David Franko, M.Eng, P.Eng, Pmp Email & Phone Number

Calgary, Ab

I am responsible for providing on-site representation for multi-discipline construction projects in the water and wastewater sector and for construction inspection coordination between disciplines. Project locations in the Southern Alberta region. As part of the Water Division team, I work on municipal and industrial engineering multi-discipline construction and design projects for a variety of public and private sector clients.

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Engineering and site inspection service support.

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

SIte support and field inspection services.

Project management support in the areas of environmental engineering and environmental science.

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Higher Landing is a career management and transformation program and as graduate of this program and Grizzly Certified, I volunteer to assist students in this program. I am also involved in the development of pilot programme to build rewarding careers for Indigenous Peoples.• Knowing Your Brand • Interviewing • LinkedIn• Appreciative Inquires • Resumes • Grizzly Research• Grizzly Pitch Clinics • Cohort Support Sessions • Transferable Skills

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Higher Landing is an innovative, results focused, career transformation company that provides collaborative “go-to-market” assistance for individuals transitioning, transforming or reinventing their careers. This includes professional transition, branding and marketing services.1. Product identification: Who are you? What makes you different?2. Packaging: Branding of my “secret sauce”.3. Marketing: Marketing to target employers.

Calgary, Canada Area

The General Manager of Tsuut’ina Contracting General Partner oversees & directs construction on and off Nation Lands. The mandate is to engage with Nation and non-Nation contractors to execute construction projects. Responsibilities include assign & tender contracts to sub-contractors, direct & oversee construction & other work, budgets, project schedules & liaison with Nation departments & programs. This position reports to the CEO Nation Enterprises. • Provided senior leadership for all general contracting on the Nation• Managed construction contracts within approved guidelines & capital budget appropriations• Contract preparation & negotiations including contract values, deliverables, terms & conditions; legal accountability to assure that all Nation’s financial & legal interests are protected & liabilities minimized• Fiscal & project planning including project permitting & construction supervision; project lifecycle, inception to closeout• Business planning, development & negotiation of strategic joint ventures for commercial & economic development to expand revenue streams• Mentorship of aboriginal talent; directs supervisory personnel & contractors• Customer first service focus and conflict resolution in an emotionally challenged environmentAccomplishments• Managed the company over 6 fiscal quarters & took the company from a - $450K loss to + $250K profit• Promoted a positive health & safety culture at the Nation & provided guidance in creating a Health & Safety program for Nation companies and the Nation• Learned the ways of the Indigenous Peoples, understand the culture & society of First Nations; promoted economic reconciliation• Strategized to create an alliance with another Nation company, Sarcee Gravel to create an dual Nation contracting alliance• Engaged with 15 Nation contractors to create a Nation contractor force to engage with Nation contractors to execute work in conjunction with non-Nation contractors on the TAZA development.

Calgary, Canada Area

I undertook a journey of discovery to better understand the future of all things “energy” and the development of the new and different energy value chains within the Calgary community. I wanted to improve and expand my knowledge in areas related to the new innovation, clean energy technology, renewable energy and entrepreneurial spaces in Calgary.I attended numerous events during this timeframe to learn about the Calgary renaissance. These activities have been inspirational, insightful and educational; but most of all they were entertaining and enjoyable. It was great being engaged in a technical innovation community that is collaborative and wants to make a difference for Calgary and Alberta.Highlights included participating in a 3-day Leadership Bootcamp with Energy Futures Lab and 5-day Innovation Rodeo workshop with the Chui School of Business. Engaged in 60+ technical innovation seminars, entrepreneurial sessions, networking activities and community meetings between January – September 2017 Direct contact time of 225 + hours attending seminars, workshops, presentations and networking sessions Who I connected with: Leadership Boot Camp – Energy Futures Lab (Natural Step Canada) Calgary Economic Development – IGNITE Innovation Program Innovate Calgary – 2017 Report to Community Natural Step Canada – The Natural Step Canada’s Sustainability 101 eLearning course GE Canada Customer Innovation Center – Digital Industrial Future Imagenia Energy – Open Sessions w/ Suzanne West Innovate Calgary – CanaGlobe - Advisory Boards 101 Alberta Innovates – Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SRED) Session Innovate Calgary – Research & Development Incentives for Your Business Innovate Calgary – What Investors Want - Protecting IP Chui School of Business – Innovation Rodeo Rainforest Alberta – Lunch without Lunch Meetings APEGA Mentoring – Training & Annual Conferences And many more…..

Calgary, Canada Area

Cenovus & MEG Energy - Christina Lake – Offsites Program• Part of the project management team to support & manage the engineering, design & construction assistance of sales oil coolers and well pad facilities to support heavy oil operations• Assisted with schedule and cost control management functions• Assisted in management of change to minimize cost & schedule impacts to the projects & ensure that the templating philosophy was followed• Supported the standardization strategy & execution of that initiative to reduce engineering hours & procurement costs • Management of design teams to meet the clients design criteria and cost / schedule constraints• Creation of project documents to guide projects including program execution guides, project execution plans, design basis memorandum, templating implementation plans• Assist in the preparation of the administrative documents to support the project including equipment lists, schedules, project reports, progress reports

