InterVISTAS

Executive Team

		Gerry Bruno, President & CEO InterVISTAS Consulting Inc., Chairman, InterVISTAS-ga² Consulting, Inc. One of North America’s most respected transportation and tourism executives, Mr. Bruno has pioneered new approaches to strategic market development. He was at the forefront of the vision to develop the Vancouver International Airport into a major Asia-Pacific Gateway and played a key role in advancing new policy, facilitation and security initiatives such as Canada-U.S. Open Skies, In-Transit Pre-clearance, Transit Without Visa, and Perimeter Clearance. Mr. Bruno has served on the boards of several tourism organizations, a port authority and chaired the Pacific Rim Cruise Association. He is the Executive Director, Coordinated Clearance Coalition and a Member, Board of Director, Canadian/American Border Trade Alliance.
		Jim Miller, Group President & President InterVISTAS Consulting LLC (U.S.) Jim Miller is a leading expert in the economic analysis of aviation issues and opportunities. His capability stems from his extensive experience as a senior aviation executive, as well as an investment banker specialized in aviation transactions. He provides highly effective competitive positioning ™ services to airlines, aviation services providers and governments across a wide range of areas, and expert analysis and advice on international air service development and airport privatization.
		Mike Tretheway, Executive Vice President Dr. Tretheway is widely considered as a leading transportation economist and has served as an expert witness and advisor to governments, airlines, airports, ports and railways in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Asia, Africa and before the European Commission. He earned a PhD in economics from the University of Wisconsin and served for 14 years as Associate Professor of Transportation & Logistics at the University of British Columbia.
		Hans Mohrmann, Executive Vice President Hans Mohrmann has 20 years international airport management and development experience. He advised governments on the privatization of airports in Europe and the Middle East, IFIs on airport investments and provided counsel on post-privatization concession management to governments. From 1992-2001 he spearheaded the international activities of the Schiphol Group culminating in the redevelopment of Terminal 4 at JFK Airport and the acquisition of Brisbane Airport.
		Barney Parrella, Executive Vice President Barney Parrella assists airports in the fields of airport/airline relations, airport commercial practices, air service development, and strategic planning. He has held senior positions at the Washington, D.C. airports, the Airports Council International and the Air Transport Association, leading to specialized expertise in the commercial relationship between airports and the airline industry.
		Paul Ouimet, Executive Vice President Mr. Ouimet has 25 years experience in marketing, policy and economic development in transportation and tourism. He has worked with many port, airport and tourism clients in North America and the Caribbean to develop strategic plans and marketing programs. He has also worked on business plans for new ventures in several industries. He was previously Vice President of WESTAC, a highly respected association of business, government and labor leaders.
		Solomon Wong, Senior Vice President, Borders, Security & Planning Mr. Wong has served as a consultant to government agencies and facility operators on transportation planning, security and border facilitation issues. For clients, he specializes in the integration of new processes and technologies to passenger and goods processing. Mr. Wong is also active in the community on several Boards and advisory groups related to transportation planning and immigration/settlement issues. He holds a Master of Science in Planning from the University of Toronto.
	Senior Team Members
		Robert Andriulaitis, Vice President, Transportation & Logistics Studies Mr. Andriulaitis has 18 years experience in transportation policy, cargo economics and marketing, foreign trade zone development and business logistics, in both the private and public sectors. With a MSc in Transportation and Logistics, and experience in air, rail, trucking and inter-city bus transportation issues, he brings a multi-modal perspective to the development of client-focused solutions. Prior to joining InterVISTAS, he worked for the Governments of Alberta and Manitoba.
		Jon Ash, President, InterVISTAS-ga² As President, InterVISTAS-ga2, Mr. Ash advises airlines, airports, governments, and other clients on strategic economic and international trade issues. He also serves as an expert for clients in legal and quasi-judicial proceedings. Prior to entering consulting, he was with TWA for 18 years serving in various positions including Staff V.P. for Financial Planning & Analysis, and Corporate V.P., Government & International Affairs. Mr. Ash has BA and MBA degrees from Michigan State University.
