We’re an independent consulting firm that has worked exclusively in the field of acoustical engineering since 1966. Based in North Vancouver, British Columbia, we serve clients throughout Canada and the world. We provide a wide range of acoustical, noise, and noise and vibration control design services, without affiliation to any product manufacturer or sales organization. Our team of experts is complemented by an array of specialized instrumentation and computing facilities, tools that allow us to deliver world-class sound and vibration monitoring, diagnostics, predictions and assessments to recognized standards and guidelines. Learn more about our history by viewing BKL’s timeline.
Together, we have accumulated more than 150 years of experience in acoustics.
Our engineers and scientists bring global expertise and local knowledge, and we rely on these diverse experiences to deliver client-focused service; steady, intuitive advice; and effective and practical solutions for almost any acoustical problem.
Our Team
Katrina Scherebnyj
M.A.Sc., P.Eng., MIOA
Trevor Cheng
P.Eng., MIOA
James Leader
PhD
Gary Mak
P.Eng., PMP
Brigette Martin
P.Eng., WELL AP
Phil Miville-Deschenes
P.Eng.
Joonas Niinivaara
M.Sc.
Forest Borch
EIT, WELL AP
Nick Dobbs
MIOA
Graeme Garvin
EIT
Banda Logawa
M.Sc., EIT
Eduardo Stehling
M.A.Sc.
David Stepanavicius
M.Arch.Sc.
Gabriella Schmidt
Financial Administrator
Anita Rachman
Office Administrator
Shirin Escarcha
Marketing and Communications Specialist
Quality Assurance
BKL is the only acoustical consulting firm certified through the Engineers and Geoscientists British Columbia Organizational Quality Management Program (OQM). This certification formally recognizes BKL’s ongoing commitments to ensuring top-notch individual and company-wide professional practices and brings the highest level of assurance to BKL’s clients.
Awards
BKL earned the Innovation Award at the 2018 North Vancouver Chamber Business Excellence Awards. This award was given to BKL to recognize the company’s development and growth through the creation or use of unique methods and services, demonstrated by a high degree of originality, creativity, and experimentation.
