Our presenters

Rick’s career in the construction industry spans 49 years including 14 years in design consulting, 2 years as a Building Inspector and 33 years as founder and President of one of BC’s leading Construction Management firms.

Rick served on the Board of ICBA, the Independent Contractors and Businesses Association for 8 years. Rick also served on the Board of Merit Canada for 8 years and is now dedicating his board efforts to the Delta Hospital and Community Health Foundation.

Rick has guided Unitech through the successful completion of nearly $1.5 billion worth commercial, institutional, recreational, hospitality, First Nations, Health and even civil and industrial projects throughout BC. All of these projects been implemented via Construction Manager as Agent via old CCA 5 or CCDC 5A contracts on behalf of many repeat public and private clients.

He is continuing his passion for collaborative construction with $400 million in CM contracts in progress and is leveraging Unitech collaborative approach on promotion of IPD and Lean Construction on current and upcoming projects.

Robert MacRae is the owner of RA MacRae Training Inc. since 1992. Our training has been delivered to corporate clients from Victoria to St. Johns Newfoundland as well as the Arctic Circle. We specialize in mobile equipment operator training and Fall Protection programs. Custom training programs designed for specialty applications.

Rochelle Morandini is an independent consultant whose passion is helping people thrive in the workplace. Rochelle has an extensive background working with organizations and their people across Canada, within a large variety of industries. Her background is in Human Resources and Organizational Behaviour, and has dedicated her career to supporting the people and workplace systems that enhance health and mitigate illness.

Rod Bianchini is SkilledTradesBC’s Chief Strategy and Compliance Officer (CSCO). He joined SkilledTradesBC in 2013 as the Manager of Apprenticeship Advisors and managed the introduction of regional Apprenticeship Advisors across B.C. Rod has a proven track record for developing and leading high-performing teams and as a result, was appointed as Director of Industry Relations and then Chief Operating Officer in 2018. Rod leveraged his passion for collaboration and intentional engagement to provide strategic direction to his team and their work with the Sector Advisory Groups and other industry stakeholders. He was named Chief Strategy and Compliance Officer in November 2021. 

As the CSCO, Rod’s priority is to implement SkilledTradeBC’s new mandate of Skilled Trades Certification (STC). Rod has worked closely with the government to ensure a smooth transition to STC and will be building and leading a new Compliance team to support this implementation.

Rod is a certified Roofer and with an extensive background in skilled trades, he understands the value of skilled trades training and careers. Having been on the apprenticeship journey firsthand, Rod is committed to increasing accessibility to skills training so that others can benefit from a meaningful career in skilled trades as he did. 

Reger is founder and President of Regehr Workplace Safety Solutions and is a professional Occupational Health and Safety consultant who also has many years of industrial work experience.

Roger graduated from BCIT with a Certificate of Occupational Health & Safety. Roger's experience includes 15 years in occupational health and safety, 5 of these as the Production Supervisor and Health and Safety Manager at a medium sized sawmill. It was here that Roger gained expertise in balancing health and safety with production needs. Roger's years of experience as a Health and Safety Manager for a multi-national industrial corporation, also provided him with an extensive understanding of corporate industrial health and safety systems, office ergonomics, and Canadian and American occupational health and safety legislative requirements

As an internationally experienced architect and certified RHFAC Professional with a disability, Roman brings a wealth of lived experience to his work as an architect, designer, educator, artist, and illustrator, specializing in accessibility and inclusion.   Fluent in French, Spanish, Russian, Hebrew, and English, Roman has over 15 years of experience working with marginalized communities, including people with disabilities, minorities, and recent immigrants. He has worked with clients and projects in the US, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, as well as most provinces and territories of Canada.  He currently sits on Waterfront Toronto's Accessibility Advisory Committee, focusing on amplifying disabled voices in architecture and design to attain equitable access that is also well-designed and beautiful. His practice, Linear Nonlinear Inclusive Design, offers clients accessibility and universal design consulting services that seek to go beyond regulatory guidelines, creating better spaces that enhance the lives and experiences of all. 

