Peter A. Irwin, Ph.D., P.Eng.
Chairman of the Board of Directors

Dr. Peter Irwin is the Chairman of the Board of Directors for Virtualwind Inc. and is President of RWDI Group Inc. His experience in wind engineering dates back to 1974 and includes extensive research and consulting in wind loading, aeroelastic response, wind tunnel methods, and instrumentation. Previous experience includes six years of wind engineering work as a research officer with Canada's National Research Council and two years with the Royal Aircraft Establishment in Farnborough, Great Britain. Peter earned his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from McGill University. He is a Registered Professional Engineer in the Province of Ontario. He has published over 100 papers and won several awards for his work, including the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering's Gzowski Medal in 1995. He serves on several committees for codes and standards, such as the Standing Committee on Structural Design for the Canadian Building Code and the wind committee of the US ASCE 7 standard.

Derek S. Louch, Ph.D.
President & CEO

Dr. Derek Louch is the President & CEO of Virtualwind Inc., and a Principal of RWDI Group Inc. After completing a Chemical Engineering undergraduate degree at the University of Waterloo, he received a doctorate in Mechanical Engineering from Cambridge University in 2000, and subsequently was a two year Postdoctoral Fellow at Stanford University and NASA Ames Research Center. Dr. Louch and RWDI Group Inc. founded Virtualwind in 2005 to support the commercialization of the advanced computational flow physics software initiative he started within the RWDI Group of Companies umbrella. He is intimately involved in all technical, marketing, and business aspects of Virtualwind. Interests include business models and strategies, software architecture, turbulence modeling, and numerical solutions to complex equations.

Anton E. Davies, Ph.D., P.Eng., QEP
Director

Dr. Anton Davies is a Director for Virtualwind, and is the Chairman of the Board of Directors for RWDI Group Inc. After completing his doctoral thesis 1977 for the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Toronto, Dr. Davies has provided leadership to a wide range of projects within the RWDI Group of Companies. He is an expert in the field of air quality and has published numerous articles concerning air pollution study and abatement techniques. He is the past chair of the Canadian Environment Industry Association (CEIA) - Ontario Chapter, a National Director of CEIA and is currently chair of their Environmental Exporters Council. He was also past chair of the Air and Waste Management Association - Ontario Section

Ray Sinclair, Ph.D.
Director

Dr. Ray Sinclair is a Director for Virtualwind, and a Principal of RWDI Group Inc. Ray is an expert in the field of computational flow physics applied to a wide range of projects involving air pollution, industrial processes, building & tunnel ventilation, fire safety and wind engineering. This specialty is often coupled with physical measurement techniques in solving challenging problems with fires, thermal comfort and window condensation in buildings, paint shop odour impact, combustion systems, and particle laden flows. He joined RWDI Group Inc. in 1991 after completing a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering. He is a member of the NFPA and ASHRAE where his prime interest is smoke management system design.

Michael J. Soligo, M.A.Sc., P.Eng.
Director

Mike Soligo is a Director for Virtualwind, and is the Vice President of Marketing for RWDI Group Inc. He is a microclimate specialist and has extensive experience in conducting pedestrian level wind, wind pressure, snow, and sun/shadow studies. He is specialized in studies related to sports facilities, hotels, casinos, resorts, and in the development of unique services such as pedestrian/spectator comfort criteria and turf microclimate analysis. He has a M.A.Sc. in Engineering Management Sciences from the University of Waterloo. He is a Registered Professional Engineer in the Province of Ontario, as well as, a Registered Consulting Engineer.

David S. Chadder, Hon. B.Sc., QEP
Director

David Chadder is a Director for Virtualwind, and is a Vice President of RWDI Group Inc. His area of specialty involves air quality and noise assessments, permitting, emissions testing, and ambient air quality monitoring surveys.  David supervises engineering teams studying municipal and hazardous waste landfills, pipeline transmission, roadways, airports, industrial facilities, hospitals and power plants.  He has appeared as an expert witness providing testimony before the NEB, EAB and OMB.  He is a member of the Air and Waste Management Association (AWMA), the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA), Association of Power Producers of Ontario (APPRO), and the Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (CMOS). David is accredited as a Qualified Environmental Professional (QEP).