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A progressive, employee-owned, full-service consulting firm, Kerry T. Howe Engineering Limited (KTH) specializes in offering comprehensive municipal engineering, project management, and construction administration and inspection services.

The company has built up an impressive portfolio of experience across Niagara over the past seven decades, covering a broad range of municipal, residential, industrial, commercial and institutional projects.

Our multidisciplinary engineers, field specialists, and project management teams bring a streamlined approach and vast expertise to any size of project, while working closely with municipal and/or private clients. Offering a full array of services, KTH’s depth of knowledge on infrastructure and constructability issues is unsurpassed, whether designing new systems or expanding existing ones. We take pride in our ability to combine technically innovative solutions with our familiarity with the approval requirements of municipal, regional, provincial and federal agencies. No matter what the challenge, our staff has earned a well-deserved reputation for excellence, tailoring every service to address our client’s needs today and into the future.

LEADERSHIP TEAM

Jeffrey Jaeger, P.Eng., “Consulting Engineer”

President

Mr. Jaeger is a graduate of McMaster University with a B.Eng. in Civil Engineering and is a designated “Consulting Engineer” with PEO. Mr. Jaeger is a lifelong resident of Niagara and has over thirty-five (35) years’ experience in the design and management of municipal projects, sewer separations, and drainage works in the Niagara Region. He has been involved in all aspects of municipal design and private development design including road reconstruction; sanitary and storm sewer design; watermain design; sewer separations; hydraulic and watermain distribution modeling; stormwater management (quality, quantity, and adjacent to wetlands); flooding studies; and various emergency repairs. Mr. Jaeger has extensive experience with contract documents and all facets of project administration including liaising with governing agencies / municipal staff / utility companies, project budgets, estimates, and client invoicing. As President of KTH, Mr. Jaeger has full control over staffing and resources, ensuring projects are completed on schedule and within budget. His practical approach and commitment to each project ensures its success.

Kerry Howe Jr., P.Eng.

Vice President

Mr. Howe is a graduate of McMaster University with a B.Eng. in Civil Engineering. Mr. Howe is the Lead Engineer on development and municipal projects being responsible for overall design, technical reports, project management, preparation of contract documents, and construction administration. His over fifteen (15) years’ experience has seen him take part in road reconstruction projects, and sewer / watermain / forcemain replacement projects through out the Niagara Region. The projects have accumulated vast experience from a wide range of categories including engineering survey (total station and GPS), hydraulic design for sewers and watermains, complex valve chamber design, technical roadway design following current TAC standards, trenchless pipe rehabilitation, and various trenchless installation methods for new pipes such as horizontal directional drilling, guided auger boring, and bridge suspended installations. As Vice-President of KTH, Mr. Howe works jointly with Mr. Jaeger to ensure appropriate technical and field staff are allocated appropriately and managed efficiently to ensure client requirements are completed on schedule and within budget.

Michael Jamieson, P.Eng.

Project Manager

Mr. Jamieson is a graduate from the University of Windsor with a B.A.Sc. in Environmental Engineering. Mr. Jamieson is a Design Engineer on municipal projects being responsible for overall design, technical reports, project management, preparation of contract documents, and construction administration. His over ten (10) years’ of experience has seen him take part in capital budgeting at the municipal level, water and wastewater treatment, master servicing plans, development servicing, road reconstruction, and sewer / watermain projects throughout the Niagara Region. Through these projects, he exhibits strong capabilities in municipal infrastructure design, client relations, construction methods, guidance to technical and field staff, as well as budgeting and scheduling. As part of the KTH leadership team, Mr. Jamieson works closely with technical and field staff ensuring that projects are completed on time and within budget.

TECHNICAL SUPPORT STAFF

Nate D’hoine, E.I.T.

Junior Municipal E.I.T.

