Paul Silverthorne, P.Eng

Paul began his professional career as a consulting engineer, working with two major firms, Giffels Associates and H. H. Angus in Toronto (1968-1973). In 1974, Paul joined Bob Tamblyn and Jim Rose as a founding member of Engineering Interface where he developed several fundamental advances in HVAC, including a thermal storage process (patented by Paul and others at Engineering Interface). In 1978, Paul founded a Building Automation and Control company named Multitrol Corporation, which became Dimax Controls in 1986. Paul has launched several intriguing and visionary businesses during his career. As well, Paul has published 15 technical papers and he has acted as a specialist consultant in both engineering and business. He has developed and written several significant software packages for accounting, life cycle costing and building performance simulation, and he holds a number of patents and trademarks. He has been the keynote speaker at several international conferences, and taught part time at the School of Architecture at the University of Toronto and in the MBA-LLB program at York University's Schulich School of Business. If Paul has any spare time, he can be found on the ski hills, wind surfing at the lake or playing squash and tennis!