		Douglas Bañez, Director, Finance & Privatization Douglas Bañez has extensive experience on client work related to airport facilities development, including economic and financial analysis of proposed projects. he is a specialist in the areas of traffic forecasting, aviation networks, air service development and air cargo. He also advised aviation clients on regulatory matters before the U.S. Department of Transportation.
		David Berrington, Director, Strategic & Corporate Services Mr. Berrington has over 10 years of experience in human resource management, and holds a Certified Human Resource Professional designation. He has considerable experience in designing and delivering effective human resource strategies and systems that facilitate achievement of the business strategy. Prior to joining InterVISTAS, he was Director of Human Resources in a major engineering consulting firm of more than 1000 employees. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree and has served as President of the BC Human Resources Management Association.
		Rob Beynon, Vice President, Development Economics Mr. Beynon has a Masters Degree specializing in Japan-North America trade relationships. In addition to work assignments in Japan and Australia, he has worked for the International Commerce Centre and established Canada’s first Foreign Trade Zone. With 15 years experience working with companies in the aviation, rail and marine industries, he has specialized expertise in intermodal cargo, community economic development, regional airport development, FTZ marketing and economic impact assessment.
		Koen Brinkman, Senior Consultant Koen Brinkman specializes in economic and financial modeling for aviation projects. His education and experience has provided him with in-depth analytic capability in the areas of process analysis, issue evaluation, scenario modeling and related tasks. His most recent work has focused on public/private partnership issues and analyses in the airport and aviation sectors, including performance modeling, revenue analysis and competition analysis.
		Nigel Brownlow, Vice President, Commercial Intelligence Mr. Brownlow has over 20 years airline and aviation experience in financial control, fleet and network planning, market and schedule development, revenue management, distribution systems development, and traffic forecasting. He has designed advance airline and airport business models and has developed a revenue management system appropriate for contemporary airline fare structures. Mr. Brownlow leads the development of the InterVISTAS revenue management product and is active in the fleet and network planning services. He formerly held positions as manager product development with Air Canada, senior revenue management consultant with Aeronomics Incorporated, and President, Sherpa Decision System Incorporated.
		Claude Brunet, Executive Consultant Mr. Brunet has 25 years of experience in commercial aviation. He held several management positions in the international aviation industry including more than 10 years at Air Canada and two years at Aéroports de Montréal as Director Air Transport Development. His first mandate as a private consultant was to represent the major Canadian airports at the Canada- US Open Skies negotiations. He held the position of Executive Director of the Canadian Airports Council from 1997 to 1999. His academic credentials include an MSc in Marketing & Transport.
		Janice Bruno, Corporate Services Manager Ms. Bruno has extensive experience in corporate services. She has been responsible for administering employee share purchase plans, coordinating legal support from external legal council in the U.S., Canada and the United Kingdom, and administering payroll and benefits programs for U.S., Canadian and international operations. She has also been actively involved in integrating payroll and benefits administration programs across companies, developing policy and procedures manuals and coordinating corporate filings and compliance in a variety of jurisdictions.
		Marcel Champagne, Manager, Planning Services Mr. Champagne is a specialist in airport planning, facilitation and aviation security. He has managed numerous airport master plans, strategic plans, operations research and land and infrastructure development projects for clients across Canada and around the world. His multidisciplinary expertise provides clients with integrated and comprehensive solutions to development, operations and process problems. Mr. Champagne holds a Masters of Urban Planning degree and has considerable work experience in international development.
		Chilwin Cheng, Executive Consultant Mr. Cheng advises businesses in heavily regulated industries and helps then to transform compliance and governance challenges into business opportunities. As a lawyer, he structures for-profit, nonprofit, and quasi-governmental organizations, advises on re-organizations and designs corporate compliance systems. The former Chief Counsel and General Manager of Canada's stock exchange regulator helps clients to solve their most complex governance and compliance issues.
		Paul Clark, Vice President, Destinations & Customer Experience Mr. Clark has 15 years management experience in tourism and transportation. He has directed strategic planning and market research initiatives for organizations in North and South America, Europe and the Caribbean. Prior to InterVISTAS, he held senior posts in sales and marketing for Forbes Travel International, in market research for Tourism Whistler and for the Vancouver International Airport Authority. Mr. Clark holds a BSc degree in Geography from the University of Glasgow and a Masters degree from Simon Fraser University.
