Building a Legacy of Innovation
TWD has a rich history of providing project management, engineering, procurement, and construction management solutions.
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Customer Satisfaction, 25+ Years Strong
Our multidisciplinary project approach brings together professionals from different fields to collaborate and exchange ideas with our clients in multiple industries around the world. Through our expertise, innovative thinking, and commitment to excellence, together we deliver beyond all expectations.
The Story Behind TWD
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TWD was formed by its founding partners, Milt Tsiapalis and Scott Wilson in 1994. The company remained a dream as they continued working in other careers, until 1999 when the dream became a reality with humble beginnings of their first office in Milt’s basement. Two best friends in pursuit of turning their passion into a profession along with their desire for growth and a challenge led to the naming of this company TWD… a play on words initially of “Two Weird Dads” was fitting as they both had young families in the early years of the company. Eventually leading to our core value of “Together We Deliver”.
Fast forward to 25 years and some may ask “who is TWD and what do we do”? Sure, we are a mid-sized engineering, procurement, and construction management firm in business for around 25 years now, but more importantly we would want you to know that we simply love the challenge of working together to deliver! What makes things even more magical at TWD occurs when we combine this underlying characteristic with our desire to responsibly and respectfully support a growing world, it becomes our passion and our WHY.
Discover the Brilliance at TWD
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Business Development Manager and Civil Engineer
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Business Development Manager and Civil Engineer
Athina is a valuable member of the Civil/Structural Engineering & Business Development team at TWD Hellas, the first European office of TWD. Athina is part of this dynamic team, which executes Civil and Structural projects that contribute to TWD's global initiatives. Additionally, Athina takes on a proactive role in Business Development for the Greek office, showcasing her versatile skill set. Athina is dedicated to ensuring the success and growth of TWD's endeavors, both locally and internationally.
As a member of the Civil/Structural Engineering & Business Development team, Athina combines technical expertise with a strategic mindset to address the unique challenges our clients face.
Athina seamlessly integrates her dual roles as a Civil Engineer and at Sales, demonstrating a client-focused strategy. Furthermore, Athina is also part of presenting project proposals that outline not only the technical aspects but also the tangible benefits and added value proposed solutions bring. This transparent and client-centric communication style ensures that clients not only understand the engineering intricacies but also perceive the direct impact on their daily routines.
Athina is a proud graduate of the Civil Engineering department at the University of Thessaly, Greece, where she earned her M.Eng. in 2019. With an educational background in Civil Engineering, she has successfully contributed to a range of projects at TWD.
Her professional journey began in a family business, where she learned the value of accountability in navigating the intricate realm of civil engineering while cultivating essential skills in sales. This initial experience laid the foundation for her multifaceted approach, blending the precision of engineering solutions with the strategic insights of sales.
When not immersed in civil / structural projects or business strategies, Athina finds solace in the art of ceramics. Athina approaches each endeavor with the same enthusiasm and dedication, creating a harmonious blend of engineering precision and artistic flair. If you ever need a tip on creating the perfect mug for your office, reach out! Your office coffee game is about to get an engineering boost!
“I believe that what truly sets us apart is not just our technical acumen, but the threads of empathy and ethics woven into our work. Empathy, to understand the unique challenges our clients face, and ethics, to ensure that our solutions stand on a foundation of integrity, are the keystones of lasting success. In the realm of structures and strategies, it's the human touch that makes the difference, and it's our commitment to empathy that allows us to build not only projects but meaningful connections.”
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Business Development Manager, US Operations
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Business Development Manager, US Operations
Rich is TWD’s Business Development Manager for US Operations with more than 42 years of experience in developing relationships, partnerships and servicing accounts. His expertise is in building new network connections, promoting TWD and expanding our client base. He is a results oriented individual with a proven track record of improving the market position of TWD and maximizing opportunities for financial growth. Adept in building strong relationships with clients.
Rich is a Graduate of Washington and Jefferson College with the ability to stay focused as proven by his completion of “6” Marathons.
