• Conceptual plan rendering created using landscape design 3D visualization to illustrate site vegetation, spatial organization, and environmental integration.

    We have had the privilege to work with communities throughout Canada

  • A rural landscape with a large open field containing rolled hay bales, a few houses, and trees with leaves in fall colors under a blue sky with streaked clouds.

    UPL1FT leverages a flexible network of top industry professionals, assembling specialized teams for each project to ensure the best results, no matter the complexity

  • An aerial view of a suburban area surrounded by dense trees and forest, with winding roads and houses scattered throughout, near a lake in the distance.

    While UPL1FT specializes in development planning and project management, we partner with a network of experts in areas like sustainable design, GIS, renewables, Architecture and engineering to deliver comprehensive solutions

  • A snow-covered landscape with scattered houses among a dense forest under a blue sky with clouds.

    From small-scale consultations to large, multi-stakeholder projects, UPL1FT scales our approach to meet your specific needs, assembling the right team for every job

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Regional work experience map developed by UPL1FT illustrating project locations and Indigenous Treaty boundaries across Western Canada, with ongoing engagements throughout Canada and the United States.

UPL1FT Community Engagements

“UPL1FT’s tailored solutions and collaborative approach set them apart. They helped us identify gaps in our incentive policies and provided strategies that attracted meaningful investment while aligning with our long-term goals.”
— Economic Development Officer

We don’t just talk about collaboration.
We live it.

UPL1FT Consulting brings together top professionals from diverse industries, sectors, and organizations. Partnering with us connects you to an expansive network of expertise, providing strategic insights, deep industry knowledge, and senior-level experience to tackle any challenge with confidence.

Professional headshot of Richard Mackett, founder and principal of UPL1FT Consulting, recognized for strategic advisory and development expertise across Canada.

UPL1FT configures “Strategically Assembled Teams” to meet the unique requirement of your project

Richard Mackett - Managing Principal

B.S.(Env. Sci. & Geog.),M.Arch, RAIC, MBA2026

Richard Mackett brings over 25 years of leadership experience across the development, architecture, engineering, construction, and project management sectors. He is a seasoned Strategic Development Advisor recognized for his ability to deliver high-impact, technology-enhanced, and community-aligned solutions for municipalities, Indigenous communities, and institutional clients.

His expertise spans greenfield and brownfield development, mixed-use and multi-family housing, cultural and municipal infrastructure, industrial ventures, commercial office space, and renewable energy projects. He integrates municipal policy, land use planning, stakeholder engagement, and sustainable development into every project, ensuring outcomes are strategically aligned and investment ready.

At the core of Richard’s advisory practice is a commitment to data-driven strategy, municipal innovation, and real estate transformation. Through UPL1FT Consulting, he leads project teams that use proprietary AI-powered tools such as PRism for incentive strategy evaluation and Municipal Prioritization to guide municipalities through complex planning, feasibility, and funding processes.

Richard specializes in the following areas:

• Municipal real estate and economic development advisory
• Public private partnership structuring
• Incentive and funding alignment
• AI enabled analytics and GIS based decision making
• Stakeholder and Indigenous engagement frameworks

His flexible virtual enterprise model allows him to assemble tailored, multidisciplinary teams to meet each client’s specific needs. Richard works closely with municipal Chief Administrative Officers, city planners, economic development officers, Indigenous leaders, and private sector developers to align growth strategies with policy mandates, climate objectives, and long-term fiscal performance.

Richard’s academic foundation includes a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science and Geography, a Master’s degree in Architecture, a Certificate in the Management of Technology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and an Executive MBA in progress. This interdisciplinary background supports his mission to bridge innovation, sustainability, and public value.

As Managing Principal of UPL1FT Consulting, Richard is driven by a passion to enhance the built environment while generating lasting economic and community benefits. His consultative approach is rooted in collaboration, foresight, and impact. He ensures that every project uplifts clients, communities, and the broader public interest.

Conceptual word cloud illustrating the multidisciplinary fields Richard Mackett and UPL1FT have engaged across architecture, engineering, planning, and development to deliver integrated project outcomes.
“From start to finish, UPL1FT’s expertise in streamlining municipal processes and identifying high-impact incentives made our project a success. Their insights into missing middle housing were invaluable”
— Senior Developer
  • Collaborative partner logo for Green Cat Renewables, reflecting UPL1FT’s ongoing work with the firm on commercial solar and wind feasibility initiatives.

    Green Cat Renewables

    Collaborator

  • Alberta Government logo representing UPL1FT’s successful RFP award for Assessment and Analysis Consultant Services for Forestry, Parks, and Lands Staff Housing, applying a methodology focused on cost efficiency, capital effectiveness.

    Alberta Government

    Client

  • Logo for M2SC Realty Corp with text in a modern font.

    M2SC Realty Corp

    Client

  • Collaborative partner, Alberta Travel. Working on Kananaskis, and Badlands initiatives.

    Travel Alberta

    Collaborator

  • RJC engineering. Collaborative partner on Analysis Consultant Services for Forestry, Parks, and Lands Staff Housing.

    RJC Engineers

    Collaborator

  • Collaborative partner logo for Dinjii Zhuh Solutions, UPL1FT’s client and partner in the Northwest Territories, focused on energizing, innovating, and empowering sustainable community development initiatives.

    Dinjii Zhuu Solutions

    Client

  • Collaborative partner logo for Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter (RRA), Norway-based leaders in landscape-embedded visitor center design and UPL1FT’s design partner for the Horseshoe Canyon Visitor Center Initiative.

    Reiulf Ramstad Arkiteker

    Collaborator

  • Client logo for Stoney First Nation, representing UPL1FT’s work on the Stoney Kananaskis Lands Development (SKLD) project, where UPL1FT prepared the overall master development plan.

    Stoney First Nations

    Client

  • Client logo representing UPL1FT’s successful competitive RFP award for the Development Incentives Policy Review and Update. UPL1FT identified best practices, refined KPIs, and modernized incentive programs adopted by Town Council.

    Town of Stoney Plain

    Client

  • Collaborative client logo for William Blake Homes, representing UPL1FT’s consulting services for project management software integration and optimization.

    William Blake Homes

    Client

  • Collaborative partner logo for Colliers International Group Inc., representing UPL1FT’s partnership on market intelligence, client support, and rental revenue analytics initiatives.

    Colliers International

    Collaborator