Two at Robert Allan Ltd. accredited as registered professional engineers

(VANCOUVER, British Columbia) — Robert Allan Ltd. has announced that two of its employees have earned accreditation as registered professional engineers with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia (APEGBC).

Jianbo Zhang has been working with RAL since 2010 as a naval architect, specializing in structure design with ShipConstructor production design among his other significant job duties.

Prior to this, he worked with a variety of organizations including the Chinese site office of the Greek Marine Technical Bureau, Seabridge Marine Contractors, DBC marine, and Wuhu Jiangdong Shipyard in China.

He obtained his education from Wuhan University of Technology, with a bachelor of science degree in naval architecture, from 1985 to 1989.

He enjoys classical guitar and hiking in his spare time.

Ryan Ayres has been working with RAL since 2011 as a naval architect and has been involved in all aspects of tug design. He now focuses his time in a project management role.

Prior to this, he worked with Burness Corlett Three Quays Australia as a consulting naval architect for the defense industry.

He obtained his education from University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia with a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering (naval architecture) from 2005-2008.

He enjoys snowboarding and cycling in his spare time.

By Professional Mariner Staff