People want to be involved with organizations that demonstrate Respect. Often, Vision or Mission Statements include the word “Respect”; however, few organizations have empowered and equipped ALL members of their team with the necessary tools and training to ensure a positive and psychologically safe environment.

TerraHDD takes respect in the workplace seriously and has encouraged their employees to take the training.

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OUR GOAL

TerraHDD Solutions Inc. is committed to growing and expanding our relationships with all our clients while providing experienced solutions for all Trenchless methods.

We view a successful project as one that runs safely from the planning stage to final cleanup, while managing costs and schedule that exceed the client’s expectations.

CORE VALUES

DO THE RIGHT THING

• Act with integrity.

DO THE JOB RIGHT

• Don’t take shortcuts. If it’s worth doing, it's worth doing it right the first time.

DO IT SAFE

• Our work is inherently high risk. Execute the work that needs to be done without putting people at risk. Never take shortcuts.

BE THE SOLUTION

• Don’t just identify the problem, propose the solution. Clients look to us to have the answers. Effective Solutions combined with Safety.

SUCCEED AS A TEAM

• Office and field; crew to crew; discipline to discipline, we all strive to succeed by working together.

OUR TEAM

TerraHDD’s team is an experienced interdisciplinary team with expertise in Trenchless Pipeline installations.  The team has a proven track record in managing successful projects.

Scott Gilles
Owner, President & COO

As Owner, President & COO of TerraHDD, Scott is able to focus on growing and maintaining current and future professional relationships. Ensuring a solid and stable Management team with industry leading levels of experience to assist clients in all aspects of the trenchless industry.
 
With over 13 years of in-field construction and drilling knowledge, Scott has a solid foundation from which to draw on. Understanding that the trenchless environment is full of complex and challenging issues, Scott has built a team with vast and far reaching knowledge.

John Zhao
Manager, Senior HDD Design & Geotechnical

As Project Manager and Manager of Geotechnical & Engineering, while maintaining a high level of excellence and high standards developed through over 25 years work experience, Mr. Zhao works directly with clients and has been responsible for overseeing our technical department to ensure projects are managed and completed successfully. Concentrating on trenchless crossing technologies for the last over 10 years, John has worked on Horizontal Directional Drill crossings for pipe sizes ranging from NPS 3 to NPS 48. John’s experience includes field geotechnical investigation, geo-hazard assessment and HDD crossing design. John’s unique experience and knowledge of geotechnical engineering provide him the capability of designing the crossings according to site specific ground conditions to minimize construction risks but not over conservative design to endure projects are completed smoothly and successfully. With his expertise, John has also acted as a subject expert for reviewing third party engineering designs and evaluating claims from third parties on several occasions.

eD DOUZiECH
SENIOR PROJECT Manager

As Senior Project Manager Ed brings over 30 years of experience as one of the original trenchless designers in North America. Ed entered the early Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) industry as a directional driller providing planning and tooling services for an international oil field company based in Houston, Texas. Supplying the northern market with the first HDD services and ultimately becoming it's Canadian Divisional Manager, Ed continued his career planning and constructing some of the largest projects throughout the world. Ed’s projects have continued to break world records in length and complexity including the largest Microtunnel urban project in downtown Calgary, Alberta. He is considered an expert in trenchless design and construction, personally managed over a thousand successful completed designs, and has appeared as an expert witness in provincial court.
 
Ed has developed many of the planning/construction techniques now considered standard practice. He continues to develop and successfully construct cutting edge trenchless projects/services/products and received multiple industry awards in design and project management. Eds experience includes operations, development, and project management as well as large scale trenchless projects, pipeline construction, reclamation/remediation, municipal and integrity work.

Justin Homenko
Manager, Environmental Services

Justin has worked in the field on trenchless and pipeline projects with TerraHDD for over 6 years after graduating from University of Calgary with a degree in Natural Sciences (Biology & Chemistry). This project experience includes one of the largest trenchless crossings at the time (2.4km NPS30), and both provincially and federally regulated pipeline projects.

He brings a wealth of practical up to date field experience and is well versed in not only governmental regulation but also the many operational processes and efficiencies on site that help to ensure a safe, successful, and cost-effective project. These skills translate directly to highly effective management of environmental projects, with Justin’s oversight ensuring that our field personnel continue to produce the highest standard of services for our clients.

Caroline Sangret
Office Manager

Caroline Sangret is a born and raised Calgarian and the current Project & Office Manager at TerraHDD Solutions and has been with the company for over 6 years. She has studied Business Administration and Management at Mount Royal University and proceeded to immerse herself in the oil and gas industry upon graduation.

Caroline is passionate about her work and volunteers on the board of the Association of Administrative Professionals for the past 3 years. She is success-driven and detailed orientated professional with over 10 years of administrative experiences providing discrete and confidential support to executive teams in the Oil & Gas Industry. Adept at assessing needs, generating options and implementing solutions to determine that all aspects of office management are covered properly. Strong program and project management professional with a Bachelor of Business focused in Business Administration and Management, General from Mount Royal University and Canadian Certified Administrative Professional (CCAP). Caroline is inspired by organizations doing great work, entrepreneurship & gratitude. In her free time, she enjoys catching a spin class, spending quality time with her son and indulging with coffee and candy.

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Parth Patel
E.I.T HDD Design Engineering

Parth is a Mechanical Engineer graduated from Ryerson University, where he has specialized in heat transfer, fluid mechanics and stress analysis.

He started his career in EPCM and oil and gas industry back in 2013 working as a project engineer. Now at TerraHDD, he has been working as a HDD Design Engineer for over 4 years. His expertise consist of trenchless designs, stress analysis and project management. He has worked on multiple HDD designs at various locations in and around Canada. His skills, knowledge and expertise has always made him a great asset at our organization.

Andres Romero
Civil Technologist

Andres is a Civil Engineering Technologist working with TerraHDD. He graduated from SAIT before joining the TerraHDD team in 2016. Currently, he works in conjunction with the Engineering and Geotechnical divisions on AutoCAD drafting and as a field supervisor for geotechnical investigations.

Troy Michaud
Manager, Drafting

Troy brings 11 years of experience to the Horizontal Directional Drilling industry.
 
Troy graduated from NAIT in Engineering Design and Drafting earning his Forth Class Power Engineering and became a Certified Engineering Technologist (C.E.T.) He is also a member of the Association of Science & Engineering Technology Professionals of Alberta.

Dave Caldwell
Director of Business Development

Accomplished Sr. professional with 20 years’ experience in the oil & gas industry in Calgary. Results driven with great attention to detail. Research, plan, execute and implement business strategies, marketing plans and sales forecasts. Oversee, implement and train staff on SaaS and its applications.

Core competencies in the following areas:
Aboriginal Relations, B2B, Client Relationship Management Software (CRM), Completions, Construction, Drilling, Emergency Response Planning, Engineering, Environmental, Field Supervision, Forestry, Geotechnical, Heavy Oil, Oil Sands, Operations. Pipelines, Project Management, Seismic, Timber Management, Waste Management.

Specialties: Corporate Development and Planning

Brett Ribaric
Manager, Construction

As the Trenchless Construction Manager for the past 6 years and 12+ years of oilfield and construction experience Brett manages all personnel and logistics of daily drilling activities. He is the liaison between the inspection team on site and the client representative. Assisting in all construction related cost and risks Brett is responsible for all Trenchless construction issues.
 
Brett’s responsibility and experience allows immediate response to any issue that may arise before, during or after projects. Continuous support with operations, cost impact, schedule and safety is an asset to the team. His experience in Directional Drilling, Pipelining and Construction allows for great decision making skills for any field related problems.

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Danielle Hanis
Project Coordinator

Danielle comes to the HDD Industry with over 6 years’ experience in Oil and Gas. She has gained a great deal of knowledge having worked in the field of Geomatics, Surveys, and Land Administration.  Danielle has been working with Project Managers for over 10 years and is adept at assessing needs and performing any and all project administrative duties.
 
Danielle’s greatest strengths are her attention to detail, working knowledge of computers and her accounting background. Danielle loves to offer her assistance to all aspects of a project from start to finish and prides herself on the relationships she builds with our clients. Danielle is inspired by working with a team of professionals and strives in a fast-paced environment. In her free time, she enjoys gardening, baking, spending time with her husband but most of all she’s obsessed with her cat.

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