Aaron Van Ginhoven, P.Eng Email & Phone Number

As the Senior Risk Management Consultant for SDS Consulting Corp, Aaron Van Ginhoven, P.Eng has built a reputation as the go-to HAZOP facilitator in Alberta. His clients include virtually all major oil and gas companies in Alberta including Conoco Phillips, Cenovus, Encana, TransCanada, Nexen, Suncor, Arc Resources, Advantage Oil and Gas, Baytex, CNRL, Hammerhead Resources, Pengrowth, Plains Midstream, TransCanada and TAQA as well as many others.Client loyalty is high for Aaron due to his practical, competent, and straightforward approach. Clients appreciate his strong communication skills and his effectiveness in bridging the gap often found between operations and Engineering. On many occasions, Aaron has coached his clients in writing procedures and manuals relating to Process Safety Management. For the past 12 years, Aaron has specialized as a facilitator and trainer in risk management services. Aaron has performed hundreds of facilitations including HAZID, LOPA, SIL, ORA, and HAZOP. Prior to his facilitation experience, Aaron was an operator in the Medicine Hat field Gas Fields and worked on site at Syncrude in Fort McMurray and at TransAlta power production facilities across the country. His field experience has proven valuable in his practical approach with Process Hazard Analysis and Process Safety Management.Aaron earned his Engineering Degree from the University of Regina and has over 20 years of experience as a Professional Engineer. He is registered with APEGA. In 2015, APEGA invited Aaron to provide a presentation on Overpressure Risk Assessments.

Listed skills include Process Hazard Analysis Pha, Overpressure Risk Assessment Ora, Pha Pro, Safety Integrity Level Sil, and 9 others.

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  Principle Hazop Facilitator. P.Eng

  Sds Consulting Corporation

  Apr 2006 - Present - Calgary, Canada Area

  SDS has been a pioneer in developing, evolving, and facilitating process hazard analysis (PHA) studies in Western Canada and internationally. Over the past 25 years, SDS has performed thousands of HAZOPs for virtually every major oil and gas company in Canada as well as many international corporations. SDS has a long history of providing facilitation services for its clients and has built a reputation of efficiency, value, and expertise in providing the following services:Hazard and Operability Study (HAZOP)Overpressure Risk Assessment (ORA)Hazard Identification (HAZID)Safety Integrity Level (SIL)Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA)What-if Hazard Analysis (What-if)SDS maintains a quality management system (QMS) and is ISO 9001 registered. The result has been an SDS management team who focuses on delivering quality deliverables to the complete satisfaction of its clients.Through its use of the world’s leading PHA software (PHA-Pro), SDS will make sure that studies are complete and customized to the specific needs of each client. SDS has aided organizations in complying with company and industry standards including OSHA 1910.119; Seveso II Directive; Control of Major Accident Hazards (COMAH); IEC 61511; ANSI/ISA S84.00.01, CCPS LOPA, EPA 40 CFR 40 CFR Part 68 RMP, IEC 61882, IEC 61508, CSA Standard Z1000, and ABSA AB-525.SDS has four professional Engineers on staff with more than 80 years of combined experience.

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  University Of Regina

  Bachelor Of Science With Distinction