“Together We Deliver means that our team provides itself on teamwork”. I have found this true in all aspects on my life. It works in Marriage as proven by 49 years of marriage. My wife said “I am a Keeper” so making 50 looks great. TWD is all about commitment and so am I.
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General Manager, Sarnia and Atlantic
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General Manager, Sarnia and Atlantic
Chad is the Regional Manager for TWD’s Sarnia and Atlantic offices with over 20 years of experience in oil and gas operations, project development, project management. After 15 years with owner operator companies in Alberta Chad relocated to Sarnia where with TWD Chad focuses on brownfield projects within the refinery and chemical complexes in Sarnia and Saint John.
He provides leadership for our team, with a particular focus on responsible and nimble project execution for our clients. Chad ensures his team is available and willing to provide the solutions for our clients needs on their schedule. Chad has built a multidisciplinary team of engineers and designers who share his vision for client satisfaction.
Chad graduated from Queen’s University’s Engineering Chemistry program in 2002. Chad is a Professional Engineer with licenses in Ontario and Alberta. Outside of work you can find Chad undoing one of his swimming, biking or running work outs with friends over a mug of Sarnia’s many excellent breweries.
“Each day I strive to live the Together We Deliver mindset of TWD by building relationships with my clients and their stakeholders, my local team and the other TWDers across the country. My goal is to be the employer of choice for engineering professionals in Sarnia and the provider of choice for my clients.”
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Vice President, Project Development
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Vice President, Project Development
Sid is TWD's Vice President of Project Development responsible for identifying and evaluating new opportunities, shaping project strategies, and ensuring the seamless execution of initiatives from conception to completion. Sid collaborates closely with cross-functional teams, from design and development to implementation, overseeing the seamless execution of projects.
Holding a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from Dalhousie University, Sid has built a robust foundation for success throughout their distinguished career. Sid is a Professional Engineer brining more than 30 years of experience on green energy, oil sands, pipelines, midstream, and petrochemicals projects. He adds to TWD capabilities in project development by bringing the "owners" perspective to the engineering development and fully understands the project life cycle, business case drivers, and how to optimize development of projects particularly on those that are sensitive to at-risk development spending.
Sid brings a wealth of experience and expertise to the role of Vice President of Project Development including strategic planning, contract negotiation, engineering, project management, capital management, and operational management. With a solid educational background, strategic vision, and a proven track record in the industry, Sid is poised to lead and elevate projects to new heights.
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Secondment Lead and Western Canada Business Development
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Secondment Lead and Western Canada Business Development
Elena is TWD’s Project Business Development and Secondment Lead for Western Canada. Elena has more than 8 years of engineering experience in Alberta and Ontario serving in a broad range of roles across different industries, including project management, operations and maintenance support, design, as well as large-scale infrastructure collaborations.
Elena has a wide range of client-focused experience in Turnaround Scope Development, Turnaround Execution Support, Asset Integrity, Risk Management and Project Management within multi-disciplinary consortiums. She recognizes the importance of listening to and understanding the needs of clients and working with stakeholders from a diverse range of professions and cultures. As a member of an enthusiastic and mutually supportive team of TWD colleagues, together they can fulfill the engineering needs of TWD clients.
Elena is a 2016 mechanical engineering graduate of Queen’s University and holds professional engineering certification in both Alberta and Ontario. She is an avid tennis player and skier, with a great love of the outdoors.
I love working at TWD. I am fortunate to be a member of a team that positively challenges meand pushes me to be the best I can be. When I work with you as a client, my goal is to ensure that you have that same level of confidence in our team. Whether working with me or one of my TWD colleagues, I know that we can get your job done.
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Operations Growth Manager, Eastern Region
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Operations Growth Manager, Eastern Region
Marian is the Operations Growth Manager for the Eastern Organization, with over 20 years of project management and engineering experience across diverse industries, managing multi-million-dollar capital projects.
