Dr. Agar has distinguished himself as an outstanding engineer, researcher, business leader and consultant.  As a founding member and the previous chief technical officer of O'Connor Associates Environmental Inc., Dr. Agar has continued to push back the boundaries of geo-environmental science and engineering for almost 3 decades.  His pioneering work as a co-inventor of soil gas vapour extraction technology revolutionized the approach and cost-effectiveness of remediation in sites contaminated with volatile organics.  He is a recognized expert who has freely shared his state of the art development of oxidation and enhanced biodegradation technologies in many publications, thus providing unparalleled scientific leadership to North America's environmental consulting industry.