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  • Mark Bliss
    Mark Bliss

    P.Eng., INCE

    President

    Mark Bliss

    Mark Bliss, P.Eng., INCE

    President

    Mark Bliss is a professional engineer and member of the Institute of Noise Control Engineering (INCE), with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of British Columbia. He has practiced as an acoustical consultant since 2003.

    Mark specializes in environmental noise and vibration assessment, with extensive experience evaluating transportation, industrial, construction, entertainment, commercial and other noise impacts. He has worked with all levels of government on noise policy and planning, and has appeared as an expert witness before the British Columbia Supreme Court and at municipal council hearings.

    His work includes field measurement, noise modelling, mitigation assessment and detailed reporting, using national and international standards and specialized software such as Cadna/A. He has prepared Environmental Assessment Certificate applications to BCEAA, CEAA and IFC requirements, and has conducted third-party reviews and training in noise and vibration measurement and assessment.

    Mark also has extensive experience in building acoustics, working on new construction and renovations to address environmental and mechanical noise, improve speech intelligibility and room acoustics, and achieve effective airborne and impact sound isolation. His work draws on CSA, ISO, ASTM, ANSI, WHO, Health Canada and other recognized standards and guidelines.

  • Paul Marks
    Paul Marks

    M.Sc., MIOA

    Vice President, Project Delivery

    Paul Marks

    Paul Marks, M.Sc., MIOA

    Vice President, Project Delivery

    Paul Marks joined BKL in 2013. He is a full corporate member of the UK Institute of Acoustics and the Canadian Acoustical Association. He has over 20 years’ experience in the measurement, analysis, and assessment of noise, vibration, and acoustical matters and is a former member of the technical advisory team working with the UK government on noise and statutory nuisance issues. During this time, Paul has undertaken major projects within Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

    He has experience in a wide range of multi-disciplinary environmental assessment projects including highway, rail, and air transportation infrastructure, mixed-use and brownfield regeneration schemes, renewable energy facilities, and power generation plants.

    Paul also has experience in a broad range of building and architectural noise assessment projects including the design of residential, office, educational, and commercial buildings. He has also undertaken acoustical studies for major infrastructure developments including work in the design of appropriate sound-fields for room-spaces in multi-occupancy buildings, including atriums and performance spaces. His work regularly involves close liaison with other acoustical engineers, planning consultants, architects, designers, and a variety of specialist environmental consultants.

    Paul is an experienced expert witness within the UK and has a broad experience of planning, licensing and statutory nuisance proceedings as well as being responsible for the successful design of a variety of impact mitigation measures including detailed engineering solutions, lay-out design, and administrative regimes where it has been necessary to closely liaise with clients, designers, and regulatory bodies in order to provide developments in accordance with sustainable principles.

  • Katrina Scherebnyj
    Katrina Scherebnyj

    M.A.Sc., P.Eng., MIOA

    Technical Director, Building Acoustics

    Katrina Scherebnyj

    Katrina Scherebnyj, M.A.Sc., P.Eng., MIOA

    Technical Director, Building Acoustics

    Katrina Scherebnyj started consulting in acoustics in 2007 in England and joined BKL in 2014. Her experience covers architectural acoustics, mechanical noise control, and environmental noise control, and she has worked on major projects in Canada, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

    In architectural acoustics, Katrina has worked on a range of new builds and refurbishment projects including schools, universities and higher education facilities, hospitals and healthcare facilities, performance spaces, cinemas, laboratories, office buildings, hotels, and residential buildings. She has provided acoustical design services in relation to sound insulation, room acoustics, and noise control.

    Katrina was a co-author of Music Accommodation in Secondary Schools: A Design Guide, published for the UK Department for Education in 2010. Researching the guide, she carried out acoustical measurements in the music departments of several schools and interviewed music teachers and students on the suitability of their music spaces.

