Guy Boone

Guy Boone, P.Eng., FEC

Eastern Region Councillor

Guy Boone was re-elected in February 2018 for a second term as Eastern Region councillor, after serving as PEO Ottawa Chapter (oPEO) 2015 chair; oPEO Government Liaison Program (GLP) 2013 and 2014 committee chair. Boone joined the Ottawa Chapter executive in 2008 after serving as PEO Algonquin Chapter vice chair. As a public safety engineer for certification of products, machines and systems, Boone has had first-hand experience protecting the public and influencing safety designs and practices on a daily basis. He is an electrical engineering graduate from Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labador and a safety advisor with SafetyGuy Consulting Inc. Previously, he worked with Alcatel, Nortel and Nemko Canada as a product safety engineer and as a system safety engineer with Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. and Alcatel Transportation. Boone is a strong, active advocate for the engineering profession, serving on OSPE’s Chapter Liaison Committee and working within both oPEO and OSPE to initiate and develop unique programs to support the engineering profession in the greater Ottawa region. These included joint social and technical seminars, engineering employment events (OSPE E3), joint GLP/PAN meetings with MPPs, and the 2015 launch of the oPEO/OSPE Engineering Innovation Ecosystem program. Boone is a tireless advocate for services engineers need and supports co-operation among PEO, OSPE, Engineers Without Borders, learned engineering societies (IEEE, IET,CIMarE/SNAME, INCOSE, cISSS and SRE Ottawa) and the faculties of engineering at the University of Ottawa and Carleton University. Boone plans to seek public office as Ottawa city councillor.