Troy has experience providing local communities with technology. He has two international experiences working in Africa through Engineers Without Borders. His first experience was with a locally developed idea to provide rural energy for food processing and solar lighting to Woman’s Groups in remote communities. His second contract moved beyond the project design phase by bringing long-lasting and sustainable improvements to the organisational system of Ghana’s Ministry of Agriculture. This project focused upon improving the delivery of agricultural business skills between the government extension workers and rural farmers. This experience sharpened his abilities to liaise and work within local communities. Ultimately, Troy is technically proficient, but his focus on the human element demonstrates that technology alone is not enough to ensure the success of a project. Proper project visioning and collaborative implementation are core mantras of Troy’s approach.

As an engineer Troy’s main expertise is in designing electrical systems for power measurement. His ability to customize existing technologies in-house is his competitive advantage. Troy can use these skills to install power monitoring devices with renewable energy units or energy efficiency applications. Previous work projects include a power meter to measure the energy consumption of a hydrogen compressor at the NRC Fuel-Cell Research labs and an atomic-fluorescence photodetector that went into production as requested by the UBC Dept. of Physics. Troy is currently building a prototype wave energy device for a UBC group designed for offshore testing. He is also continuing his urban agriculture interests by holding numerous conversations with local groups about possible vertical farming or biogas-recovery ventures.

Troy’s roots are embedded in a small BC town. He saw the beauty of this country and its people from coast to coast during a 63 day cycling trip coast-to-coast in 2008. He graduated from UBC with an Engineering Physics degree and a Minor in Commerce. He is an avid hockey player, cross-country runner, cycling enthusiast and amateur artist.