    Katrina has extensive experience modelling internal sound fields and has carried out numerous models of performance spaces, lecture theatres, and other spaces where acoustical design is critical. She also has experience modelling outdoor noise propagation and has constructed and reviewed noise models for Columbia Containers in Vancouver, BC Children’s and Women’s Hospitals, the Pinnacle (once planned to be London’s tallest building), Crossrail, and other transportation projects.

    Katrina is a member of the Canadian Acoustical Association and the Institute of Acoustics (UK).

  • Gary Mak
    Gary Mak

    P.Eng., PMP

    Technical Director, Environmental Noise and Vibration

    Gary Mak

    Gary Mak, P.Eng., PMP

    Technical Director, Environmental Noise and Vibration

    Gary Mak graduated from the University of British Columbia in 2011 with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and joined BKL the same year. Gary has since worked in the areas of environmental noise assessments, mechanical/industrial noise control, and architectural acoustics.

    Gary’s experience in architectural acoustics includes hospitals, educational facilities, performance spaces, offices, and operations buildings. His contributions to these projects include reviewing project acoustical requirements and building designs for partition sound isolation, room acoustics, mechanical noise control, and environmental noise control. For performance venues, Gary has experience working with more advanced techniques and parameters to assess and improve acoustical conditions for performers and audiences.

    Performing noise and vibration impact assessments for transportation, construction, industrial, and commercial projects, Gary has established baseline noise conditions, predicted future noise environments, rated noise impacts, and determined mitigation measures to meet project criteria. In particular, he has worked on mines, terminals, rail, transit centres, district energy centres, and other industrial and transportation projects.

    Gary is proficient in performing noise and vibration measurements with a variety of specialized equipment for investigations, bylaw assessments, room acoustics, and Sound Transmission Class (STC), and Impact Insulation Class (IIC) testing. He is also very familiar with using acoustical software including Cadna/A, Samurai, Insul, EASERA, and ODEON for impact analysis and design.

  • Brigette Martin
    Brigette Martin

    P.Eng., WELL AP

    Technical Director, Sound and Vibration Measurements

    Brigette Martin

    Brigette Martin, P.Eng., WELL AP

    Technical Director, Sound and Vibration Measurements

    Brigette Martin graduated from the University of Canterbury in New Zealand with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering in 2009. Before joining BKL in 2015, Brigette worked as an acoustic consultant on various building and environmental projects throughout New Zealand and Australia.

    Brigette has extensive experience with environmental noise including assessing noise impacts and designing noise mitigation for gas compressor and pump stations, power generation sites, port terminals, and transformers sites; modelling construction noise, and developing construction noise abatement and management plans; designing noise controls and preparing noise management plans for mines and quarries; and monitoring benchmark noise, developing 3-D noise models, and designing noise walls for road infrastructure projects.

    In the area of building acoustics, Brigette has been involved in numerous projects and has consulted on sound insulation and mechanical services design, as well as controlling external noise intrusion and reverberation noise levels, and optimizing speech clarity for critical spaces.

    Over her career, Brigette has gained experience with a wide range of technical equipment and software including Insul, SoundPLAN, Cadna/A, SONarchitect, Brüel & Kjær analyzers, and numerous other sound level meters.

    Brigette has also developed and presented training courses for using acoustical software and sound level meters for acoustical engineers and clients throughout New Zealand and Australia.

  • Trevor Cheng
    Trevor Cheng

    P.Eng., MIOA

    Managing Specialist Acoustical Consultant

    Trevor Cheng

    Trevor Cheng, P.Eng., MIOA

    Managing Specialist Acoustical Consultant

    Trevor Cheng holds a bachelor of applied science (engineering physics) from University of British Columbia and joined BKL in January 2016, with experience in environmental and architectural acoustics, as well as condition monitoring, and machine vibration analysis and diagnostics.

    With BKL, Trevor has primarily been involved in transportation, commercial, industrial, and infrastructure projects. His work experience includes measuring baseline noise conditions, predicting future noise environments, assessing noise impact, and offering mitigation measures where appropriate.

