VHP Lab, 2022

THE TEAM

We are a dedicated team of engineers, designers, and volunteers based in Victoria, Canada. To learn more about our Clinical Partners working in-country to fit and deliver our prosthetic hands, see our Partners page.

VHP Clinical Partners

Executive Members and Board of Directors

Michael Peirone, B.Eng, EIT

Chief Executive Officer

Nick Dechev, Ph.D, P.Eng

Founder + Chief Technical Officer

Joshua Coutts, B.Eng

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Jerome Etwaroo, P.Eng

Nigel Livingston, Ph.D

Aislinn Sirk, B.Sc, Ph.D, J.D.

Victoria Hand Project Clinical Partners

VHP only offers our hands through Certified Prosthetists to ensure a safe and comfortable fitting prosthesis. To learn more about our partners in each of the countries that we work in, visit our Partners page!

VHP Clinical Partners

The Team

Kim Arklie, B.Eng

Mechanical Engineer (EIT)

Becky Hof, BSc.

Business Development Officer

Amy Symes

Biomedical Systems Designer

Current Co-op Students

Shanna Tierney

Biomedical Engineering
Co-op Term: Summer 2026

Kate Hagens

Biomedical Engineering
Co-op Term: Summer 2026

Khushi Makhani

Business Development Co-op
Co-op Term: Summer 2026

Kelly Knights, B.Eng, EIT

Abby Koch, B. Eng

Past Team Members & Notable Projects

Jacqui Moreland, B.Eng

Derek Bell

Jason Benett

Michelle Martindale, B. Eng

James Ngara

Volunteer Team (Summer 2026)

2026 Summer Volunteers: Kyle Duke, Zoë Harmer, Ali Mohajer, Victor SD, Marjorie Hill, Spencer Perry, Richard Aspden, Kirsten Crisp, Keira Rodger, Yashita, Brooklyn Willard, Nhien (May) Truong, Ruth Cheng, Jacky Yang, Prithviraj Rajasekar, Ali Ozmen, Amelie Ewanyshyn, Noku T, Stephen Zmetana, Megan Parmar, Siddhi Parekh, Linh Le, Dhwani Sura, Mana Minakari, Frances Armas, Hector Caraccioli, Tanaka Maravanyika, Tina Nguyen, Maia Bressler, Tobi N, Genevieve Irons, Navya G, Mackenzie Hurd, Tony G, Peter Manfield, and Robert Hutchinson.