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EDUCATION:
1996 ¡V 2000 University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon, SK
Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor's Degree
Studies included Thermodynamics, Machine Design, Finite Element Analysis, Engineering Materials, Heat & Mass Transfer, Fluid Mechanics, Control Systems, Petroleum Production Engineering, Corrosion Engineering, Vibrations, HVAC, Strength of Materials, Economics, and Industrial Design Projects, including the multi-award winning design project entitled "Rotational Alignment of the Femoral Component in Total Knee Replacement"
1992 ¡V 1995 College of the North Atlantic St. John's, NL Petroleum Engineering Technology, Diploma
Obtained diploma from three-year program with studies including Drilling, Facilities, Production, & Reservoir Engineering; Well-Logging Analysis; Petroleum Geology; Petroleum Chemistry; Thermodynamics; Geophysics; Fluid Mechanics; and Technical Thesis & Design
EXPERIENCE:
Dec 06 ¡V Present Talisman Energy Inc. Grande Prairie, AB
Operations Engineer
Responsible for regulatory & residentially-sensitive area with 1 sour gas plant, 3 sour oil batteries, 250+ wells, with duties including:
„« Identifying and carrying out optimization opportunities on wells and facilities
„« Working with field personnel to alleviate operational concerns
„« Reviewing & approving facilities work as per relevant codes and specifications
„« Optimizing production volumes while ensuring that low operating costs are achieved
„« Working within company loss control standards through Management of Change approval, field inspections, worker ride-arounds, and incident investigation & prevention
„« Working with field management team on planning, budgeting, and forecasting
„« Working in a team environment with facilities, completions, drilling, development, & land to expedite new production in a safe and efficient manner
„« Presenting budget and production forecasts to all levels of management
„« Supervising mechanical construction and performing task observations
„« Turnaround planning, budgeting, and coordination
„« Working with AEUB & AENV on regulatory matters
„« Performing detailed project economic evaluations
„« Working with development engineers on new well planning & production forecasting
Feb 06 ¡V Dec 06 Aztec Engineering Inc. Grande Prairie, AB
Manager, Maintenance & Operations Engineering
Significant design & project work included complete vessel isolation for existing two-train gas plant ($1M mechanical installation), as well as redesign & optimal materials selection for existing amine piping due to severe corrosion. Duties included:
„« Reviewing, approving & stamping all mechanical drawings for the office
„« Assigning & balancing workloads for technologists, engineers, & project managers
„« Mentoring & advising technologists, engineers, & project managers
„« Design, modelling, & approval of piping systems and facilities using FEA software
„« Project tracking & reporting; working with clients to meet demand
„« Performing site visits as required, including several weeks in camp, to determine design parameters
May 04 ¡V Feb 06 Wabush Mines Wabush, Labrador
Project Engineer
Sole supervision & coordination of all major projects, with costs ranging from $50K to $5M. Projects included major industrial ventilation design and installation, construction of environmental crash and settling basins for plant discharge, demolition of old asbestos-containing buildings, new building construction, platform installation & design, major roofing replacements & repairs, fire escape ladder installations, slurry systems & piping designs, both metal & concrete floor replacements, dust collector scrubber installations, road & lot paving, structural steel inspections & modifications, and door installations on various shops. Duties included:
„« Overseeing projects from the conceptual stage through completion
„« Preparing bid documents & selecting contractors
„« Liaising with a wide range of contractors, suppliers, and company management to ensure that projects are completed timely, safely, and with minimal disruption to operations
„« Auditing work sites & worker training records, conducting job site orientations & safety meetings, & developing procedures and best practices with the safety department
„« Conducting structural inspections that identified areas of buildings with major corrosion that subsequently led to preemptive repairs
„« Preparing budgets and planning project work
„« Supervising unionized personnel for various projects
„« Meeting with union personnel to discuss scope, cost, and duration of project work
„« Working with operations to troubleshoot operational issues and implement solutions
Oct 01 ¡V May 04 College of the North Atlantic St. John's, NL
Instructor, Mechanical & Petroleum Engineering Technology
Responsible for delivering instruction in the areas of:
„« Production Engineering - IPR's & TPC's, Choke Sizing, DST's, Completions, Artificial Lift
„« Facilities Engineering - Vessel Design, Pipeline Sizing, Gas Processing
„« Reservoir Engineering - Darcy's Law & Applications, Flow Regimes
„« Thermodynamics - 1st & 2nd Laws, Gas Power Cycles
„« Strength of Materials - Mohr's Circle, Beam Design
„« Machine Design - Gears, Belts
„« Materials - Iron-Carbide & ITT Diagrams
„« Applied Research & Technical Thesis
Jun 00 ¡V Oct 01 Crestar Energy/Gulf Canada/Conoco Calgary
Production Engineer
