Technical Project Lead

• Apr 2021 - Present

Project Engineer

• Jul 2019 - Apr 2021

•Interacted daily with the clients to interpret their needs and requirements.•Performed overall quality control of the work (budget, schedule, plans, personnel’s performance) and reported regularly on project status.•Collaborated and communicated effectively with project manager and other project participants to provide assistance and technical support. •Compiled all necessary engineering documentation; Project Charter, Project Plan, Design Basis Memorandum, Construction Work Plan, Presentations and Project Memos which exhibited different ideas to the client.

Project Process Engineer

• Aug 2015 - May 2019

• Managed implementation of new equipment by planning, designing, calculating and defining all process parameters.• Chaired technical meetings between contractors, operations, and engineering. • Facilitated risk assessments; HAZOPs and SWIFTs.• Directed a team of engineers, operational staff and contractors to construct, commission and operate green and brownfield projects.• Designed water cooling system for two 12.75MW steam-powered turbines which enabled the mill to increase its self-sufficiency to 70% • Calculated a mill-wide mass balance used to obtain diesel generators which ran a line and resulted in a net profit of 1.3mil CAD. • Upgraded a Secondary Recovery Plant, by evaluating pumping and piping systems, chemical dosing for solids removal and filter press operation which increased maximum plant capacity by 33%. • Oversaw and coordinated the mechanical upgrade of a bleaching plant which successfully increased production by 27 air-dried tons per day. • Initiated the implementation of 3D modeling software to assist in the effective installation of an absorption tower which reduced atmospheric SO2 emissions.

Process Engineer

• Apr 2013 - Jul 2015

• Rotated around the various plants within the factory to understand process control strategies, attended multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings and learned the mill business procedures.• Performed data collection, statistical analysis, and report writing. • Utilized SAP to get information about plant and store equipment. • Developed more effective composite sampling which improved total preventative maintenance. • Designed and supervised the installation of a demineralized water line from operating plant to a laboratory which increased the productivity of laboratory personnel. • Commissioned two flash tanks and a shell and tube heat exchanger to increase liquor solids content providing a payback of 1.2 years. • Managed the installation of a high-pressure pump to remove pulp blockages in a feed line to a filter, resulting in reduced blockages, decreased downtime and reduced water consumption.

Process Engineering Intern

• Jan 2013 - Mar 2013

• Assisted process engineer in conducting operating procedures and control strategies to commission a fertilizer plant. • Inspected built plant and ensured was in accordance with P&IDs. • Collaborated with the construction manager to ensure pressure testing of equipment was completed. • Assisted process engineer in conducting operating procedures and control strategies to commission a fertilizer plant. • Inspected built plant and ensured was in accordance with P&IDs. • Collaborated with the construction manager to ensure pressure testing of equipment was completed.

Masters Student

• Jan 2011 - Dec 2012

• Responsible for the transportation, installation, operation and obtaining samples from an industrial pressure screen.• Compiled management of change documentation.• Interfaced with operational an engineering staff. • Operated pressure screen in a tissue mill to fractionate recycled fiber. • Performed laboratory testing and collected results to determine the outcome of fractionation. • Evaluated results through statistical analysis and reported them in a technical report.

Cooperative Education Student

• Dec 2010 - Jan 2011

• Responsible for the cooking of wood chips in a lab-scale digester. • Assisted in a de-inking project, which involved the operation of a de-inking unit. • Performed experimental procedure and technical report writing. • Responsible for the cooking of wood chips in a lab-scale digester. • Assisted in a de-inking project, which involved the operation of a de-inking unit. • Performed experimental procedure and technical report writing.

Cooperative Education Student

• Jul 2010 - Jul 2010

• Optimized the filling machine of a highly viscous cream.• New and innovative ways of solving this problem had to be thought of and implemented. • Knowledge of chemical engineering principles and data analysis had allowed the successful completion of this task. • Optimized the filling machine of a highly viscous cream.• New and innovative ways of solving this problem had to be thought of and implemented. • Knowledge of chemical engineering principles and data analysis had allowed the successful completion of this task.

Cooperative Education Student

• Jun 2009 - Jul 2009

• To Determine the ideal load share for the Line 2 Primary and Secondary Refiners in a thermomechanical pulping plant. • Gained exposure to report writing and data analysis. • To Determine the ideal load share for the Line 2 Primary and Secondary Refiners in a thermomechanical pulping plant. • Gained exposure to report writing and data analysis.