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Canada

Ayr, Ontario, Canada

• Perform detailed quotations based on contract specifications and drawings• Track and oversee project quotations throughout the bid process• Communicate with customers, consulting firms, and sales representatives throughout the bidding process• Prepare product drawings for both pricing and manufacturing purposes • Assist the engineering department by preparing shop drawings for customer approval as required• Technical liaise with product end users and product specifiers

Guelph, Ontario, Canada

• Review current production schedules, unit drawings and specifications to foresee material planning and forming requirements.• Inspect production in progress and finished goods visually for compliance with drawings, specifications, and quality standards.• Supervise the stripping and setup of the daily production process and direct lead hands on issues related to quality, production priorities, material and man-hour allocations and safety in order to meet standards, minimize costs and provide a safe and environmentally friendly workplace.• Inspect production work in progress and finished goods in conjunction with QC personnel for compliance with drawings, specifications, and quality standards.• Maintain inventory of raw materials and forms for daily production setup. Fill out and forward material requisitions through purchasing to maintain inventories at manageable levels.• Oversee product repairs to ensure repairs are completed in accordance with quality standards and that units are cleared for yarding by timeframe assigned.• Allocate manpower resources in accordance with the production schedule manpower plan requirements in order to minimize disruption to labour force while meeting contractual and budget obligations.• Oversee the capture of labour hours for activities in the production processes. Reconcile daily employee hours to ensure accurate feedback for job costs.• Maintain communication with the lead hands and plant employees during and post-production with the intent of continuing an on-going review and improvement of production processes.• Provide leadership, guidance, and support in an effort to maintain shop floor harmony. Maintain documentation of absenteeism, shop floor incidents and discipline of plant employees.• Promote a healthy and active workforce by reviewing, discussing, implementing and practicing safety policies and procedures.

Guelph, Ontario, Canada

• Conduct inspection activities per engineering specifications including but not limited to pre/post pour product inspections, upgrade and process related inspection such as coring, fitting, product repair, bunking, yard audits, return product and surplus products, special materials, equipment inspection.• Administer Inspection Test Plans (ITP) • Maintain and control the integrity of inspection equipment• Maintain proof of inspection on product, materials, work-in-process items, and equipment via technical documentation.• Conduct materials and product testing• Maintain effective communication with front line production and supervisory personnel • Identify non-conformities and initiate non-conformance investigation• Identify and report any health and safety hazards

Cambridge, Ontario, Canada

McCain Foods Expansion, Dec 2019-Mar 2020.- Site SupervisorKeeyask Generating Station: Feb 2018 – Nov 2019.- Concrete and Soil Lab Tech- Concrete Field Lead- Concrete InspectionMaritime Link Transmission Line, Newfoundland, 2017.- Subgrade Inspection- Soil Field Technician- Pile InspectionMuskrat Falls Convertor Station, Labrador Newfoundland, Nov 2016 – July 2017. - Subgrade Inspection- Concrete and Soil Field TechnicianMTO, Hwy 3 Bridge Cayuga ON, 2016.- Subgrade Inspection- Concrete and Soil Field TechnicianVarious Projects for Toyota Cambridge and Woodstock 2016-Present. - Rebar Inspection- Pile Inspection- Concrete and Soil Field Technician- Subgrade Inspection- Concrete Inspection Region of Waterloo, City of Kitchener, City of Waterloo, 2016-Present.- Rebar Inspection- Pile Inspection- Concrete and Soil Field Technician- Subgrade Inspection- Concrete Inspection

Calgary, Canada Area

Stoney Trail / Deerfoot SE Highway Ring Road, Calgary Alberta: Concrete testing of high performance concrete for all aspects of highway and bridge construction including slabs, piers, piles, footings, barriers, retaining walls etc. Proper winter cylinder curing measures had to be used for the colder months. Also, sampled and tested grout and cemetrix onsite.Eau Claire Tower Office Building, Calgary Alberta: Concrete testing, mix reviewing and trialing for various high strength concrete properties of the building. Handling onsite concrete testing, quality assurance and extensive onsite troubleshooting of high strength concrete, high slump concrete, and slab pours. - Working with Project Mangers and Foreman to ensure the concrete was delivered and placement of concrete was smoothly. - Writing up Reports about any potential deficiencies with the formwork or rebar, that may impact the concrete's curing process or writing anything found not to follow CSA

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

- Maintained and updated AutoCAD mechanical drawings used to create custom Hydraulic cylinders.- Used Business Vision to update purchase orders- Used Excel to create and update spreadsheets for inventory

Diploma, Civil Engineering Technology/Technician

Diploma