Kaizen Environmental Services Inc. (KESI) is a privately owned company operating in Alberta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan.  Established in 1993, KESI provides a variety of environmental services to oilfield and industrial commercial clients in Western Canada.  Kaizen International Inc., a sister company incorporated in 1995, provides environmental services to similar clientele operating in the Caribbean and South America.

 KESI operates two divisions in Canada:  a Projects Division and a Laboratory Division.  The Projects Division maintains a Permit to Practice from APEGGA as well as other professional organizations.  The lab is a fully accredited through CAEAL and the Standards Council of Canada and is one of the primary water analysis labs in Western Canada.

GENERAL INFORMATION:
CANADIAN PROJECTS DIVISION

A. Field Services

Specific services provided by Kaizen Environmental include pre/post site assessment for wells and facilities, spill response, soil and groundwater remediation program development, implementation and closure, and reclamation activities. Kaizen also conducts extensive groundwater monitoring programs, commercial property, transfer assessments and remediation and reclamation works for industrial clients throughout Western Canada.

Kaizen has established good working relationships with various levels of government in order to facilitate our clients’ requirements for approvals, licenses, dispute resolution and information.  One of the keys to our success is to maintain communication with municipal, county, provincial and federal governments, as well as landowners, thereby allowing open and straightforward discussions on environmental issues.

B. Projects Personnel

The Projects Division has two offices in Alberta; these are located in Calgary and Grande Prairie.  Personnel are also located in Sundre, Hanna, and Medicine Hat.  Key personnel are as follows:

Calgary:

Bryce Phimester, Operations Manager
Blake Bouzek, P. Eng., B.Sc.², Remediation Manager
Kyle Hofseth, Reclamation and Drilling Waste Manager
Hafeez Chishti, PhD, P. Geol., Hydrogeologist
Greg Rusling, H.B. Sc., Environmental Technologist
Rick Rohl, B.Sc., BIT, CEPIT, Environmental Technologist
Daniel Graham, Field Technologist.
Simon Xang, M. Sc., Environmental Engineering
Neil Hofseth, Field Technologist, Satellite Staff Supervisor

Kaizen’s Safety Program is managed by our Safety Coordinator. The safety program has been certified by Alberta Labour since 1998. Kaizen has been recognized as one of Alberta’s “Best Safety Performer’s” since that program was inaugurated. Kaizen’s Quality Control/Quality Assurance Program has been audited by the Canadian Standards Association and approved. 

 Our current insurance coverage includes:

Comprehensive General Liability
Errors and Omissions
Automobile Insurance
Professional Liability
Workers Compensation Coverage

D. Client References

The following companies have been using the Project Divisions environmental services over an extended period of time.

Shiningbank Energy Ltd.
Eastshore Energy Ltd.
Real Resources Ltd.
Rife Resources Ltd.
Quicksilver Resources Canada Inc.
Seneca Energy Canada
Vaquerro Resources Ltd.
Enerplus Resources fund
PetroCanada
TUSK Energy Inc.
BP Canada Energy Company
Murphy Oil Corporation
The Business Development Bank of Canada
The Royal Bank of Canada
Canadian Western Bank
Manning Diversified Forest Products
Fortis Alberta
Canada Malting Co. Ltd.
ERCO Worldwide