Rory Richards

PRESIDENT

A dynamic force in business with a background in modular development and government relations.

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An alumnus of Vancouver’s prestigious POWER 50 list, Rory has been a dynamic force in Canadian business for more than 20 years. She has a strong background in project management and government relations, working with a myriad of high-profile clients on project conceptualization, development, marketing and sales.

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Rory attended the Real Estate Division of the Sauder School of Business at UBC and studied property development at Langara College.

Mark Taylor

SENIOR DIRECTOR OF CONSTRUCTION

Mark Taylor, ENG is an engineer by training and a respected leader with 30 years in senior construction management roles. He is also a former board member of the Modular Building Institute.

His previous roles include serving as:

• VP, Permanent Modular Construction PCL

• Director Operations, Stuart Olson 

• Director of Operations, IWCD 

• Senior Construction Manager, PCL

Cory Douglas

CULTURAL & DESIGN DEVELOPMENT​

Cory Douglas is involved with the decolonization of the unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations (MST) by providing art and cultural knowledge. Cory Douglas is a Squamish/Haida artist who practices both Northwest Coast Formline and Coast Salish design. He offers presentations/workshops on the differences to design teams in the city. Cory has an associate degree in Civil Engineering Technology and in Architectural Engineering and Technology, including +25 years of experience in the BC building industry and +15 years of art and culture.

Since October of 2006 Cory has been focused on developing his ancestors’ roots in artistry, and refining himself as he merges his academic architectural vocation with his innate creativity. Together, mixed with his passion for detail, this marriage has come alive into what he defines as 'Modern Formline'. Every creation begins as a vision, followed by a sketch; the piece merges into its personality and is then digitally mastered, painted or engraved. Cory’s late grandfather, Teddy Brown, belonged to both Killer whale (Tsimshian) and Eagle (Haida) clans.

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 As an apprentice to Jordan Seward, he has been studying traditional Haida form and Formline. Cory has graduated from the Northwest Coast Jewelry Arts Program (2011), taught by Dan Wallace. Aaron Nelson Moody is his mentor for Classic Coast Salish Art. With their traditional knowledge and his vision, Cory compliments his rich culture, allowing him to reach a new audience with 'Modern Formline'

Mark Sundin

CSA/QUALITY CONTROL

Mark has worked in Residential, Commercial and Multifamily modular construction.   In roles of General Contractor for residential, Design & Install Project management for residential and commercial, and Offshore Director of Manufacturing of modular units for multifamily mid-rise.   In all cases to Canadian CSA A277 standards.
 

Part of this expertise is dealing with QA/QC documentation requirements, CWB certification for welded steel, CSA A277 certification for the factory and building codes for various municipalities.  

A primary part of building to CSA A277 standards for offshore modular manufacturing is sourcing approved construction material and internal components for the modular units to qualify for CSA A277 certification.  For which, Mark has spent over 25 years sourcing products and manufacturing sourcing for industrial and construction material, consumer goods, steel fabricated components etc.

Mehdi Kamali
DESIGN INTERGRATION​

Mehdi is Nuqo’s  in-house designer for our modular building units. He received his Masters of Architecture in Iran and Certificate in Architectural and building Engineering Technology from the British Columbia Institute of Technology.

Mehdi is considered an expert in modular design and

He brings years of residential and commercial design experience to Nuqo and extensive experience working with computer-aided design software such as Autodesk Revit and Autocad. Mehdi has strong knowledge of building codes and construction methods both in modular and conventional construction systems.

Cindy Ieong, CPA, CA

CONTROLLER

Cindy Ieong is a Chartered Accountant with over a decade of experience in auditing and financial reporting, providing strategic financial advice to management teams and board members.

She has worked with clients (public and private) in various industries including real estate, mining, and technology.  Cindy brings experience in budgeting, advance excel modeling, implementation of accounting policies and processes, and can highlight financial implications critical to key business decisions at Nuqo.