    Trevor also has experience in architectural acoustics, working on hospitals, performance spaces, and multipurpose buildings. He is proficient in measuring noise insulation performance, reviewing building designs, and predicting noise levels from HVAC equipment.

    Prior to joining BKL, Trevor worked in London, UK, on a wide variety of projects ranging from large-scale architectural renovations to major airport improvement works. He has unique experience in measuring and assessing noise and vibration in buildings from underground rail sources.

    He also has experience using sound level meters by Brüel & Kjær, Norsonic, and Larson Davis, and software tools such as Cadna/A. He is familiar with ASTC/AIIC testing and using acoustic software including Insul, SONarchitect, and EASE for indoor noise predictions.

    Trevor is a member of the Institute of Acoustics (IOA) in the UK.

  • Henning Schlechtriem
    Henning Schlechtriem

    M.Sc.

    Managing Specialist Acoustical Consultant

    Henning Schlechtriem

    Henning Schlechtriem, M.Sc.

    Managing Specialist Acoustical Consultant

    Henning Schlechtriem, M.Sc., joined BKL in February 2020. He has 8 years of international project experience working as professional acoustical consultant in the design and assessment of residential and non-residential buildings.

    Henning has a Master’s Degree in Acoustics with Environmental Applications and a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering with specialization in building physics and acoustics. His professional expertise focuses on the fields of architectural and environmental acoustics. He is a proficient with software such as Odeon, SoundPLAN, STRUTT, Insul, Rhino+Grasshopper, Max/MSP, and with measurement equipment from Brüel And Kjær, NTi and Norsonic.

    He has worked together with architects, investors, municipalities, as well as structural and mechanical engineers, covering a wide range of projects including office, residential, and mixed-use buildings, hotels, hospitals, schools, and cultural venues. His work has involved the acoustical design and on-site assessment of room acoustics, sound insulation including flanking transmission, environmental noise and noise from building services.

    Henning has given presentations to architects and technical planners to share his knowledge about the acoustical design of masonry, concrete and lightweight constructions, timber-concrete hybrid buildings and general acoustical challenges during the design of buildings.

    He is a member of Deutsche Gesellschaft für Akustik, the German Association of Acoustics (DEGA) and is an Approved Assessor for Acoustics and Building Physics at the Chamber of Engineers in NRW and Hessen (Germany).

  • Andrew Williamson
    Andrew Williamson

    P.Eng., B.S.M.E.

    Specialist Acoustical Consultant

    Andrew Williamson

    Andrew Williamson, P.Eng., B.S.M.E.

    Specialist Acoustical Consultant

    A graduate of the University of Victoria, Andrew Williamson holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and has practiced as an acoustical consultant in BC for over two decades. He joined BKL in 2023.

    During his career, Andrew has worked on numerous projects involving environmental noise assessments, building noise and vibration control, and architectural acoustics. As a project manager, Andrew has led acoustics teams on a variety of projects across sectors including cultural and recreation, education and research, health care, industrial, commercial, and residential.

    Andrew has attended public meetings, open houses, and government-sponsored working groups to present and discuss technical information with the public, municipal councils, and members of the government and other organizations. In addition, Andrew has acted as an expert witness in BC Supreme Court and participated in a joint review panel hearing for the environmental assessment of a major infrastructure project.

    Andrew is a Professional Engineer registered with Engineers and Geoscientists BC.

  • Joonas Niinivaara
    Joonas Niinivaara

    M.Sc.

    Specialist Acoustical Consultant

    Joonas Niinivaara

    Joonas Niinivaara, M.Sc.

    Specialist Acoustical Consultant

    Joonas Niinivaara has practiced as an acoustical consultant since 2007 and joined BKL in May 2019. During his career, Joonas has conducted extensive acoustical measurements, assessments, and mitigation treatments on a variety of community, commercial, and residential projects in both Europe and Canada.

    In 2017, Joonas co-authored multiple publications for the Canadian Acoustical Association on the acoustical performance of wood-frame double-shear wall assemblies and laminated drywall assemblies in concrete frame buildings. He has also presented papers on acoustical design in modern offices buildings to the Baltic Nordic Acoustic Group.

    Joonas has recently worked under the TARION Builder Bulletin 19R program for multi-occupancy buildings. In this, he has assisted project design teams, general contractors, and subtrades to achieve adequate acoustical conditions for all occupants by minimizing noise-related warranty claim risks from integrated building systems, while also maximizing acoustical privacy between adjacencies.

    As a professional acoustician, Joonas has a particular interest in room acoustics related to concert halls, rehearsal rooms, and music facilities. He is proficient with ray-tracing computational software including ODEON, EASE, Pottorff AIM, and Insul software.

  • Serkan Ulgen
    Serkan Ulgen

    M.Sc., P.Eng., INCE

    Specialist Acoustical Consultant

    Serkan Ulgen

    Serkan Ulgen, M.Sc., P.Eng., INCE

    Specialist Acoustical Consultant

    Serkan Ulgen has been practicing in acoustics since 2013 and joined BKL in October 2020. He has also worked as a researcher and in acoustical product development.

    Serkan has worked as an engineer for his alma mater in Türkiye providing acoustical consulting to clients from the public and private sectors as part of a research and consulting team. Serkan prepared noise impact assessment reports for publicly funded infrastructure proposals.

    Moving to Toronto in 2018, he started working for an acoustic material manufacturer. He provided product design, supplier quality assessment, project application, and code compliance consultancy to their clients in Canada, the USA, Latin America, and Europe. He also worked for the School of Construction and the Environment of British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) and, prepared project proposals and bespoke acoustics analysis software tools for BCIT’s Acoustics Lab.

    With BKL, Serkan has been involved in noise and vibration impact assessments and monitoring of various transportation, infrastructure, healthcare, and industrial projects.

    Serkan is a professional engineer registered with Engineers and Geoscientists BC.

  • Nick Dobbs
    Nick Dobbs

    PgDip, B.Sc., MIOA

    Acoustical Consultant

    Nick Dobbs

    Nick Dobbs, PgDip, B.Sc., MIOA

    Acoustical Consultant

    Nick Dobbs holds a bachelor of science in creative music and sound technology from Leeds Metropolitan University and a diploma in acoustics and noise control engineering from the Institute of Acoustics (IOA).

    After completing his diploma at the IOA in 2010, Nick began practicing as an acoustical consultant in London, UK, working predominately in the field of building acoustics. He gained experience assessing, reviewing, and testing construction details for mixed-use developments and building conversions, as well as undertaking noise impact assessments for pubs, clubs, theatres, and music venues.

    On a working holiday in Canada between 2014 and 2015, Nick worked with BKL Consultants for one year. During this period, he conducted a number of field measurements for the commissioning of the Highway 1 expansion project. He also took noise measurements at numerous port and industrial facilities.

    Returning to the UK in 2015, Nick moved to Bristol and worked for a multi-disciplinary engineering firm. He consulted on a number of projects in both the public and private sector, providing acoustical design advice for new residential, public, and commercial buildings for the defence, health, education, and technology sectors.

    Throughout his career, Nick has performed numerous sound insulation tests, environmental noise and vibration field measurements, and noise-at-work assessments.

    Nick returned to BKL in July 2018 after obtaining his permanent residency in Canada.

    He is a member of the UK Institute of Acoustics (MIOA).

  • Graeme Garvin
    Graeme Garvin

    P.Eng.

    Acoustical Consultant

    Graeme Garvin

    Graeme Garvin, P.Eng.

    Acoustical Consultant

    Graeme Garvin completed a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering at the University of British Columbia in 2011 and has been working as an acoustical consultant with BKL since 2012. Graeme has been involved in on-site noise investigations, environmental noise modelling, architectural and mechanical design, and noise impact assessments for residential developments, fitness gyms, firing ranges, schools, pubs, hospitals, office buildings, construction sites, religious buildings, electrical substations, ports, industrial facilities, stadiums, and medical laboratories.