		Jacqueline Clarke, Director, Strategic & Tourism Development Ms. Clarke is an expert in strategic planning, especially with respect to the tourism industry. She has experience as airport manager and country manager for a major global airline, covering both operations and sales/marketing. Ms. Clarke was formerly General Manager of the Yacht Services Association of Trinidad and Tobago and was responsible for strategic planning and sustainable development. She holds an MBA and a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Hospitality and Tourism.
		Martin Copeland, Senior Vice President, Aviation Mr. Copeland has 35 years experience in the aviation industry including 20 years in senior management positions with two international airlines where he specialized in route planning, code sharing alliances, marketing and airfare analysis. Mr. Copeland managed air service development for the Vancouver International Airport Authority. His extensive airline contacts support airport clients in air service development, air access studies, strategic planning, revenue guarantee negotiations and airlines in strategic planning, marketing, and feasibility analysis.
		Kenneth Currie, Senior Vice President, Finance & Privatization Kenneth Currie focuses on legal and economic analysis of airline and airport issues, with particular emphasis on aviation network systems, operating economics, aviation regulatory regimes and international aviation competition. Kenneth works with airports and airlines worldwide in air service and traffic analysis, revenue and cost analysis and airport development issues.
		Anne Ellenberger, Manager, Accounting Services Ms. Ellenberger is a Certified General Accountant with a diverse background in management and senior accounting positions that include the forestry and retail industries. Her accounting background also includes the health foods industry as well as property management. She has been instrumental in transitioning companies to new accounting and payroll programs. As well she has served on many boards in the past providing her accounting and managerial expertise.
		Sam Fairchild, Executive Consultant Sam Fairchild develops strategies at the boardroom level for marketing positioning, new product and service launches, quality management reengineering, airline restructuring, and alliance development. He has held numerous senior positions in the U.S. Department of Transportation and the White House, as well as in airline, transportation and manufacturing companies.
		Paul Fitzgerald, Executive Consultant Mr. Fitzgerald is an expert in government relations and has worked on transportation files from a business, legal and public perspective for roughly 20 years. He has been instrumental in modernizing Canada's international air policy and in securing Open Skies agreements with various countries including the European Union. He has played a key role in upgrading the Canada Transportation Act and the Canada Marine Act as well as federal regulations affecting automobile imports.
		Mark Haneke, Vice President, Network & Strategic Planning Mr. Haneke has over 15 years experience in airline industry planning, marketing and financial analysis. Prior to joining InterVISTAS, he held management positions with American Airlines, Lufthansa, Swissair and Swiss International Air Lines in the areas of alliances, strategic planning, market and network analysis and revenue management. Mr. Haneke holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of Texas, Arlington and an MBA from the American Graduate School of International Management (Thunderbird).
		Lorraine Headley, Executive Consultant Ms. Headley is a tourism economist with over 18 years experience in tourism and destination development. The former Director General of Tourism Antigua and Barbuda was instrumental in rebranding the destination and establishing a new Tourism Authority. Ms. Headley has a degree in Mathematics and Economics from Cambridge University and and MBA from the University of the West Indies.
		Debbie Homonai, Manager, Administrative Services Ms. Homonai has over 20 years of experience in accounting and financial management. She managed bookkeeping and office functions for over 50 clients with a concentration of accounts in the hospitality, construction, legal and medical industries. Her primary accounting focus has been on corporate tax and payroll functions for multi-state entities. Additionally she specialized in providing customized training and consultation to small businesses. Ms. Homonai is a member of the AICPA.
		Joe Kelly, Executive Consultant Dr. Kelly has over 12 years of senior-level consulting experience to public and private sector clients in tourism and transportation. He has expertise in greenhouse gas management plans, carbon offsetting strategies, market and consumer research, forecasting and scenario analysis. Dr. Kelly is skilled at applying statistical techniques on market data to identify tangible strategic intelligence on behalf of clients. He holds a Doctorate in Resource and Environmental Management and a Masters degree in Statistics.
