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InspekTech® provides quality building Replacement Value appraisals and risk assessments for Residential & Commercial + Strata insurance purposes, and for individual Homeowners, all over British Columbia and parts of Alberta.
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Howie
President & GM
BIO
Howie started his business career in 1986 by founding a residential & commercial property maintenance company. He became President & GM of InspekTech® in 2010.
He's a business/economics graduate of Trinity Western University (BA) and the Master of Business Administration program in Executive Management (MBA) at Royal Roads University, and is an accredited Canadian Personal Property Appraiser (CPPA). Happily married with 4 grown children and 4 grandkids, he is a member of a Reformed Baptist church, enjoys spending time with family & friends, and loves the outdoors, hockey, and aviation.
OWNER'S COMMITMENT
It's fantastic being part of the InspekTech® Team, working with our Field & Office personnel, and serving our Clients together. I love my job!
As a Bible-believing Christian and follower of the Lord Jesus Christ, it's my vision for the leadership role I have at InspekTech to be grounded firmly upon what I believe. In order to optimally serve our workers, customers and other stakeholders, as the owner of InspekTech I have by God's enabling grace, personally committed to:
1) Operate InspekTech in a manner consistent with the time-honoured Biblical principles of integrity, diligence, and transparency.
2) Invoice equitable and fair billings in the context of top quality report value and strong attention to service.
3) Serve team members and their families by paying fairly and well alongside maintaining a culture where everyone enjoys being part of the InspekTech team.
4) Establishment of company policies and expectations for ethical conduct that are rooted in integrity and decency while seeking to effectively steward company resources.
I hope I'll have opportunity to talk or meet with you before long!
Andy
Field & Client Manager
Andy joined InspekTech® in 2004. His career history includes that of an insurance professional and a seasoned InspekTech Field Inspector. His experience in insurance appraisals and risk management, having conducted many site inspections with InspekTech®, helps him coordinate with our Field & Office and our Clients marvellously. Andy also serves as an Assistant Insurance to Value Analyst (ITVA) though his main focus is overseeing file management on a daily basis, ensuring smooth client work flows in concert to InspekTech Field & Office operations.
Ian
VP, Senior Risk Manager
Ian has been with InspekTech® since 2006. As VP & Senior Risk Manager, he oversees the approval, authorization, and component cost support of the final Replacement Values of reporting and/or risk, and heads our Appraisal and Inspection team.
Additionally, Ian is involved in company strategy and foward moving decisions. This is often coordinated alongside IT development and deployment at the operational levels, all which serve Field and Office operations.
Ian has been called upon as an Expert Witness with respect to insurance rebuilding costs by an appointed Judge. He is an accredited Canadian Personal Property Appraiser (CPPA) and has appraised, or inspected, thousands of buildings, both residential (over 2,000) and commercial (over 5,000) of all types and sizes in British Columbia and throughout Canada.
Ian is very active in his local church and spends a lot of his free time with family and friends.
Riya
Reports Manager
Riya has been working in report building since joining InspekTech® in 2018. She became the InspekTech Reports Manager about 2 years after joining us when it became clear she was performing exceptionally well in the administrative and managerial tasks connected to report building. Her important role is to compile report components, and direct others accordingly when required, through a 'tried and proven' workflow of checks and double checks. Riya is often the one to "close a file" meaning she usually oversees the last step in our report workflow, all which is designed to ensure uniform accuracy to the final client deliverable.
Shaun
ITV Analyst & Field Trainer
Prior to joining InspekTech® in 2013, Shaun was an insurance broker for 10 years earning the CAIB designation and having completed over 1/2 of the CIP courses. As a broker, he conducted ongoing risk assessments and shopped hard to place home risks while interacting with a wide-range of clients, making him an ideal candidate for InspekTech work. Eventually becoming one of our Senior Field Inspectors, and also an InspekTech ITV Analyst, and Field Trainer. Shaun's Field and analyical skills in the Office are top-grade. His InspekTech Field work has taken him to many parts of BC and into Alberta where he conducts Residential and Commercial appraisals and risk assessments.
Nerissa
Reports Assistant
Nerissa is an accomplished Writer, Copy Editor, and Proofreader, also having extensive experience in research & journalism. She plays an important role in assisting Riya in our Report Building process, compiling data and report components, and ensuring final report deliverables meet consistently high output standards for our clients. Nerissa is a graduate of the Toronto Film School (Associate's Degree, Screenwriting for Film & TV) as well as Durham College (Associate's Degree, Business Marketing).
Field | Residential & Commercial / Strata
Ian
Senior Field Inspector
Ian has been with InspekTech® since 2006. As VP & Senior Risk Manager, he oversees the approval, authorization, and component cost support of the final Replacement Values of reporting and/or risk, and heads our Appraisal and Inspection team.
Additionally, Ian is involved in company strategy and foward moving decisions often alongside IT deployment at the broad, and also detailed, operational levels all which serves to function the Field and Office.
Ian has been called upon as an Expert Witness with respect to insurance rebuilding costs by an appointed Judge. He is an accredited Canadian Personal Property Appraiser (CPPA) and has appraised, or inspected, thousands of buildings, both residential (over 2,000) and commercial (over 5,000) of all types and sizes in British Columbia and throughout Canada.
Ian is very active in his local church and spends a lot of his free time with family and friends.
Blair
Field Inspector
Blair came to InspekTech® with a background in drafting & construction. He trained in Mapping & Cartography graduating from BCIT with a certificate in Survey & Photogrammetry (i.e. the science of extracting info, often in 3D, from physical objects) working in this field for 24 years. He has conducted many site inspections since joining InspekTech in 2011 and does both residential and commercial appraisal-related work and risk assesmments. Blair's observational on-site work and Field detail is exceptional and overseen by internal ITV Analysis steps and our Senior Risk Manager or GM at the report deliverable level.
Walter
Field Inspector
Prior to joining InspekTech® Walter was a Construction Project Manager. In this role for many years, he came to InspekTech well-versed in detailing building work, inspections, and running estimates. His background in working with engineers and local governing bodies, weekly project reporting, blueprint reviewing, and final-post constuction inspections, made Walter a perfect fit for InspekTech when he joined us in 2019. Since then he has conducted many on-site inspections in the BC Lower Mainland. Walter's observational Field work is excellent and overseen by internal ITV Analysis steps and our Senior Risk Manager or GM at the report deliverable level.
Andrew
Senior Field Trainer
Andrew joined InspekTech® from 2007 until 2010 and then again in 2018 to the present. Andy is one of our most experienced Field Inspectors and has moved into the position of Senior Trainer as of September 2024. He has conducted InspekTech® on-site commercial and residential appraisal and inspection Field work throughout BC including the Okanagan / Interior, the Kootenays and the BC Lower Mainland. His background includes roles with the BC Assessment Authority covering over 20,000 properities throughout BC, often as a Supervisor. Andrew has certificates from the BC Association of Assessors and the Appraisal Institute of Canada (AIC).
Shaun
Senior Field Inspector
Prior to joining InspekTech® in 2013, Shaun was an insurance broker for 10 years earning the CAIB designation and having completed over 1/2 of the CIP courses. As a broker, he conducted ongoing risk assessments and shopped hard to place home risks while interacting with a wide-range of clients, making him an ideal candidate for InspekTech work. Eventually becoming one of our Senior Field Inspectors, and also an InspekTech ITV Analyst, Shaun's Field and analyical skills in the Office are top-grade. His InspekTech Field work has taken him to many parts of BC and into Alberta where he conducts Residential and Commercial appraisals and risk assessments.
Scott
Field Inspector
Originally trained as a documentary photographer and having significant customer service experience, Scott has been happily working for InspekTech® since 2004. His main area of Field inspections has been in the Greater Vancouver area. Over the years and from time to time as Scott explained InspekTech's propritary program If Only We Had Known, he has helped home owners and insurance companies realize subject properties were either under-insured or even sometimes over-insured. Scott speaks/writes Cantonese & Mandarin and can write in traditional Chinese and also speaks moderate Portuguese, all useful on the Field! His observational site work is rooted in many years of Field experience and overseen by internal ITV Analysis steps and our Senior Risk Manager or GM at the report deliverable level.