    In addition, Graeme has experience working on environmental assessments of road, rail, and aircraft noise, conducting field measurements and data analysis, and predicting environmental noise using 3-D computer modelling software.

    He has expertise in large-scale HVAC system noise calculations and design, and has evaluated the design of exterior and interior wall constructions.

    Graeme is proficient with a wide range of acoustic and vibration measurement equipment including Brüel & Kjær and Soundbook analyzers. He has recent experience with outdoor noise propagation software Cadna/A and is also proficient using other interior ingress and HVAC software such as SONArchitect, IBANA, Insul, and Pottorff AIM.

    Graeme is a registered professional engineer with Engineers and Geoscientists BC.

  • Kerry Wilson
    Kerry Wilson

    BE (Hons)

    Acoustical Consultant

    Kerry Wilson

    Kerry Wilson, BE (Hons)

    Acoustical Consultant

    Kerry Wilson completed a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand in 2014. He joined BKL at the start of 2021.

    Before moving to Canada, Kerry began working in acoustics in commercial and industrial noise control in 2016. He oversaw the design, manufacture, and installation of noise mitigation for HVAC equipment, generator buildings, and pump stations. He gained experience in HVAC system noise calculations and completing noise assessments for large industrial sites using computational noise modelling software.

    In 2019, Kerry began joined an acoustical consultancy where he expanded his portfolio to include building acoustics, sound insulation design advice, room acoustics, and noise from building services, while working on a range of new builds and refurbishments, including schools, universities, healthcare facilities, offices, and residential buildings.

    Kerry has experience with a range of software and equipment, including SoundPLAN, Cadna/A, Insul, and Brüel and Kjær sound level meters.

  • Jessica Carolina
    Jessica Carolina

    MASc

    Acoustical Consultant

    Jessica Carolina

    Jessica Carolina, MASc

    Acoustical Consultant

    Jessica Carolina has a wide variety of experience during her short career having graduated from Parahyangan Catholic University in 2016. Following her completion of Bachelor of Architecture Engineering she relocated to Boise, ID to pursue Master’s in Business Administration. During this time, she worked as Marketing Design Intern in a local security system company and Business Strategy intern in Singapore. After graduating from Boise State University Jessica relocated to Los Angeles, CA to work as a Web Content Manager, prior to relocation to Vancouver, BC.

    Jessica graduated from British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) with a Master in Applied Science in Building Science in 2021. Her research concentration was identifying suitable acoustic parameter for evaluating outdoor soundscapes involving balanced soundscape, psychoacoustic studies, temporal sound level variance, spectra gravity center by performing a statistical study using R-programming and Minitab software. The case study was Olympic Village. She also conducted research on evaluating tranquility rating tool utilizing BCIT as the case study. During her time at BCIT Jessica was an intern at a local acoustical engineering company for 8 months, gaining valuable experience in acoustical consulting ranging from environmental noise study, reverberation study and STC/IIC study.

    Jessica has wide range experience on equipment and software including binaural head, sound book, Larson Davis, 01db Fusion, 01db DUO, Bruel & Kjaer, INSUL, CADNA/A. She is familiar with ISO and ASTM test methods.

    Jessica is a member Engineers and Geoscientists BC and currently working on her Engineers in Training certification.

  • Katherine Chu
    Katherine Chu

    MSc

    Acoustical Consultant

    Katherine Chu

    Katherine Chu, MSc

    Acoustical Consultant

    Katherine Chu graduated from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and obtained her Master’s degree in 2019. Her research was focusing on investigating how building features such as arcades and canopies in an urban street canyon affect people’s thermal comfort psychologically during winter in Hong Kong by using qualitative and quantitative methods concurrently. As a student assistant, she has also worked on the departmental research project about audio-visual interactions in composite neighborhood views.