		Ian Kincaid, Director, Economic Analysis Mr. Kincaid is a transportation economist with over ten years experience in aviation, rail and urban public transportation. Prior to joining InterVISTAS, Mr. Kincaid was a Senior Consultant at a major multi-modal transportation consultancy in London, U.K. During his career, he has worked on projects in Europe, North and South America, Asia, Africa and Australia. Mr. Kincaid holds a MSc in Operations Research from the London School of Economics.
		Mark King, Director, Aviation Economics Mark King analyzes the economics of airlines, airports and labor unions. His experience as the Chief Research Economist for the Airline Pilots Association, and now as a consultant, focuses his work on financial modeling for application to airline networks, airline include analysis, airport financial analysis and labor costs and productivity.
		Jacqueline Kuehnel, Executive Consultant Jacqueline Kuehnel has been a travel industry executive for 25 years. She has advised tour operators, airlines, destinations, hotels, resorts and environmental organizations in product development, business strategies and sustainability. Her specialty is climate change, strategic carbon management, sustainable business practices and corporate social responsibility.
		Jean-Paul Laube, Manager, Sustainability Solutions Mr. Laube is a specialist in Environmental Marketing for the aviation industry. He has over 10 years experience in aviation with Boeing, America West Airlines and Canadian Airlines. Mr. Laube’s experience includes environmental marketing, e-commerce, route planning, alliance planning and management, interline marketing, frequent flyer marketing and aircraft marketing/sales. Mr. Laube obtained his M.A. in Economics with a specialization in Environmental Economics.
		Lynn McDevitt, Vice President Lynn McDevitt 's expertise encompasses a broad range of airport issues, from finance to operations, to commercial management and real estate development. She has advised airports in business strategy and development, use and lease agreement negotiations, airline relations and the development of commercial programs. She was also responsible for finance, administration and business development for the Philadelphia Airport System.
		Doris Mak, Director, Special Projects Ms. Mak has seven years marketing and consulting experience at InterVISTAS, working in several different areas including market research, air service development, economic analysis and intelligence. Ms. Mak has been involved in many integrative consulting projects that draw on her various project experiences and require a wide spectrum of knowledge. She has a Bachelor of Science (Zoology) and a Bachelor of Commerce (Honors) in Marketing and Finance from the University of Manitoba.
		Howard Mann, Vice President, Policy & Market Analysis Mr. Mann is a specialist in passenger/border/security facilitation, government policy, and air service development. Mr. Mann has served as a key liaison for clients on government policies including U.S. passport/visa, CBP & DOT proposed regulations, and US-VISIT. Prior to joining InterVISTAS, he served with ACI-NA, where he worked extensively on bilateral air service policy, passenger facilitation, and domestic air service. He has a joint degree in Business Administration and History.
		Steve Martin, Senior Vice President, Strategic & Development Planning Mr. Martin has over 20 years experience with the U.S. Government Accountability Office and the Congressional Budget Office. He served as GAO Assistant Director for Airline Competition and Financial Health where he led evaluations of the effects of mergers and alliances, liberalizing transatlantic air service, reservation systems, air carrier bankruptcy and pension problems, and changes in air service to smaller communities. He also worked on major investigations in telecommunications, infrastructure and public-private partnerships.
		Ad Mast, Executive Consultant Ad Mast is an expert in real estate acquisition, investment and management. The former managing director of Schiphol Real Estate is well-respected in the industry. He has worked with developers, insurance companies, pension and real estate investment funds in the marketing and managing of property portfolios and was instrumental in developing the Airport City concept.
		Mike Matthews, Executive Consultant Mr. Matthews has 50 years experience in aviation. His leadership in this area includes serving as Director General, Aviation, Transport Canada, Pacific Region and Vice President Operations for Vancouver International Airport. Among his distinguished accomplishments, he was involved with the technical, financial and environmental analysis for construction of an additional 10,000 foot runway, the air traffic control tower and the first Category III instrument landing system in Canada.
