Meet the people

Our team

Our team builds strong relationships to deliver — across engineering, project management, operations and support, in offices coast-to-coast in Canada.

Viet Tran is the founder and owner of VTEK. He has more than 30 years of engineering and construction experience in the Oil and Gas Industry, to the benefit of VTEK's customers. Viet's vision is for VTEK to be the "Industry Leader of Choice". He is committed to fit-for-purpose engineering solutions and ensures the culture within VTEK delivers a safe, high-quality product that brings value to each and every client. With his executive leadership Viet is responsible for the day-to-day activities of VTEK with a highly skilled team of professionals to execute work that meets project and business objectives — including sustainability, growth and most importantly ensuring the team achieves "GOAL ZERO – ZERO HARM TO THE ENVIRONMENT AND ZERO HARM TO PEOPLE". Maintaining strong client relationships through state-of-the-art high-quality design with value to our clients in a safe, efficient manner is a core value and objective.
Passionate and energetic professional engineer involved in the industrial and consulting sector for 30 years. Recognized for his accomplishments in Capex projects, business development and corporate affairs as a committed executive. As a hands-on proven leader, he brings expertise and ownership to VTEK that spans across commercial management, technical leadership, coaching and mentoring, business communications and marketing. He fosters cohesive working relationships with clients, partners, and stakeholders in a wide range of circumstances. Being resourceful and animated by a strong entrepreneurial spirit, he envisions strategic plans that contribute to plant owners' operational performance.
Carl Gadoury is a Senior manager with over 30 years' experience in the oil and gas sector. Carl has held management positions with construction, fabrication, EPC and engineering companies. His overall experience in all the steps of the project cycle brings insight and added value to project execution and development. Carl has participated in some of the largest Oil and Gas projects in Eastern Canada and has established a solid reputation in overall project execution. Devoted to his customers' satisfaction and always striving to bring value and safety to every project undertaken. Carl has been with VTEK for over 13 years, growing the business from a startup engineering company to a reputable force in the industry — with the same core values as VTEK's founder: to be a fit-for-purpose engineering service provider. Carl is now VP Business Development for Eastern Canada and working hard to grow VTEK's presence in the Oil and Gas and industrial sectors.
Comprehensive Construction/Project Management in a variety of industrial markets, with over 35 years of experience managing and leading brownfield and greenfield projects to safe and successful execution. David has a 'Goal Zero' mindset and a commitment to HSE in design and execution to ensure the health and welfare of people and the environment is always maintained. David has advanced project- and construction-management experience and methodologies to execute work rigorously and efficiently with the prudent application of best practices, continuous improvement, change management and lean principles. David has a strong business acumen to strategize, lead and manage VTEK's Western Canadian operations.
Helene brings 15 years' experience within HR and recruitment and is responsible for all HR-related matters at VTEK. She is in regular contact with all team members across Canada. Adept at fostering client relationships, she is a firm believer that change comes through smooth collaboration and open communication. She therefore serves as a committed team and candidate partner. Helene is passionate about coaching and developing colleagues, aligning talent pipelines with company strategies, and creating human-centered environments.
With 27 years of experience in accounting, Maria has had the privilege of helping businesses stay organized and financially confident. She enjoys making numbers simple and useful so companies can focus on growing and reaching their goals.
Cuong is responsible for the company's IT infrastructure, ensuring the existing offices and associated systems are fully functional at all times. He is also involved in recommending and implementing new systems and upgrades as appropriate. He has experience with IT infrastructure, cloud migration and building scalable applications for enterprise customers. Cuong has a proven ability to design solutions, execute and deliver IT projects that reduce costs and increase efficiencies.
Umar is a results-driven Process Engineer with 15 years of experience in the Oil & Gas sector across three continents — North America, Asia and Africa. He has worked as a consulting engineer for over 10 years for oil producers in Western Canada and as Lead Facilities Engineer in Thermal SE-SAGD operations. His expertise includes engineering design, continuous process improvement and revenue optimization of energy infrastructure. He has worked across all phases of a project lifecycle — from conceptual through FEED / detailed engineering to project execution and commissioning of conventional, heavy oil and thermal assets across Canada. He holds a Master's degree in Petroleum Engineering and a Bachelor's in Chemical Engineering. A proud father of two boys, he likes back-country hiking with his family, cooking and socializing. He volunteers for his local community and pursues interests in wildlife photography and theoretical physics.
Eric Paris

Eric Paris

Mechanical & Piping Designer Manager

Ashish has over 25 years of combined progressive experience as Lead/Principal Mechanical Engineer / Project Engineering Manager in oil and gas, chemical, petrochemical, extraction, upgrading and tailings management of oil-sands operations, refinery, and downstream distribution industry. He is highly experienced in full project lifecycles — from conceptual study, FEED, optimization, detailed engineering, construction support, field engineering, and commissioning support — following globally recognized EPCM and operating-company project execution stages and engineering standards. He also has plant-engineering experience in the areas of reliability engineering, maintenance, energy conservation and asset-integrity management. He has delivered numerous brownfield and greenfield projects leading multi-discipline teams across several countries.
Seasoned Instrumentation & Electrical Engineer with over 20 years of diverse experience leading complex design projects across multiple industries. Recognized for a strong commitment to high-quality performance, efficient processes and cost minimization. His expertise covers refining, energy, fertilizer and utility sectors, where he has successfully led multi-disciplinary teams to ensure timely project completion, quality control, regulatory compliance and safe operations. He is a Certified SIF Designer, TÜV Functional Safety Engineer, and a subject matter expert in Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS). He has spearheaded refinery functional-safety initiatives and established safety systems in accordance with IEC 61511 and ISA standards. He has a proven track record designing SIFs for Crude Units, FCCU, GHT, NHT, Boilers, Chemical Plants, SHU, ISOMAX, Ammonia, Urea and Nitric Acid Plants. He brings extensive experience designing and commissioning compressor control systems — including anti-surge controls — steam turbines and gas turbine controls. He works closely with regulatory bodies such as TSSA for Burner Management Systems (BMS) and control approvals.
Craig Kember is an engineering project manager with over 12 years of consulting and design-engineering experience in piping engineering and construction-management roles. Craig has led the development and growth of the Toronto VTEK office for over 5 years. In that time he has managed projects ranging up to $20M in budget for a variety of clients across multiple industries.
Professional Engineer with just under 20 years of industry experience. Having worked in an oil refinery, he has acquired solid expertise in project management, rotating equipment, instrumentation and control systems, as well as concise knowledge of equipment integrity. Recognized as a group leader, skilled problem identifier and troubleshooter. Demonstrated quick learning abilities with a keen mechanical instinct.