Daniel Mitchell Email & Phone Number

Edmonton, Ab, Ca

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Dillon is an established, employee-owned professional consulting firm specializing in planning, management, engineering, and environmental science. With over 25 office locations and more than 1,100 employees across Canada, Dillon offers a wide range of services related to building and improving facilities and infrastructure, protecting the environment, and developing communities.

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Promoted through the following roles:Vice President Engineering, Nov 2020 - Apr 2023Providing leadership, engineering management of a 40 person industrial engineering business, risk review, authoring and negotiating contracts, multi-discipline project management, and technical expertise in Industrial, Municipal, and Commercial markets.General Manager, Engineering, May 2020 - Nov 2020Providing risk review, contract review, negotiation, engineering management of 40 professional and para-professionals, multi-discipline project management, and technical expertise in Industrial, Municipal, and Commercial markets.Practice Lead, Nov 2019 - Apr 2020Managed a multi-discipline team of 40 professional and para-professionals including Civil, Structural, Electrical, Instrumentation & Controls, and Mechanical. Identified and attracted key professionals including a senior structural engineering manager, senior mechanical engineer, senior structural designer, mechanical designer, among others. Managed the mechanical engineering discipline for a year until a suitable candidate was found. Consulted on a hydrogen fuel cell proof of concept and a compressed air pipeline energy distribution system conceptual design building a design team to provide the engineering calculations necessary to seek funding. Project Managed select strategic projects.General Manager, Building Systems, Nov 2018 - Oct 2019Managed the commercial engineering team of civil/structural, electrical, and mechanical disciplines. Report quarterly financials to the board of directors. Corrected financial reporting, identified failures of the business plan, created a plan to merge commercial into the larger company and closed the commercial business while completing all contractual obligations.Business Development Manager, Building Systems, Nov 2017 - Nov 2018

Edmonton, Alberta

Project Management Team Lead - Delivering Multi-Discipline Municipal, Light Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional projects, serving as a risk and contracts reviewer, providing technical expertise, while improving project management systems and best practices providing mentorship, coaching, and teaching. Managing Client Relationships and developing new business.Leadership:• Leadership Council Member• Contracts Author & Risk Reviewer• Western Canadian Project Management Service line - LeadTechnical Lead:• Design Lead/PM: SAGD combined utility corridor upgrades C,M,E, - Oil & Gas• Forensics/Glass Fracture Analysis• Forensic - Water main break• New Build - Recreation Centre M&E- Oil & Gas• 2 x Emergency Services Buildings each 50K Sq.Ft. C/S/M/E/PM - Oil & Gas• Energy Studies, designs, and project delivery across Alberta and GNWT• MEDIATOR - Developer vs. G.C. post construction change order in the millionsProject Management:• Design of a 400,000 sq/ft industrial food processing facility C/S design• Various combined corridor utility upgrades C/M/E - Oil & Gas• Water Tower Restoration• New Build - Precast Agronomics Building & Precast Genomics Building• Industrial buildings and expansions (2), Commercial TI (8), Energy Studies (60+), New Builds (8)• Condo - Exterior envelope renovation and safety code upgrade to eight six-plex• Super Centre - Sinking Sidewalks and Drainage issues + Parking lot rehabilitation• Slab uplift study• Foundation leak review - artificially high water table• Combined Heat and Power (CHP)- Tender and Project Delivery• 12 Story affordable housing building construction and contract administration

Source enterprise class electronics and supporting software particularly Access Control hardware and software as a distributor and manufacturers representative. Guide the design and implementation of niche market installations for systems such as a Level 4 bio-hazard lab clean room entry/exit and shower systems, Airport plane and de-plane access control, and typical commercial access control systems.

Promoted through the following roles:Program Manager, Jul 2008 - Jan 2010Delivering EPCOR'S Energy Efficiency and Sub-Metering products competitively in the Commercial and Light Industrial segments. Managing client relationships, a staff of 3 project managers and 2 admin assistants, a combination of Energy Efficiency Studies, designs, and builds at over 60 sites, including Recreational, Civic and Emergency Service facilities. This included acting in the capacity of Prime Contractor, implementing environmentally responsible and energy efficient retrofits in facilities ranging from Arena to Industrial Equipment Service Facilities. Contracts & Risk Reviewer, Business Development, Portfolio Manager, Program Manager, Project Manager.Senior Project Manager, Jul 2007 - Jul 2008Design Management and Delivery of Multi-Discipline Energy Efficient projects. Manage client multi-building portfolios providing strategic roll out plans blending retrofits for best long term outcomes. Re-investing savings from each retrofit into the next allowing for a more holistic program. Reducing utility consumption and improving Greenhouse gas reductions. Portfolio Manager and Prime Consultant for dozens of municipal facilities in Alberta. These projects required application to Alberta Municipal Affairs and Alberta Environment "Me First" program, administered by Climate Change Central and aimed at reducing GHG emissions, reducing energy, and increasing life cycle for the City of Edmonton. Arena, Pools, Recreation Centres, Mechanical Services Buildings, High Rise buildings, Studies, Audits, and Retrofits. Working on both the design and construction sides of the energy efficiency industry.Project Manager, Feb 2005 - Jul 2007Delivering Multi-Discipline Energy Efficient projects.

Promoted through the following roles:Supervisor - Building Systems, Jan 2001 - Jan 2005Responsible for all low voltage systems, automation, TI related project support, including HVAC, Access Control, CCTV, Security, Communications Infrastructure, etc. One direct report and three indirect reports.Specialties: TI - S/M/E/C Sub-AEnergy Efficiency - M/E Sensormatic Access Control - System Installation/Design Delta Controls Access Control, Lighting, & HVAC- System Design, Installation, Maintenance, & Upgrade Commercial Automation Control - Integration/Installation/Design.Studied, diagnosed, and corrected:• 500,000 gallon Underground Thermal Energy Storage System (UTES)• Systemic HVAC air losses across 1500+ VAV that were causing energy waste, poor temperature control, excess system noise/vibration collectively reducing occupant comfort.• Created and implemented a "Rolling Load Shed" program capable of reducing consumption by 1 MW in times of peak consumption approaching 15 minute demand limit.Building Systems Specialist - Multi-Campus, Jan 1997 - Jan 2001Design, implement, operate, and maintain low voltage systems, automation, TI related project support, including HVAC, Access Control, CCTV, Security, Communications Infrastructure, etc.Building Foreman - Sports and Welness Centre, Jun 1991 - Jan 1997Managing an operations team of five direct reports. Maintaining and Operating multi-campus facilities, including their respective mechanical, electrical, and low-voltage systems.Building Operator - 107th Street Plaza & Donsdale Place, Jun 1989 - Jun 1991 · 2 yrs 1 moOperating multi-campus facilities, including their respective mechanical, electrical, low-voltage systems, and support services. Provided architectural deficiency identification through course of construction of the 104 Ave Campus.Building Operations - 107th Street Plaza and Donsdale Place, Jun 1987 - Jun 1989

Pmp (In Progress), Project Management

Exam prep course complete, gathering my project experience from over 20 years in the built environment, and getting set to write.

4Th Class, Power Engineering