Technical & Support Staff

Professional Planners & Engineers

UEM has the in-house expertise and capabilities to successfully complete assignments on-time and within budget. Our in-house staff resources include:

  • Registered professional planners and licensed professional engineers.
  • Senior, intermediate and junior professional licensed road, municipal infrastructure, and stormwater management engineers to undertake preliminary and detailed design.
  • Experienced Project Managers.
  • Intermediate and junior technical engineering and planning support staff.
  • Senior Contract Administrators and experienced Site Inspectors.
  • Full complement of administrative staff to support our technical professionals.

At the heart of UEM’s success is our team of talented and qualified staff who bring their best knowledge and effort to each and every client and project.  Scroll down to meet UEM’s Senior and Intermediate Professionals.

Martin Molek, P.Eng.

Senior Civil Engineer

Martin specializes in Civil Engineering and has been with UEM since January 2006 and has over 23 years of experience. Martin is a Senior Project Engineer and his areas of expertise include: design and approvals for site grading and servicing, stormwater management facilities, municipal sanitary sewers, storm sewers and water main infrastructure, as well as preparing cost estimates, specifications and tender documents. Martin also assists with construction observance and contract administration.

Art Klassen, B.A.A.

Senior Designer

Art is a Senior Designer, CAD Technician, and Municipal Planner with UEM. He has over 32 years of experience in CAD design and has worked on numerous notable projects across the Niagara Region. An Urban and Regional Planning graduate, Art is well-versed in the principles of site planning, subdivision planning, and municipal road works projects including watermain, sanitary sewer and storm sewer networks.

Erin Lee, P.Eng.

Civil Engineer

Erin joined UEM in 2009  specializing in Civil Engineering. Erin has 15+ years of experience in design of municipal engineering projects including road reconstruction and rehabilitation, watermain design and replacement, sewer design, site servicing and grading, and vehicle swept path analysis. Erin also assists municipalities in obtaining approval applications, performs project management duties such as liaising with clients and cost control, and performs contract administration and construction observation.

Justin Slovak, B.Eng., E.I.T

Justin  joined UEM in 2019, providing construction observation and assisting the engineering team with project designs, stormwater management, site inspection, project management, preparation of contract documents, contract administration and the preparation of engineering reports.

Sean Keating, P.Eng

Sean is an Engineer, with UEM since February of 2023, providing contract administration and construction observation for infrastructure projects and assisting the engineering team with project designs, stormwater management, inspection, payment certificates, project management, preparation of contract documents, contract administration and the preparation of engineering reports. He has over a decade of experience using AutoCAD software.

Samantha Beam

Samantha is a Planner with UEM involved in environmental and development planning projects for the public and private sector. Joining UEM in 2019, Samantha assists with data compilation and analysis, research, public, stakeholder and agency consultation, preparation and review of reports, and approval applications.

Mike Benson, BES, RPP

Mike is an Intermediate Land Use Planner with UEM involved in development planning and environmental assessment projects for the private and public sector. Mike has his Registered Professional Planner (RPP) designation and assists with the preparation and submission of planning applications and the preparation and review of reports.