Mal Mckenna, P.Eng Email & Phone Number

ACQUISITION OF VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT- Procurement of vehicles and equipment including cars, pickup trucks, cargo vans, cube vans, cube trucks, insulated bucket trucks, emergency response vehicles, forklifts, scissor lifts, boom lifts, welding machines, air compressors, agricultural and GSE tractors- Vehicle lease agreement development and implementation- User group research- Equipment and vendor study- Specification and drawing creation including engineering calculations- Tender drafting, bid review and selection- Contract negotiations and award- Execution of contracts from pre-production to training and commissioning- Thorough understanding of relevant federal, provincial, and municipal legislation, regulations, standards, codes and common practice including Highway Traffic Act (HTA), Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (CMVSS) and American National Standards Institute (ANSI)- Project management expertise including status reportsSTAFF SUPERVISION- Hired, trained and supervised day-to-day activities of staff- Provided guidance and encouragement to staff creating a positive work environment- Monitored, reviewed and evaluated performed ensuring high quality effective teamworkPROCESS IMPROVEMENT- Designed and implemented streamlining processes simplifying procurement and reducing lead time from 2 years to 6 months resulting in considerable cost savings- Developed multi-year contracts for leasing and purchasing- Introduced and implemented variable quantity procurement processes

Concord, Ontario, Canada

PROJECT ENGINEER- Liaison between internal staff, customer and suppliers on a project to insert pins and bushings into automotive door hinges- Improved Bushing Insertion Station to reduce downtime and improve operator's ability to remove blockages from assembly line- Tracked progress of installation with Microsoft Project- Worked with welders, machinists, millwrights, electricians and painters to ensure the lines were built, installed, debugged and signed off- Wrote manuals for set up, operation and maintenance of a medium sized vacuum pump setINSTALLATION SUPERVISOR- Supervised the installation of a vacuum furnace at the customer's site- Planned overall and daily tasks for the machine installation- Helium leak tested the assembly and checked leak-up rate- Tracked progress of installation and presented daily reports to the customer- Designed the hydraulic circuit and supervised the flushing of hydraulic systemMECHANICAL DESIGNER• Hydraulic Forging Press - Investigated and reported why previously designed mechanical components had failed - Redesigned hydraulic forging press with calculations for fatigue strength of components - Designed seals for high pressure (5000 psi)• Vacuum Casting Furnace - Calculated pressure vessel wall thickness using ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Codes - Designed seals for high vacuum and high heat as well as graphite components and composites - Designed mechanical feed-throughs into the vacuum vessel - Coordinated design changes between team members