Passionate about education, Roman is a sessional faculty at OCAD University, leading undergraduate design studios, inclusive design seminars, and more. He has previously co-taught seven courses on architectural theory and history, design, professional practice, and visual representation at the University of Toronto. He is a member of the Rick Hansen Foundation's instructional team, offering the Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility Certification training to students at Laurentian University, George Brown College, and South Alberta Institute of Technology, ensuring the success of the next generation of access professionals.

Alongside two other faculty members, Roman co-founded Creative Research Practices (CRIP) Lab, an inclusive practices research center at OCAD University. As a leadership co-director, he leads and facilitates initiatives to advance inclusion and anti-ableist practices in architecture, design pedagogy, research, art production and exhibition, university hiring practices, organizational policy, professional mentorship for workers with disabilities, events symposia, and consulting. 

Ron started at the City of Vancouver 15 years ago as a laborer and enjoyed the challenge so much that he became the Trench Safety Instructor 3 years later. He took adult educational courses to help him deliver the courses and soon became the Subject Matter Expert in the Trenching/Excavation Safety field.

Ron loves to learn and found that many other associations and companies outside the City were interested in finding training on this topic. 5 years later he was teaching across BC. Ron has designed many courses around underground infrastructure construction and teaches not only the WSBC Regulations but how to do it safely within the regulations. Ron was previously an instructor for the Water & Wastewater courses across BC for Kwantlen Polytechnic University.

Ron is now a supervisor, in the Sewer and Drainage Operations department at Metro Vancouver. Ron started in the public sector in 2002 at the City of Vancouver - Engineering Department working in many positions over the years he began to take an interest in safety and instruction. He soon became the A/Superintendent of OH&S and begun teaching part time for BC Water & Waste Association, World Water & Wastewater Solutions.

Recently he was part of an instructional team training in the Caribbean with the Belize Water Service through Operators without Boarders. Ron was soon recognized for his passion for better quality education and was asked to join Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) in 2015 to develop and manage the Water & Wastewater and Utility Locator Education in BC, Western Canada & the Yukon (5-year commitment).

Ron is now current employed as a Supervisor of Metro Vancouver’s (GVRD) Sewer Collection System servicing 1.4 million People and continues to instruct in his spare time. Ron is also an Executive Board Member on the BC Common Ground Alliance, a member of their Education Committee and presenter for their BC Ground Disturbance Seminars, a member of the Resource Membership Committee for BC1Call and he is a member of the BC Water Sector Development Committee.

Rosalie is a senior Associate in Clark Wilson LLP’s Infrastructure, Construction & Procurement Group. She has extensive experience advising clients both locally and across North America with the negotiation of contracts, as well as a wide range of litigation issues including builders’ lien claims, delay and deficiency claims and other construction disputes. Rosalie is committed to working diligently alongside her clients to establish practical legal solutions.

Roy’s career in design-build construction started about 50 years ago as a student construction labourer and then as a superintendent on a small design-build renovation project.  Roy is a Professional Engineer who owned a design-build company from 1974 to 2019 and a Professional Engineering company for over 30 years.

Roy has served on the Ontario Building Code Commission, is a Past President of the Ontario General Contractors Association, past Chairperson of the Canadian Design-Build Institute, the Niagara Regional Chamber of Commerce, and the Niagara Industrial Association, as well as other organizations.

Currently, Roy acts as an owner’s agent and a strategic advisor to design and build contractors.  Roy has experience in the private sector industrial, commercial, and retail projects plus municipal work as an owner’s agent and a design-builder.  These projects have ranged from small to $32,000,000.

Roy has received many honours, including a Life Membership from the Ontario General Contractors Association, and a Niagara Engineering Award of Merit.

Ryan has over 20 years of experience as a construction professional, and in his current role at EllisDon, he is responsible for overall execution of EllisDon projects, including staffing, training, and risk management. With extensive experience in hospital construction and complex projects, Ryan brings an intense but energetic and engaging approach to his work. Recognized as the top academic student each year while graduating from the Construction Engineering Technology Program at Fanshawe College, Ryan is also a Certified Engineering Technologist (C.E.T), a LEED AP accredited professional, and is Gold Seal Certified (GSC) by the Canadian Construction Association.