Darrell Nimchuk, CMA, MBA – Vice President, Finance
Darrell joined Flexpipe Systems in January 2003 from Inuvialuit Environmental and Geotechnical Inc., an oil and gas service company, where he was Chief Financial Officer/General Manager directly responsible for financial, administrative and information systems. Other relevant experience includes involvement in mergers and acquisitions, internal auditing, investor relations and business development for companies varying in size from $10 MM to $4.3 BB.  Darrell holds a Masters of Business and Administration from Athabasca University.

Sam Bouey, P.Eng - Vice President, Engineering and Operations
Sam joined Flexpipe Systems in November 2001 and is one of the founders of the company. Sam has played a key role in the early development of the Flexpipe technology and continues to lead the company in its research and development initiatives and its manufacturing operations. Previous to Flexpipe Systems, Sam was a key member of the engineering team that developed the Proflex high-pressure flexible composite pipe technology. He gained further experience in the pipeline industry while developing new inspection tools for the pipeline inspection division of BJ Services. Sam holds a BSc. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Alberta and is a registered professional engineer in the province of Alberta.

K. Dean Zipse - Vice President, Sales & Marketing
Dean joined Flexpipe Systems in December 2005. Previous to Flexpipe Systems, Dean held the position of Sales Manager (Canada & Europe) at Tesco Corporation where he was responsible for operations and business development in the area of innovative technologies. Dean was also a founding partner in what is now known as Wellco Energy Services Trust as VP Engineering Operations and a Director. He has also worked for a major international oil & gas operator in the Gulf of Mexico as an Offshore - Operations/Drilling Engineer. Dean received a B.Sc., in Petroleum Engineering from New Mexico Tech and holds a Petroleum Technology Diploma from Southern Alberta Institute of Technology.

David McColl, P.Eng - Vice President, Business Development
Dave joined Flexpipe Systems in July 2005 from GM Electro-Motive where he held several progressive positions in Engineering, Business Planning, Project Management, and Sales. Dave is a founding investor in Flexpipe Systems and has been actively involved with the company in a consulting capacity since its incorporation. Dave holds a BSc. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Western Ontario and is a registered professional engineer in the province of Alberta.  

Kevin Gartner - Director of Manufacturing
Kevin joined Flexpipe Systems in January 2003 bringing a wealth of experience and knowledge in numerous plastic processing fields, polyethylene manufacturing and flexible composite pipe.  Kevin was the Production Manager at Proflex Pipe Corporation and was involved in the development and commercialization of its high pressure, flexible composite pipe.  Kevin was ultimately responsible for the commissioning and production of Proflex’s manufacturing facility.  Kevin holds an honors diploma in Plastics Engineering Technology from the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology.