Bob Sochowski

I am the Cross Connection Control Officer for the Water Quality Division of the Capital Regional District. My responsibilities include program development, planning, administration and coordination of the regional program for 14 municipalities and approximately 320,000 customers.

I bring experience in both technical application and education to BCWWA. My educational credentials include a Bachelor of Arts in Adult Education and a two-year mechanical engineering diploma. I am currently completing my Masters of Arts in Leadership at Royal Roads University. 

I believe in the importance of accreditation and continuing education. Some of my accreditations include Provincial Plumbing Inspector, Cross Connection Control Tester and Power Engineering Fourth-Class Engineer, all of which will be assets for BCWWA. I am also a registered member of the Applied Science Technologists & Technicians of British Columbia (ASTT). 

I have served on many professional organization boards in various leadership capacities. I was the Vancouver Island Chapter President of the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers and I was the National Vice-President of the Canadian Hard of Hearing Association. I have also been actively involved with the BCWWA Cross Connection Control Committee, which has allowed me to become very familiar with the association’s governance model.

Len Stein

Background

• 1979 – Received Trades Qualification in Plumbing after a four year apprenticeship

• 1985 – Attended the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) for two years, received diploma in Civil and Structural Engineering Technology

• 1989 – Accreditation as Applied Science Technologist (A.Sc.T)

During my career I have had the opportunity to work in the field and learn the “how do we do this” and after taking Engineering courses at BCIT understand the “why do we design this way.” 

As the City Of Abbotsford, Manager of Utility Operations I oversee the operations and management (O&M) of the City’s water distribution system, wastewater and storm system, SCADA, and oversee the O&M of the Joint Abbotsford Matsqui Environmental System (JAMES) wastewater plant and the water treatment and transmission system that services both Mission and Abbotsford.

I am very enthusiastic and dedicated to the professionalism required to operate and maintain these systems as well as support the staff that serve the public. As a Director of the BCWWA it would be my intention to try and have our members more informed on what is happening in the industry and bring forward more training opportunities within the BCWWA.

Victor Wong

I have been a member of the BCWWA since 1996 and the Chair of the association’s SCADA & IT Committee since its inception in 2003. As an active member of the association, I know that we must ensure that our hardworking volunteers continue to be recognized and appreciated and that our leadership hears the voices of the membership. Through my committee work involving Manufacturers, Consultants and Municipal Utility staff, I have found this recognition to be increasingly more important.

I hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of British Columbia and am currently the SCADA Manager and Director with Dayton & Knight Ltd.’s Electrical Power and Automation group. I am a Board member of the Canadian Industrial Cyber Security Council and an active member of both the Instrumentation Systems and Automation Society (ISA) SP-99 Security Work Group 4 committee and the American Water Works Association Control System Committee.

As Director-at-Large, I will bring my experience, personal contacts and expertise to the BCWWA Board to support the association in achieving its vision as being the foremost recognized and most inclusive organization for leadership and knowledge in the water and wastewater industry within British Columbia and the Yukon.

Safeguarding Public Health and the Environment through the sharing of skills, knowledge and experience in the Water and Wastewater industry.