Daniel J. Durand Email & Phone Number

Sarnia, Ontario, Canada

Sarnia, Ontario, Canada

Sarnia, Ontario, Canada

Sarnia

Sarnia, Ontario

Disassembly, evaluation and repair of a wide variety of valves including:Gate, Globe, Ball, Knife, Control, Pressure Reducing, Pilot Operated and Safety Valves.Machine parts within manufacturers specs as necessary.Surface preparation and painting assemblies and parts.Documentation of repair / testing / assembly activities – cause of failure, actions taken, and parts used.Calibration and testing of safety, pressure reducing/regulating, and control valves.Performs shell testing up to 10,000 PSI.Oxygen cleaning of valves following strict guidelines as per customer requirements.Nameplate stamping and tagging.Boxing / shipping repaired equipment. Crating and packaging when required.Various inventory control responsibilities - stocking shelves, pulling parts, cycle counting, proper documentation of inventory transactions.Participation in field service calls, as required, at customer sites.Strict adherence to all safety, quality, company rules and regulations.Responsible for personal safety and those around me.Maintain excellent housekeeping standards.Provides all computer technical support for the main office.Responsible for web development and management of company website.Has developed and integrated our test cards into a database to provide customers with accurate data on valves tested as well as invaluable data and reporting to our sales force.Responsible for coordinating all matters dealing with health and safety including maintaining an impeccable rating on Pics, IsNetworld, and ComplyWorks.Organize and hold monthly safety meetings as well as morning toolbox talks.Ensure all in shop safety checklists and documents are accurately filled and up to date.

Wallaceburg, Ontario

Open and Close PoolsDiagnose and Repair Hot Tub and Pool PumpsDiagnose and Repair Spa Packs for a wide variety of Hot TubsRepair Plumbing on Pools and Hot Tubs

Dorchester Ontario

Spearheaded a project to upgrade and consolidate 4 NT 4.0 Servers into one Windows 2003Enterprise Server, running VMWare with 2 Windows 2003 Server sessions and one Windows XPSession improving reliability, minimizing down time and providing complete redundancy at a $10,000 cost savingsProvided user training resulting in independence reducing support times by at least 20%Supported and Maintained a Nortel Meridian Phone system; key player in a $25,000 replacementNortel system complete with Unified Messaging that significantly reduced support time and supportcosts by $2500 a year. This provided 25 users with invaluable tools such as VOIP, direct faxing, and the ability to receive voice mails directly in their email.Provided remote support for 12 branch officesResponsible for implementing strict Virus, and Spyware protection and forced updates on Serversand Workstations reducing down time by 35% and freeing up at least 20% of IT’s invaluable time for bigger projectsGenerated sales reports in the AS400 and a linked Impromptu Database, streamlining the process for updating Cognos cubes and implemented standardized Cognos reports.

London, Ontario

Replaced antiquated problem prone Wyse terminals with new Wyse terminals and a Citrix ServerSolution saving $20,000 a year in maintenance, providing factory workers with up-to-date ISOcompliant drawings on their terminals. This eliminated the need for problem prone wand bar codereaders and enabled the use of much more cost effective CCD Scanners freeing up 10% of IT’s time and an additional yearly savings of $5,000Optimized Engineers workstations to obtain maximum rendering times with Mechanical Desktopresulting in minimal downtimeProvided technical assistance and valuable input to fellow team players in the development,maintenance and support of both www.unifin.com and www.cardinalpumps.comProvided management and users educated information on upgrades and new innovative products toimprove productivityTightly integrated into ISO 9000 project team to help obtain certification through much strongerdocument control and protectionResponsible for Y2K Project, and all preparations to insure a problem free transitionImplemented security policies, monitored log files and user activities involving all internet trafficUncovered serious flaws in serial communication to CNC equipment; sourced and installed a means of connecting antiquated CNC equipment onto the network, improving ease of programmingreducing user time by 25% integrating designers and equipmentInitiated system inventory of all equipment, and software licensing using Track-IT

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