Personal Background
Coastal, Marine, Offshore and ArcticStudiesDivingRoads and BridgesBuilding, Water Supple and SewageHydro-ElectricMr. Ellis has extensive experience in the engineering consulting and contracting business. He has recently completed an assignment providing Consulting Engineering Services for the Government of Barbados on the Feasibility Studies on Coastal Conservation in Barbados, West Indies, involving a Coastal Engineering, Terrestrial Water Quality, Environmental / EIA, and Socio-Economic Programmes and a Coastal Zone Management plan.
He is a Designated Consulting Engineer in the province of Ontario, Canada.
He has worked both as a contractor and as a consultant on a variety of international engineering projects ranging in size from the large Jeddah Ship Repair Yard Facility ($500 Million) to high profile studies for the Government of Barbados, Transport Canada and Public Works Canada.
As well as working on Coastal, Marine, Heavy Civil and Environmental Engineering projects in Barbados, U.K. and Canada, he has experience of working in the Middle East, having spent 3 years in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Mr. Ellis has been directly responsible for quality assurance, business and contract administration, business development and general office management in the various countries in which he has worked. He holds a current Canadian pilots licence and is a qualified SCUBA diver. He is an active cyclist in the Niagara Region and was the 1973 British National Cycling Road Race Champion. He represented Great Britain in the 1973 world cycling championships in Munich.
Professional Engineers Ontario (Designated Consulting Engineer)
Education
The Institute of Civil Engineers
The Canadian Society of Civil Engineering
1977 B.Sc. Civil Engineering
University of Aston in Birmingham, England
1993-present President
Ellis Engineering Inc., St. Catharines, Ontario
1990-92 General Manager
Sandwell Inc., St. Catharines, Ontario
1987-89 Manager, Bridge Department
Sandwell Swan Wooster Inc., Toronto, Ontario
1982-87 Project Manager
Albery, Pullerits, Dickson & Associates, Consultants,
Don Mills, Ontario, Canada
1980-82 Project Engineer
Tarmac International Ltd., Civil Engineering Contractors,
Brentford, Middlesex, England.
1978-79 Site Engineer
Streeters Ltd., Civil Engineering Contractors,
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
1977-78 Site Engineer
Contracts and Mining (Nottingham Ltd.),
Civil Engineering Contractors, Nottingham, England.
1972-74 Technician
Ward, Ashcroft & Parkman, Civil Engineering Consultants,
Liverpool, England.
Coastal, Marine, Offshore and Arctic
Coastal Conservation Project Management and
Unit, Barbados Construction Administrator for the
West Indies. Implementation of the six Coastal
Engineering Pilot Projects
incorporated into the Coastal
Conservation Feasibility Studies,
along the west and south coasts of
the island of Barbados.
Construction Projects included
submerged breakwater structures,
rock armour revetments and beach
improvements involving beach rock
and coral rubble removal.
Jeddah Port Authority, Project Engineer involved on
Saudi Arabia reclamation and major earthworks,
rock armour revetments, structural
steel erection, 56 inch diameter
pipe pile driving (100 feet water
depth), dynamic consolidation,
precast concrete unit placing as
permanent forms to pile caps for
jetties, mooring dolphins and
floating drydock restraint
dolphins.
James River Marathon Ltd. Resident Engineer on 36 inch
diameter polyethylene 1,000 m long
marine outfall, involving rock
drilling and blasting, on the
north shore of Lake Superior,
Ontario.
City of Sault Ste. Marie Resident Engineer on 66 inch
Ontario diameter concrete 1.2 km long
marine outfall and drop structure.
City of Sault Ste. Marie Design Engineer on submerged
Ontario intake and outfall.
Public Works Canada Design Check for New Wharf at
Cornerbrook, Newfoundland.
Bow Arctic Resource Computer analysis of the Mobile
Services Arctic Island (M.A.I.) transverse
frames using 'stress 3.0'.
Esso Resources Design engineer on wharf at
Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T.
Petro Canada Design Engineer on offshore
structure concepts for exploration
on the Grand Banks of
Newfoundland.
Studies
City of Welland/Public Welland Canal Economic Impact
Works Canada Analysis. Study of the transfer
of ownership of a 7.5 km portion
of the Old Welland Canal and
adjacent lands to the City of
Welland (686 acres). (Study is
approximately worth $20 million to
The City of Welland.)
Government of Barbados Feasibility Study for the
Government of Barbados. Involving
Environmental marine and
terrestrial water quality, socio-
economic and coastal engineering
programmes.
Transport Canada M.V. Arctic Ice Transiting
Performance Study, formulation of
ship resistance equations for
prediction of Ice Transiting
(Report Nos. TP-517OE & TP-5319E).
Cypriot Government Positive displacement marine
elevator study for a Ship Repair
Facility in Limassol or Paphos,
Cyprus.
New Brunswick Electric Wave Diffraction analysis of
Power Commission Musquash Harbour, New Brunswick.
PEI Bridge Ltd. Preliminary Structural Design of
47 Bridge Piers for a fixed link
crossing of the Northumberland
Straits between New Brunswick and
Prince Edward Island.
The Toronto Harbour Road and Rail Study for the Port
Commissioners Industrial Area, including the
Analysis of Ship Channel Crossing
Alternatives.
Diving
Petro-Canada Underwater condition survey of the
Toronto, Ontario Clarkson Refinery Pier and water
intakes.
Public Works Canada Diving inspection and report of
pier renovation work, old Welland
Canal, St. Catharines, Ontario.
Department of Indian and Diving inspection and report for a
Northern Affairs. water intake structure at Grassy
Kenora, Ontario Narrows Indian Reserve.
