Kenny Macewen, P.Eng Email & Phone Number

A progressive and collaborative projects leader with a broad exposure to various aspects of project management, processing technologies, engineering design, construction, commissioning, and operational improvements in the mining sector.A mechanical engineer and project manager experience from studies through to commissioning on both engineering consulting and on Owner’s teams. Establishes a team-based culture to allow for the successful development of challenging global mining projects while meeting all necessary investment criteriaPROJECT MANAGEMENT & EXECUTION-Satisfies execution requirements by ensuring that oversight and governance functions are maintained for all critical project issues.-Conducts project evaluations to evaluate risks and viability for financing and marketing decisions.-Ensures that mechanical completion schedules are both feasible and in-line with the required start-up sequencing, allowing the owner to meet their desired production deadlines.-Developed the execution model for a project in Turkey to minimize indirect costs and reduced the execution budget by $25 million by completing most engineering works prior to the start of major construction works.STUDY DEVELOPMENT-Supports clients in the interpretation of data and development of public disclosures and press releases for mineral reserves statements.-Establishes fit-for-project contingency and risk reserve allocations based on the level of engineering definition of individual budget items and Monte Carlo simulations.-Managed a Peer Review of a study in Northern Québec and identified $148.9M worth of potential CAPEX Reductions.PROJECT OPTIMIZATIONS & BUSINESS IMPROVEMENTS-Manages opportunities to maintain and improve project economics through the entire project value chain by implementing value engineering, operational improvements, and strategic initiatives. -Strategic perspective related to corporate growth, development, mergers and acquisitions.-Identified four projects that advanced to Feasibility Study level with the potential to add $449 million of Net Present Value to a Canadian asset while increasing metal revenue by $102 million per annum.-Oversaw the completion of an international Feasibility Study $1.3 million under budget with over $88 million in CAPEX reductions compared to the previous designs.-Developed a business case to replace five existing pressure vessels at a Canadian operation to improve process recoveries and increase operational safety parameters. Project payback was within 8 months of construction.

Listed skills include Engineering, Project Engineering, Project Management, Commissioning, and 19 others.

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  Queen'S University

  Mechanical Engineering