Biography (Bob Dunbar)
Bob Dunbar, President, Strategy West Inc., has more than 40 years of Canadian and international energy industry experience including more than 15 years as an energy industry consultant. His consulting focus is on Canadian oil sands industry business and technical issues and training. Bob's expertise and knowledge of the Canadian oil sands industry is widely recognized. He is frequently contacted by the print media for his views on the industry and has been quoted in the New York Times, The Economist, Fortune, Oilsands Review, Oilweek, Alberta Oil, the Globe and Mail, the National Post, the Calgary Herald and others. He has been interviewed on Canadian television and radio including BNN and CBC. Bob has made presentations on Canada's oil sands industry at conferences in Canada, the United States, Europe and Asia.
On a leave of absence from his consulting practice, Bob worked for the Canadian Energy Research Institute (CERI) from 2002 to 2004 as Senior Director, Research. While at CERI, he led the completion of several oil sands industry studies including CERI's Oil Sands Supply Outlook, released in March 2004. Prior to establishing his consulting practice in 1992, Bob was employed by Petro-Canada for 12 years in senior management positions related to strategic planning, gas marketing and project development. Prior to joining Petro-Canada, he worked for the Alberta Energy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB) for ten years. He held various senior positions at the ERCB including Manager, Oil Sands Department. Before joining the ERCB, he worked for Shell Canada for four years.
Mr. Dunbar has an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the California Institute of Technology and a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Alberta. He has completed management programs at the University of Calgary, Queen's University and the Banff Centre, and has completed the Canadian Securities Course. Bob is a registered Professional Engineer in the Province of Alberta.
Bob has served on the boards of several professional and community associations and is a member of the board of directors of Calgary-based Barr Engineering and Environmental Science LTD, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Barr Engineering Co. of Minneapolis, Minnesota.