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Over 25 years of experience in projects related to mechanical process, material handling and mining. Experience in field engineering, construction, and preparation of conceptual and detail drawings, material take-offs and cost estimates. Familiar with piping and material handling systems, pumps, compressors, tanks, vessels, conveyors and bulk material structures. Good knowledge of mechanical process, computer software and applications, project procedures, and equipment technical documents. Project experience demonstrates teamwork, working independently and a good relationship with client.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
2000-Present: Colt Engineering, Edmonton, Alberta.
Senior Mechanical/Piping Designer
* Scotford Up-grader, Shell Canada Ltd. Fort Saskatchewan Alberta.
Discipline lead for piping/mechanical team doing as-built merging work on master documents, following plant start-up. Duties involved supervision of team members, including piping designers, cad people and checkers, over-seeing quality control and schedule, resolving technical issues.
* Muskeg River Oil sands, Plant Services, Albian Sands Energy, Fort McMurray, AB, Plant Site
Senior piping/mechanical designer responsible for preparing construction work packages for plant projects including layout drawings, detail drawings, iso's, P&ID's and work scopes.
* Mildred Lake Mine, Mining Dept. Syncrude Canada Ltd. Fort McMurray, AB, Plant Site
Lead mechanical designer responsible for developing belt conveyor profiles and mechanical general arrangements of head stations, loading stations and tail sections, for a series of
72" wide overland conveyors.
* Up-grader Expansion (UE-1) Project, Syncrude Canada Ltd.
Lead mechanical designer responsible for preparation of specification drawings for API tanks, pressure vessels, and cone bottom surge tanks. Responsible for the co-ordination between process, instrumentation, piping and structural departments, to ensure completion of the scope around vessels and tanks. Also involved in start-up team, technical assistance.
* Terrace Expansion Phase II Project, Enbridge Pipelines, Edmonton, AB
Lead piping designer responsible for project material control. Responsibilities included purchase requisitions, database for material tagging, and consumption of previous Phase I
surplus stock, substitutions and spec deviations required for surplus materials.
* Cobalt/Nickel Refinery Expansion EDS, Sherrit Gordon/Dynatec, Fort Saskatchewan, AB
Lead mechanical designer responsible for conceptual development of a Cobalt and Nickel briquetting, conveying and storage facility. Responsibilities included equipment sizing and specification, material take-offs, requests for quotation, and scope definition.
1999-2000: Agra Monenco, Timmins, Ont.
Senior Mechanical Designer
* Phosphate Fertilizer Mine, Mill Expansion, AGRIUM Ltd., Kapuskasing, Ont, Plant Site
Design and construction co-ordinator responsible for selection of equipment locations, installation scopes and initial layouts. Equipment installed included cyclones, magnetic separators, pumps, pumpboxes, piping systems, surge tanks and screw feeder.
* Talc Micronizing Plant EDS, Luzenac Ltd., Timmins, Ont
Lead designer responsible for conceptual plant design, material take-offs, and capital cost estimate. Equipment involved included micronizer, blower, fan, silo and pneumatic conveying.
1997-1999: H.A. Simmons, Calgary, AB
Senior Mechanical Designer
* Aurora Mine Project, Syncrude Canada Ltd., Calgary, AB
Lead mechanical designer responsible for the development of the Slurry Preparation Plant.
Responsibilities included configuration and sizing of the pumpboxes, placement of screens, pumps, crusher, chutes, platforms and piping systems. Other duties included checking of isometrics in the utilities plant.
1996-1997: H.G. Engineering, Etobicoke, Ont.
Senior Mechanical Designer
* Base Metals Storage and Reclaim System EDS, Mexico. Lead designer responsible for the concept and plant layout of a concentrates stockyard involving equipment for stacking, reclaiming and conveying. Studies developed for silos and underground reclaim bunkers. Responsibilities included requests for quotation, quantity take-offs and estimates.
* Boiler Dust Reclaim System Phase 2, Kidd Creek Mine, Falconbridge Inc., Timmins, Ont.
Materials handling designer responsible for the plant layout involving crushing, screening, conveying and feeding equipment.
1995-1996: Monenco Agra, Oakville, Ont.
Senior Mechanical Designer
* Canola Processing Plant, Canadian Agra Ltd. Winnipeg, Man. Lead materials handling designer responsible for the plant layout involving seed conveying, cleaning and distribution equipment.
* Boiler Dust Reclaim System Phase 1, Kidd Creek Mine, Falconbridge Inc., Timmins, Ont.
Materials handling designer responsible for the plant layout involving drag conveyors and transfer chutes. Responsibilies included liaison with fabricators, and field co-ordination.
1995: BLM Mining Services, Sudbury, Ont. Mine Site
Senior Mechanical Designer
* GEHO Pump Installation Project, Inco South Mine. Field engineer responsible for directing the field fit-up of the mine de-watering piping system. Responsibilities also included material procurement, testing and start-up.