Calgary, Canada Area

Senior Project Engineer • Project Management Team (1/8) responsible for managing the engineering, design, cost & schedule for 3/7 plant areas for a CPF, FEED to detailed design to construction support to project close out; capital expenditure ~ $11B & 900,000 engineering hours (under budget)• Responsible for overseeing the management of the Pilot Plant Demolition Project; Intermediate Project Engineer functioning in a Project Managers role (Engineering Hours - 15,800 & ~ $22M); inception to project completion• Demonstrated ability to learn new technical skill & apply the expertise effectively (transition from civil to mechanical discipline)• Supported templating strategy & execution of that initiative to reduce engineering hours & procurement costs• Engineering team achieved efficiencies project implementing lessons learned & templating strategies; KPI’s of SPI & CPI consistently > 1.0• Ensure clarity & enforcement of the pilot plant demolition project mission statement; managed extreme scope growth on the owner's side• Organized & led engineering discipline reviews for project lessons learned for implementation into future projects• Team lead for small packages; responsible for managing the engineering design, fabrication & vendor coordination / interaction with the project team & client• Demonstrated ability to learn new technical skill & apply the expertise effectively (transition from civil to mechanical discipline).• Vista-IMV JV Management Leadership Team – grass roots leadership team whose role was to understand issues at the lowest level of the organization; provide guidance & assistance to ensure that management’s corporate objectives were correctly interpreted & acted on by all team members• Recommended for project management role after completion of the demolition project• Performance reviews consistently above meets expectations, latest reviews showed performance as exceeds expectations

Calgary, Canada Area

Project Manager / Engineering Manager• Assisted in merger & acquisition of small engineering firm, managed that part of the business & took over the structural department; managed three engineers & was responsible for training an intermediate engineer• Managed concurrently a variety of projects for various clients, each with a different set of conditions• Worked closely with mechanical, electrical & petroleum disciplines to ensure proper discipline coordination• Provided engineering lead & support to design and drafting teams and engineering consulting advice to clients• Established work flow processes for repeat projects to reduce design & drafting errorsAccomplishments• Assisted in management review committee to streamline company operations & identify strengths & weaknesses & to create a more harmonious work atmosphere – “CTM Change Team”• Streamlined the structural design process in the office to ensure enhanced project effectiveness• Created engineering design tools to formalize the design methodologies• Augment technical skills for mechanical, electrical & petroleum design principles so the client received the solution• Employed small team concept for projects to reduce drafting errors & introduce cost savings• Successfully instituted lump sum bid method to the company to reduce cost to clients, have employees meet internal project goals & increase company profits.• Educated self to relearn engineering design from previous schooling and acquire new design skills in other engineering disciplines

Calgary, Canada Area

Project Schedule / Controls• Provided project managers with project controls support• Creation and management of project schedules and project budgets • Cost and schedule analysis, provide recommendations for corrective action• Created cost and schedule reports

Calgary, Canada Area

Manager Estimating• Orchestrated daily workflow in a stressful environment with changing requirements to meet deliverables.• Responsible for all cost estimating activities for modular construction; plant and field. (10K to 20,000K)• Supervised diverse technical staff of estimators/designers in the execution and completion of estimates.• Completed conceptual design review for sound engineering principles, building code review, modular construction standards and constructability.• Coordinated and interacted with sales and technical support staff to ensure correctness of information and details to complete estimates.Accomplishments• Management of a continuous improvement program on company standards and pricing estimates, thus reducing future bid errors and increased sales.• Successfully recruited and trained nine new personnel in my department in 15 months with no down time in company work.• Successfully cross-trained team members to participate in work sharing programs to reduce workload stress resulting in savings of overtime costs.• Managed bid review strategy meetings to allow for scope clarification of estimates for pricing and technical specifications.• Implemented additional standard procedures to simplify estimating processes and harmonize technical specifications.

Calgary, Canada Area

Project Manager / Construction Manager• Proactive management of projects using meetings and milestones with stakeholders to establish goals.• Interacted with clients / stakeholders to understand their issues.• Coordinated the activities and scope of work, from project inception to completion, between engineering, manufacturing plant and field installation using a pre-planned meeting review process.• Project management activities that included project estimates and cost control; scope clarification, scheduling and maintaining communication lines between the client, plant, and site.• Completed reviews for constructability by management of the engineering design, specification and material review; engineering design review of structural, electrical and mechanical disciplines.Accomplishments• Planned and executed site construction phase of a $20.5 million project at a remote northern location.• Identified a need and developed a QA program that consisted of pre-milestone meetings and action plans.• Managed the QA program between engineering, purchasing and manufacturing to reduce errors and cost overruns.• Successfully tendered projects to reduce conflict between stakeholders to create win/win situations.• Instituted project completion reports to examine means of reducing errors and increasing project profits

Calgary, Canada Area

Operations Engineer• Supervised and coordinated all activities that occurred on site from the foundation and site services to final building completion.• Controlled and administered the activities between subcontractors, consultants and owners at site.• Implemented site quality assurance and safety programs.• Site cost control and scheduling activities.Accomplishments• Managed “difficult” subcontractors and own forces in extreme conditions to successfully complete projects under budget and on schedule.• Implemented procedures to increase the importance of the field operations role in project planning, design and execution.• Implemented and executed a safety program for a construction site; this program was the forerunner for all future safety programs within ATCO; none of my work sites had Lost Time Accidents.• Researched and established a quality assurance program for the manufacturing plant and field construction.

Calgary, Canada Area

• Shop drawing review and control, receipt and issuance of drawings and coordination with consultants and subcontractors; plant/site inspections, productivity and deficiency reports and reviews; quality management.• Responsible for all the exterior curtain wall systems, including all granite, pre-cast concrete cladding and glazing works• Supervised interior finishes, including drywall, granite & special projects within the Bankers Hall project• Bankers Hall – Phase I

Calgary, Canada Area

• Market research for a small start up company

Calgary, Canada Area

• Officer with Canadian Armed Forces, Princess Patricia Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI)• Regimental Headquarters, Calgary• Second Battalion, PPCLI, Winnipeg, Manitoba

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