Joel Kosa, P.Eng. Email & Phone Number

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

• Assessed infrastructure throughout network, meeting with external and internal customers to aid in the creation of a future growth and maintenance plan
• Managed design of cardlock and bulk station upgrades; obtained requirements from stakeholders, performed design in AutoCAD, provided financials to obtain AFEs, obtained permitting from various bodies, created project.
• Managed projects throughout construction; performed site visits, communicated with contractors, issued change orders, communicated deficiencies, organized testing, reviewed reports, organized commissioning, and.
• Managed project financials; obtained estimates, managed projects within SAP, dealt with vendors, paid invoices, managed assets and depreciations, and closed out projects
• Managed maintenance of assets throughout network, monitored existing services and programs, monitored work completed, created maintenance performance reports, and authorized expenditures appropriately
• Conducted design review and equipment option evaluations, updated UFA Standards

Balzac, Alberta, Canada

• Operated equipment and machinery: tractors and attachments, combine, air seeder, etc. and played major role in seeding through harvest
• Displayed basic welding skills (MIG, arc, oxy-acetylene), mechanical aptitude (repairs of vehicles, equipment, other motors), and a common-sense/hard working attitude
• Maintained cattle herd (delivering shots, steering, etc.), fence, and machinery

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

• Spent significant time on service and drilling rigs learning the specifics of operations in the SW Sask plays, labouring with floorhands, derrickhands, drillers, tool pushes, geologists, MWD and DD’s, casing hands.
• Spent significant time with frac crews learning specifics of operations in the SW and SE Sask plays, labouring with CT crews, pumping crews, tool hands, wireline and perf-gun workers, blender and chem van workers, and.
• Organized and communicated proximity shut-ins of wells during frac’ing and drilling with competitors, operators, and consultants to prevent costly and unsafe occurrences
• Ordered stimulation sheets/frac programs and 100+ directional plans, resolving anti-collision and profile issues with well planners, and communicating said issues to field staff
• Created stick diagrams for 100+ oil wells for field operations
• Compiled data from Wellview, physical well files, Accumap, and Generwell into Excel databases and utilized software packages such as Spotfire to perform comparative analysis of different drill bits and BHA’s, frac.

Grande Prairie AB, Canada

• Served as a supervisor to the mowing crews of the County of Grande Prairie, trained new employees, led weekly safety meetings, and addressed safety concerns
• Dealt with public and other departments within the County
• Operated various machinery, worked as a general laborer and collaborated as a team to meet deadlines and accomplish quality work

Sexsmith, Woking, Gordondale, Alberta, Canada

• Worked as a training field operator in the Gordondale oil and gas field performing operations labour and work amongst facility maintenance crews
• Pigged pipelines, checked oil and gas wells (adjusting pressures and lines), suspended non-economic wells, performed casing vent flow tests, performed metering and chart change
• Maintained leases and lease roads using skidsteers, excavators, and mowers, working safely with little supervision in remote areas

Calgary, AB

• Designed, analyzed, manufactured, and stress-tested the mechanical components of the University of Calgary’s off-road vehicle
• Exercised the use of 3D design with Solidworks, communicated work orders with the University of Calgary Machine Shop, and designed and manufactured one off parts and pieces
• Experienced hands on design, manufacturing, and testing in a team environment

Bachelor’S Degree, Mechanical Engineering, 3.20

Activities and Societies: University of Calgary SAE Off-Road Team, University of Calgary Intramural SportsMechanical Engineering, Schulich.

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