    Katherine has gained diverse experiences in environmental engineering and management upon her graduation by being involved in numerous projects of Environmental Assessment Study (EAS), Independent Environmental Checker (IEC), Environmental Monitoring and Audit (EM&A) works, green building certification consultancy for public and private sectors, and construction noise control and management.

    Her professional experiences includes environmental assessments of noise impact and air quality impact, IEC, and EM&A works. Katherine is also skilled in the application of environmental modelling software for noise impact assessment and air quality impact assessment, and preparation of EAS reports. Apart from environmental engineering discipline, Katherine also took part in the preparation of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) report for various listed companies in Hong Kong, especially specialized in carbon audit, data consolidation and analysis on social and environmental performance of the Clients.

  • Farbod Ghanouni
    Farbod Ghanouni

    EIT

    Acoustical Consultant

    Farbod Ghanouni

    Farbod Ghanouni, EIT

    Acoustical Consultant

    Farbod Ghanouni has practiced as an acoustical consultant since 2019. During his career, he has gained experience on diverse projects in the residential, commercial, educational, government, industrial, and healthcare sectors.

    Farbod has conducted numerous environmental noise studies and building envelope reviews, interior sound isolation reviews, room acoustics reviews, and building mechanical noise assessments for residential and mixed-use projects across BC.

    He has also assessed community noise impacts related to transportation and mechanical equipment.

    Having performed many attended and unattended noise measurements in the field, Farbod is proficient using a wide range of noise instrumentation and software.

    Farbod has authored technical papers and presented his findings at conferences. Most recently, Farbod presented his conference paper at Inter-Noise in 2023. He also discussed acoustical challenges and building design at an ASHRAE event in 2024.

    Farbod is an Engineer in Training (EIT) registered with Engineers and Geoscientists BC.

  • Maryam Foroughi
    Maryam Foroughi

    MASc

    Acoustical Consultant

    Maryam Foroughi

    Maryam Foroughi, MASc

    Acoustical Consultant

    Maryam Foroughi holds a master of applied science in building engineering from British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT). During her studies, which she completed in 2020, she analyzed the ambient soundscape of living architecture. This also became the subject of her final thesis.

    While at BCIT, Maryam investigated the acoustical environment and soundscapes of various green roofs and urban parks within Vancouver, including the Olympic Village, where she conducted community noise measurements using a binaural head system and analyzed data using MatLab to develop qualitative psychoacoustic parameters for the rating of soundscapes in urban settings.

    In July 2021, Maryam was awarded the BC Building Envelope Council Education Foundation Award for her high academic performance and contribution toward the transfer of knowledge in the field of envelope design.

    Due to her educational and architectural background, she has a good understanding of building acoustics and envelope design, with a broad understanding of the relationship between acoustic transmission loss and separating orthotropic assemblies. She has an excellent working knowledge of the ASTM and ISO standard test methods using sound intensity protocols and has conducted measurements for determining reverberation times to develop satisfactory conditions for speech intelligibility according to nationally recognized design guidelines.

    Maryam is experienced in using the computational ODEON software to analyze the acoustic characteristics of rooms in order to calculate acoustic comfort parameters and develop solutions for the treatment of undesired acoustic features in noise-critical spaces.

  • Aarron Hamilton
    Aarron Hamilton

    PgDip, M.Phil., MIOA

    Acoustical Consultant

    Aarron Hamilton

    Aarron Hamilton, PgDip, M.Phil., MIOA

    Acoustical Consultant

    Aarron Hamilton has worked as an acoustical consultant for more thansixyears in Ireland, Northern Ireland, England, and Canada.

    Aarron holds a master’s degree in Music and Media Technologies from Trinity College Dublin, with a focus on room acoustics, studio acoustics, absorption, and diffusion. He also completed theInstitute of Acoustics (IOA)Diploma in Acoustics and Noise Control at Trinity College Dublin and is a Member of the Institute of Acoustics (MIOA).

