Dana Sands

Dana Sands has over 17 years of experience in the geomatics industry. They started their career as a Crew Chief at Vista Geomatics Ltd in 2004 and worked there until 2010. From 2010 to 2013, they served as a Geomatics Technologist at Focus Corporation, conducting reviews of land surveying products for the Upstream Oil and Gas industry.

In 2013, Dana joined WSP in Canada as a Project Manager and later assumed the role of Pipeline Lead - Calgary Geomatics. From 2016 to 2017, they held the position of Pipeline Integrity Lead - Geomatics at WSP.

Currently, Dana is employed at Global Raymac Surveys, where they have held several roles since 2017. They started as a Manager, Pipeline and Integrity Projects, providing geomatics solutions to the pipeline industry. In 2021, they became Vice President, Energy, and in 2023, assumed the role of Vice President, Pipeline & Integrity Projects.

Dana Sands received a Project Management Fundamentals Certificate from the University of Calgary in 2014-2015. Prior to this, Dana attended the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) from 2003-2005, where they studied Geomatics Engineering. Dana also holds additional certifications in CSA Z662 - Oil and Gas Pipeline Systems from the CSA (Canadian Standards Association), the Dale Carnegie Course from Dale Carnegie Training, and the Project Management Professional from the Project Management Institute.