Sanat Pokharel, Ph.D., P. ENG.
Principal Engineer
Ph.D., Hons Geotechnical Engineering, M.Sc. Hydropower Development, B.E. Civil Engineering
Dr. Pokharel has been the Principal Engineer for Stratum Logics in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada since 2011 and has nearly 30 years of engineering consulting, design, construction and project management experience. He holds a Ph.D with honours from the University of Kansas in geotechnical engineering. He completed his M.Sc. in Hydropower Development at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim, Norway under NORAD scholarship and a Bachelor in Civil Engineering from IIT, Roorkee, India under UNDP scholarship.
Dr. Pokharel is one of the leading experts in the application of the unique Novel Polymeric Alloy (NPA) geocell technology. He has worked with governments, development agencies, international companies and universities in Asia, Europe and North America, including the complete engineering cycle for Roads, Dams, Canals and Water Induced Disasters and Disputes Resolution. Now located in Canada, he has designed, and supervised construction of roads for oil and gas companies and municipalities and logging yards, all of which used NPA geocell reinforcement, including Causeway at Grizzly Oil Sands, Access Road at MEG Energy facility at Christina Lake and CANFOR Logging Yard.
Marc Breault
Founder & President
Marc is a serial entrepreneur who drawing upon years of successful business experience, creates motivational corporate cultures of mentoring, hands-on training and support to transform vision into industry-leading enterprises.
Following years of experience in the road building industry, Marc realized there were new technologies that would substantially reduce construction costs and provide more sustainable solutions. However, with limited industry knowledge available in the market at the time, there was a lack of acceptance of these new technologies. Based on the concept that you can either embrace technological advancements or run the risk of falling behind, he founded Stratum in 2010 to provide engineering and project design expertise in the application of advanced, high performance geosynthetic materials and engineering supervision for their reliable construction.
For Stratum this meant bringing together a team of high-performance, “pioneering” global experts in the application of geosynthetics in geotechnical environments. Marc’s extensive understanding and experience in the construction and roadways industry provides a common ground for innovative relationships with domestic and international regulators, governments, and agencies.
Since its establishment, Stratum has successfully introduced these technologies in hundreds of projects and the demand for these new technologies has grown exponentially, as more of the industry has witnessed first-hand the substantial cost and time savings and their corresponding reduction in carbon footprint.
Elmer Lopez, C.E.T.
Senior Draftsman
B.Sc. Civil Engineering
Elmer’s years with Stratum Logics have seen his involvement in detail and conceptualized design in drafting. After 22 years of extensive and progressive experience, Elmer is highly proficient in the use of AutoCAD and Civil 3D drafting software. He has supervised project execution, including quality control of civil and structural buildings, roads and bridges, power plants, petrochemical (refinery) plants, and military installations.
Murtaza Ali, P.Eng.
Field Engineer
B.Eng. Civil Engineering
Murtaza is a registered Civil Engineer with more than 5 years of experience in field and design work, including 3 years of experience as a project/field engineer on road projects. He has performed multiple duties relating to project controls, change management, subcontract management, field execution, and quality assurance during his career, and thrives in a
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Timothy Yii, P.Eng.
Project Engineer
B.Sc. Civil Engineering with Distinction
Prior to joining Stratum Logics, Timothy worked at the City of Edmonton’s Facility and Capital Planning Department, where he developed skills preparing conceptual plans and reports for road widening projects. He brought his experience to Stratum Logics, where he spent two co-op work terms further developing his skills before joining full time as a Project Engineer in 2015.
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Timothy is experienced in performing quality assurance tasks on unpaved road projects, and hands-on experience with road building crews. He is an integral member of the team which develops in-house engineering software for the design of unpaved roads using high-performance PRS-Neoweb Geocells. In addition, Timothy manages Stratum Logics’ geotechnical laboratory. He also assists with road pavement design, drainage and storm water management, and in the design of water distribution systems.
Daniel Breault, LAT
Landscape Architect; Slope, Channel, Wall Vegetation, Soil Lab Manager
Dip. Landscape Architectural Technology, Cert. Drafting, Cert. 3D Drafting
Starting with Paradox Access Solutions in its earliest days, Daniel has progressed from trucking and operating equipment to being Stratum Logics’ Technical Specialist. Trained in landscape architecture, his hands-on experience with transportation logistics, heavy equipment, and
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Connie Byer
EPCM Project Financial Manager and Controller
Connie is a Senior Financial Manager with over 15 years of experience in contract management, variance analysis, cost control and project financial management for technical and civil engineering projects with specialization in oil, energy, and large-scale international agricultural projects. Connie is a key team member and responsible for project cost control, budget estimation, and management and is involved with
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Lucy Liu, E.I.T.
Water Resource Engineer-In-Training
Lucy completed her Master of Science in Water Resources Engineering in 2018, during which time she closely studied urban drainage and stormwater management, surface water hydrology and hydraulics, and hydrological
Beshoy Shenouda
Civil Engineering Graduate
Beshoy Shenouda is a civil engineering graduate who has completed three work terms for Stratum while completing his Civil Engineering degree and combined has more than a year and a half of experience assisting with civil and geotechnical projects in both the office and the field.
Arghya Chatterjee, M.Sc., P.Eng.
Project Engineer with specialization in Structural Engineering
Mr. Chatterjee has experience working on multiple innovative pre-cast concrete products to economize projects throughout Western Canada. He is also experienced with managing the civil component of multi-disciplinary projects in the oil and gas industry.