Public Works Canada Diving inspection and report for a
steel sheet pile pier failure at
Burlington Canal, Hamilton,
Ontario.
James River Marathon Diving inspection of 36 inch
diameter 1000m long new effluent
outfall, using surface air, Lake
Superior.
Toronto Harbourfront Underwater surveys and reports for
new development along Toronto's
Harbourfront.
Michipicoten Harbour Underwater survey of 1400 ft long
dock at Michipicoten Harbour near
Wawa, Ontario.
Public Works Canada Diving inspections of the
rehabilitated sluice gates on the
French river dams, near Dorkis,
Ontario.
Roads and Bridges
Ministry of Design of CNR/Hwy 406 prestressed
Transportation of concrete bridge and piled
Ontario foundations, Ontario.
Ministry of Design of a 2-lane inclined web
Transportation of steel box girder bridge, including
Ontario abutments and pier design. (Hwy.
403 and 407 interchange).
Ministry of Rehabilitation work for Vermillion
Transportation of River crossing near Sudbury,
Ontario originally designed in 1948.
Ministry of Design of a 3-lane Reinforced
Transportation of Concrete Rigid Frame Bridge, (Hwy
Ontario 400 and 407 interchange).
Ministry of Design of a 2-Span Post Tensioned
Transportation Voided Slab Bridge, (Hwy 115 and
of Ontario County Road #32).
Ministry of Design of 3 span, 2 lane, fixed
Transportation of abutment highway bridge and piled
Ontario foundations at Moxam Creek, (old
Hwy 17), Ontario.
Ministry of Design of slab on girder bridge,
Transportation of Wrights Creek, Ontario.
Ontario
Ministry of Highway 427 - CNR Overhead Revised
Transportation of Abutments Design.
Ontario
Ministry of Rehabilitation of Bridge No. 10,
Transportation of Don Valley Parkway and Hwy 401.
Ontario
Ministry of Contract Administration for the
Transportation of design of Highway 407/427
Ontario Interchange, post tensioned
concrete box structures, (total
lengths of 132 and 165 metres).
Ministry of Contract Administration for the
Transportation of design of Highway 401/Highway 2A
Ontario Eastbound and Westbound Collector
Lane, post tensioned concrete box
structures to accommodate
expansion of Highway 401.
Ministry of Contract Administration for the
Transportation of design of Lynde Creek/Highway 12.
Ontario Structure and associated Hydrology
GO-Transit Design of a 4-lane Reinforced
Concrete Rigid Frame Bridge, at
Thornton Road, Pickering to Oshawa
line, Ontario.
GO-Transit Computer analysis and design of a
fixed support pedestrian bridge
using "Stardyne" Finite element
system.
GO-Transit Contract Administration for the
design of Hopkins Street/CNR
Structure overhead expansion for
the GO-Transit service to Oshawa,
Ontario.
City of Scarborough Condition Surveys and Structural
Evaluations on several bridges.
City of Scarborough Engineering and Preparation of
Contract Documents for the
replacement of the 2 span 190 foot
long Finch Ave Bailey Bridge.
City of Scarborough Replacement of Expansion Joints on
Pharmacy Avenue Bridge.
City of Scarborough Pharmacy Avenue/Massey Creek
Overhead Rehabilitation,
structural rehabilitation of a 3-
span, reinforced concrete deck in
steel girders including slope
protection improvements and bank
stabilization.
City of Scarborough Emergency repairs to Stott's
Bridge. Steel Truss Structure.
CN Rail Contract Administration for the
widening of Thickson Road/CNR
bridge, plus associated roadwork
and utilities.
Metropolitan Toronto Islington Avenue/CNR Overhead,
Transportation Department structural rehabilitation of a 3-
span, reinforced concrete deck on
steel girders, including the
installation of a cathodic
protection system.
Building, Water Supply and Sewage
GO-Transit Project Manager and Contract
Administration for the Ajax GO
Station Parking Lot expansion
involving steel sheet piling
retaining walls and lighting
upgrades.
Ministry of Natural Contract Administration for the
Resources Design and Construction of Hills
Lake Aeration Facility ($1
million).
Ministry of Natural Contract Administration for the
Resources construction of Tarentorus Fish
Culture Station, Sault Ste Marie,
Ontario ($4.5 million).
Ministry of Natural Resident Engineer for Harwood Fish
Resources Culture Station on Rice Lake,
Ontario involving roads, sewers,
raft foundation for the building,
structural steel erection, and
dewatering under very difficult
soil conditions ($2.5 million).
City of Jeddah, Site Engineer for the construction
Saudi Arabia of main line sewers and house
conections throughout the city of
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia ($80
million).
deHavilland Aircraft Project Manager and Contract
Company of Canada Administration for a new chiller
plant facility and general plant
HVAC upgrades (approx. contract
value $15 Million)
Jeddah Port Authority, Site Engineer for the construction
Saudi Arabia of a Housing Site involving
precast concrete unit manufacture
and erection, sewers and manholes
setting out, plate bearing tests,
well drilling and road
construction.
City of Nottingham, U.K. Site Engineer on Ransom Rd.
Housing Development, involving
retaining wall construction,
pumping stations, setting out
stormwater overflow tanks and
roads.
Town of Spanish, Ontario Design of two sewage pumping
stations.
Town of Zanzur, Libya Assistant to designs in public
health engineering, sewage
treatment plants, including screw
pumps, balancing tanks, grit
traps, flumes and aeration tanks.
Involved with computer analysis
for sewerage scheme.
Hydro-Electric
St. Catharines Hydro- Structural Design of 6.6 MW Port
Electric Commission Dalhousie Generating Station.
Carmichael Power Structural Design of a 19 MW Hydro
Corporation Electric Generating Station.