Meet The Team
Project Director
Samuel Martel, P.Eng., MBA, PMP
Samuel Martel has 15 years of experience in the engineering, construction and mining industry. He worked on different projects of all sizes located in Canada, South America, Africa and Greenland. He has a significant expertise in project development, project leadership, construction management, engineering management, quality assurance and control, contract management, procurement and project execution. He graduated in 2007 from the Université de Sherbrooke where he obtained a degree in civil engineering and also completed an MBA at Université Laval with honors in 2020. He is member of the Ordre des Ingénieurs du Québec.
Project Controls Manager
Catherine Ménard, P.Eng., MBA, PMP
Catherine Ménard has 15 years of experience in engineering, construction and mining industry. She worked as a project engineer on various mining projects, from scoping studies to completion of construction phases and commissioning. She worked on projects located in arctic climate (Nunavik), desert climate (Burkina Faso) and tropical climate (Suriname), each having their own logistic and construction challenges. Catherine graduated in 2007 from the Université Laval in civil engineering where she also completed an MBA with honors in 2019. She is a member of the Ordre des Ingénieurs du Québec.
Senior Advisor
Robert Ménard
Robert Ménard began his career in 1972 with IOCC and then moved in 1974 to a large industrial contractor as Vice President until 1993. From 1994, he served as Vice-President Projects and Construction with Cambior for over 12 years. In that capacity, he was responsible for all of Cambior’s development projects, from engineering studies through to site construction and start-up. In 2006, he was appointed Vice President Engineering and Construction of a nickel project located in the Canadian Arctic. Then, he acted as the Co-Executive for the Engineering and Construction of Iamgold’s Essakane gold project in Burkina Faso, was appointed Vice President Engineering & Construction for Andean Gold for their Cerro Negro Project in Argentina and was most recently Director Engineering and Construction for Newmont’s Merian Project in Suriname. Robert graduated in 1972 from the University of Ottawa with a degree in Applied Science (Electrical Engineering). He is a retired member of the Ordre des Ingénieurs du Québec.
Project Manager
Guillaume Riverin, P.Eng.
Guillaume Riverin has 15 years of experience in engineering, planning and construction in the power transmission line industry. Going from quality control to work methods engineering, he quickly evolved to management position in large-scale power transmission line construction projects. From the deep swamps of the north shore to the valleys of the James Bay, crossing a transmission line in inaccessible territories has never been unconquerable. At 28 years old, Guillaume became shareholder in GLR Inc. (sub company of EBC Construction) and held the position of director of operations for 7 years. He worked on bids, strategic planning, the purchase of equipment and human resources. Guillaume graduated in 2007 from the University of Sherbrooke in civil engineering. He is currently in the Elite Program of the recognized École d’Entrepreneurship de Beauce. Guillaume is member of the Ordre des Ingénieurs du Québec.