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Alberta, Canada

•Performed field maintenance on various equipment: CANDU nuclear reactors, pulp mill boilers, coal/natural gas fired power plants, heat exchangers, various pressure vessels such as drums and tanks, refinery towers, mining and milling equipment, nitrogen fertilizer plant equipment, etc.•Directed heavy rigging/lifting of metal components and vessels with (up to 100-ton) cranes•Hoisted, cut, fit, measured, prepared, and welded various structural and pressure components (nozzles, boiler tubes, piping, beams, plate, channel, HSS, boiler skin casing) to the required level of quality outlined in CSA or ASME codes•Instructed less experienced team members, ensuring a safe and efficient workforce

Alberta, Canada

•Organized and completed short-term maintenance work on budget and on time (sometimes within a window as small as one week) by supervising Boilermakers, Welders, and Apprentices, during maintenance shutdowns•Interpreted and adhered to varying safety rules and protocols on different work sites pertaining to different risks: nuclear safety (radiation), refineries (H2S, LELs), fertilizer plant (Ammonia), etc.

Princeton, British Columbia, Canada

• Wrote technical documents and procedures for maintenance and repair of various mechanical components• Designed structural components and process piping (from the formation of ideas and calculations to creation of technical drawings in AutoCAD – designs were checked by P.Eng. before construction)• Planned and supervised mill and infrastructure projects (inspecting equipment, determine work scope, communicating and hiring new contractors, receiving bids, sourcing materials, planning timelines, allocating manpower, issuing permits, supervision of tradespeople, inspection of completed work)• Organized workload on several projects on both mine sites while troubleshooting/helping to correct issues with foremen and contractors while communicating progress to supervisors & mill management.

Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

• Performed lab and field testing of soil/gravel densities to confirm ground stability for building of roads,foundations, etc. as well as concrete testing for slump, air content and compressive strength• Organized workload on several construction sites while troubleshooting/helping in correct issues andcommunicating results to engineers, foremen and contractors.• Prepared field inspection and lab test reports after collecting and analyzing data

Alberta, Canada

• Produced high quality welds on different types of pressure vessels and equipment (nozzles, boiler tubes, piping, beams, plate, channel, HSS, boiler skin casing) to the required level of quality outlined in CSA or ASME codes• Repaired structural components (beams, plate, channel, boiler skin casing)• Organized and setup general metalwork tasks in field work environment

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

•Welded pressure vessels in composed of different metal types (mild steel, stainless steel, chrome, aluminium, titanium)•Welded joints were NDT inspected by UT or RT and required to be of the highest quality to adhere to CSA or ASME standards for new equipment

Bachelor Of Engineering - Be, Mechanical Engineering, Gpa: 3.7

Certificate, Engineering

Engineering Certificate (equivalent to 1st Year of Engineering BASc)