Responsible for 7000 boe/d in residentially-sensitive area with a sour gas plant. 8 months spent working out of field offices in Jenner & Vulcan. Successes include application of rod string through deviated well, selection of aesthetically-pleasing surface equipment in residentially-sensitive area, and tremendous production increases obtained in depleting gas field by optimizing plunger lift installations. Experience gained with oil & gas production, optimization, compression, pigging operations, progressing cavity pumps, plunger lift systems, both conventional & hydraulic pumpjacks, insert pumps, chemical selection, and regulatory approvals. Duties included:
„« Identifying and carrying out optimization opportunities on wells and facilities
„« Optimizing production volumes while ensuring that low operating costs are achieved
„« Providing project management (rod pumping & plunger-lift optimization program)
„« Designing & selecting both downhole and surface production equipment
„« Providing operators with training to help them identify optimization candidates and to understand surface equipment operation
„« Designing well re-completions & working with the completions group on new well set-up
„« Submitting applications to the AEUB
„« Performing detailed project economic evaluations
May 99 ¡V Aug 99 Crestar Energy Inc. Calgary
Engineering Student/Project Manager
Managed the entire company's annual packer isolation & SCV flow tests, with duties including:
„« Preparing bid documents & awarding contracts
„« Supervising testing in the field
„« Communicating with AEUB on regulations and reporting results
„« Reviewing results with field foremen and assisting with coordinating repairs
„« Liaising with completions department on repairs
„« Developing best practices for future testing
„« Site visits throughout Alberta regarding flaring issues and well-sampling data
May ¡V Sept 98/May ¡V Aug 97 Crestar Energy Inc. Mantario, SK
Field & Plant Operator
Responsibilities escalated from field operating to taking call & starting-up field and oil battery while down flat. Exposure to various types of equipment and processes such as refrigeration, compression, treating, dehydration, amine, water injection, progressing cavity pumps, flush-by units, rig workovers, pigging, group headers, test separators, PSV's, etc. Duties included:
„« Taking fluid levels, samples & dew-points, maintaining chemical injection rates, taking pressure readings, doing daily books, changing orifice plates, spinning cuts, changing filters, taking H2S readings, pigging, de-sanding vessels, changing charts, etc.
May 96 ¡V Aug 96 Grizzly Ledcor Fort St. John
Roughneck (Floor Hand)
Exposure to co-rod installations, acid & frac jobs, scheduled pump replacements, fishing for parted rods, sand bailing, hot-oiling, pressure testing tubing, conversion of producing well to injector, and a coated tubing installation. Duties included:
„« Operating pipe tongs/spinning sucker rods
„« Working as derrick-hand when required
„« Cleaning and maintaining equipment
Dec 95 ¡V Feb 96 Alberta Gold Grande Prairie
Roughneck (Floor Hand)
Exposure to acid & frac jobs, camp work, snubbing, well testing, pulling rods & pipe, & well completions. Duties included:
„« Operating pipe tongs/spinning sucker rods
„« Cleaning & maintaining equipment
Jul 95 ¡V Aug 95 GramWell Lloydminster
Roughneck (Floor Hand)
Exposure to acid & frac jobs, sand bailing, pulling rods & pipe, & well completions. Duties included:
„« Operating pipe tongs/spinning sucker rods
„« Cleaning & maintaining equipment
May 94 ¡V Aug 94 S.G.S. Canada Come-By-Chance, NL
Summer Student/Technologist
Responsible for all areas of measurement at the refinery. Duties included:
„« Inventory, gauging, & sampling of storage tanks and oil tankers
„« Matching truck-out tickets to inventory
„« Laboratory analysis on various types of crude
AREAS OF SKILL:
„« Experience working in various industrial environments
„« Project management/design/supervision/multi-tasking/safety
„« Communication skills (oral and written)
„« Punctuality/reliability
„« Decision making ¡V look at the big picture
„« Ability to work both as a team member and independently
„« Strong knowledge of specifications/codes/regulations
TEHCNICAL COURSES/CERTIFICATES/AWARDS:
„« Pressure Relieving Systems, Equity Engineering/API, 2007
„« Natural Gas Processing, 2007
„« Air Quality Management, ESAA, 2007
„« Structural Design for Non-Structural Engineers, 2005
„« Advanced Roofing Training Program, 2005
„« Fundamentals of Fall Protection, CSA Seminar, 2005
„« LeaderShift Foundation Training I & II, Cleveland-Cliffs, 2005
„« Tube & Clamp Scaffold, Competent Person Training, 2004
„« Roofing Inspection & Safety, 2004
„« Fall Prevention & Protection Training, 2004
„« Post-Secondary Instructor's Certificate, Gov. Newfoundland & Labrador, 2003
„« Rod Pumping Optimization, Theta Enterprises, 2001
„« Gas Compression, Energy Management Services, Calgary, 2001
„« Western Canada Well Log Seminar, 2001
„« F.A.S.T. Piper Training, Calgary, 2001
„« Gas Well Production w/ Liquid Loading, Adam Pearson Associates, 2001
„« Gas Lift Workshop, Import Tools, 2000
„« Gerard Belle Design Prize, University of Saskatchewan, 2000, for "Rotational Alignment of the Femoral Component in Total Knee Replacement"
„« Production Optimization w/ Emphasis on Artificial Lift, Petroleum Society, 2000
„« Innovation Design Competition, University of Saskatchewan, 2000
1st Place - Rotational Alignment of the Femoral Component in Total Knee Replacement
„« Governor General's Medal, Academic Achievement, Fatima Academy, NL
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