Mr. D’hoine is a Civil Engineer in Training (EIT) with a B.Eng. in Civil Engineering from McMaster University and a diploma in Civil Engineering Technology from Fanshawe College. Mr. D’hoine offers comprehensive expertise in stormwater management, hydraulic and hydrologic modeling, capacity analysis, and site grading. He has held roles as a site inspector, project coordinator, civil designer, stormwater specialist, and regional tech lead. With over four years of experience, Mr. D’hoine has contributed to various subdivision and site plan developments, sewer/watermain designs, and stormwater management projects. These projects also developed experience in stream restoration, ecosystem management, and regional floodplain mapping. His technical proficiency includes 2D flow modeling with HEC-RAS, hydraulic modeling with PCSWMM, fluvial systems modeling, ecosystems management, and regional-level floodplain mapping. Additionally, Mr. D’hoine is an experienced Civil 3D designer with over three years of experience in municipal and residential land development.

James House

Senior Draftsman/Site Inspector

Mr. House is a graduate of Mohawk College in Architectural Technology. Mr. House has over Thirty (30) years’ CAD drafting experience. He has been responsible for all aspects of drafting for municipal works and private development projects including road reconstruction, sanitary and storm sewer replacements, watermain replacements, and subdivision design and lot grading. Mr. House is also responsible for overseeing the drafting of record of construction drawings. Mr. House has been able to apply his CAD design knowledge and experience out in the field while successfully completing construction inspection services.

Tyler Pitman

Senior CAD Specialist

Mr. Pitman is a graduate of Niagara College in Construction Engineering Technology and a prior Civil 3D Specialist with Autodraft Inc. Mr. Pitman have overs sixteen (16) years’ experience and is responsible for detailed design of municipal works and private development, including road reconstruction / sanitary sewer / storm sewer / watermain / subdivision design. Mr. Pitman is well versed in corridor creation and also production of 3D renderings. With his advanced CAD knowledge and background Mr. Pitman is able to maximize the power of the AutoCAD software to ensure state-of-the-art solutions for our client’s projects.

Lauren Durant, C.Tech

Project Technician

Ms. Durant is a graduate of Niagara College in the Civil Engineering Technician Program. Ms. Durant has over ten (10) years’ experience and has been responsible for preliminary design and design of municipal works and private development projects including road design, sanitary and storm sewer designs, and watermain design utilizing AutoCAD Civil 3D. In addition to her CAD design skills, Ms. Durant has developed considerable experience with Sokkia Robotic Total Station and GPS survey equipment as well as construction inspection completing numerous topographical surveys and construction inspection projects throughout the Niagara Region. Her CAD and field knowledge allows for a seamless integration between design and construction producing efficient construction timeframes. Ms. Durant has also gathered experience providing construction administration on various projects, making her well versed in a variety of field and office disciplines.

Brett Telepanich

Senior Construction Inspector

Mr. Telepanich is a graduate of Mohawk College in Civil Engineering Technology. Mr. Telepanich has over Thirty (30) years’ of experience overseeing the construction of municipal and private development projects which included various activities such as pre-engineering data collection, construction quality assurance, contract document execution and adherence, record keeping, and monthly payment certificate development. He is well-versed with the full spectrum of municipal requirements including OPSD, OPSS, and Niagara Peninsula Standard Contract Documents as well as liaising with area utilities, municipality representatives, and residents.

Benjamin Lantos

Intermediate Construction Inspector

Mr. Lantos is a graduate of Mohawk College in Civil Engineering Technology. Mr. Lantos has over five (5) years experience on construction of private developments and municipal road, sewer and watermain projects. He is familiar with Regional and Municipal requirements and standards including OPSD, OPSS and Niagara Peninsula Standard Contract Documents and is skilled in liaising with area utilities, municipality representatives and residents. He is also part of the KTH topographical survey crew using our Sokkia Robotic Total Station and GPS survey equipment.

ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT STAFF

Cindy Vail

Administrator / Executive Assistant

Janet Allan

Controller

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