Team

Experience You Can Trust

We believe that leadership means having the ability to translate vision into reality. Our leadership team is a group of professionals with years of experience in their designated areas of work. We do everything we can to support each other and give each other the opportunity to do great things.

We embrace our creative innovation and provide each other the freedom, trust, and flexibility for our team to continually and confidently define who Birnie Electric is and will be. Whether in the office or out in the field, our leadership team have a passion for innovative solutions and job excellence as well as a shared commitment to exceed client expectations.

Birnie Management Team

Tim Birnie, P.Eng (Ret)

Principal

Tim is the driving force behind Birnie Electric’s growth as an industry leader in the electrical sector. A graduate of Queen’s University with a BSc Honours in Electrical Engineering, Tim joined the family business in 1981 and became President and Owner in 2001.

John Collins – Birnie Electric team

John Collins

Executive Vice President

Ryan Frederickson – Birnie Electric team

Ryan Frederickson

Vice President, Pre-Construction

Ilona Talab – Birnie Electric team

Ilona Talab

MBA, CPA, CGA, Vice President, Finance

Team Birnie

Dean Cox – Birnie Electric team

Dean Cox

Vice President, Operations

Andrew Tang – Birnie Electric team

Andrew Tang

Operations Manager

Ryan Grant

Electrical Services Manager

Leo Dong – Birnie Electric team

Leo Dong

Director of Design & Engineering

John Flanagan – Birnie Electric team

John Flanagan

Director of Hospital Services & Special Projects

Antony Pius Vallavanthara – Birnie Electric team

Antony Pius Vallavanthara

VDC Manager

Roy Ellis Callow – Birnie Electric team

Roy Ellis-Callow

ME Industrial Project Manager and Estimating

Keith Bayes – Birnie Electric team

Keith Bayes

Senior Project Manager

Scott Truong – Birnie Electric team

Scott Truong

P.Eng., Project Manager

Madhan Mani – Birnie Electric team

Madhan Mani

P.Eng, Project Manager and Estimator

Charlie Trabona – Birnie Electric team

Charles Trabona

Project Manager

Gavin Dunn – Birnie Electric team

Gavin Dunn

Senior Estimator

Mike Van Den Heuvel – Birnie Electric team

Mike Van Den Heuvel

Senior Estimator

Unnati Panchal – Birnie Electric team

Unnati Panchal

Electrical Estimator

Gordon Birnie – Birnie Electric team

Gordon Birnie

Project Coordinator

Jim Chandler – Birnie Electric team

Jim Chandler

Site Superintendent, ME

Mal Matotek – Birnie Electric team

Mal Matotek

Project Manager

Marcello Farrace – Birnie Electric team

Marcello Farrace

Electrical Site Superintendent

Manny Tusso – Birnie Electric team

Manny Tusso

Electrical Estimator

Thuy Truong – Birnie Electric team

Thuy Truong

Accounts Payable

Kristen Defreitas – Birnie Electric team

Kristen Defreitas

Electrical Services Supervisor

Mesha – Birnie Electric team

Mesha Goulbourne

Electrical Services Administrator

Lazo Angelopoulos – Birnie Electric team

Lazo Angelopoulos

Electrical Solutions Consultant

Anthony Andruszko – Birnie Electric team

Anthony Andruszko

Human Resources Administrator

Advisory Board

Jeff Kropman

KRO Performance Management

Shankar Narayanan

BA, CPA

Tim Smith

P.Eng. MPa Consulting