About Us
GEA is able to provide structural engineering design solutions for:
- Heavy civil structures for hydroelectric and thermal power generation projects.
Industrial projects comprising heavy machine buildings, storage halls, silos, conveyor systems and the like.
Transportation structures, such as wharves and jetties and those associated with urban rail projects.
Geotechnical structures, such as cut and cover structures, deep foundations and substructures, braced and tied-back excavations, slope stabilizing structures and retaining works.
Building structures, in particular those in areas prone to seismic loading.
Awards
2016
McLymont Creek Hydroelectric Project
Association of Consulting Engineers of BC Award of Excellence
2016
Capilano Energy Recovery Facility (as subconsultant to Knight Piésold)
Association of Consulting Engineers of BC Award of Merit
2010
Fitzsimmons Creek Debris Barrier
Association of Consulting Engineers of BC Award of Merit
2000
Whistler Creek Debris Barrier (as subconsultant to Kerr Wood Leidal)
Association of Consulting Engineers of BC Award of Merit
Our Team
Complex interdisciplinary projects pose no problem for our small and efficient group of professionals. We combine the technical expertise of the structural engineering department of a medium to large engineering firm with the efficiency, flexibility and sense of personal responsibility of a small engineering practice.
It is our policy that all our work is peer reviewed. Our Quality Plan comprises Design and Drawing Standards, Checking Procedures and the Document Control and Filing System. We intend to attain ISO 9000 certification.
Adrian Gygax has been a structural engineer for over 30 years. First employed with a consulting firm in Vancouver, and for 13 years with the international engineering firm, Electrowatt Engineering Ltd. Involved in a wide variety of large infrastructure projects which took him for extended stays in Switzerland, West Africa and South-east Asia. Direct responsibility for all structural engineering aspects of the project has been the common feature of his professional experience.
Adrian is a Designated Structural Engineer (StructEng) in the Province of British Columbia and a Charter Member of IStructE.
Aaron Guest graduated with an honours degree in civil engineering from the University of Melbourne in 2004. He was employed by Glotman Simpson Group of Companies for three years as a structural design, construction management, and structural field engineer.
Aaron has been with Gygax Engineering Associates since 2008. His responsibilities include detailed design, tender document production and structural field reviews.
Adam is a graduate with a Masters degree in Civil Engineering from Imperial College, London, England. Prior to joining GEA, he gained experience working on structural design and construction inspection with the post-tensioning contractor Freyssinet in the UK, and then with Associated Engineering, in Vancouver, where he has lived since 2007.
Adam has been with GEA since 2011. His responsibilities include structural design and contract document preparation, and conducting regular structural field reviews. He has led design teams on a number of significant projects in the hydropower, municipal, and industrial sectors.
Pooja Bhat graduated with a Master’s degree in Civil Engineering from the University of British Columbia in 2013 and has been employed at Gygax Engineering Associates since that time. Her responsibilities at GEA include detailed civil and structural design, tender document production and site reviews of projects including power stations, hydraulic structures, industrial plants, municipal infrastructure facilities and seismic assessment/retrofits. Pooja is experienced in designing and detailing of concrete, heavy timber and steel components of such facilities.