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Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Vancouver, Canada Area

Vancouver, Canada Area

Calgary, AB

Calgary, Canada Area

• Designed and project managed commercial scale ceramic membrane plant construction from basic process flow diagram to finished final product
• Built a network of suppliers including engineering, process equipment vendors, and fabrication
• Supervised R&D team to design and test membrane applicability to various waste waters
• Specialized knowledge in produced water, frac flowback and pulp effluent from geological areas across Canada
• Main liaison with senior management and Danish parent company for engineering support and project management

Calgary, Canada Area

• Operated bench and pilot scale ceramic membrane plants across Western Canada
• Completed data analysis and presentations and determine product validity for water re-use in the oil and gas industry
• Measured key operating parameters including crossflow, differential pressures, back flush intervals and pore size
• Created all internal reports, external reports for sales and operating manuals
• Wrote the complete program narrative/philosophy for the commercial scale ceramic plants

Waterloo, Ontario

• Designed a forward osmosis system coupled with ultra-filtration for an innovative and cost effective solution to treat brackish water
• Partnered with Hydration Technologies Inc. to construct and supply equipment
• Performed PFD development from sizing the tubing, membranes and valves to building the complete unit
• Collected and analyzed water samples using gel permeation chromatography, refractive index and conductivity
• Awarded over $8,500 in sponsorship funding from Cheme Engineering Inc. and Ontario Center of Excellence

Guelph, Ontario

• Assembled bench scale electrodeionization units which included the preparation of concentrate and dilute spacers between an anode and cathode
• Each concentrate and dilute spacer was filled with a mixture of anion and cation exchange resin separated by alternating anion and cation membranes
• Setup and conducted studies on varying the ratio of anion to cation exchange resin to explore the performance of electrodeionization units and product validation issues
• Collected and analyzed data retrieved from daily testing of pressures, flows, conductivity, and ion concentrations
• Summarized and reported findings through weekly presentations to upper management completed with ideas for project process and areas of improvement

Kingston, Ontario

• Designed and developed multi-stage, bench scale metallurgy experiments including the decomposition of aluminum salt cake and the extraction of nickel from laterite to meet client project goals
• Managed high pressure and temperature systems containing hazardous chemicals such as HCl gas
• Maintained and operated equipment including mass flow controllers, furnaces, heating tape, custom glassware, Swagelok fittings, plastic and stainless steel tubing
• Utilized Labview software to control experimental parameters such as heating, temperatures, and flow rate
• Discovered patterns and areas of opportunity by completing data entry and analysis utilizing Microsoft Office Excel

Toronto, Ontario

• Operated a gas chromatography-mass spectrometer (GC-MS) to analyze Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs) collected from ambient air samples
• Integrated and analyzed GC-MS chromatographic data to produce calibrated reports and calculated GC-MS detection limits using MS Chemstation.
• Independently collected air samples in preparation for testing on GC-MS
• Performed sample cleanup using an automated solid phase extraction system (Microlab) for the analysis of PBDEs

Waterloo, Ontario

• Assisting the Laboratory Instructors in the overall maintenance and operation of all undergraduate laboratory equipment
• Prepared chemical solutions and biological cultures required for first year through fourth year laboratories
• Maintained auxiliary equipment such as vacuum pumps, water baths and conductivity probes
• Operated special laboratory equipment including Gas Chromatography and High Performance Liquid Chromatography Spectrophotometers
• Handling high pressure gas cylinders

Toronto, Ontario

• Troubleshoot client's technical problems with computer/laptop hardware, software and printers
• Kept an up-to-date inventory of computers, laptops, and PC accessories for supervisors on a daily basis
• Set up new computers by loading software, transferring files, and executing user-specific computer needs
• Created step-by-step procedures and manuals for setting up computer programs to establish a user-friendly and efficient system

Waterloo, Ontario

• Answering any technical questions that students or employers may have about JobMine
• Run reports to activate any new employer accountsProduce and organize data using Cognos online
• Generate charts and graphs using Microsoft Excel for Co-op research