Dan is an experienced professional with a blend of academic training in business and engineering. This foundation allows him to provide technical expertise and a keen understanding of project management to effectively lead the WalterFedy Civil Engineering team.

Throughout his career career, Dan has taken on the challenge of steering large-scale projects in private and municipal sectors. He has experience driving large-scale projects involving critical infrastructure systems, providing public and stakeholder consultation expertise, and coordinating complex assignments with large consultant teams. Dan has established an outstanding reputation for managing all aspects of a project lifecycle, including design, construction, contract administration, and commissioning.

Shelley Forwell, P.Eng, leads Site Development for our Civil team. She has experience in both the private and public sector, including exciting P3 work. Every project Shelley takes on is enhanced by her comprehensive understanding of the site development process, site design technical elements, and the integration of civil, architectural, structural, landscape, mechanical, and electrical disciplines. She has been with WalterFedy since 2012 and has a long history of managing the civil component of complex commercial, residential, institutional and industrial projects across Ontario. Shelley is passionate about people and is particularly driven to see others succeed. She builds strong relationships that create a truly collaborative work environment.

As a Senior Project Manager for WalterFedy/AEC, Mark has a direct and immediate influence on all of our company’s operations and is a key player in driving the firm’s mission and vision forward. He is also a member of WalterFedy’s Board of Directors, which is responsible for overseeing the management and business affairs of the company. Mark also continues to work with select clients on special projects.  

His past work as the Business Unit Leader for Civil Engineering includes urban and rural site planning, subdivision development, road reconstructions, class environmental assessments, and watercourse naturalization. Mark’s experience spans multiple industries including school boards, municipalities, post-secondary, commercial, and healthcare. 

Matt Ninomiya is the Land Development Practice Lead within WalterFedy’s civil team, and has over 16 years of direct municipal and private development engineering experience. He is involved with all aspects of conceptual design and feasibility studies, preliminary and detailed design, contract preparation and construction management, as well as technical advisory services for a variety of residential, industrial, and commercial developments.

Matt is both experienced and active in the design and management of civil engineering and renewable energy projects, which include storm, sanitary, and water systems analysis and design; grading design; roadway engineering; subdivision and site servicing design; and construction. He has experienced these projects as a Designer, Project Coordinator, and a Project Manager. He also has experience as a technical liaison between clients, regulatory agencies, and public stakeholders. As Land Development Practice Lead and trusted advisor, he is responsible for all project deliverables, financial management, and project communications. His overall exposure to all facets of engineering is a valuable asset to any project.

As a Partner and Site Development Practice Lead at WalterFedy, Rushin is the Quality Leader for the Civil Engineering team, enabling us to deliver high-quality site development projects for a wide range of clients. With over ten years of experience in civil engineering, he has already established himself as a trusted advisor to clients, earning the respect of local developers, engineers, and municipal staff for his sound technical judgment and commitment to delivering high-quality work.

Rushin’s experience spans various sectors; he has played a pivotal role in steering significant developments, ranging from residential and education to healthcare and industrial projects. Currently, Rushin is actively involved in cutting-edge projects, including the Basin Media Hub, a movie studio campus in the Portlands of Toronto, various initiatives for post-secondary institutions such as the Universities of Waterloo, Guelph, Toronto, and numerous large-scale manufacturing projects that contribute to building the economy of the future for clients such as General Motors and Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company. His career is marked by a consistent dedication to innovation, collaboration, and the pursuit of excellence in engineering and project management.

Rushin holds professional engineering certifications in Ontario, Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and British Columbia.

Chris has been a vital member of WalterFedy’s Civil Engineering department for over 14 years. As the Civil Field Services Manager he leads our team of; Site Inspectors, Contract Administrators and Surveyors. Chris has significant experience in all aspects of contract administration, construction, contract law, and public relations. He takes full ownership of his projects and prides himself on ensuring that his clients receive outstanding service by proactively managing contractor/construction issues, completing documentation in a thorough, accurate, and timely manner, and ensuring that strong stakeholder relations are maintained at all times through the course of his projects. Chris has assembled, mentored and developed an outstanding field team and has instilled the same values, sense of ownership, and project responsibility. Chris has established an outstanding reputation for effectively managing all aspects of construction projects on behalf of our clients, and he and his team will bring the same level of service and commitment to our future projects.

Brian has over 25 years of experience in civil / site services design and water resources engineering as a lead engineer responsible for civil site design, permitting, and construction certification. His experience includes floodplain analysis, hydrologic modeling, preparation of sediment and erosion control plans, stormwater management plans, site grading and servicing design, site commissioning, and final certification.

Brian is a registered professional engineer in Ontario, Nova Scotia, and Texas and has worked on projects across Canada and the United States. His experience includes an extensive number of landfill sites and private site developments. He has undertaken a variety of watershed based studies for private and public clients including watershed scale erosion studies and subwatershed impact studies. His Public-Private-Partnership (“P3”) project experience includes managing the civil the engineering design associated with the Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital, London Regional Mental Health Hospital, the St Thomas Southwest Centre for Forensic Mental Health Care, Providence Care Hospital in Kingston, Groves Memorial Community Hospital in Fergus, the West Park Healthcare Centre, and the Seneca College King Campus Expansion, as well as the ongoing South Niagara Hospital and the Peter Gilgan Memorial Hospital in Mississauga.