About Wave Point Consulting Ltd.

Since 2008 the Wave Point Consulting team and our Associates have worked collaboratively with clients to ensure that proposed solutions provide significant value to their organization.

Darryl Anderson

Managing Director

Mr. Darryl Anderson has 22 years of experience in Wave Point Consulting’s core services. He has held the positions of Port Authority President/CEO, Manager of Business Development and Planning, Manager, Rail/Intermodal & Marine, Chief, Harbour Authority Implementation and Manager, Trade Policy & Business Intelligence.

Mr. Anderson received his Master of Business Administration from the Australian Maritime College, and his Bachelor of Arts from Trinity Western University. He was awarded a Diploma in Urban Land Economics from the University of British Columbia, and a Certificate in Shipping and Marine Operations from the British Columbia Institute of Technology.

An award-winning author, he maintains an active independent research practice focusing exclusively on maritime transportation and policy issues. Darryl Anderson is a regular contributing writer to BC Shipping News and media commentator. Past professional involvement includes being president of the Canadian Transportation Research Forum, board member for the Association of Canadian Port Authorities and chair of the Cruise British Columbia Association.  He is currently a director of Ocean Initiatives British Columbia and a member of the Tourism Victoria Transportation Committee.

The Managing Director’s wide -ranging responsibilities have given him the necessary expertise and insights to lead project teams that deliver outstanding customer value.

Phil Davies

Transportation Economist & Logistics Associate

Philip Davies is a transportation economist who has thirty years experience in market research, freight planning and intercity passenger transportation. He has a broad range of transportation consulting experience in diverse fields including aviation, drayage, port operations, goods movement and land use, intermodal facilities, shortline railways, and economic analysis and program review. Mr. Davies holds an MA in Economics and a BA Hon. in Economics and Political Science from the University of Saskatchewan, and received a Diploma from Canadian Institute of Traffic and Transportation in Transportation Management. He is a Councillor of the Canadian Transportation Research Fourm and a member of the International Trade and Transportation Committee at the Transportation Research Board, National Academy of Sciences.  He is Principal of Davies Transportation Consulting, Inc.

K. Joseph Spears

Maritime & Shipping Associate

Joe Spears is a consultant with deep expertise in maritime policy and international shipping. Joe specializes in developing strategies and solutions that incorporate the perspective of local communities, regulatory agencies, shippers, vessel owners/operators, and the coastal state.  Mr. Spears has prepared shipping policy for the Government of Canada for submission to International Maritime Organization.  Over the last 30 years, he has worked at the intersection of all element of shipping policy: commercial, operations, governance, pollution prevention and safety management.  He holds degrees in biology, economics, and law from Dalhousie University, as well as, a Masters in (Sea-Use Law, Economics and Policy making) from the London School of Economics in London, England.  Mr. Spears is a frequent commentator, speaker and advocate on a robust Canadian approach to ocean management in the Canadian arctic and empowering operational agencies. He is the Principal of Horseshoe Bay Marine Group.

Roy Matson

Aviation Associate

Roy Matson has over thirty-five years experience in transportation planning and policy. He holds a private pilots license. This experience includes airport planning, aviation master planning and working for a regional airline. Mr. Matson has helped prepare plans for airports of various sizes including small local airports and international airports. He was the project manager on a number of area aviation master plans including the Calgary Area Aviation Master Plan, The Edmonton Area Aviation Master Plan and the Northwest Staging Route Area Aviation Master Plan.  Much of this work has centered on Western and Northern Canada and involved First Nations communities. Most recently he was a senior consultant on the 2011 Air Traffic and Improvement Strategy for the Omineca Beetle Action Coalition. Mr. Matson is President of Edmonton based RMAT Consulting.

Patrick Marshall

Economic Development Associate

Patrick is an energetic and passionate economic development professional. He is a skilled urban and regional planner with an honours degree in environmental studies from the School of Urban and Regional Planning at Waterloo University. He has more than 30 years experience in both the public and private sector as an analyst, strategist and economic developer, having served in North York, Metro Toronto, and Campbell River. Marshall was picked by his Peers at the Economic Development Association of British Columbia as “Economic Developer of the Year” in 2007. He has earned more than 23 Marketing Canada Awards from the Economic Developers Association of Canada.  He  is the founder of the Capital EDC Economic Development Company.

Jonathan Secter

Environmental Associate

Jonathan Secter, B.S.A., M.S., R.P.Bio has a broad and diverse 35 year career in environmental and resource management within a variety of agencies of the governments of Canada and of British Columbia and as a private consultant. Secter’s varied transportation and infrastructure related specialties include: preparation of strategies for the implementation of planning recommendations and assessment findings; integrated land and natural resource planning; coastal zone and ocean resource systems planning; aboriginal natural resource issues; environmental impact assessment systems and process; management of environmental regulatory requirements for project and resource development; negotiation and interaction with regulatory authorities on behalf of development clients.  He is Principal of Secter Environmental Resource Consulting.

Project Teams

Wave Point Consulting brings a depth of expertise that is hard to match. We often lead, or are part of an interdisciplinary team to provide clients with the expertise necessary to develop cost effective and sustainable solutions. Recent projects have involved collaborating with very talented and creative senior consultants from the following industry leading firms: