XRADAR - Key Persons


Alex Tarussov

Job Titles:
  • Staff Member
Alex (MSc. Glaciology) is a Director at Xradar and President of sister company Radex Detection. Originally hailing from Russia, Alex is based out of Montreal. He has over 35 years of experience providing Ground Penetrating Radar services and is an expert in Non-Destructive Testing Surveys.

Canada Wide

We have offices all over Canada, including Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Victoria, and Quebec City, meaning we can serve your needs wherever you are located.

Jesse Hodgins

Job Titles:
  • Staff Member
Jesse (C.Tech) has worked with Xradar since 2017. He's a Certified Engineering Technician through the Ontario Association of Certified Technicians and Technologists. In 2021, Jesse expanded Xradar operations to Ottawa, handling all requests and inquiries in the nation's capital.

Joe Salazar

Job Titles:
  • GeoRadar Group Owner
Joe (RULT) is one of the Operations Directors and a GeoRadar Group Owner, Joe's been with the company since 2014. He's a passionate and enthusiastic leader who has helped GeoScan and Xradar make huge strides in it's evolution from a small Vancouver-based Utility Locator, to one of the nationwide leaders of the industry.

Josh Cook - COO

Job Titles:
  • Operations Director
Josh is Operations Director, and a GeoRadar Group Owner. Since joining in 2017 Josh has overseen the expansion and optimizing of Operations. With experience in multinational operations, Josh will be looking to expand GeoRadar Group well beyond its Canadian roots.

Julie Elsliger - CFO

Job Titles:
  • Finance Director
Julie is Finance Director, and has occupied many roles within the company since her introduction in 2011. With a strong understanding of operations, Julie is always looking to the future and preparing GeoRadar Group for the next step in its expansion.

Mike Neale

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Team
Mike (RULT) is a long-standing member of the team. He has been with the company since 2013 and is a GeoRadar Group Owner. Mike is a Field Supervisor for Xradar, and one of the most experienced Concrete Scanning Technicians in the group.

Morgan Carman

Job Titles:
  • Owner
Morgan is an Owner and the Founding Director and Vice President of Xradar Canada. He started the company in partnership with Radex and GeoScan in 2017. Morgan oversees the team in Ontario delivering excellence from three locations in the province.

Peter Takacs

Peter joined the team in 2017 and has since been a Geophysics Senior Technician. A GeoRadar Group Owner, Peter specialises in shallow geophysics for Archaeology, Engineering and Environmental applications. Peter has also made multiple TV and radio appearances.

Phil Bowden

Phil is our Coring Field Supervisor and has been with the company since 2017 as a GeoRadar Group Owner. He's driven the growth of the Xradar Coring department and is an expert coring and concrete scanning technician.

Simon Thorpe

Simon (MSc. Geophysics) started at Xradar in 2019 and is a Technician Supervisor. Originally born in the UK, Simon is based out of the Greater Toronto Area and specializes in Non-Destructive Surveys and Void and Corrosion Mapping.

Will Meredith

Will (MSc. Geophys) is Founder of GeoScan & Xradar, and a GeoRadar Group Owner. He has built the companies from the ground up, and currently sits on the board of Directors. Born in the UK, Will trained as a Shallow Geophysicist.