Eric Schapira

President

Birthplace: Montreal, Quebec

Education: McGill University, Bachelor of Commerce

Role: One of my main roles at Klondike is to foster and maintain strong relationships with our clients, sub-trades and consultants. In addition, I place high importance on building a solid team that understands the unique challenges of our industry, communicates effectively and works well in a collaborative environment. I am always looking for ways to improve our operations and ensure consistent delivery of our design, budgeting & project management services. As our business grows, I feel it is important to stay on top of new technologies and current trends which enable us to pursue cost effective and sustainable building solutions.

Passions: Organization, productivity, creative problem solving, innovative design & enhancing people’s spaces

Interests: Running, skiing, travel, architecture, movies, wine and spending time with my wife, son and our pooch!

Ismatullah (AJ) Habibi

Site Manager

Birthplace: Kabul, Afghanistan

Education: Dubai International School, United Arab Emirates, with various courses within the discipline.

Role: AJ began his career working in the trades as a Carpenter. His experience includes managing his own residential renovation business, site managing and installer. This foundation has been essential to building his management skills, industry respect and knowledge through experience. AJ has been in the construction/ interior finishing industry since 2000; with most of his career specializing within the commercial construction. Over the course of his career, he has effectively managed large scale, multi-million-dollar projects which include but not limited to: Imperial Oil (Esso), Enbridge – Project One, BluEarth Renewables, Solium Capital and Nexen. AJ focuses on ensuring projects are completed on schedule, within budget, and following building codes and core safety standards. AJ has strong leadership skills along with interpersonal and mediation skills to resolve conflicts and challenges that come along with construction projects. He ensures to deliver clients with the highest possible quality, performance and value with all projects.

Passions: Writing Poetry, Photography

Interests: Hiking and spending time with his beautiful wife and 2 adorable kids.