About Us
Exceeding Expectations, Explore is an acronym of trust and an enhancement of quality and innovation in the solutions and services we provide to our clients.
OUR HISTORY
Incorporated in 2008, Explore was founded as a professional land surveying firm with specialization in the oil and gas sector.
Our scope of practice grew in 2009, when at the request of our clients, we began to offer depth of cover inspection services on pipeline water crossings. Since inception, we have expanded our services to become a multidisciplinary firm with expertise spanning the energy, construction, mining and land development sectors.
As we continue to grow throughout Western Canada, we are excited for the opportunity to collaborate with new and existing clients; improving our procedures and introducing new technology to address the ever-changing market and needs of our clientele.

CORPORATE VALUES
Explore strives to exceed our primary objective of TRUST through providing industry best quality customer service, reliable partnerships and clear communication.
Explore believes trust represents:
TIME
We appreciate that, in your business, time is invaluable. So, your time is the guide for the urgency for our actions
RESPECT
Respecting your challenges and goals is the underpinning for our level of service. It is your level of importance that counts. We give you our trust and realize that mutual trust is built over time, so we do not waiver from the reason we offer the level of service that we do.
UNDERSTANDING
Our knowledge and skill and expertise is only of value if we carefully listen to you. In that way, we can correctly apply what we know to your situation.
SPECIALIZATION
We do not dabble. We have a very specialized range of expertise and our knowledge is both in-depth and pertinent. We are confident that it is invaluable.
TEAM
Whether you interact with our principals or our team in the field, there is an entire team making your experience and your service come to life. Explore is a team. Together we are dedicated to making sure you will get impeccable service so you will give us you undoubted trust.
EXPLORE’S CORPORATE LEADERSHIP TEAM
Our seasoned leaders invest in developing and nurturing our team’s knowledge and skills to ensure we consistently deliver and support all parts of your project. Our collaborative mentality is backed by our committed to build and maintain strong relationships with our employees, clients and community.
People are the core of Explore – both our clients who have entrusted us with their projects and our highly dedicated and skilled team who are turning their vision into a reality. Everyone at Explore, from our leadership through to our field personnel act in unison with our culture, values and fundamental principles as a way of thinking and working.

Corey Simard
President
As a visionary leader whose business philosophy is centered around development, growth and client satisfaction, Corey joined Explore in 2014 and helped build it into the multi-disciplinary company it is today. He expertly assembles dedicated teams of industry leading professionals who embody Explore’s core values while also providing economic and operational leadership. With over 2 decades of industry experience, he has a reputation built around his knack for strategically developing and implementing cutting-edge service programs.
Utilizing his GPO Level 1 diploma, Corey is responsible evolving and managing various pipeline integrity, risk management and asset management programs for upstream Oil and Gas producers throughout Western Canada. He has fostered relationships with NACE, Government regulation agencies (AER, NEB, OGC, and MER), industry leaders and stakeholders to enable progressive improvements in programs, regulatory adherence and safety.

Darren Cobick
VICE President
Combining his diverse technical expertise with his 22+ years of direct experience in the surveying industry, Darren is a results-oriented, project delivery specialist. Beginning his career in the field where he moved from trainer to chief in record time, he brings a unique perspective and personal approach to the management team. With a reputation build around his ornate ability to simultaneously manage multiple projects and crews, he successfully acquires buy-in from clients, contractors and colleagues alike.
Working with Explore since our inception, Darren’s in-depth understanding of our full-service offering enables him to successfully lead our people and our projects. As someone who strives off change, he treats every job as a new learning experience, finding agile and efficient solutions for problems as they arise.

Patrick Lambie
Vice President, Finance
As the Vice President, Finance, Patrick is responsible for the accounting, treasury, human resources, risk management and administration functions of Explore. Drawing upon experience gained over a multi-decade finance career with both public and private companies, Patrick also oversees the creation of annual budgets, forecasting and long-term strategic planning for Explore.
In addition to associate and masters degrees in business, Patrick is a proven finance professional having facilitated in excess of $1 billion of real estate, public market and debt transactions.

Tyler Robinson
Manager, Land Surveying
A dedicated Professional Land Surveyor and Engineer, Tyler brings hands-on experience in a variety of environments including municipal, utility, construction and natural resource extraction and transport. Tyler’s diverse background and skill sets ensure that Explore’s clientele receive industry leading service and deliverables. An experienced leader, Tyler oversees the company’s land surveying activities and directs a team of land surveyors, project managers, drafting technicians and geomatics professionals.
Tyler holds Alberta Land Surveyor (ALS) and Professional Engineer (P.Eng) designations and has sat on multiple committees of the Alberta Land Surveyors Association, including the Registration Committee, which he currently chairs.

Bob Prieston, P. Eng
MANAGER - ASSET INTEGRITY
Bob Prieston is a registered Professional Engineer in both Alberta and Saskatchewan, and is also a NACE certified Senior Internal Corrosion Technologist. Bob worked for 11 years for an upstream oil and gas producer in west central Saskatchewan in a field based position. In this role as a Pipeline Integrity Coordinator, Bob worked with Operations in initially developing a pipeline integrity program and then managing it day to day to support Operations. In his later years with the Upstream producer, he moved into a senior role to provide guidance to all of the company’s field based pipeline integrity coordinators in the four Western Canadian provinces, working with requirements of integrity management programs under four provincial regulatory bodies, as well as a small number of pipelines regulated by the National Energy Board (NEB). In that position, Bob also managed the companies overall Pipeline Integrity Management Program (IMP) in working to ensure its compliance with both CSA Z662 and the applicable regulatory bodies where the company operated pipelines.
PARTNERSHIP
Explore is proud to be a member of/or in partnership with the below organizations:
Community Relations
Explore is proud to be an active member in our local economy
At Explore, our brand ideals are built around eliciting joy, enabling connection, inspiring exploration, evoking pride and impacting society. To us, this means being actively involved and supporting the local communities in which we work and engage with. We are committed to supporting local initiatives and putting trust into action by donating our time and providing financial assistance to various charitable causes.
If you wish to request sponsorship, please contact our team and we would love to lend a hand!
EXPLORE
CORE DISCIPLINES
Land Surveying
Our skilled field crews and experienced project managers allow us to deliver on our primary goal of exceptional customer service.
Asset Integrity
Professional risk management and asset integrity specialists, dedicated to implementing effective integrity management strategies.
Regulatory
The Explore team have been working with pipeline regulations for the past 15 years and have...
