About us.

| Location

PVP is proud to call Calgary home.  Over the last century Calgary has established itself as the strongest and most continually advancing player in western Canada’s energy and utilities markets. Boasting Canada’s second lowest unemployment rate and highest per-capita earnings in the entire country for almost 25 years, if you want to work, then this is where you come.

Calgary’s western heritage eventually seems to rub off on everyone who puts roots down in the city and has allowed the welcoming hospitality that our city is so proud of to continue.  Annually, there are over 17 public festivals celebrating everything from the diverse and vibrant cultures that make up our city, to music, to the culinary arts, to sports, to theatre and the list goes on.

With the Rocky Mountains and countless freshwater lakes on our doorstep, Calgary has something to satisfy everyone’s outdoor tastes. We have three ski resorts and 34 lakeside campgrounds within a two hour drive, as well as hiking and bike trails that will awe you at every turn.  For the indoor types we have some of the best shopping, performing arts and restaurants the country has to offer.  From down-home barbeque to fine dining, Calgary can satisfy the most adventurous and discriminating of palates.

If you like to work hard and play hard or work hard and relax then Calgary is the place for you!

| Engineering Team

The PVP engineering team is comprised of a culturally diverse group of men and women who span all career ranges.  This diversity has enabled clear and open communication between all members of the team and has led to the development of standard workplace practices allowing PVP Engineering members to be effective in multiple areas of a project.  Outside of the principals, over a third of PVP’s core engineers possess graduate degrees, many of whom have developed themselves into specialists in a variety of areas from finite element analysis of piping and supports to complex transient analysis of piping and pumping systems.

Michael Dowhopoluk

Michael is a Canadian engineer with extensive experience in the Alberta and BC markets, as well as additional experience with US and Middle Eastern projects. With 15 years of Piping Engineering and advanced analysis experience in Oil and Gas, PetroChemicals, and Pipelines, including involvement in some of the largest engineering projects undertaken to date in Canada Michael brings a depth of speciality technical expertise.

This is complemented by his communication and leadership skills, which have been an asset in not only developing PVP’s technical capabilities, but its training and client support programs.

Michael has a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering (Hon.) from the University of Manitoba, followed by a M.Eng. from Cornell University. He is a registered professional engineer (P.Eng) in Alberta and a long-time ASME member.

Gary McCartney

Gary is originally from the North of England and has worked extensively throughout the United Kingdom, Europe and the Middle East prior to moving to Canada.

With over 25 years piping engineering experience in the Oil and Gas, PetroChemical and Power Industries with involvement in some of the largest petroleum engineering projects throughout the world both in the design office and the construction field. Gary brings engineering expertise, communication and leadership skills which aid his primary focus in developing PVP’s client relationships.

Gary graduated with a B.Sc Honours in Mechanical Engineering and is a registered professional engineer (P.Eng) in Alberta and a chartered engineer (C.Eng) in the United Kingdom.

Cathy Shen

Cathy is originally from the South of China and worked in a major Chinese EPC firm based in Beijing for 12 years prior to moving to Canada.

With over 20 years piping engineering experience in the Oil and Gas and PetroChemical Industries, including involvement in some of the largest engineering projects undertaken to date in Canada, Cathy brings engineering expertise, communication and leadership skills as her primary focus to developing PVP’s engineering relationships with the clients.

Cathy graduated with a B.Sc in Engineering Mechanics from Shanghai JiaoTong University and is a registered professional engineer (P.Eng) in Alberta and British Columbia.