Colleen Legzdins

Colleen Legzdins is the founder and Chief Engineer of Axine Water Technologies, a Vancouver-based developer of wastewater treatment technologies and solutions. She has a background in metals and materials engineering and is a senior professional engineer with over fifteen years of experience in industrial wastewater treatment and fuel cells. She holds eight granted or pending patents in the areas of water treatment, electrochemistry, catalysis, and materials.

Based on her patented innovative technology, she founded the award-winning company Axine Water Technologies and served as its president from 2010 to 2012 and its chief technical officer from 2012 to 2015. In 2015, Colleen was named one of Canada's top energy innovators by Alberta Oil Magazine. She was nominated by EGBC for Women of Distinction Award in Innovation/Entrepreneurship YWCA in March 2016.

Colleen Legzdins studied at the University of British Columbia and holds both a Ph.D. and B.A.Sc. in Materials Engineering. Her previous roles include Senior Engineer & Team Leader at Ballard Power Systems (2002-2006), where she researched membrane electrode assembly materials and led the gas diffusion layer team; Team Lead, Program Office at Avcarb (2006-2008); and Water Treatment Process Engineering at Refinery Water Engineering & Associates (2015-2017). She currently serves as Senior Process Engineer at OXbyEL Technologies.

Career history

• VP Technology at OXbyEL Technologies (current)
• Water Treatment Process Engineering at Refinery Water Engineering & Associates (2015-2017)
• Founder and Chief Engineer at Axine Water Technologies (2009-2015)
• Team Lead, Program Office at Avcarb Material Solutions (2006-2008)
• Senior Engineer & Team Leader at Ballard Power Systems (2002-2006)

What Colleen Legzdins could bring to Axine Water Technologies as Founder: With her deep expertise in electrochemical oxidation technology for industrial wastewater treatment and proven track record leading the company as president and CTO, Legzdins brings foundational technical innovation, patent portfolio management, and entrepreneurial vision. Her continued role on the board positions her to guide the company's technical strategy and sustainable solutions development as Axine scales its treatment-as-a-service model across pharmaceutical, chemical, and manufacturing sectors.