Marian has built a solid and trusting relationship with TWDs top tier clients establishing herself as a leading figure in client stewardship initiatives. She has overseen the successful completion of multiple large-scale engineering, procurement and construction projects spanning across Ontario, Quebec and Alberta. She is dedicated to resolving client concerns ranging from project scope definition to fast-tracked project schedules and ensuring disciplined budget control. Her collaborative approach involves working closely with internal teams to navigate challenges effectively, and consistently meet client expectations.
In her latest role, Marian continues to build and maintain client relationships, while contributing significantly to the development and execution of TWDs regional growth plans as an integral member of the Eastern Leadership Team.
Marian is a graduate of Western University, having earned her degree in Chemical & Biochemical Engineering. She is a Professional Engineer of Ontario and has maintained her Project Management Professional (PMP) designation for nearly 20 years. And if you’re looking for a savvy “lefty” doubles partner to clinch victory in your next tennis tournament, look no further.
“Unless you have 100% customer satisfaction you must improve”
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Vice President / General Manager US Operations
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Vice President / General Manager US Operations
Mark is TWD’s Vice President for founding and managing all aspects of US Operations, with over 35 years of experience with management, project development, project management and engineering design in a wide variety of industries and on projects up to $2 billion in value.
He provides strategic consulting support to our clients and to our US Team, with a particular focus on project development, project execution strategies, and risk management. Mark also assumes relationship sponsoring and management roles with several of our strategic client relationships.
Mark is proudly involved in all aspects of managing TWD US Operations. This includes strategic growth, business development, operations (project management, engineering, procurement, construction management, quality, and HSSE), and finance.
Mark graduated from Point Park University, Mechanical Engineering, in 1996 and an MBA (focus in Management and International Business) in 1999. He started in the EPC/EPCm Industry in 1989 working from the bottom up ultimately creating himself a coop program to provide real world experience. This allowed for many different industry experiences from very large to small across a variety of disciplines and business segments.
He makes the point of being personally involved with many of TWD’s clients having grown up through the industry and enjoys meeting everyone and supporting successful completions.
Mark has 2 daughters now in college and you may have seen him either watching or coaching them around the country! He also attempts golf on occasion so you may have also seen him in the water or woods!
“Together We Deliver” means that our team prides itself on teamwork. That includes our internal teams, our intimate relationships with clients, and working with our valued suppliers and subcontractors. I am proud of our accomplishments and commitment to client satisfaction and servicing. If you have not experienced the advantages TWD has to offer, you should give us a try. You will not be disappointed.”
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Principal Owner
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Principal Owner
Founding Principal at TWD, a Canadian EPCM Company specializing in Energy (Transformational and Traditional) and Infrastructure since 1999 with 8 offices across Canada (Burnaby, Calgary, Edmonton, Ft. McMurray, Sarnia, Burlington, and Saint John) and 2 international offices in Pittsburgh, PA and Larissa , Greece.
Milt is involved in all aspects of business management including strategic growth, business development, quality, HSSE, operations/execution (early conceptual development and project feasibility, design development, detailed engineering, procurement, construction management, commissioning), Human Resources, and finance/accounting.
"Some people ask, “So who is TWD and what do you do?”. Sure, we are a mid-sized Canadian EPCM firm in business for around 20 years now, but more importantly we would want you to know that we simply love the challenge of working together to deliver! What makes things even more magical at TWD occurs when we combine this underlying characteristic with our desire to responsibly and respectfully support a growing world, it becomes our passion and our WHY."
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HR Program & Project Manager
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HR Program & Project Manager
Meet Kimberley, our HR Program & Project Manager at TWD. With over a decade of progressive experience in HR and 5 years in project management, program coordination, and communications, Kimberley’s diverse skillset spans private, public, and non-profit sectors across various industries.
Kimberley plays a pivotal role in driving organizational success by designing, implementing, and managing HR programs and projects that align with strategic goals. As a driving force behind the modernization of HR practices, she champions and facilitates initiatives aimed at continuously improving the employee experience and supporting organizational growth.
She collaborates closely with key stakeholders, analyzes insights from employee surveys, and monitors HR trends to identify needs, prioritize initiatives, and develop strategic solutions spanning all HR functions, including employee engagement, learning and development, total rewards, talent management, corporate communications, wellness, policy, & people management systems.
