Municipal & Public Sector
End-to-end electrical engineering for municipal facilities — from 200A community centres to city-wide multi-facility programs.
City-Wide Fire Alarm & Emergency Lighting Program
Complete fire alarm system design, emergency and exit lighting upgrades, and CEC-compliant power distribution across 50+ municipal facilities including community centres, fire stations, arenas, and recreation complexes. Full P.Eng stamped permit drawings.
Municipal Park & Trail Lighting Modernization
Full photometric analysis, LED conversion design, and dark-sky compliant outdoor area lighting for parks, trails, and public spaces. Utility coordination with local distribution companies and CEC Section 30 compliance.
Civic Centre Complete Electrical Retrofit
Service entrance upgrades up to 2000A, panelboard replacements, branch circuit redesign, HVAC electrical coordination, fire alarm system integration, and emergency generator sizing for aging municipal buildings.
Fire Station HVAC & Electrical Systems Upgrade
Full mechanical-electrical coordination for HVAC system replacements, VFD-driven motor controls, dedicated equipment circuits, and emergency power distribution for critical first-responder facilities.
School Boards & Institutional
Electrical system design for educational and institutional facilities — lighting upgrades, power distribution, life safety systems, and complete building retrofits.
Multi-School Lighting & Controls Upgrade Program
Interior and exterior lighting redesign across multiple school board facilities. LED conversion, occupancy and daylight sensor integration, advanced lighting controls, and energy code compliance per OBC SB-10.
Institutional Power Distribution & Panel Modernization
Complete electrical system capacity assessments, service entrance evaluations, distribution panel upgrades, and arc flash hazard analysis for institutional facilities. P.Eng stamped coordination studies.
Campus Emergency Power & Life Safety Systems
Generator sizing with step-loading analysis, automatic transfer switch coordination, emergency lighting design per OBC 3.2.7, fire alarm system upgrades, and battery-backed egress lighting.
Building Envelope & HVAC Electrical Coordination
Electrical design for RTU replacements, boiler controls, BAS integration, VFD installations, and dedicated mechanical equipment circuits. Full coordination with mechanical engineers.
Commercial & Infrastructure
Full-scope electrical engineering for commercial developments — new construction, service upgrades, tenant infrastructure, and utility-scale power systems.
Commercial Service Entrance & Utility Coordination
High-capacity service entrance design from 400A to 4000A, utility metering configurations, transformer sizing, switchgear specification, and coordination with Toronto Hydro, Alectra, and Hydro One connection processes.
Multi-Tenant Commercial Power Distribution
Complete electrical infrastructure for multi-tenant commercial buildings — main distribution, sub-metering, tenant risers, common area lighting, parking garage systems, and EV charging rough-in per CEC Section 86.
Generator & Redundancy System Design
Standby and emergency generator sizing with step-loading analysis, paralleling switchgear coordination, automatic transfer schemes, and CEC Rule 46 compliance for commercial and critical facilities.
Building Electrification & System Conversion
Gas-to-electric conversion engineering — heat pump electrical loads, upgraded service entrance calculations, panel capacity analysis, and utility upgrade coordination for building decarbonization projects.
Commercial Fit-Out & Tenant Improvements
Construction-ready electrical designs for retail, restaurant, office, and medical tenant fit-outs — from concept to construction.
Restaurant & Commercial Kitchen Electrical
Complete kitchen equipment power design — dedicated circuits for commercial ovens, exhaust hoods, walk-in coolers, dishwashers, and POS systems. Load calculations per CEC, coordination with mechanical for exhaust and HVAC.
Medical & Dental Clinic Electrical Design
Specialized power requirements for medical imaging, dental chairs, sterilization equipment, and IT/communications infrastructure. Emergency power for critical equipment and IPAC-compliant electrical layouts.
Multi-Location Franchise Rollout Program
Standardized electrical design packages for franchise deployments — repeatable templates, site-specific adaptations, landlord coordination, and fast-track permit submissions across multiple jurisdictions.
Office Tenant Improvement & Base Building
Open-plan and private office electrical layouts, workstation power and data, boardroom AV infrastructure, server room cooling circuits, and base building electrical coordination with landlords.
Data Centres & Critical Facilities
Mission-critical electrical infrastructure design — redundant power distribution, emergency systems, and fault-tolerant architectures for facilities requiring 99.99% uptime.
Critical Power Distribution Architecture
Redundant A+B power distribution design, static transfer switch coordination, PDU specification, and fault-tolerant electrical architecture for Tier II/III data centre environments.
Switchgear & MV System Modernization
Medium-voltage switchgear replacement, protective relay coordination, arc flash hazard analysis per CSA Z462, and short-circuit/coordination study updates for aging critical infrastructure.
Emergency Power & Generator Systems
Multi-generator paralleling systems, diesel/natural gas generator sizing with step-loading analysis, day tank and fuel systems coordination, and automatic transfer scheme design for N+1 redundancy.
Principal's Track Record — International Megaprojects
Prior to founding ETEM Engineering, our principal served as Electrical Project Manager on billion-dollar international infrastructure programs — leading full electrical scope delivery from design coordination and procurement through installation, testing, commissioning, and final handover.
Zugdidi & Poti Wastewater Treatment Plant, Georgia (2019–2021)
Electrical Project Manager overseeing full electrical scope for wastewater treatment facilities — power distribution, controls, procurement coordination, contractor management, MV/LV installation oversight, PLC/SCADA commissioning, schedule management, and cost control through to client handover.
Turkmenbashi International Seaport, Turkmenistan (2017–2018) · $1.5B
Electrical Project Manager responsible for large-scale seaport infrastructure installations — multidisciplinary coordination, electrical infrastructure installation oversight, testing and commissioning activities, vendor management, budget control, and delivery in accordance with international standards.
Ashgabat Olympic Village, Turkmenistan (2013–2016) · $5B
Electrical Project Manager leading electrical works for residential towers, cooling and heating plant buildings, and MV/LV substations — full responsibility for installation supervision, testing and commissioning, contractor management, progress reporting, and project budget control.
Kuzu Effect Mixed-Use Complex, Ankara, Turkey (2019)
Project Manager overseeing full electrical scope — design coordination, MV/LV power distribution, retail and residential electrical systems, office infrastructure, LEED Gold certification support, installation oversight, testing and commissioning, and contractor management for this award-winning mixed-use complex.