Steve Nicol
Steve Nicol of Lions Gate Consulting Inc. graduated from the University of British Columbia with MBA and BA degrees and is registered as a Certified Management Consultant with the Canadian Association of Management Consultants. His consulting background includes socio-economic analysis, economic development, opportunity and business development, strategic planning and community consultation.
His economics work has focused on assessing the impacts and implications of land, resource and marine plans, protected areas, resource development projects (forestry, mining, agriculture, energy, tourism), using a variety of analytical techniques including benefit/cost analysis, multiple accounts analysis and economic impact analysis. He has worked extensively with input-output models, and has appeared as an expert witness at panel hearings for resource projects engaged in the environmental assessment process.
Over the last 35 years, he has undertaken more than 100 economic development projects, covering baseline, economic base and cluster analysis, strategic plans, program development (for example, business, retention and expansion and investment attraction), organizational development, and performance measurement and evaluation.
He is an experienced project manager working directly with clients or as part of multi-disciplinary consortia, an adept technical writer and highly experienced in stakeholder consultations.