Tom Gilbert
General Manager / President
Tom is experienced in project management, estimating, drafting and project coordination of custom manufactured mechanical and structural steel projects. Trained with Dominion Bridge for 5 years in steel fabrication, drafting, and design. He was Contract Manager / Chief Draftsman / Estimating / Engineering Manager for Steel Fabricators. Experienced with technical and fabrication requirements for a diverse range of products and projects, including hydroelectric, truck components, military, refuse disposal, structural steel, misc. metals, mechanical and high-volume manufacturing. Tom started TGC Consulting in 1993.
Steven Eckton
Assistant Manager / TEKLA Technician
Steve is a Civil Engineering Technologist, fluent with CAD and TEKLA. Graduating with honors diploma from Red River College in Winnipeg, Manitoba in April 1996, Steve provided plans for the Manitoba Government Services for the Space Inventory Department and Assiniboine Community College. Steve has 15 years of Tekla experience. He has 26 years’ experience as a structural steel detailer/modeler, scrubber & checker. Steve has over 8 years of project management/coordination of steel detailing projects. He also has 6 years of experience estimating and preparing foundation plans for pre-engineered building systems, along with building code & permit applications. Steve has been with TGC Consulting since 1997
Jürgen Krenz
TEKLA modeler / Technician / Sr. Checker
Jürgen trained with Dominion Bridge in steel fabrication, drafting, and design. Continued providing structural steel fabrication and erection drawings for various fabricators. He has extensive experience completing CNC programming for numerically controlled fabricating machines and further experience completing material and labor estimates of various fabricated steel products. Jürgen completed Tekla Structures training and has been modeling projects since March of 2005. Jürgen has been with TGC Consulting since July 1996.
Raija Lehtonen
TEKLA Technician detailer
Raija is a drafting Technician with a diploma in Structural & Mechanical Drafting from Vancouver City College, as well as numerous technical courses at BCIT, Burnaby, BC. Raija has had experience in various technical and computerized environments including inventory and manufacturing systems. Raija is trained in Tekla drawing preparations starting in 2009 and has been with TGC Consulting since April 2000.
James Walker
TEKLA Modeler / Technician
James is an Engineering Technologist and graduated from Stow College, Glasgow, Scotland, in 2003. He is experienced in concrete & structural steel detailing using AutoCAD & Tekla Software. James has been using Tekla since 2003 and with TGC Consulting since 2008.
Peter Ionita
TEKLA modeler / Technician /IT Manager
Peter started in the steel industry in 1982 as a millwright, after graduating from Industrial High School in Bucharest, Romania. Upon his arrival in Canada, he received Advanced AutoCAD Certificate and AutoCAD Practicum Certificate from N.A.I.T. Edmonton, Alberta. In May 2007 he trained with Collins Industries in structural steel drafting and design, using Tekla Structures. Peter has experience in Mechanical Engineering Technology creating 3D drawings of truck components, front and underbody snowplows. He is versed in Tekla Structures, AutoCAD and Solid Works. He is TGC’s in-house IT technician. Peter has been with TGC Consulting since April 2018.
Helmut Lang
TEKLA Technician / Estimator
Helmut is an estimator and a drafting technician, who graduated from Red River College, Winnipeg, Manitoba in 2018. Civil Engineering Technology. Helmut works with all aspects of estimating in Bluebeam, labor and material estimates. He is responsible for project management setup. Helmut also does Tekla 3D modeling and software detailing. Helmut has been with TGC since 2019.
Steven Jasper Martin TEKLA Technician
Steven has 35 years Steel fabricator, ornamental, shipyard and structural steel, working at companies, Canron, Marsh steel, AI industries, Pacific coast steel detailing, joining TGC in 2021. Started working with Tekla since 2007, modelling and detailing.
Alessandro Morelli
TEKLA Modeler / Technician
Alessandro has extensive knowledge in AISC, CISC and AWS standards. Alessandro has over 20 years of experience in the steel industry, and over 12 years mastering Tekla. Alessandro has an extensive background in computing and IT management as well as experience with Tekla setup, updates, and personalization of graphic and report templates. He has managed projects in various environments, spanning from commercial to industrial to residential and government. Alessandro received a Certificate in Project Management in 2019. Alessandro has been with TGC since 2020
Lynida Arbogast
Office Administration / Drawing Control
Lynida is experienced in sales, customer service, reception, and computer applications. She is responsible for office administrative requirements, including invoicing and drawing control. She has been with TGC since 2007
