Experience in Leadership and Northern Building
Founder: Karl Panchout
Construction Technician, General Contractor
Karl trained as a Carpentry Technician in France and moved to the Yukon in 2016 to experience field carpentry and true wilderness building. While he originally trained in construction management in France, he chose to start from the ground up in Canada as a field laborer in remote northern communities.
He gained extensive hands-on experience across Northern BC, the Yukon, and the NWT, working his way up to managing multi-million-dollar residential and commercial developments for Evergreen Homes and Triple Bottom Line (TBL) in Whitehorse. Karl founded Oakwood Building Solutions Ltd. to bring modern digital manufacturing, CNC precision, and efficient shop workflows to northern housing.
List of Work Experience
2025 | PM — Winter Crossing (Whistle Bend, Whitehorse, YT): 100-apartment development, supervising 30+ workers daily.
2024/2025 | PM — Two Choutla 4-Plexes & Skookies Commercial Kitchen (Carcross, YT): Multi-unit residential & turnkey commercial kitchen.
2023–2024 | Assistant PM — CTFN Supportive Housing (Carcross, YT) & Carpenter — Chateau Capelli (Whitehorse, YT).
2021–2023 | Finishing Carpenter — Evergreen Homes & Construction (Whitehorse, YT).
2020–2021 | Shop General Manager — Good Hope Lake Wood Shop (100,000+ core boxes/year).
2016–2020 | Craftsmanship & Remote Building: 1890 wooden sailboat restoration (France); Tahltan Music Stage (BC); Stikine River dugout canoe; Bonnet Plume fly-in cabin (YT).
Education (France): Post-Secondary Carpentry Technician Training (2014–2015) & Architectural & Construction Design Diploma (2012–2014).
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