Leadership
Mr. Wayne Bryce, P.Eng., is President of Jana Laboratories and Director of the Pipeline Services Division. Mr. Bryce has spent his entire career in the field of Plastics, joining DuPont after graduating as a Mechanical Engineer from McGill University in Montreal. He is an active member of the Plastic Piping Systems industry, chairing and serving on a variety of committees over the years at the Plastics Pipe Institute (PPI), ASME, ASTM, NSF and PPFA. Mr. Bryce's expertise is in developing and directing the Engineering and Research services of Jana Laboratories to ensure the provision of Value-Centered Engineering Solutions to meet the business needs of Jana's customers in the global plastic piping systems industry.
Dr. Ken Oliphant, P.Eng., is Executive Vice President and Technical Director of Jana Laboratories. Dr. Oliphant received his undergraduate degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Toronto and his Doctorate degree in Chemical Engineering from Queen's University at Kingston, Ontario. He has spent his entire career in the Plastics Industry with specific focus in Plastic Piping System performance validation and lifetime forecasting. Dr. Oliphant has specific expertise in Plastic Piping System failure analysis, Slow Crack Growth (SCG) characterization, Rapid Crack Propagation (RCP) characterization, environmental impact on plastic piping systems and performance forecasting of plastic piping systems. Dr. Oliphant is very active in the Plastic Piping Systems industry through involvement in the Plastics Pipe Institute (PPI), the Hydrostatic Stress Board (HSB), ASTM International, CSA International, and ISO TC/138.