    Aarron has experience working on projects from tender through completion, with a focus on environmental noise and vibration and architectural acoustics. His project experience includes environmental impact assessments; architectural acoustics for schools, offices, and studio facilities; noise complaint investigations; and construction noise and vibration monitoring for both public – and private – sector projects.

    Since joining BKL, Aarron has worked on a variety of environmental noise, vibration, and architectural acoustics projects. (EJ: Is there room to add a little colour here? When he’s not consulting on acoustics, Aarron is usually playing music, reading, or at the beach with friends and enjoying the outdoors.

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    Priya Bosman

    M.Eng., BSc

    Acoustical Consultant

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    Priya Bosman, M.Eng., BSc

    Acoustical Consultant

    Priya Bosman is a graduate of the University of Calgary, where she completed her undergraduate studies in Chemistry and Astrophysics before obtaining her master’s degree in Environmental Engineering.

    Since entering the field of acoustics in 2022, Priya has gained experience in building acoustics for healthcare, educational, and residential facilities across Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, and the United States. In addition, she has performed environmental noise assessments for a variety of power generation projects.

    Priya’s experience spans both building acoustics and environmental noise, allowing her to contribute to projects with a broad range of technical requirements and project objectives.

    A creative acoustician with a strong sense of curiosity, Priya emphasizes the importance of developing practical and effective solutions to acoustical challenges.

  • Liam Reitsma
    Liam Reitsma

    BEng, EIT

    Acoustical Consultant

    Liam Reitsma

    Liam Reitsma, BEng, EIT

    Acoustical Consultant

    Liam Reitsma is a recent graduate of the University of Victoria, returning to BKL in a new position as a Junior Acoustical Consultant. Liam had his first exposure to the acoustics industry during an eight month work co-op with BKL in 2021, and he continued working part-time remotely for the final eight months of his engineering degree.

    During his time with BKL, Liam has worked on building a strong foundation of knowledge and experience to use going forward with his career in acoustics. This experience includes exposure to a range of equipment and software, including Larson Davis, 01dB DUO, Brüel & Kjær, and Cadna/A.

    Liam is registered as an Engineer in Training (EIT) with Engineers and Geoscientists BC, with the intent of working towards his Professional Engineer (P.Eng) designation.

    Liam continues to develop his skills and experience with BKL, taking on more responsibility and new work on the mechanical side of acoustics, specifically with his involvement on hospital projects and residential developments.

  • Andrew Dawson
    Andrew Dawson

    BEng, EIT

    Acoustical Consultant

    Andrew Dawson

    Andrew Dawson, BEng, EIT

    Acoustical Consultant

    Andrew Dawson began work at BKL in 2021 as a co-op student. He has experience on a variety of projects from occupational noise assessments to transportation noise impact modelling.

    Andrew has been involved with numerous environmental noise mitigation projects. He is familiar with the design and application of noise barriers on highways and railways using standards and modeling techniques.

    Andrew is knowledgeable regarding noise measuring equipment and is skilled in executing on-site noise assessments. He has performed dozens of attended and unattended noise measurements in the field and has produced detailed analysis reports.

  • Matthew Lorimer
    Matthew Lorimer

    M.A.Sc., P.Eng., MIOA

    Acoustical Consultant

    Matthew Lorimer

    Matthew Lorimer, M.A.Sc., P.Eng., MIOA

    Acoustical Consultant

    Matthew Lorimer, EIT, graduated from the University of Ottawa in 2023 with a master of applied science in mechanical engineering. After completing his thesis on modelling the acoustical properties of wood-infused concretes and an internship at an acoustical engineering consultancy in the Toronto area, he began working at BKL Consultants Ltd.

    Matthew’s primary project work and experience has been related but not limited to noise and vibration assessments of traffic, rail traffic, SkyTrain, and construction. He has conducted a multitude of in-field measurements of both sound and vibration for varying projects within British Columbia and the Yukon. Further, Matthew has overtaken the design and modelling processes for numerous residential, recreational, education, healthcare, and commercial spaces.

