Darryl was born 1962 and raised near Vermilion, Alberta, Canada with a family business in agriculture and heavy equipment earth-moving construction and reclamation founded in the 1960’s by his late father John. Darryl studied Business Administration at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) graduating with honour in 1984.
Darryl and his brother Warren founded NELSON Environmental Remediation Ltd. in 1992 specializing in thermal remediation of soil contaminated with organic compounds such as petroleum hydrocarbons and other chemicals. The company mobilizes to contaminated sites nearly anywhere in the world and specializes in large-scale soil remediation projects urban or remote, often operating in extreme climates such as the Arctic or the tropics. NELSON has worked throughout North America and internationally serving clients with guaranteed elimination of contaminated soil liability via thermal desorption, a robust sustainable solution delivering certainty with the slogan “Clean Dirt, No Doubt!”.