		Michael Morstein, Director, Route Planning & Analysis With over 30 years experience in the aviation industry, Mr. Morstein oversees the development of strategic plans and air service development programs for a number of clients. Before joining InterVISTAS, he worked with British Aerospace plc as Marketing Projects Manager and Manager of Business Analysis, as well as with the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Civil Aeronautics Board. Mr. Morstein holds a BS degree in Business with a major in transportation from the University of Maryland.
		George Novak, Director, Safety, Borders & Security George Novak is an internationally-recognized expert on aviation safety, security and regulatory issues. With over 20 years experience as an international aviation attorney and consultant, he has worked with more than 100 countries on strategies for compliance with ICAO safety and security standards and on privatization of their civil aviation sectors.
		Joseph O’Gorman, Executive Consultant Mr. O’Gorman has 35 years experience with the U.S. Customs Service/ Customs and Border Protection, including as Director, Preclearance, responsible for Canadian and overseas locations for customs and immigration inspections of flights destined for the U.S. He also served as National Program Manager for Land Border Passenger Processing. From 2003 to 2005, he was responsible for the merger of key functions to accommodate new ways of processing international passengers when the Customs and Immigration and Naturalization Services were merged into Customs and Border Protection.
		Laura Patrick, Associate Consultant Ms. Patrick is an environmental consultant with over 20 years of experience assisting public and private sector clients in the aviation and utilities industries. Her expertise includes environmental impact assessments, spill prevention and response, contaminated site management, environmental management systems, and environmental auditing. She specializes in identifying environmental risks and developing practical environmental management solutions to improve environmental performance. She has a BSc in Geology and is a registered Professional Geoscientist.
		Karla Petri, Manager, Economic & Financial Analysis Karla Petri has over fifteen years experience in economic and financial analysis, feasibility studies, airport retail and land development and sustainability. She has developed and evaluated RFP's to select concessionaires, tenants and business partners. Experience in the utilities sector includes load analysis, revenue forecasting and market research. Past experience includes roles as Corporate Financial Analyst with YVR and developing/evaluating Power Smart programs for both BCHydro and MB Hydro. She holds a Masters degree in Economics and a diploma in Urban Land Economics.
		Doug Port, Executive Consultant Mr. Port has over 30 years experience in airline transportation, including 11 years as an executive with Air Canada, where he led major portfolios such as Airports, International, Marketing and Sales, Sales and Product Distribution, Corporate Affairs and Government Relations, Corporate Communications, and latterly Customer Service. He also served as Chairman of the Air Transport Association of Canada, Chairman of Galileo Canada (computer reservation system) and Chairman and CEO of Air Canada Vacations.
		Henry Ristic, Regional Vice President, Passenger & Cargo Facilitation, Chicago Mr. Ristic has over 30 years experience with the U.S. Customs Service, including a position as Regional Director where he was responsible for managing and directing the Pre-clearance Program for over seven million passengers annually at six gateway airports. He also possesses extensive experience with other government agencies in the U.S. and has played key roles in advancing a number of passenger facilitation processes involving both airport and cruise operations.
		Rick Russell, Director, Aviation Services With over 30 years of international consulting experience in Europe, Middle East, Asia and the United States, Rick Russell is a civil aviation and tourism development specialist, creating focused business solutions such as aviation privatizations. Prior to consulting, Rick worked 10 years in airlines route development and marketing with AirCal Airlines in the USA. Based in Croatia, he advises governments, airlines, airports and institutions on business restructuring, strategic planning and feasibility assessments.
		Edward Scerbo, Director, Finance & Privatization Edward Scerbo is helping companies create value through market strategies, quality management, use of technology and sound investments. He has been involved with numerous corporate M&A functions and corporate transformations, conducting financial, operational and market due diligence. Ed has extensive experience in the business aviation industry, assisting companies to further blur the line between corporate and airline travel.
		Kevin Schorr, Vice President, Air Service Development Kevin Schorr is a strategic advisor to airport clients of all sizes. He has helped over 30 difference airports in developing domestic and international air service. The former TWA director has developed strategic plans, incentive programs, airport surveys and is regularly featured conference speaker and quoted in the press. He holds a Master of Science Degree in civil engineering and an MBA from Washington University.
