Executive Council

 

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Wilfredo Guerrero 
PRESIDENT

Wilfredo Ernesto Guerrero was born in Belize City in 1942 and received his Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from Louisiana Tech University in 1972. He obtained the status of Registered Professional Engineer (Louisiana) in 1977. He has done postgraduate studies in Hydraulic Engineering (Dip H.E., Delft, NL) and Project Management at Bradford University, U.K and a wide variety of Management and Training courses. He has also holds a Certificate in Design of Urban Drainage for Developing Countries, from IHE,Delft, the Netherlands. He was the founding President of the Association of Professional Engineers of Belize (APEB). 

 
He worked with the Ministry of Works, Belize for 23 years in every activity of the Ministry, includingacting as Chief Engineer on several occasions. In his latter years with the Ministry, he was appointed planning officer and training officer for the Ministry and worked on various projects involving multidisciplinary participation, including working as Chairman of the Belize City Infrastructure Task Force and member of the Ambergris Caye Master Plan. He was the Belize focal point for CUBiC (Caribbean Uniform Building Code) and has served as facilitator for a number of professional events. 
 
He is married and has four children, who have obtained degrees in the following fields: Civil Engineering,Chemical Engineering, Biology and Social Communication. His wife has a degree in Chemistry and Pharmacy. After retiring from the Belize Public Service in 1994, he registered a Consulting  Firm that has beenproviding support for the construction supervision of Road Infrastructure Works in Southern Belize, funded by International Agencies. The firm also offers consultancy in Drainage and Hydraulic Engineering Works. 

 

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Lucien Chung
Vice-President

Mr. Chung holds a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from the University of the West Indies (2000) and Master's degree in Hydrology for Environmental Management form Imperial College, London (2004). Became a registered member of APEB in 2006 and is also member of the International Water Association (IWA).

After completing his Bachelor's he worked for three (3) years at the National Water Commission (Jamaica) as a Project Engineer. After receiving his Master's he relocated to Belize in January 2005 and began working at the Belize Water Services (BWS), first as the ISO 9000 Coordinator, then after 7 months he became the Operations Manager.

In 2007 Mr. Chung resigned as Operations Manager at BWS and began his own engineering consulting firm - Chung's Engineering Co. Ltd.

 

 

 

Dylan Gomez

Honorary Secretary

Mr. Gomez holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of South Florida, USA (2004) and is a registered professional engineer in the state of Florida.  In 2012 he became a registered member of APEB.

He worked at three power plants for Tampa Electric in Florida while working towards his Bachelor’s degree and after graduating he then worked for eight years at a medium size engineering firm in Florida.  In 2011 he relocated back to Belize and is working towards developing his own consulting engineering firm in Belize.

 

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Mick Craig
TREASURER

Mick is a retired engineer with work experience in the Ministry of Works. He earned his degree in Civil Engineering from Marquette University. Mr. Craig has held senior positions in the Caribbean Development Bank and Belize Audubon Society to name a few. He operates his own business but remains committed to developing future Engineers by promoting sound education policy.

 

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Evondale Moody 
COUNCILOR

A graduate of St. John’s College in Belize City, Evondale Moody holds a degree in Civil Engineering from California State University (Long Beach). Evondale has also sat and passed the U.S. Fundamental Engineering Exam (EIT) and is a Registered Chartered Civil Engineer with the Institution of Civil Engineering (UK). He currently has over 15 years of experience in the engineering field and his area of specialization is Transportation/Highways Engineering.

Upon completion of his degree in Civil Engineering (1996), Evondale Moody commenced his career with the UK based consultancy firm of Halcrow Group Limited in Belize. At that time, Halcrow Group Limited was the lead consultancy firm hired by the GOB to design and supervise the Belize City Infrastructure Project. Evondale spent three years (3) with the firm executing several roads and junction designs in Belize City and other municipalities.

In 1999, Evondale joined a team of local engineering consultants to form the Project Execution Unit (PEU) – Ministry Works. This Unit was used by several International Funding Agencies (CDB, IADB, World Bank, OPEC, KFAED) to implement their projects on behalf of the GOB. General responsibilities include the management and supervision of all projects which also include the procurement of consultants and contractors for various projects. Some notable major projects implemented to date include the Hummingbird Highway Upgrading Project, Burrell Boom Road Bypass, Orange Walk Town Bypass, Southern Highway Upgrading Project, Placencia Road Upgrading Project and various others.

With the vast number of major projects implemented by the PEU, Evondale has developed a wealth of experience involving various stages of the design, supervision, management and procurement procedures and continues to build on this experience after 13 years in this position.Evondale is still currently engaged as an engineering consultant at the PEU and is currently assigned as Project Engineer for the Southern Highway Project (Mile 14 (Dump) – Jalacte) and the CDB’s Fourth Road Project - San Ignacio/Santa Elena Bypass Project.

 

                                 

 

 Lynn Young

Councilor

 

Mr. Young holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of the West Indies and a Master’s Degree in Business from the University of Western Ontario. He is a well-rounded engineer/executive with over thirty years of experience in operations and financial management in Belize. Mr. Young has successfully managed several projects and engineering departments both in the oil industry and the electric utility in Belize. He recently retired from Belize Electricity Limited where he served as President and Chief Executive Officer for over twelve years.

Mr. Young has also served on several boards in Belize, Canada and the Caribbean including the Newfoundland Power, The Caribbean Association of Electric Utilities, Maritime Electric Company Ltd., Fortis Turks and Caicos, Cayman Utilities Company Ltd., National Institute for Culture and History, and Belize Electric Company Ltd.

Mr. Young is married with four children.

Education:

1991                            University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario

                                    Masters in Business Administration

1981                            University of the West Indies, Trinidad & Tobago

                                    Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering

Employment History:

1998 -  2011                Belize Electricity Limited

                                    President and Chief Executive Officer

As Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Young had all the duties and responsibilities associated with being the CEO of Belize’s only Public Electric Utility.

Employment History:

1993 - 1998                 Belize Electricity Limited

                                 General Manager-Finance and Administration

1991 - 1993                Belize Electricity Limited

          General Manager Engineering       

1987 - 1989               Belize Electricity Limited

         Production Manager

1984 – 1987                Shell Belize Limited

                                 Operations Manager

Current Board Memberships:

  • National Institute of Culture and History (NICH)
  • Cayman Utilities Company Ltd. (CUC)
  • Fortis Turks and Caicos
  • Belize Electric Company Limited
  • Association of Professional Engineers of Belize

Diplomatic Appointments

  • Honorary Consul – Republic of Korea in Belize

Marital Status

Married to Margaret Althea Young

Children:         Darrell Carlton Young

                      Bernard Colville Young

                      Adrian Lynn Young

                      Analiese Norma Marie Young

DOB:              April 29th, 1958

Hobbies

  • Playing Music
  • Fishing
  • Basketball