PRINCIPALS:
Karen Savage, P.Eng.
Karen has been providing geotechnical engineering services to the British Columbia building industry for over two decades, with emphasis on the Lower Mainland. Her hands-on approach and strong knowledge of local soil conditions has been appreciated by stakeholders in residential developments, commercial developments, and civil infrastructure works. As well as providing traditional geotechnical design services for foundations, excavations, shoring systems, and pavements, Karen also provides insight into stormwater management, especially as it relates to surface & sub-surface drainage, stormwater infiltration, and sediment & erosion control especially for LEED projects.

Troy Issigonis, M.Eng., P.Eng.
Troy's extensive soils investigative and construction field experience has benefited many developments in the Vancouver and Whistler areas. In addition to providing traditional geotechnical design services for foundations, excavations, shoring systems, and pavements, his analysis processes for typical shoring designs and for geotechnical design & construction challenges in the Fraser Delta have been refined to optimize both answers and engineering deliverables for the client.

Karim Karimzadegan, MASc, P.Eng.
Karim’s past decade with Horizon Engineering builds on his extensive and successful geotechnical engineering career experience with a large engineering consultancy in Iran. His pragmatic and rigorous approach is valued by his clients in the residential, development, First Nations and public sectors. Karim provides geotechnical design services for foundations, excavations and infrastructure as well as stormwater management, sediment and erosion control, and movement monitoring. Karim is a Registered Professional per the Health Act’s Sewerage System Regulation