Meet the Team


Together and as individuals, CJDL feels connected to our community.

Our success comes not only from our engineering abilities, but also our experience gained through past projects and commitment to developing relationships.

Above all, we value our reputation and work hard to maintain it. We offer local knowledge, personalized client experiences, and comprehensive and cohesive processes among our team.

Contact us to start the conversation about your project.


Owners

Peter Penner, P. Eng.

President and Project Manager

Peter joined CJDL in 1988 on a summer work term before graduating from the University of Guelph in 1991. As President, Peter ensures all projects are reviewed by senior engineers. He strives for simple, practical solutions to the challenges of municipal engineering projects.
Deren Lyle, P. Eng.

Project Manager

Deren joined CJDL in 2009 before completing his Bachelor of Engineering at the University of Guelph in 2011. He focuses on residential land development as well as site plans and municipal road reconstructions.
Trevor McElhone

Senior Surveyor

Trevor joined CJDL in 1994 after completing a Civil Engineering Technology Diploma from Fanshawe College. He focuses on topographic surveying and construction layout, and supervises earth grading.
Jeff Vickers

Field Supervisor

Jeff has over 30 years of experience in sewer, watermain, and road construction since completing his C.E.T. accreditation in 1993. He specializes in road reconstruction and new subdivision projects for CJDL’s clients.
Andrew Vranckx

Senior Design Technologist

After completing a diploma in Automated Manufacturing Technology at Conestoga College of Applied Arts and Technology, Andrew joined our team in 2007. His work revolves around land development design and CAD management.

Administration

Dianna Penner

Karla Cyr

Tina Charette

Engineers

Daniel Vandenbrink, Graduate Engineer

Alex Muirhead, P. Eng.

Graham Nickerson, E.I.T.

Zac Rachar, E.I.T.

Reagan Campbell, E.I.T.

Survey

Andrew Difazio

Daniel Karpovich

Drafting/Design Technologist

Mike Reeves

Garion Davey, C.E.T.

Rachel Haverkamp

Akshay Kumar

Matthew Abell

Inspection/Design Technologist

Mike Hamilton

Tyler Manikus

Josh Penner

Lloyd Perrin, Construction Manager/Contract Administrator

Planning

Stephen Cornwell, B.A.A, MCIP, RPP

In Memory Of

Andrew Gilvesy, P. Eng.

Project Manager

Andrew joined our team in 2003. He also worked with us in 1994/95 after completing both a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Engineering Science from The University of Western Ontario. He specialized in municipal reconstruction, land development, subdivision servicing, and site plans. (30 Sept. 1971- 22 Dec. 2023)

Projects