Dave graduated with degrees in both urban planning and transportation engineering, and with experience in transportation consulting, Dave has a balanced approach to managing projects in which there is a close relationship between urban design, transportation and the environment. During his 30 year career with LEA, Dave has completed a wide range of multi-disciplinary projects, requiring such disciplines as traffic operations analysis, engineering design, project management, energy consumption and efficiency, economic feasibility studies and road management systems.

Dave carried out a peer review of the transportation planning component for the City's Waterfront Plan and managed the transportation work associated with the Wilson Ave. Revitalization Study and the identification of alignments in the Highway 404 and Highway 7 corridors for LRT as part of the development of the Markham Centre.

He has managed large-scale studies including one for the City of Toronto on the operational impacts of dismantling the east end of the Gardiner Expressway. He also played a major role in the Central Area Transportation Review in which he examined the need for additional infrastructure to meet the long term demand for travel into the Central Area of the City of Toronto.

John has had a distinguished career as one of Canada's leading urban planners and management consultants, during which he has worked with all levels of government and the private sector, providing advice on policy, strategy, investment, restructuring and organizational development. He was previously the president of an established national management consulting practice, president of an institute specializing in urban policy, and president at a Canadian leader in power generation.

John leads LEA's international engineering, planning and consulting activities and is also involved with major projects in Canada.