Michael Chau, P.Eng. Email & Phone Number

Calgary, Ab, Ca

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

• Worked closely, interactively and in multidisciplinary and meaningful ways with key stakeholders to produce a full-field development plan in Wembley for the next 15 years; oversaw and completed a fast-tracked, first-of-its-kind 16-wellpad facilities at Wembley, with the allowance of future expansion, on budget and on schedule to fulfill a take-or-pay contract.• Managed and executed another 24 wellpad facilities by utilizing basic design and learnings from the previous 16 wellpad project; identical final design would form the basis of future templated wellpad with realized potential saving of $500k+ from previous wellpad design. • Spearheaded and led first-rate pre-FEED studies for 5,000bbl/d oil processing facilities complex in Karr; juggled often competing priorities to complete top-notch temporary facilities installation for oil battery in Karr in 2 months, furnished with rental equipment.

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Manage and support upstream facilities projects from $180k to $90MM in Western Canada. Coordinate among development, production, land, regulatory, environmental, engineering, process safety, quality assurance, supply chain, fabricators, asset integrity, construction, C&SU and operations to ensure projects are meeting or exceeding internal client's expectations and business goals.Frequently invited by Project Management Office (PMO) as a subject matter expert in project management on other projects within the company during gate reviews.

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Joined at the end of the detailed design phase to support a $90MM project which added NGL processing and trucking infrastructure to an existing plant. The result of the modification enabled the sale of 4,000-12,000 bpd of C3+ or C2+ NGL to a midstream company.Field engineer at module yard (WorleyParsons Cord, Blackfalds, AB)• Identified a cost-saving of $500-700k due to updated recommendations from fire-proofing studies not being translated into fabrication drawing (cementitious vs. intumescent as well as locations for application). Also reduced more than one week from the fabrication schedule.• Monitored the progress and controlled cost during module fabrication and conscientiously reviewed and challenged change orders prior to approval• Provided exceptional engineering guidance to on-site construction manager and QA representative.• Expedited an already-late truck loading module back on track to its original delivery date.

Calgary, Canada Area

• Project completed 8% below budget and on time with a TIC budget of $27MM, in a 3-year cycle. The scope was to install a 2,500 hp centrifugal compressor with auxiliary components in a very congested brown-field environment.• Original compressor was out-of-commission due to excessive surging. A replacement centrifugal compressor with an anti-surge control and a vibration monitoring system were installed in a classified process building along with auxiliary components (lube oil, dry gas seal panel, nitrogen generator and air compressor skid). • The brown-field installation took place in a very congested environment. When the main compressor skid was jack-and-rolled onto its foundation, there were a few occasions of less than 3 inches to spare between the skid edge and existing plant piping. Key to success was to involve and coordinate with jack-and-roll contractor during the early stage of the design before finalizing the footprint of the skid.• Worked very closely and cross-functionally with Plant Engineering, Operations and Maintenance. Have them involved in the early design stage. One example was to invite site Engineering and Operations reps to Engineering office in Calgary, worked collaboratively with piping design group and finalize the 16" pipe runs after two initial proposals were turned down by the site. Through this exercise, the site reps understood the challenges and adjusted their operating philosophy to come up with a fit-for-purpose design.• By communicating with Engineering contractor upfront and promote "One Team" philosophy, a high engineering performance team was built and maintained throughout the project, despite the typical turnaround of personnel.

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Picked up the project from a departing engineer and coordinated three projects (well site modifications, oil truckout station and 3rd party riser tie-in modifications). Project was put on hold due to a shortage of capital even though the engineering was fully completed.

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

• Project was to utilize six (6) pre-built 90,000 US gallon propane bullets, sitting in a yard with unknown period of time, to reduce trucking associated cost to supply propane for gas fracking that area. • Upon starting the project, the Quality Assurance documents of all the bullets were requested but majority of them were not available. Without the proof of the quality and integrity of the equipment, I recommended to put project on a temporary hold while gathering required information and the whole team, including upper management, agreed.

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Involved in various projects ranging from $180k to $800k and completed all of them on schedule and budget within Western Canada (Kakwa, Wapiti, Wild Horse Creek, Benjamin and Burnt Timber). Projects included new communication tower installation, sour compressor and piping reconfiguration of a battery handling 40% of H2S, and metering upgrades.