		Joe Sulmona, Associate Consultant Mr. Sulmona has a Masters Degree in Urban Geography and has over 20 years experience in urban and transport planning. He has held senior planning positions at all levels of government and in the private sector, including Transport Canada, the Vancouver International Airport Authority, the City of Coquitlam and the Province of British Columbia. His experience encompasses strategic planning, transportation policy development, land-use and capital planning, project management and stakeholder consultation. Mr. Sulmona is also licensed as a pilot.
		Roger Sellick, Executive Consultant As retired General Manager of Kelowna Airport, Roger Sellick is widely recognized for his contributions to regional airport management. His work is regarded as influential in shaping the tourism development in Western Canada. His expertise in federal and municipal administration, regional airport management, tourism and economic development.
		Maike Schmudlach, Manager, Consumer Research Maike Schmudlach is a specialist in the design, implementation and analysis of survey research programs, both nationally and internationally. She is responsible for creating customized sampling plans for all InterVISTAS surveys and she also has experience in managing large survey teams. Prior, she was a researcher for the Sauder School of Business at UBC where she specialized in international benchmarking studies for large industries.
		Johan Schölvinck, Vice President, Commercial Development Johan Schölvinck has 20 years of high-level experience in retail and real estate planning and development, both in airport expansions and performance improvement of existing facilities His expertise includes airport strategy, concession planning, partner models, financial and contractual matters, international benchmarking, marketing and branding, design and commercial training.
		Sandra Stoddart-Hansen, Executive Consultant Sandra Stoddart-Hansen brings industry experience in government relations, human resources and management. She held senior management roles with the Aviation Group of Transport Canada, was Director General with the federal Department of Justice and Vice President, Human Resources for the BC Children's Hospital. Her private sector experience includes being VP and General Manager of Hill and Knowlton's Vancouver office and President of Alpha Aviation Inc. which managed Boundary Bay Airport.
		Richard Sullivan, Vice President, Commercial Richard Sullivan brings more than 30 years experience in the aviation and government relations sectors. He provides strategic advice to the aviation sector in commercial development and is an expert in transportation issues. He specializes in the development and implementation of airport commercial and strategic plans and has a deep understanding of the role of federal, state and local governments in the areas of aviation, trucking and maritime.
		Stanley Tse, Senior Project Manager Stanley has professional expertise in operations research and simulation modeling in a variety of industries. Having significant experience in planning and process analysis within the transportation industry, he performs assessments of operational effectiveness and helps review process improvement initiatives. Mr. Tse holds a Master of Science in Operations Research.
		Paul Vallee, Executive Consultant Paul Vallee has over 20 years destination managment experience. He is specialized in developing and negotiating long-term strategic plans with private and public sector stakeholders. His specialty is in performance measurement and benchmarking, digital marketing, membership marketing and visitor services. He is a part-time instructor in international destination marketing, tourism policy and planning at Capilano University. Mr. Vallee holds an MBA from the University of Waterloo.
		Olaf van Tol, Consultant Olaf van Tol focuses on the commercial development on and around airports, with particular emphasis on Airport city development. He obtained his degree (B.eng.) in Aviation Management and a master degree in Organizational Science. He spent eight months in Beijing, China conducting research on the critical success factors of Airport city development and work on Airport city projects in China, Germany and Saudi Arabia.
		John Weatherill, Vice President, Route Development Mr. Weatherill has extensive experience in strategic airline route planning, market share modeling, route profitability forecasting and airport incentive package development. He has represented airport clients in air service negotiations with airlines throughout Europe, Asia and North America. Mr. Weatherill holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Honors) degree from the University of British Columbia and worked with WestJet Airlines before joining InterVISTAS in 2000.
		Mick Werson, Vice President, Finance & Privatization Mick Werson has 15 years of experience in economic consulting roles, of which 10 years have been in the aviation industry. At Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, he held the position of financial controller of Schiphol North America and gained extensive experience in the field of airport operations, economic airport planning and finance, and airport privatization. In recent years, Mick has worked in senior roles on airport privatizations and financial planning projects in the Middle East, Asia, Europe, Africa and North America.