Taio is a professional engineer registered in British Columbia with 20 years of experience designing infrastructure projects across Canada. Taio is passionate about integrating energy and carbon reduction strategies into his designs. Recently, he led the mechanical team as Mechanical Engineer of Record for təməsew̓txʷ Aquatic and Community Centre, which is the first Zero Carbon certified aquatic centre constructed Canada.

Taio is known for maintaining strong client relationships and often seen sharing expertise at conferences and in trade publications, including but not limited to RFABC, BCRPA, and IAKS events.