Our multidisciplinary teams consist of project managers, engineers, 3D piping designers, quality professionals, documentation specialists and skilled tradespeople. We work collaboratively in a team-based environment and adhere to a flat organizational structure to prioritize project goals over individual goals.
The founder of BFC, Dave began his professional life as a project engineer for Whitbread Breweries in the UK. In 1976, he emigrated to Canada and three years later, started WHE Bio-Systems, the predecessor to BFC. Dave now acts as a technical resource across all project teams with a small responsibility for company management.
Ron has over 25 years’ experience building custom process equipment. Prior to founding BFC, he ran the operations of Kinetics Modular Systems. Ron’s expertise is in process engineering, project management and operational management. He has served as a PMI mentor, sports coach, board member and president of a Youth Mental Health Organization. Ron is also a member of ASME BPE System Design Subcommittee.
Tom has worked for David Eccleston, our president, since 1983. He joined the BFC team in 2013 specializing in detailed design of hygienic process equipment and systems (including fermenters, bio-reactors, CIP units, clean steam generators, mixers, cookers and platforms supports) for the Bio-Pharmaceutical, Food, and Beverage industries.
Wayne has been with BFC for 14 years. He has over 27 years’ experience in various roles including process engineer, project manager, maintenance manager, and engineering manager. Wayne has expertise in the design, fabrication, automation, installation, commissioning, validation and maintenance of process systems for the Food and Beverage, Consumer Products, Biotech, Pharmaceutical and Nuclear industries.
As a member of BFC’s engineering team since 2017, Sean has participated in numerous projects in the Pharmaceutical, Consumer Product, and Nuclear industries. Sean possesses rich experience in modular process design, project coordination, site installation/commissioning, and manufacturing production schedule optimization. He holds a master’s degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Waterloo.
Julio started his career working in process design at WHE Bio-Systems and shifted his focus to sales when he joined BFC in 2009. With over 30 years of process engineering experience, he has executed many process projects for the Dairy, Confectionary, Beverage, Food, Brewery, Pharmaceutical, and Biotech industrial sectors.
Naveen has extensive experience in driving complex, international projects, programs, and portfolios. He has delivered numerous projects for global, industry-leading clients in the Pharmaceutical, Biopharmaceutical, Industrial Process Equipment Manufacturing, and associated infrastructure sectors.
Kerri has over 20 years’ experience as a validation, quality assurance and cGMP Compliance specialist. She specializes in process equipment, utility and facility qualification (IQ, OQ, PQ) including documentation and protocol generation, test execution, deviation correction, commissioning and training.
