Alan Fletcher
President

Alan is the president of AFC Ltd., a highly reputable Comox Valley company providing Project Management, Construction Management and General Contracting services.

AFC has grown to 45 employees and completes approximately $10 million annually in construction costs, including commercial, multi-family residential, and custom residential projects.

As a ticketed Carpenter and Joiner/Cabinet Maker with 30 years in the construction industry, Alan takes pride in balancing project costing with quality construction and creative design.

He has owned and operated successful construction companies in Victoria (Pacific Wind Construction) and Courtenay/Comox over the past 20 years, specializing in the construction of custom homes as well as multi-family and commercial projects.

Numerous building awards and featured magazine articles can be attributed to “Innovative construction solutions and creative results that stand the test of time”.

Alan is proud of having a strong team of experienced carpenters, subcontractors and employees and plans on expanding his services in the Comox Valley and Vancouver Island.

Guthrie LeFevre
Project Manager

Guthrie comes to AFC with a broad background in property development, management and construction as he has spent the past 10 years working on various projects on Vancouver Island.

He has been involved in many projects from the conceptual stage through to the completion of construction.

During this time Guthrie has developed management skills that are very versatile and adaptable to suit the diversity of each project. He is experienced in land use planning and approval process, land servicing, building design, and construction.

Bill Glennie
Project Manager/Senior Estimator

Bill has over 30 years of hands on experience in the construction industry. He started his career with an apprenticeship in joinery in Aberdeen, Scotland. In 1975 he moved his family to Canada. Settling in Hamilton, Ontario for the first 7 years, he worked as a framing and finishing carpenter. The next 9 years Bill lived in Edmonton, Alberta working as a site superintendent and project manager.

In the early nineties Bill and family made their move to British Columbia. Since then he has worked on multiple commercial and multi-residential projects in Victoria and Vancouver, as a site superintendent and project manager as well as an estimator.

This year, 2009, Bill has joined AFC as project manager and senior estimator.

Maggie Arsenault
Office Manager

Maggie has extensive background in customer service and sales as well as many years of management experience. Having moved within BC several times, taking on new challenges every time, she has been able to sharpen her organisational, communication, and administration skills.

Since moving to the Comox Valley in 2006, she has applied her broad experience in the construction industry working in the front office and administration of a roofing and heating company.

Excited about the fast pace and constant change in the this industry, she now brings her positive outlook to AFC to manage the office and take care of payables and receivables.

Dave Nelson
Forman/Safety Officer

Dave brings a diverse skill set to AFC. He began his construction experience in 1988 in Sooke with an apprenticeship with a Swiss born carpenter, receiving his journeyman carpentry papers.

After moving to the Comox Valley he worked steadily with several companies. This work includes hospitals, schools, water towers, bridges, commercial retail outlets, aquatic centers, treatment plants, and a cedar long house on the West Coast.

Dave also holds his Level Three First Aid ticket and is in charge of safety for AFC.

John
Shop Forman

John has been making cabinets for over 30 years. He immigrated to Cape Breton Island from the United States and started and co-operated a cabinet shop.

After 15 years he moved to Vancouver where he worked for VanArch Millwork specialising in high-end commercial and residential cabinetry. He worked there for 13 years and was shop foreman for the last seven.

In 2006 John and his family moved to Denman Island and he started working for AFC, where he now runs the new millwork shop.

In his spare time he completed 10 years of post-secondary education which included minors in Fine Arts, Vocal Music and Russian Literature. Currently he is a doctor candidate in English Literature.

Maaike Pen
Estimator

Maaike is an Industrial Design Engineer with over 10 years of experience working in project and operations management in the Renewable Energy, HVAC and Green Building industry in BC and the Netherlands.

She has primarily worked for innovative companies active in the forefront of their markets. She has operated a medium sized company and managed many projects with budgets varying in size and complexity. Maaike now applies her broad background to estimating building projects for AFC.

Looking to improve her quality of life Maaike immigrated to the Comox Valley 6 years ago, she is an active member of the community, a passionate sailor and an avid skier.