PAUL B. WALTERS
B.A.Sc., M.B.A., P.Eng., C.M.C., C.Arb.
Walters Forensic Engineering
277 Wellington St. West Toronto, ON. M5V 3E4
Tel: (416) 971-8900 Fax: (416) 971-6319 Toll Free: 1-800-387-1950
E-mail: engineer@waltersforensic.com Website: www.waltersforensic.com

 

SPECIALIZED PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE

• Failure Analysis Assessment
• Accident Reconstruction
• Arbitration and Mediation of Technical Oriented Disputes
• Building, Property, and Construction Failures and Assessments
• Fire Investigation
• Human Factors Assessments
• Cost Assessments
• Feasibility Studies and Project Management
• Risk Analysis and Preventive Maintenance

 

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

• Masters of Business Administration, York University, 1973
• Business Administration Certificate, Alexander Hamilton Institute, 1965
• Metallurgy Diploma, McMaster University, 1959
• Bachelor of Applied Science & Engineering, University of Toronto, 1956

 

OTHER

• Designated Consulting Engineer
• Certified Management Consultant
• Designated Chartered Arbitrator
• Fellow Arbitration & Mediation Institute of Canada
• Generic Mediation Training
• National Forensic Centre
• Systems II, Ryerson Polytechnic Institute, 1966
• Speed-Reading, University of British Columbia, 1963
• Marketing, University of British Columbia, 1963
• Concepts in Management Science, University of Toronto, 1965
• Production, Accounting and Statistics, University of Toronto, 1957

 

EMPLOYMENT BACKGROUND

Walters Forensic Engineering, Toronto

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, 1997

President and Chief Executive Officer, 1986 to 1996

Paul B. Walters and Associates Limited, Toronto

President and Chief Executive Officer, 1973 to 1986

Bate Chemical Company Limited, Toronto

Vice President, 1971 to 1973

Warnock Hersey International Limited, Toronto

Production Manager, 1970 to 1973

Ni-Sil Cables Limited, Toronto

General Manager, 1967 to 1970

Union Carbide Canada Limited, Toronto

Assistant Manager, Research and Development, Ontario, 1964 to 1966

Senior Engineer, Electrical, Mechanical, Chemical, and Metallurgical, Alberta and British Columbia, 1961 to 1963

Metallurgical Engineer, Ontario, 1957 to 1960

Technical Assistant, 1956

 

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

• Professional Engineers, Ontario and British Columbia (APEO, APBC)
• Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC)
• Institute of Certified Management Consultants Ontario (IMMCO)
• Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)
• Association of Consulting Engineers of Canada (ACEC)
• Arbitration and Mediation Institute of Canada (AMIC)
• Canadian Society for Civil Engineers (CSCE)
• Consulting Engineers of Ontario (CEO)
• Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association (AAA)
• International Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI)
• Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
• Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineers (CSME)
• Canadian Society for Forensic Science (CSFS)
• Ontario Electrical League (OEL)
• Association of American Railway Engineers (AARE)
• Former member, American Society for Metals (ASM)
• Former Member, American Foundrymans Society (AFS)
• Toronto Construction Association (TCA)

 

LECTURES AND PAPERS

• Lecturer, Course Designer, Failure Analysis, University of Toronto Engineering Faculty, 1982
• Speaker at a number of seminars and conferences
• Author of a number of articles, papers, and books
• Approximately 200 appearances as an Expert Witness
• Arbitrator and mediator of a number of disputes
• Umpire and appraiser for a number of disputes

 

OTHER ACTIVITIES

• Member, Board of Directors, Consulting Engineers of Ontario (CEO), 1991 to 1995
• Chairman Education and Training Committee, CEO, 1993 to 1995
• Chairman Metro Toronto Liaison Committee, CEO, 1993 to 1995
• Member, Special Committee, Solicitor General’s Department, Ontario Government, International Arbitration Centre, 1986 to 1990
• First Chairman, International Division, Arbitrators’ and Mediation Institute of Canada, 1985 to 1990
• Chairman, Board of Directors, Arbitration and Mediation Institute of Canada, 1981
• Member, Undergraduate Studies, University of Toronto Engineering Faculty, 1980 to Present
• President and Chief Executive Officer, Arbitrators’ Institute of Canada, 1979 to 1981
• Executive Committee, EIC Annual Congress - "Management, and Engineering Opportunity" 1978-1979
• Coach, Humber Valley Hockey Association, 1978 - 1990
• Vice President and Director, Arbitrators’ Institute of Canada, 1977 to 1979
• Special Committee for chancellor Selection, College of Electors, University of Toronto, 1976
• Vice Chairman, Insurance Committee, Arbitrators’ Institute of Canada, 1976
• Director, Arbitrators’ and Mediation Institute of Canada, 1976
• Member, Arbitration Committee of Arbitrators’ and Mediation Institute of Canada 1975
• Member, College of Electors for Governing Council, University of Toronto, 1975
• Member, Faculty Council, Engineering Faculty, University of Toronto, 1975 to Present
• Program Director - Studies in Management and Organization Development, York University 1974 - 1980
• Visiting Professor, Management and Human Resources, York University, 1974 to 1976
• Visiting Professor, Managing in a Changing World, York University, 1973 to 1977
• President, Engineering Alumni, University of Toronto, 1974 to 1976
• Secretary, Engineering Alumni, University of Toronto 1970 - 1974
• United Appeal, Consulting Engineering Section, 1973
• Orientation Committee, University of Toronto Alumni Association, 1971
• Director of Professional Development, 1967
• Councilor, Engineering Alumni, 1958 to 1960
• Director, BC Chapter AFS, 1964
• Member, British Columbia AFS, 1961 - 1964
• Member, British Columbia ASM, 1961 - 1964
• Chairman, Publicity Committee Engineering Alumni, 1960 - 1961
• Councilor, Engineering Alumni, 1958 - 1960
• President, Engineering Graduating Year, 1957 - 1961
• Member, Ontario Chapter AFS, 1957 - 1961
• Undergraduate President Engineering Society, 1958