Mr. Cory Bell, P.Eng.
President
As President, Cory's focus has shifted over the years giving him the knowledge and expertise to supervise field operations as well as overall management of the company.
Transitioning between Estimating, Project and Construction Management, combined with past Site Superintendent experience and his role as Vice President, Operations, Cory was an optimal choice for this role. With a diverse portfolio of projects behind him, Cory has provided design and construction expertise for many of Lindsay's largerConstruction Management, Design-Build and General Contracting projects.
Cory's 20 years of experience in the industrial and heavy/civil sector, combined with his current experience in the commercial and institutional sectors has given him a unique skill-set within the business.
Working across this array of industries has created a solid foundation for Cory to guide Lindsay's newer employees while assuming overall responsibility for both company direction and future success.
Phone: Ext. 249
E-mail: cbell@jwlindsay.ca
Mr. Ernie Porter, P.Eng.
Chairman
Ernie Porter began working with Lindsay in 1980 after graduating from Acadia University and TUNS with a degree in Civil Engineering. After a period of time of working in our New Brunswick office, mainly in the Construction Management field, Ernie assumed the role of Roof Systems Manager. Lindsay became the first firm in Nova Scotia to offer full roofing services in which the technically rich expertise of professional engineering was involved.
Since that time, Ernie has managed many successful projects in all facets of the industry including Design Build, Construction Management, and General Contracting. Ernie continues to be extremely active within our roofing division to this day.
Ernie served as President of Lindsay Construction from 1997 - 2009.
Phone: Ext. 255
E-mail: eporter@jwlindsay.ca
Mr. Kirby Putnam, P.Eng.
Executive Vice President
Kirby Putnam is a Civil Engineer, businessman, husband, father, and former varsity athlete. He is a graduate of both Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick and TUNS in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Kirby's engineering career has focussed mainly on building design and construction but includes experience in municipal engineering and infrastructure design and construction. His wealth of expertise includes involvement with hundreds of projects across the ICI sectors, the majority which have been Design-Build in nature.
He is Executive Vice President for Lindsay Construction in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia and holds the title of Vice President, Business Development with Lindsay Lampasona, LLC in Massachusetts and Connecticut. Kirby is responsible for marketing, sales, and business development endeavors for each of these companies.
Kirby also finds time to serve in other capacities and is currently President of the Canadian Progress Club of Halifax (which helps raise funds for various charities, individuals, and families in need), President of of DCI (Design and Construction Institute), and is a Board Member of The Halifax Club, chairing the membership committee.
He is past Board Member with the Consulting Engineers of Nova Scotia and has served on several committees with the Association of Professional Engineers of Nova Scotia.
Phone: Ext. 222
E-mail: kputnam@jwlindsay.ca
Mr. Laurence Smith, P.Eng.
Vice President, Engineering
As Partner and Director with Lindsay Construction, Laurence currently serves as Vice President, Engineering.
Laurence has both the knowledge and proven ability to provide valuable input whenever a Tilt-Up facility is in the brainstorming or building stage of development. He can often be seen using steel, concrete, masonry, wood, or combinations there-of to perfect the structure and aesthetics of a project.
Phone: Ext. 260
E-mail: ljsmith@jwlindsay.ca
Mr. Ben Stokdijk, P.Eng
Vice President, Operations
A graduate of the NSAC and McGill University, Ben began his tenure with Lindsay in 1996 as a "Small Jobs" Estimator. Since then, Ben has worked on a wide variety of General Contracting, Construction Management, and Design-Build projects in various capacities as Estimator, Project Manager, and Design Engineer.
Today, many of the projects Ben works on involve Pre-Engineered Metal Buildings, Self Storage facilities, and Royal Building Systems (RBS). In his spare time, Ben can be found on the lake pursuing his favourite past-time as a competitive bass angler.
Phone: Ext. 267
E-mail: bstokdijk@jwlindsay.ca
Mr. Devin Hartnell, P.Eng., MBA
CEO, Lindsay Lampasona L.L.C.
Devin graduated with his Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) in 2000 from Michigan Technological University and followed up with his Master of Business Administration (MBA) in 2007 from Saint Mary's University (Halifax, Nova Scotia).
As Project and Construction Manager with Lindsay, 2001-2007, Devin has since transitioned to CEO of our New England offices in West Hartford, Connecticut and Norfolk, Massachusetts.
Lindsay Lampasona provides complete formwork, flatwork, and Tilt-Up Concrete services to the New England market by partnering with owners, developers, architects, engineers, and contractors to provide the best building processes available. Engaging new clients then budgeting, planning, and directing their projects, Devin is making great progress in bringing Tilt-Up Concrete technology to New England.
Phone: (902)499-5719
E-mail: devin@lindsaylampasona.com
Ms. Anne E. Driscoll, FCGA
Controller
Anne Driscoll has been with Lindsay since May of 1984 after receiving her Bachelor of Commerce from Saint Mary's University.
Since that time, Anne has shifted roles having started in Accounts Payable and then to Controller in 1999. She received her Certified General Accountant designation in 1994 and Fellowship designation in 2005.
Anne has been active with CGA Nova Scotia for several years and served as Association President from 2002 to 2003.
Her administrative skills provide our projects with the financial systems necessary to produce timely payments to subcontractors, coordination of contract documents, and up-to-date progress claims which benefit the owner in indicating the status of their project.
Phone: Ext. 238
E-mail: adriscol@jwlindsay.ca
Mr. John W. Lindsay, Sr.
A Life Well Lived
With the passing of John Lindsay, Sr., on May 5th, 2006, the business community lost a dear friend, mentor to many, and great leader. It is an honor to celebrate his life and a privilege to have had the great fortune of working with John.
A great many of you knew John. Some of you were business associates connected through the bond of ownership in an amazing array of local and regional businesses. Some of you knew John through serving with him on the boards of national and regional corporations such as Maritime Life, Canada Trust, MT&T, Corporate Communications and others. Some of you were associated with John through his outstanding volunteer efforts particularly in aid of the YMCA and the IWK Hospital. And some of you knew John through his broad personal interests in sports, travel, social occasions and music
Whatever your relationship was with John your lasting impression will be the same - he was a great man. In John's world no challenge was too great, no friend let down, no commitment denied. These principles were part of a code of conduct that John lived by and imparted upon the many individuals and businesses he touched.
Each of you who knew him will have your own "John stories". Many of these stories will relate to his outstanding accomplishments as a developer, some will recount his prowess as a businessman; others will regale his love of life or his wonderful family occasions. We are all left to remember John, and we are so much the better for having known him.
Out of the dozens of companies that John owned or directed over his five decades in business, our company is the only one that bears his name. We are very proud of this connection. While we share the emotional burden of John's passing and we will surely miss his guiding hand, J.W. Lindsay Enterprises moves forward fortified by the principles and determination that John instilled in the fabric of our company.
Yours Very Truly,
Ernie Porter, P.Eng., President