Markus Bertels

I’ve spent 33 years working in the oil and gas and underground mining spheres.  I have been involved in major infrastructure construction in project controls, field engineering, commissioning, and project management roles.  I have personally managed projects up to CDN $250 million in total budget.

I’ve been at SNOLAB for six years, in a project management role, having completed lab expansion and gas storage feasibility studies as well as construction of underground infrastructure (Back Access Ramp and the Top Access Drift expansion). My current projects include Mine Power Center (MPC) electrical power upgrades, DEAP-3600 experimental upgrades, and a conceptual study for ARGO.

A typical ‘jack of all trades’ day would include risk/hazard management, cost control, project status updates and procurement of services/goods and whatever else is required to keep a project moving forward.

Outside of work I enjoy the great outdoors of Northern Ontario including fishing and gardening.  Indoor adventures include family genealogy and reading trashy thrillers (and occasionally classical literature).

Markus.Bertels@SNOLAB.ca