Mr. Hutchinson has been active and certified in the environmental management system and compliance auditing fields since 1998. He has over 35 years of experience in the fields of environmental consulting, remediation, ISO14001 based management systems, auditing, compliance monitoring and program development. Recently retired from the City of Calgary, he has worked on implementing and enhancing a corporate-wide ISO 14001-based environmental management and compliance system and integrating it with the organizations’ overall enterprise risk management systems. 

Prior to joining the City of Calgary, his consulting career included environmental work  for various industrial sectors, and public sector organizations throughout Atlantic, Western and Northern Canada, as well as overseas work in India. He has contributed to environmental assessments and development of controls and management systems at facilities as diverse as chemical plants, pulp and paper facilities, water treatment plants, mines, international airports, oil and gas pipeline systems and food processing plants.