Our Team

  • Robert Barnes

    Senior Vice President,
    Energy & Digital Services

    Robert joined EllisDon in December 2011 to start the Managed Services division and assumed responsibility for the Energy & Digital Services team in 2017. He is also the architect of EllisDon’s Intelligent Building Roadmap, which takes a pragmatic approach to the deployment of the intelligent infrastructure within both new and existing buildings. Under Robert’s leadership, EllisDon has developed an industry-leading professional services team that designs, procures, implements and supports wired, wireless and voice networks.

  • Yevgeniy Sarafanov

    Vice President,
    Advanced Technology Solutions

    Yevgeniy joined EllisDon’s Energy & Digital Services team in 2012. He has gained over 17 years of experience in the construction industry, working on projects in the commercial, residential, healthcare, education and data centre sectors. Prior to this, Yevgeniy worked in the Information Technology (IT) industry for 17 years. In his current role, Yevgeniy designs and implements integration platforms for a number of EllisDon’s projects, designing integrated Building Automation System (BAS) control packages, delivering advanced building analytics, and supporting converged building networks. 

  • Wissam Hijazi, MaSc, Arch, PMP, CanBIM CP

    Vice President, Innovation, MENA

    Wissam has been working in the construction industry for more than 20 years. He joined EllisDon in 2010 as a Building Information Modelling (BIM) Coordinator. In his current role, Wissam is responsible for driving the development and implementation of advanced strategies to integrate BIM, VDC, digital twins, and smart building solutions into all aspects of EllisDon’s operations throughout the Middle East & North Africa.

  • Philip Chow

    Director, Integrated Solutions

    Phil has implemented technology in both the construction and retrofit industries for over 30 years, held various leadership positions for over 25 years, and provided system automation and integrated engineering solutions for the energy retrofit, commercial, educational, healthcare and regulated sectors. Currently, Phil works for EllisDon’s Energy & Digital Services team, a leader in deploying converged digital infrastructure and integrating disparate building systems. He is leading the development of EKO.

  • Trent Ogilvie

    Director, Business Development,
    Infrastructures Services

    Trent has worked at EllisDon for over 10 years, led project pursuits and marketing initiatives for several market sectors, including healthcare, educational, residential, commercial office, industrial and automotive, and developed marketing and business development programs, systems and strategies across Canada and internationally. In his current role, Trent provides support for EllisDon’s Infrastructure Services teams, which include Energy & Digital Services (EKO), Furniture, Equipment & Design, EllisDon Facilities Services, and Project Advisory & Management.

  • Vesh-Yami Diaby

    Senior Software Engineer

    Vesh-Yami joined EllisDon in 2022 as a Junior IOT Developer. Since joining, he has quickly risen into successively senior roles within the company, including Intermediate Full-Stack Developer in 2023 and Senior Software Engineer in 2024. Prior to joining EllisDon, Vesh-Yami received a Bachelor of Computer Science from Carlton University, pursued a Graduate Diploma in Information Technology, Cybersecurity from New Brunswick Community College, and worked as a freelance web / mobile application developer. In his current role, Vesh-Yami is supporting the development of EKO.