Meet Your Consulting Team

Mike Nield

My fascination with creating aesthetically pleasing compositions and structures began at an early age. Born and raised on a farm in the Okanagan valley, I spent my childhood building tree forts and creating sculptural objects. At age 12 my first painting was installed on the ceiling of the X-ray room in the Summerland Hospital. Always drawing in my sketch book, I was sitting in the waiting room when a hospital administrator saw my sketch of ‘Donald Duck’ surfing; and asked if I could paint it larger on a ceiling tile for the X-ray room. This was the beginning to many artistic explorations that would eventually shift into building design.

My creative nature pushed me to explore diverse facets of thought processes to enable me to approach projects with diverse modes of thinking. After high school I pursued several disciplines, receiving a Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts, and a Masters in Architecture from the University of British Columbia.

I have always been interested in the forces of natural and man-made elements. Inspiring to bring design and sculpture together; my sculptural and design work is an exploration into the phenomenon of forces, energy, and motion.

I like the viewer to experience the properties of natural elements as an exploration of its physical properties. My goal is to eventually fully merge kinetic sculpture with building design so that people can experience homes that are living works of art.

William (Bill) Coates

Duties: Coordination and management of property development projects, including subdivisions, rezoning and variance applications. Assist with various types of Land and Property Development projects, liaison with Municipalities, Regional District and other government agencies, including Agricultural Land Commission applications on client’s behalf.

Previous Career: Province of B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Highways – 30+ years as draftsman, surveyor, District Maintenance Management Coordinator, District Technician and Area Manager, Roads.

Bill began working with ODC after retiring from the Provincial Government in 2005. Bill’s many years of experience with the Ministry of Transportation and Highways is definitely an asset when dealing with development projects for ODC.