THIS IS HARDLINE.

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    JAMES HOWLAND

    EXECUTIVE LEADER & PRESIDENT

    As a leader of our organization, James built the company with a single goal in mind, to do more for clients. With his deep industry expertise, not only does he help streamline project processes and significantly reduce costs for our clients, but he consistently provides strong mentorship for our fast-growing team.

    Experience: 20+ Years

    Expertise: High-Voltage Electric Power System Projects, Interconnections, Regulatory Requirements, Risk Management

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    tyson harper

    EXECUTIVE LEADER, OPERATIONS

    Tyson, alongside James, has committed to creating a company built on a foundation of quality, efficiency and organization. Tyson leads our Quality and Mentorship program, which aims to build high-performing multidisciplinary teams so we can ensure that our organization’s training, development, and quality improvement is always pushing industry standards.

    Experience: 19 years

    Expertise: Overhead Distribution and Transmission, Underground Network Systems

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    ARNE BERNAL

    DIRECTOR, DISTRIBUTION & SUBSTATIONS

    Arne has previous experience with multiple big players in the industry where he gained significant experience delivering and leading strong results. Arne’s strong leadership has enabled consistent delivery of our services and has only helped push our company to further success.

    Experience: 27+ years

    Expertise: Business Development, Shared Services, Leadership , Engineering Services Management, Automation & SCADA.

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    MIKE HARPER

    PROGRAM MANAGER, TRANSMISSION

    Mike comes from a background of delivering extensive EPC distribution and transmission projects and currently leads the transmission design department at Hardline. Mike has held various roles from design engineer, field engineer, owner’s engineer, and project manager, often completing multiple roles concurrently in both local and remote construction environments.

    Experience: 14 years

    Expertise: Overhead and Underground Transmission Engineering, Project Management.

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    OLIVER MAH

    PROGRAM MANAGER, NETWORK & OWNERS ENGINEERING

    Oliver is a vital member of our team, driven to innovate and change conventional ways to reduce repetition and cost, not only the Network department, but throughout Hardline. Oliver has been involved with substantial ENMAX substation and City of Calgary projects, such as the Green line and the Event Center, prioritizing efficiency without sacrificing quality.

    Experience: 14 years

    Expertise: High Density Urban Engineering, Secondary Network Design, Owners Engineering.

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    RYAN ANDERSON

    PROGRAM MANAGER, DISTRIBUTION

    Ryan’s numerous years of experience in Distribution Engineering in Alberta’s landscape, along with Project Management and leadership of multiple different distribution teams make him a huge asset to our team. Since taking over our Distribution department, Ryan’s leadership has helped streamline our efforts, ensuring we continue to deliver exceptional service and results for all our distribution clients.

    Experience: 22+ years

    Expertise: Distribution Engineering, Transmission Engineering, Project Management.