Bringing positive energy, authenticity, and a continuous improvement mindset, Kimberley consistently achieves results that balance employee perspectives with organizational goals.
Hailing from the frosty enclave of Sault Ste. Marie in Northern Ontario, affectionately dubbed ‘The Soo’, she is a passionate nature enthusiast. Whether she’s hiking amidst the trees, walking along the water’s edge, pedaling through trails, paddling down rivers, or camping with family and friends, Kimberley finds solace and inspiration in the great outdoors.
Her journey to HR wasn’t a straight line; it was more of a scenic route filled with valuable experiences and unexpected twists and turns. Armed with a multidisciplinary education in Psychology, Business, and Public Relations, Kimberley stumbled into HR by chance – and it turned out to be the perfect fit. And while she may not have had a roadmap at the outset, she’s grateful for the winding path that led her here.
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Vice President of Operations, Western Region
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Vice President of Operations, Western Region
Ryder McRitchie is our Vice President of Operations for Western Canada. He possesses over 30 years of experience in the energy industry. His responsibilities include providing over-sight to our regional offices in Edmonton, Calgary and Burnaby, driving high performance and ensuring we meet, if not exceed the expectations of our growing client base.
Before joining TWD in 2022, Ryder was most recently the Vice President, Capital Markets & Public Relations at Jupiter Resources, a privately held natural gas producer. Prior to that, Ryder worked in Vancouver with Westport Fuel Systems helping the organization through a transformative merger and strategic review. He spent the majority of his career with Encana Corporation, progressing from a facility and project engineer, into the corporate acquisitions and dispositions team, culminating with his role on the executive leadership team providing strategic leadership for teams that included investor relations, communications, government relations, community involvement and corporate social responsibility.
Ryder is always looking for ways to integrate the talents and technical offerings of both our Energy and Infrastructure teams in the projects we pursue and the innovative solutions we seek to provide for our clients. The majority of TWD’s technical team (whether it be electrical, mechanical, process or other) have a diverse background with a broad range of experiences. Looking for ways to unlock and collaboratively share those talents within our organization is a constant goal for Ryder. He strongly believes, that by unlocking the experience and potential within our teams across Canada and the U.S. we will deliver the best solutions for our clients.
Along with our co-founders, Ryder graduated from the University of Waterloo, although he focused on the more interesting and applicable discipline of Chemical Engineering (his words, and for some reason, not agreed to by Scott & Milt). Based in Calgary, Ryder enjoys getting out to Fernie BC as much as possible with his family to enjoy skiing, mountain biking and other outdoor pursuits.
I’ll defer to words from others as a few historical quotes have stayed with me and inspired me over time. One of which is from the “Man in the Arena” speech by Theodore Roosevelt that begins with “It is not the critic who counts…”; the full text is too long to include here, but worth looking up. Another, that I’ve always tried to embrace in my approach to life is from Goethe which for the sake of brevity I’ll shorten to the final few lines: “Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. Begin it now.”
Celebrate innovation and unlock new possibilities with TWD.
We PERFORM™ at a Higher Level
PERFORM™ embodies our core philosophy at TWD. It's a project execution process, uniquely developed by us, aimed at ensuring the successful completion of projects, delivering optimal results to our clients. This comprehensive program aligns our core values, purpose, and brand promise with business procedures and execution guidelines. It's not only about improving efficiency but also nurturing TWD's workplace culture.
PERFORM™ actively involves our people, clients, and suppliers, driven by our belief in "Together We Deliver." We've invested in an in-house quality and safety management system known as PERFORM™
The PERFORM™ process includes the following key areas:
Develop
Focused on the evaluation and validation of project viability.
Execute
Delivery of projects from concept to reality in a safe, efficient, and timely manner.
Optimize
Delivering upgrades, de-bottlenecking, maintenance, and operating improvement projects to assist our clients with sustaining and improving business performance of existing assets and operations.