Robert Reid is a most talented professional engineer who has the unique capability of resolving not only highly technical challenges but also complex, multi-disciplined and extremely contentious issues, many with major political and national overtones. Mr. Reid has utilized his skills and leadership in many ways. His most recent stunning success brought the NWT Aboriginals into a one-third ownership interest in the Mackenzie Valley Pipeline without major capital outlays or commitments. For the benefit of Canadians Reid's creative, intellectually sound, politically endorsed, and economically viable concepts brought closure to several contentious natural gas marketing/transportation issues.