Board Members
Kristy Zemek, EIT
Board President
Project Manager - H3M Environmental Ltd.
GNCTR Participation - 2015 - Present
2015 - Dalhousie University - Team Member
2016 - Dalhousie University - Spirit Captain
2018 - Southern Alberta Institute of Technology - Costume Captain
2019 - Southern Alberta Institute of Technology - Alumni Team Spirit Captain
2020 - Not Associated - Organizing Committee In-Training
2021 - GNCTR Calgary - Competition VP, Safety Judge
2022 - GNCTR Calgary - Competition VP, Safety Judge
2023 - GNCTR Calgary - Award Presenter
2024 - Not Associated - Safety Judge
2025 - Not Associated - Safety Judge
2026 - Not Associated - Safety Judge
Kristina Burt is an Project Manager with H3M Environmental out of her hometown of Calgary, Alberta. Kristina has been involved with GNCTR since her undergrad at Dalhousie University where she obtained her degree in Environmental Engineering, later attending SAIT for a Petroleum Engineering Technology diploma. Kristina is excited to provide guidance to future OC’s by leveraging her eleven years of competition experience.
Parker Gavey, GSI
Board Secretary
Project Manager - PCL Construction Management Inc.
GNCTR Participation - 2015 - Present
2015 - Southern Alberta Institute of Technology - VP Technical Exhibition
2016 - Southern Alberta Institute of Technology - VP Technical Exhibition
2017 - Southern Alberta Institute of Technology - Team President
2018 - Southern Alberta Institute of Technology - VP Safety & Project Management
2019 - Southern Alberta Institute of Technology - Alumni Team Captain
2020 - Not Associated - Organizing Committee In-Training
2021 - GNCTR Calgary - Competition Co-Chair, Technical & Safety Judge
2022 - GNCTR Calgary - Competition Co-Chair, Technical & Safety Judge
2023 - Not Associated - Safety Judge
2024 - Not Associated - Safety Judge
2025 - Not Associated - Safety Judge
2026 - Not Associated - Safety Judge
Parker Gavey is a Project Manager with experience delivering construction projects with PCL Construction Management Inc. He currently works out of the Calgary Special Projects office delivering projects typically under $50 million across a diverse range of markets such as commercial, health care, light industrial, education, and hospitality. Parker graduated with a Diploma of Architectural Technologies with a major in Building Development in 2015 and a Bachelors of Science in Construction Project Management in 2018 from the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology.
Parker has been heavily involved with GNCTR over the past decade, holding various team, organizing committee, and judging positions. Parker has a personal interest in maintaining the integrity and longevity of the competition, and it’s impact on the next generation of builders.
Trevor Billows, P.Eng., MASc.
Governor at Large
Project Manager - PCL Construction Management Inc.
GNCTR Participation - 2013 - 2016, 2023
2013 - UBC Okanagan - Concrete Design Team Member
2014 - UBC Okanagan - Concrete Design Captain
2015 - GNCTR 2015 - Competition VP Financial
2016 - GNCTR 2016 - Spirit Judge
2023 - UBC Okanagan - Alumni Team Captain
2023 - Not Associated - Concrete Judge
Trevor Billows is a professional engineer (P. Eng.) in the province of British Columbia. He achieved both a Bachelor and a Master of Applied Science Degree (BASc., MASc.) from the University of British Columbia - Okanagan with co-op distinction. Throughout his post-secondary years, he was involved in GNCTR in a multitude of capacities that developed invaluable skills.
As a Project Manager with PCL Construction, Trevor enjoys working on complex and innovative construction projects in the private and public sectors.
Trevor spends additional time playing and watching sports, traveling the world, winning fantasy football against his friends, and racing safe, high speed concrete toboggan contraptions.
Billy Barnes
Governor at Large
Sr. Technical Program Manager - Tesla
GNCTR Participation - 2022 - Present
2022 - Memorial University of Newfoundland - Mechanical Design Lead
2023 - Memorial University of Newfoundland - Team Captain, Mechanical Design Lead
2024 - GNCTR St. John’s - VP Finance
2025 - Not Associated - Spirit Judge
Billy started at Tesla in 2023 as a Technical Program Manager working on drivetrains, mostly out of their San Francisco office.
Billy holds a strong belief that Concrete Toboggan is a great launch zone for aspiring engineers. The challenges of the competition help them develop the valuable tools and skills critical to real engineering work. Billy’s goal as a member of BOG is to improve the Concrete Toboggan competition so more students can benefit from it and achieve early career success.
