EXPERTISE and ABILITIES

ERIC ADERNECK, RPP, MPL, BCOM, DULE

Industrial Lands Planning Expert

604-721-5528 / eric@aderneck.ca 

From nearly two decades of planning and development experience in both the public and private sectors, here’s what I know (and love!) about industrial lands, and associated economic, employment, and transportation implications.  

I'm always happy to talk about industrial lands matters. 

Abilities / Services

·  Development Approval / Design Processes

·  Land Use / Development Plans

·  Planning Policy Initiatives / Studies 

·  Site Acquisitions / Feasibility Due Diligence

·  Real Estate Research / Municipal Regulations

·  Market Analysis / Supply & Demand

·  Financial Pro Formas / Site Valuations

·  Impact Models / Economic & Employment 

·  Strategic Advice / Synthesize Trends

·  Project Management / Team Leadership

·  Stakeholder Consultation / Engagement

·  Government Liaison / Communications

Knowledge / Skills

·  Planning and Development

·  Markets and Trends 

·  Plans and Policies 

·  Research and Analysis 

·  Strategies and Projects 

·  Acquisitions and Applications

·  Scenarios and Values 

·  Impacts and Opportunities

·  Advice and Insights

·  Knowledge and Action

Profile / Bibliography

·  Wide range of experience and unique perspective from working in the planning, development, local government, consulting, and post-secondary education fields in both the public and private sectors. 

·  Skills and capabilities in real estate development, urban planning, public policy, project management, stakeholder engagement, and teaching.

·  Hands-on experience delivering projects through the land acquisition, real estate development, design and approval processes; comprehensive understanding of land economics and the feasibility of projects; direct experience preparing planning policy to advance long-term objectives. 

·  Advanced education and thorough knowledge of planning principles and development trends.

·  Expertise with industrial and employment issues, having authored a number of leading studies about industrial land supply, demand, utilization, intensification, and stratification, as well as office development and tenancy trends.

Employment / Experience

·  Industrial / Employment Land Use Planning / Research Analyst, Consultant

·  Regional Planner / Senior Planner, Metro Vancouver Regional Government

·  Academic Instructor, Langara Applied Planning Program and SFU City Program

·  Development Manager / VP Planning & Development, iFortune Homes

·  Development Planner, Aplin & Martin Consultants

Education / Training

·  Master of Urban and Regional Planning Degree - Queen’s University

·  Bachelor of Commerce Degree - University of Victoria

·  Diploma in Urban Land Economics - University of British Columbia

·  Real Estate Construction and Development Certificate - Langara College

·  Advanced Project Management Certificate - Langara College

·  Management Communication Skills Certificate - Langara College

Credentials / Memberships

·  CIP Canadian Institute of Planners - Professional Member

·  PIBC Planning Institute of British Columbia - Certified Member 

·  ULI Urban Land Institute - Associate Member 

·  LEED Green Associate - Credential