Africa. He has worked with
a variety of organizations, including the Thames Water Authority in the UK, James
F. McLaren in West Africa and Ontario, Urban Systems Ltd. in the BC Interior, the
Capital Regional District in Victoria BC, and the National Research Council. He
studied Civil Engineering in London UK, and as a Fulbright Scholar earned a postgraduate
degree with a specialization in Water Resources Engineering from Utah State University,
USA. He is a Registered Professional Engineer in British Columbia.
Jean-Pierre Joly , B.A.Sc., Project Manager
JP has over 15 years of experience in areas including engineering, project
and operations management, market research and analysis, customer relations, product
and services delivery, and program development. He has worked with clients in various
levels of government, and with organizations in the private sector.
In recent years JP has built the AquaVic expertise in asset management and rate
review activities. The many projects completed in recent years have enabled AquaVic
to progressively add value in the delivery of these services. Services provided
to clients include: developing and applying specialized analytical tools; working
with clients to establish asset replacement schedules, finance models and rate schedules;
modeling inclined block rates and their impact on customers and revenues; giving
presentations and delivering workshops on principles and policies of rate setting;
and assisting clients with challenging political and public consultation to achieve
clear and effective results.
JP Joly has helped with the development of innovative programs for community water
suppliers. These include: an affordable group liability insurance program, examination
of SCADA needs and the use of affordable networked monitoring; a certified contract
operator program; an access to funding program; and other programs currently under
development.
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