2010 Nominees For Council
Allin Folinsbee was born in Calgary and grew up in Edmonton. He obtained a B.Sc. from the University of Alberta in 1964, a Master of Science (SM) degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1969, and a PhD in marine geophysics from MIT – Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute Joint Program in 1972. His thesis was titled The Gravity Field and Plate Boundaries in Venezuela.
Allin worked with the Geological Survey of Canada at the Atlantic Geoscience Centre in Dartmouth, NS doing research in marine geophysics from 1972 to 1980. He returned to Alberta in 1980 to work for Petro-Canada. He has worked mainly in Western Canada and the Arctic in both exploration and development. Recently his work included time lapse seismic for in-situ oil sands projects. Internationally, Allin has been responsible for the acquisition and processing of seismic data from Algeria and Tunisia in North Africa. He has developed many of the tools used at Petro-Canada for hydrocarbon volume risk assessment, and was an instructor on in-house courses on risk assessment and economic evaluation. He retired from Petro-Canada /Suncor in 2009.
Allin and his wife Alice live west of Calgary, where he keeps busy looking after a small herd of cattle, and maintaining the farm.
APEGGA Activities
Member, Council (2008-2009)
Chair, Discipline Committee (2004-2005)
Member, Nominating Committee (2004-2005)
Member, Discipline Committee (1997-2008; 1989-1993)
Member, Honours and Awards Committee (1985-1986)
Member (1983-present)
Affiliations, Corporate or Community Service
Member, Canadian Society of Exploration Geophysicists (1981-present)
Member, European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers (2005-present)
Member, Society of Exploration Geophysicists (1981-present)
Is the concept of professional self-regulation of engineering and geoscience an outdated concept or an efficient and effective means of protecting public safety and well-being and the environment?
Professional self-regulation of engineering and geoscience continues to be the best method of ensuring that engineers and geoscientists are both qualified and competent to provide their services to the public. The alternative of regulation by government appointed board would lack flexibility, and no regulation at all would not protect the public’s safety and well-being. The public interest is enhanced by the presence of public members on Council, Investigative Committee and Discipline Committee.
Should the need to facilitate international mobility of skilled knowledge workers to ensure Canada’s continued well-being and prosperity outweigh the need for due-diligence in evaluating the education and experience of internationally educated applicants for professional licenses?
APEGGA should apply the same standards in evaluating the education and experience of all applicants for professional licenses. If necessary APEGGA should develop procedures and provide additional resources in order that the qualifications of internationally educated applicants can be assessed without undue delay, so that qualified applicants can be licensed as Members.