Calgary, Canada Area

Syncrude Tailings - MFT Transfer• Led multidisciplinary engineering team to deliver Early Project Design Basis document and initiated superior optimization stage of a schedule-driven project which the TIC was estimated at $50MM.

Calgary, Canada Area

Suncor Sustaining Projects, Firebag In-Situ Plant 91 and 92• Coordinated among disciplines and Suncor Project Management team on various schedule-driven projects in Plant and Wellpad areas with TIC ranging from $230k to $12MM and ensured that the team succeeded by meeting or exceeding project requirements and Suncor’s expectations. • Consistently met or even exceeded project requirements and Suncor’s expectations by challenging members respectfully with “One Team” concept, which was the key to build a high-performing team.• Heavily involved in development of Design Basis Memorandum (DBM) and Engineering Design Specifications (EDS). Also involved in initiating, participating and closing out the action items in HAZOP and LOPA on applicable projects.• Provided continuous improvements to the project management system. Knowledge sharing among team members was also made to ensure better execution for future projects.Suncor OS VRU Capacity Increase Project • Coordinated among disciplines, VRU vendor, its sub-contractor and various stakeholders to meet tight timeline for the project from design to fabrication while maintaining a good working relation among all relevant parties The Total Installation Cost was in excess of $80MM.• Interface management plan for piping was also developed to fill the gap of missing vendor information during in-house engineering phase in the early stage of the project. This minimizes the potential confusion down the road.MEG Energy Phase 2B - Front End Engineering• Coordinated and resolved various issues among functional teams and client in a timely fashion to meet or exceed project milestones in water treatment area. • Acted as liaison among engineering, project management, procurement, client’s project management and procurement.

Calgary, Canada Area

On-time and on-budget delivery of custom-engineered, multi-stage reciprocating compressor packages with electric or natural gas engine driver (50-3,000hp). Clients were located in Canada, United States, Middle East and Australia. Responsibility included development and authentication of P&ID’s, service flows, bill of materials and coordination of shop floor assembly.

Calgary, Canada Area

Converted flanged fitting mandrel to weld neck setup as a one-off batch of fewer than 80 pieces for a client. Feedback from field installation team and client was positive that the product became part of a regular offering.

Calgary, Canada Area

Contract position - DB Works Adminstrator / Design Engineer• Key contact for the mechanical design and packaging of electronic device and provided assistance to system integration team. Product was delivered on time.• Re-organized, created and validated SolidWorks models of existing products to improve the effectiveness and accuracy of a newly implemented documentation system (DBWorks).

Calgary, Canada Area

Mechanical Engineer, System Build and Design (2003 – 2004)• Team leader for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) system integration testing - Led a group of four people to perform sub-system testing with minimal background knowledge to the system at the beginning. The test was finished on time and with success. Other duties included analyzing data, completing the test report and providing recommendations for improvement for the specific design as well as for lessons-learned purpose. Project Engineer, Advanced System (2002 – 2003)• Brought in a proof-of-concept project 15% below budget and three weeks ahead of schedule.• Researched, contacted vendors and conducted proof-of-concept test of components. Components from three vendors were selected from 55 competitors around the world for testing. Test results revealed that one design exceeded the design criteria. Team Lead – High Temperature Heat Exchanger, System Design (2001 – 2002)• Successfully designed a high temperature (700oC+ application) water heat exchanger for a system with responsibilities in mathematical model, 3-D model and manufacture drawings. • Introduced the first heat exchanger test station into the company; assisted in budgeting, scheduling, installing and commissioning of the test station. Delivery was on schedule and budget.

Calgary, Canada Area

Support in mechanical design and product development of Progressive Cavity Pump (PCP).

Hinton, Alberta, Canada

Performed vibration measurements on conveying equipment as part of the preventive maintenance program.Assisted in the scheduling of preventive maintenance on heavy equipment.

B. Sc, Mechanical (Minor In Computer Integrated Manufacturing)

Including Engineering Internship

Project Management Extension Certificate, Project Management