John D. Vallee, P.Eng., graduated from Queen’s University in Kingston with an honours degree in Applied Science (Civil Engineering) in 1988; he was later licensed as a Professional Engineer and a Consulting Engineer by Professional Engineers Ontario. John worked for many years under the guidance of his father, Doug, prior to being elevated to his current role.

John’s background and expertise lie in land development and servicing design. John has been the project engineer for many large subdivision and site servicing projects and his design work has included sewer and water design, stormwater management, watermain modeling and overall project co-ordination. 

As President of the firm, John maintains a key level of contact with the majority of our clients and our subconsultants. By staying in touch with the firm’s projects, John is able to provide technical advice and support to the project teams as required. This hands-on approach provides our clients with an extra level of review and consultation through the design development process.

John is also the face of the firm, appearing before municipal Council on a variety of topics, and meetings with key players in the development of the firm’s many projects.

Greg Smith, P.Eng., is a corporate shareholder and our Director of Municipal Engineering and Land Development. Greg has a long history with G. Douglas Vallee Limited, working for the firm as a student while attending Queen’s University and returning here for a permanent position after gaining varied experience with other engineering consultants and project management firms.

Greg graduated from Queen's University in 1993 and has nearly 30 years of engineering and design experience behind him. 

Greg is a hands-on director and usually takes on the role of Project Engineer for our larger civil projects. Greg and his team have successfully completed the majority of urban road reconstruction projects for Norfolk County over the past 10 years, while also being very active as the "engineering consultant of choice" for most of the local subdivision and condominium developers.

Greg's personal expertise of servicing design, stormwater management, computer modelling of municipal water systems, and storm water management systems is a true asset to our clients. 

Ryan Elliott, P.Eng., BDS, is a corporate shareholder and the Director of Structural Engineering at G. Douglas Vallee Limited. Ryan is a graduate of the University of Western Ontario, a Professional Engineer and a Building Design Specialist licensed with Professional Engineers Ontario. Ryan has also been designated by PEO as a Consulting Engineer. This PEO designation recognizes professional engineers that have achieved a significant and varied sum of experience providing professional engineering services directly to the public. Only a member who has been designated as a consulting engineer by PEO can legally use the restricted title.

In addition to Ryan’s education and credentials, his experience spans structural, civil, and geotechnical engineering, providing him with practical design knowledge acquired since his first job on the construction of a new section of Highway 403 in 1996.

In his time at Vallee, Ryan has overseen hundreds of bridge and culvert rehabilitations and replacements, and building projects of several types, shapes, and sizes. Ryan’s wide range of structural engineering knowledge and experience helps him lead the entire Structural Engineering department in their design work and project management.