* 3000 Level Loading Pocket Change-out, Inco South Mine. Lead designer and co-ordinator responsible for the re-design and installation of a new loading pocket in the mineshaft. Responsibilities included concept development for the new pocket, co-ordination of the design team, liaison with the fabricator and construction co-ordination.
1994-1995: Kinross Gold Corp. Timmins, Ont., Plant Site
Project Co-ordinator
* Mine Office and Dry Annex Project, Hoyle Pond Mine. Designer, co-ordinator and construction supervisor responsible for the completion of scope to construct an annex to the existing mine office building. Scope included foundation and building design, architectural concept, procurement, construction, installation and erection. Responsibilities included production of general arrangements and foundation details, permits, supervision of the foundation consultant, pre-engineered building supplier, foundation construction crew and QA contractor.
* Drum Filter Installation Project, Bell Creek Mine. Designer, co-ordinator and construction supervisor responsible for the completion of scope to install four 12'x20' drum filters. Scope included foundation, building, filter supports, and platform design, procurement, construction, installation and erection. Responsibilities included production of general arrangements and foundation details, structural details, permits, supervision of the foundation consultant, pre-engineered building supplier, foundation construction crew and QA contractor.
1993-1994: Commonwealth Construction Co., Burnaby, B.C.
Piping Supervisor
* Refractory Ore Treatment Plant, Carlin Trend Mine, Newmont Gold Company, Carlin, Nevada
Piping team supervisor responsible for the production of iso's, for 150 thousand feet of pipe ranging in size from 3" to 24". Responsibilities included forming the piping team, defining the project scope and schedule, selecting the cad system, directing daily workload, progress tracking and reporting and resolution of scope/spec conflicts.
1992-1993: Monenco Agra, Timmins, Ont.
Piping/Mechanical Designer
* Kidd Creek Mine Metsite, Falconbridge Ltd, Timmins, Ont., Plant Site
Piping/mechanical designer responsible for preparation of general arrangements and detail drawings for various plant projects within the complex.
1991-1992: Placer Dome Mine, Timmins, Ont., Plant Site
Mechanical Designer
* Cemented Backfill Plant Upgrade. Designer and project co-ordinator responsible for the solution to a disfunctional mine backfill plant. Responsibilities included concept development for the new plant, equipment selection and sourcing, production of detail drawings and procurement of fabricated items. Also responsible for cost estimate and construction supervision through start-up.
1990-1991: LaCiopa Gold Mine (Placer Dome), Commonwealth Construction Co., Burnaby, B.C.
Santiago and LaCoipa Plant Site, Chile, S.A.
Piping Superintendent
* Piping Superintendent responsible for the installation of piping systems at the 15,000 tpd gold mine. Responsibilities included iso production and a materials check, deficient materials control and acquisition, scope/spec conflict resolution and control of non-scope work.
1975-1990 Active for 15 years in on-site mining and metallurgical plant projects. Project responsibilities have included process and mechanical trouble-shooting, concept development, plant layout, detail design, equipment specification, material procurement, construction co-ordination and start-up assistance. Disciplines covered include mechanical, materials handling, piping, structural and civil.
1990: D.S. Mechanical Ltd., Timmins, Ont.
Piping Supervisor
1988-1990: H.G. Engineering, Etobicoke, Ont.
Piping/Mechanical Designer
1986-1988: Mining Corporation of Canada Ltd. (Noranda), Timmins, Ont.
Senior Mechanical Designer
1984-1986: Kidd Creek Mine Metsite, Noranda Inc, Timmins, Ont., Plant Site
Mechanical Designer
1981-1984: Cambrian Engineering (AGRA), Calgary, AB, Saskatoon, Sask.
Senior Mechanical Designer
1980: Universal Industries, Lloydminster, AB
Mechanical Designer
1975-1980: Texasgulf Sulphur Co., Kidd Creek Mine, Timmins, Ont.
Design Draftsman, Apprentice Welder
COMPUTER SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS
* Bentley MicroStation V8
* AutoCad 2000i
* Microsoft, Outlook, Word, Excel, Explorer, Access
* Shell Canada, Livelink
EDUCATION
2001
* AutoCad 2000 Update, Autodesk, Edmonton, AB.
1992
* AutoCad 12, EDS AutoPlant, CadCorp Inc., Markam, Ont.
1882-1983
* Mechanical design and strength of materials courses, SAIT, Calgary, AB.
1975-1979
* Welding apprenticeship (Ontario Ministry of Collages and Universities)
Texasgulf Sulphur Co. Kidd Creek Mine, Timmins, Ont.
- Certificate Journeyman Welder
- Boiler Pressure Tickets for SMAW C.S., SMAW S.S., GTAW C.S.
REFERENCES
References and sample of work on request.
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