Ken
Field Inspector
Prior to joining InspekTech® Ken worked as an Office Manager/bookkeeper for a Contracting Company involved in construction related building projects, estimating, budgeting, the permit process, and overseeing and coordinating engineers, architects, and trades. He also has experience in HR, customer relations, various business management roles, and costing and logistics administration. Ken holds an Accounting and Business Technology Diploma (Hons). Ken's observational Field work is overseen by internal ITV Analysis steps, our Senior Risk Manager, and/or the President at the report deliverable level.
Norman
Field Inspector (Retired)
We were honored to formally recognize Norman in Victoria, BC in May 2022.
Norman R. Pope, CD, CRM, CCIB
In Recognition for 15 Years Of
Outstanding Service to InspekTech
Retired with distinction from
InspekTech® the 24th of May 2022.
Carl
Senior Field Inspector
Carl joined InspekTech® in 2017 having prior owned and operated a successful insurance brokerage, which he sold to a well-known Western Canadian insurance company. His insurance brokerage handled Residential and Commercial insurance files of all kinds, among other forms of insurance. As a qualified insurance professional and InspekTech Field Inspector, Carl is expert with respect to a broad range of insurance and risk management matters. He holds the CIAB and the Chartered Insurance Professional (CIP) designations. As a Field Inspector, Carl conducts both Residential and Commercial on-site inspections throughout British Columbia, doing so in a highly professional, experienced, and very personable way.
Harley
Field Inspector
Prior to joining InspekTech® Harley was a store manager at a construction tools store. He was also a long-term Manager at one of Canada's largest retail warehouses and did subcontract work in the home construction industry connected with a family business. In addition to being on the InspekTech® Field Inspector team, Harley operates and manages his own rental properties and has taken numerous college level courses in business administration. Harley's observational Field work is overseen by internal ITV Analysis steps, our Senior Risk Manager, and/or the President at the report deliverable level.
Gordon
Field Inspector
Gordon joined InspekTech® in 2006 and has done many site inspections, primarily in the BC Lower Mainland. As a seasoned Field Inspector he has inspected complex high value homes and heritage risks as well as commercial properties, among other classes of buildings. Gordon has a good understanding of the Cantonese language and holds an Associate degree in Business Management. Gordon's observational on-site work and Field detail is stellar and overseen by internal ITV Analysis steps and our Senior Risk Manager or GM at the report deliverable level.
InspekTech IT
Jonathan
IT Security
Jonathan started doing IT work for InspekTech® in 2013 and quickly excelled. Over the years, Jonathan has done a significant amount of IT development work on the current InspekTech® portal and the InspekTech Managment System (iMS). Currently he mainly concentrates on InspekTech® IT security, and regular maintenance of our servers and back-ups. He also often works in concert with other IT staff who are involved in InspekTech® IT project work. Jonathan holds a BBA degree in Accounting and Computer Science.
Sanober
IT Developer & Software Engineer
Working closely with Debasis in IT Project planning, Sanober is our chief 'hands-on' IT Developer and Software Engineer. She does custom coding, and other IT work, for InspekTech® on a daily basis so as to keep the back-end of our system working smoothly for our team and our clients. She is expert in the LAMP environment, web applications, cloud computing, and knows the 'in's and out's' of the InspekTech portal. She has also been a chief developer in some of the critical and final stages of our Field APP, InspekField™. Sanober has an undergraduate degree in Computers (BCA) and a Masters degree in Computer Application (MCA).
Debasis
IT Projects
A software engineer with more than 15 years IT experience, and expert in the LAMP environment, Debasis was a perfect fit to project manage an update to the legacy InspekTech® system in 2019. He continues to guide project work on our custom web portal, working closely with Sanober. Additionally, he is involved in on-going development of the proprietary InspekTech Field APP, InspekField™ which is used on the Field and in the Office. Debasis holds an undergraduate degree in Commerce and a Masters degree in Computer Science.
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