James Lota

James is a Professional Engineer with a Bachelor of Applied Science from the University of British Columbia, a Master of Business Administration from Simon Fraser University and a Master of Public Administration from the University of Victoria. He has over 20 years of project/program management experience. He started his career in high-tech manufacturing where he did research & development, managed start-up manufacturing operations in Asia and Eastern Europe, and earned his Lean Six Sigma Black Belt in Project Management. James went on to work with various levels of government, First Nations, land developers and industry to raise capital, design, and construct utility scale alternative energy projects and natural gas transmission pipelines for liquefied natural gas projects. James is now the General Manager of Lands & Facilities at the City of Burnaby where he is responsible for administration of the City’s real estate assets and construction & maintenance of the civic facilities.