• Plant Engineer-in-training areas of responsibility include: facility maintenance (HVAC, building/grounds, etc.), wastewater treatment, energy usage, & capital expenditure (CAPEX) projects.• Full cycle project management - Project scoping (budgeting) / ROI justifications, formal appropriation requests, created comparisons of tenders, finalized equipment purchase agreements, created gantt charts in MS project for scheduling, utilized AutoCAD to develop various equipment layout drawings, &… Show more • Plant Engineer-in-training areas of responsibility include: facility maintenance (HVAC, building/grounds, etc.), wastewater treatment, energy usage, & capital expenditure (CAPEX) projects.• Full cycle project management - Project scoping (budgeting) / ROI justifications, formal appropriation requests, created comparisons of tenders, finalized equipment purchase agreements, created gantt charts in MS project for scheduling, utilized AutoCAD to develop various equipment layout drawings, & created monthly progress reports for upper management. • Scoped & coordinated work for Engineering consultants / trades (electricians, riggers, millwrights, civil contractors, OEM technicians). Executed projects through construction & commissioning. Oversight of regulatory & HACCP compliance during projects execution : ESA, TSSA, Ministry of Labour, Ontario Building Code.• Lead building & equipment projects up to $9.5MM in budget value; portfolio of $21MM in projects managed.• Planned numerous maintenance work orders (WO) assigned through JDE (CMMS) software; executed in-house or through outside contractors. Implemented various preventative maintenance (PM) programs on building systems. Show less

• Assisted in the creation and evaluation of industry leading drilling muds and well completion fluids.• Successfully completed numerous client and independent design related projects. These required extensive research,fluid design/ testing, analysis of data and technical report compilation.• Completed term long project in removal of carbonates and dissolved silica from process water. Determined coagulant and flocculent dosages, investigated water treatment plant modifications… Show more • Assisted in the creation and evaluation of industry leading drilling muds and well completion fluids.• Successfully completed numerous client and independent design related projects. These required extensive research,fluid design/ testing, analysis of data and technical report compilation.• Completed term long project in removal of carbonates and dissolved silica from process water. Determined coagulant and flocculent dosages, investigated water treatment plant modifications, wrote technical report and presented all findings to senior research chemists and managers during a seminar presentation. Show less

• Daily reporting, tracking, and analysis of various tailings slurry metrics. Performed troubleshooting and identified issues with tailings pipelines and equipment.• Constant monitoring of CT Plant KPI’s, interpreted data and reported/ corrected irregular operation.• Updated tailings PI Process Workbook for easier monitoring and to better represent current system state.• Validated process data through understanding and interpreting P &ID's, datasheets, pump curves and PFD's… Show more • Daily reporting, tracking, and analysis of various tailings slurry metrics. Performed troubleshooting and identified issues with tailings pipelines and equipment.• Constant monitoring of CT Plant KPI’s, interpreted data and reported/ corrected irregular operation.• Updated tailings PI Process Workbook for easier monitoring and to better represent current system state.• Validated process data through understanding and interpreting P &ID's, datasheets, pump curves and PFD's. Utilized collected data to solve issues with tailings process equipment: Pumps, Rupture Disks, PSV’s, etc. Show less

• Assisted in the design and creation of new and industry leading product lines of adhesive for oil and gas pipeline coating systems, these were tailored to client specific needs.• Performed testing on adhesive and polyethylene research samples.• Revised and maintained health and safety documentation as required.

• Performed testing on adhesive and polyethylene research samples, tests included: Brookfield Viscosity, Softening point, Mechanical Strain/Shear testing, Melt Index, Low Temperature Flexibility, and Cathodic Disbondment Corrosion testing.• Revised and maintained health and safety documentation and practices in a lab environment, ensured 5S standards were maintained.

• Conducted acid leaching on ore samples in Chloride media (HCl, MgCl2) at the bench and pilot plant scale.• Under minimal supervision operated and maintained pilot plant solvent extraction process, evaluated and optimized operating conditions: Flow rates, Acid Concentration, Temperature, Organic/Aqueous ratio.• Participated in TiO2 precipitation research; worked with experienced metallurgists, ensured product quality and met production goals.

• Preformed QC testing on polymer modified asphalt cement, tests included: Cleveland open cup flash point, Brookfield Viscosity, Ductility and other ASTM standards testing.• Tested asphalt emulsion samples for research and QC purposes, test included: Particle charge analysis,Distillations, and Particle size analysis utilizing a Microtrac S3500 analyser and software.• Created, revised and administered safety, environmental and system quality documentation.