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Toronto, ON, CA

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Led & managed the development of METSCO’s strategic analytics solutions, including advanced asset management systems, frameworks, tools and roadmaps in order to help clients justify their capital & maintenance.
• Led & managed METSCO’s engagement & communication program, including training deployments, seminars and interactive workshops in order to maximize knowledge transfer
• Led & managed METSCO’s marketing & communications program, including strategy development… Show more
• Led & managed METSCO’s marketing & communications program, including strategy development, development & enhancement of marketing communications channels (website, conferences, webinars)
• Led & managed METSCO’s strategic asset management practices, including AM maturity assessments, asset management planning, process development, enterprise risk management and practice improvements Show less

• Managed the development of METSCO's risk-based asset management system, capable of identifying the right actions to undertake to the right assets at the right time based upon an economically-driven risk-based analysis.
• Managed the development of business processes and development of turn-key solutions for utilities including asset condition assessment, failure curve development, failure mode & effect analysis, impact quantification.
• Managed the development of business processes and development of turn-key solutions for utilities including asset condition assessment, failure curve development, failure mode & effect analysis, impact quantification.
• Provided key regulatory reporting support for utilities, including development of Strategic Asset Management (SAMP) and Individual Asset Management Plans (AMP), Electricity Distribution Rate Filing documentation and.
• Managed METSCO's marketing & engagement program, including conference planning, internal & external communications, training & workshop development. Show less

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Managed the development and completion of Toronto Hydro's 5-Year Distribution System Plan (DSP), including the development of the documents' architecture such that it aligns to all requirements, as well as the.
• Managed development of decision-support tools and processes used support Toronto Hydro's 2015-2019 Electricity Distribution Rates (EDR) application, including the derivation of 5-year capital investment… Show more
• Managed development of decision-support tools and processes used support Toronto Hydro's 2015-2019 Electricity Distribution Rates (EDR) application, including the derivation of 5-year capital investment forecasts.
• Management of risk and reliability-driven decision support systems used to proactively identify investment opportunities.
• Managing the development of business case evaluation (BCE) processes and systems used to produce quantified justification for capital investment programs and projects.
• Managing the development of AM planning process improvements in order to introduce efficiencies and productivity improvements, including the development of geospatially-driven planning solutions for investment planning.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Management of system-level reliability planning processes, including tracking, reporting and forecasting.
• Management of risk management systems development and reporting processes.
• Managing the development of long-term capital plans, investment strategies and regulatory justification.
• Managing the development of systems and tools to aid in planning, decision-making and justification.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Lead development of Engineering Intelligence (EI); a geospatially-driven planning solution that will allow planning engineers to identify worst-performing assets & locations, perform simulations & scenario analyses.
• Lead development of the Feeder Investment Model (FIM); a risk-based decision support tool utilized by planning engineers to identify and… Show more
• Lead development of the Feeder Investment Model (FIM); a risk-based decision support tool utilized by planning engineers to identify and prioritize high-risk assets and to perform business case evaluations for capital.
• Lead development of Electrical Distribution Capital Plan (EDCP) - a ten-year capital plan which highlights challenges across the distribution system and includes key programs and initiatives to mitigate system risks.
• Produced capital project scopes to drive asset renewal activities and improve reliability. Scopes included design requirements, business case evaluation and justification.
• Developed long-term distribution plan and assessments for 4.16kV distribution system, including evaluation and analysis of aging rear-lot infrastructure, load transfer & contingency analysis, fuse coordination studies.

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

• Lead development of asset risk scoring framework, to prioritize assets based upon their probability & impact of asset failure.
• Lead development of asset condition assessment (ACA) program, to quantify asset health and prioritize assets.
• Developed Asset Management Plan, to document key programs and methodologies applied to maintain and renew asset infrastructure.
• Involved in regulatory filing processes, including the preparation of materials/justification to support… Show more
• Involved in regulatory filing processes, including the preparation of materials/justification to support planning programs and provide current state assessment of asset infrastructure.
• Developed designs and requirements for capital projects to renew existing asset infrastructure and support new customers. Show less