    His experience falls within interior mechanical design, room acoustics, environmental noise assessment, and vibration. His acoustic design and mitigation have been performed under national and international code primarily through the use of acoustic design software Odeon and Cadna/A with assistance from varying data processing programs and field data.

    Matthew is an engineering in training (EIT) registered with Engineers and Geoscientists BC.

  • Sean Wharton
    Sean Wharton

    P.Eng., BASc

    Acoustical Consultant

    Sean Wharton

    Sean Wharton, P.Eng., BASc

    Acoustical Consultant

    Sean Wharton graduated from the University of British Columbia in 2016 with a BASc in Integrated Engineering, specializing in construction materials and project management. Prior to joining BKL in 2024, Sean worked as a quality manager and technical services engineer in the concrete industry and was involved in a variety of infrastructure and construction projects throughout British Columbia, including bridges, highways, high-rise developments, and industrial facilities.

    Since joining BKL as an acoustical consultant, Sean has worked on transportation, healthcare, commercial, and residential projects. His recent experience includes environmental noise surveys for the Surrey Langley SkyTrain project, commissioning testing at Lions Gate Hospital, sound isolation assessments for mass timber buildings, and acoustical consulting related to the New Surrey Hospital and BC Cancer Centre project.

    Sean also has more than 15 years of experience in audio production, recording, mixing, and mastering. This background complements his work in acoustics and building sound performance.

    Sean is a Professional Engineer registered in British Columbia.

  • Nahomy Castillo Abril
    Nahomy Castillo Abril

    MASc

    Acoustical Consultant

    Nahomy Castillo Abril

    Nahomy Castillo Abril, MASc

    Acoustical Consultant

    Nahomy Castillo Abril graduated with a Bachelor of Architecture from the National University of Engineering (UNI) in Lima, Peru, in 2020. Following graduation, she gained over four years of experience in architectural drafting, design development, and project coordination for residential and commercial projects.

    Nahomy relocated to Vancouver, BC, to pursue a Master of Applied Science in Building Science at the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT), specializing in acoustics, and graduated in 2026. Her research focused on room acoustics and sound field characterization in reverberant environments. Through laboratory measurements and numerical analysis, she investigated sound field behaviour and acoustic performance in enclosed spaces.

    Following completion of her graduate studies, Nahomy joined BKL Consultants. Her experience includes environmental noise modelling, building acoustics assessments, mechanical noise analyses, and preparation of technical reports for residential, commercial, mixed-use, and institutional developments.

    Nahomy is experienced in the use of architectural and acoustical software including Revit, AutoCAD, SketchUp, CadnaA, Strutt, INSUL, and Samurai. She is also familiar with acoustical measurement and analysis using 01dB Fusion, 01dB DUO, and Brüel & Kjær instrumentation.

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    Milton Leung

    M.Sc.,MIOA

    Acoustical Consultant

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    Milton Leung, M.Sc.,MIOA

    Acoustical Consultant

    Milton Leung, M.Sc., MIOA, joined BKL in February 2026, bringing more than 35 years of experience in professional acoustical and vibration engineering across the industrial, commercial, and residential sectors.

    Milton holds a master of science in acoustics engineering from Columbia University and a bachelor of science in electrical engineering. His professional expertise spans architectural acoustics, electroacoustics, environmental noise, and vibration engineering, as well as signal analysis, machine condition monitoring, modal analysis, and professional audio systems.

    Before joining BKL, Milton spent over two decades with Brüel & Kjær, specializing in acoustical and vibration instrumentation, architectural acoustics, and environmental noise. His extensive project history ranges from concert hall design and environmental noise legislation to medical ultrasonic imaging, nuclear plant machine-health monitoring, and mass transport breakdown prevention.

    Milton has also lectured at the University of Hong Kong and Hong Kong Polytechnic University, teaching courses in auditory acoustics and environmental noise and conducting research in audiometry.

    He has been a full corporate member of the UK Institute of Acoustics since 1990 and a member of the Audio Engineering Society since 1992.

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