It All Starts With a Plan(ner) | Development Planning with Samira & Stella In The Workshop

Championing Community | Community Planning with Max Rast In The Workshop

Today we are joined by Max Rast, M.Plan, B.GIS, B.Eng., Program Manager, Community Planning & GIS. Max recounts his professional experience from his time in Russia to Canada and his transition from the public to the private consulting realm. With the evolution of GIS technology, municipal policies, and public engagement, join Max as he dives into the exciting world of community planning and how it shapes his visions for the department with Aplin Martin.

It All Starts With a Plan(ner) | Development Planning with Samira & Stella In The Workshop

On today’s episode of The Workshop, we are joined by two members of Aplin Martin’s development planning team, Samira Khayambashi, MCIP, RPP, Senior Project Manager, and Stella Xie, MUD, Development Planner. Often confused for an infrastructure planner or even a party planner, urban planners play a highly complex role in the land development process. From submitting applications with various municipalities, liaising with technical consultants, or engaging with the public, planners are involved from project start to completion to formulate plans for a built environment to improve and sustain a lasting quality of life for the communities around them.

Let’s Pump it Up | Pump Stations with Ethan Rossnagel In The Workshop

For the first time in The Workshop, we’re sitting down with a member of our water/wastewater team to discuss pump stations. Ethan Rossnagel, AScT, Project Manager, demonstrates how a day in the life of a non-linear infrastructure professional is just that—non-linear!

It’s A Different World | The Nanaimo Office with Scott & Matt In The Workshop

Proximity does not dictate similarity, and the world of consulting on Vancouver Island relative to the Lower Mainland proves just that. Overseeing Aplin Martin’s Nanaimo branch, Scott Lewis, P.Eng., Branch Manager and Senior Project Manager, and Matt Jansen, AScT, Project Delivery Services Lead, recount their professional trajectories and what has led them to life on the island. From stories of the early days setting up shop to their visions of the future, be sure to catch Scott and Matt in The Workshop.

Staying in Bounds | Survey Geomatics with Zuzana and David

It’s a new year, so let’s kick things off with a brand-new episode of The Workshop! In today’s episode, we’re joined by Zuzana Rijken, Manager, BC Survey, and David Craik, Provincial Survey Lead – Alberta. Aplin’s survey leaders share their accounts of a career in surveying geomatics, from the day-to-day challenges to the growth of their respective teams to the rapidly changing landscape of technology in survey; it’s an episode you don’t want to miss.