About
CalPetra:
Founded
in the fall of 2002 by Robert and Karin Lavoie, CalPetras professional
engineering, impact assessment, and information research services
will be attractive to wide range of organizations and individuals.
About Rob Lavoie, P. Eng.:
Rob Lavoie
began his reservoir engineering career with Shell Canada Limited.
At that time Rob worked as a reservoir engineer in Shell's Enhanced
Oil Recovery Group. From 1983 through 1987, Rob helped design, operate,
and interpret the Midale CO2 Flood Pilot in South East Saskatchewan.
In 1987 he provided the lead reservoir engineering role in the experimental
development of a 90% H2S gas field, The Bearberry Field.
In 1992
Rob provided leadership in the development of the natural gas forecasting
software application (SAFIRE) currently used by Transcanada Pipelines
Ltd. (formerly Nova). This project was conceived, designed, constructed
and implemented by the spring of 1994. After providing support for
SAFIRE's users for two years, Rob joined APA
Petroleum Engineering Inc.
During his six years with APA, Rob worked as a senior reservoir engineering
specialist for offshore and onshore projects in Canada and many international
locations. More recently he has provided Opportunity
International with consulting services in the area of impact
assessment for their Christian Microfinance Projects in Central America
(Nicaragua, Dominican Republic, and Honduras).
About Karin Lavoie, B.Mus, MLS
Following
the completion of her Bachelors degree in Music at Brandon University,
Karin spent part of a year traveling internationally with an ecumenical
(Christian) music group based in southern California. She returned
home to earn a Masters degree in Library Science from the University
of Western Ontario in 1984. She then served as Head Librarian at Providence
College and Seminary in Manitoba from 1984-1990. Since 1990, when
she relocated to Calgary, she has held various positions at Calgary
Public Library.
In 1999,
she began providing contract research services for the Rev. Dr. Henry
Schorr of Centre
Street Church and cataloging services for the professional
reference library of APA Petroleum Engineering Inc.