Our People

Brian Smith

BASc., P. Eng

As a registered Geological Engineer (P.Eng.) registered with both APEGA (Alberta, Canada) and COPNIA (Colombia) Brian has over 30 years of oil & gas operations, management, and executive experience with postings in Canada, the USA, Venezuela and Saudi Arabia. A Canadian citizen who is resident in Colombia, Brian consults globally within the environmental sector, focusing on the collection and separation of oil emulsions into their component oil, water and solid phases with further treatment of these products for reuse, sales &/or final reintegration into the natural environment.

Grant Shomody

B.Sc., P. Eng

As a professional chemical engineer, Grant brings with him 30+ years of entrepreneurial success in the oil & gas sector. Earning his Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree from the University of Alberta, Grant has been involved in O&G processing, operations and midstream ownership. Grant has a full “toolkit” when it comes to project management, where his most significant “concept to operations” project of $630 MM TIC capital came in on time and on budget over 22 months (2017-2019). As a partner in Laughing Turtle Farms Medical Cannabis Micro Grow, Grant is currently building their state of the art grow facility based in Vernon, British Columbia.

Thomas Lewis

B.A., LLB

Tom brings a wealth of legal expertise and experience to the BNS advisory board. A graduate of the University of British Columbia, Tom was called to the bar in British Columbia in 1974. He has practiced over 4 decades, with significant focus on corporate and transportation law, with clients in both Canada and the US. Tom has been a director and sitting board member (and Chair) for multiple committees and companies over the span of his career until his recent retirement from practice in 2017. Tom resides in beautiful Vancouver, BC.

Brian Groves

Brian Groves has more than 40 years experience in mineral exploration and project development. Mr Groves started his career in Australia and re-located to Canada in 1980. His experience encompasses technical, management and leadership of organizations, financing and regulatory compliance of junior companies, engagement and consultation with project stakeholders and project generation. Most of his career has been with major mining companies including AMAX, Noranda and Placer Dome. While at Placer, he was responsible for the acquisition of the Madsen gold project (Now Pure Gold) in the Red Lake camp of Ontario and the Tundra gold project (now Seabridge) in the NWT. He left Placer Dome in 2003 to become CEO of a Toronto based junior explorer (Temex Resources). He served as CEO for Spanish Mountain Gold and Genesis Metals. Mr Groves also served as a director of X’atsull Development Corporation (2015-2018), a First Nations economic development company based in Williams Lake, BC. He is a dual citizen of both Canada and Australia. Mr Groves currently serves on the board of Kootenay Silver and Riverside Resources and is a member of the audit committee for both.