Danny Leblanc Blais
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Experience
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Seneca experts-conseils
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Canada
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Engineering Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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CPE - Chemical Process
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Apr 2021 - Present
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SiliCycle
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Canada
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Chemical Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Production Supervisor
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Nov 2020 - Feb 2021
Supervision of production activities for silica gel fonctionnalised for the pharma industry, of alcohol based hand sanitizer, and production of a cannabis extraction plant while resection GMP and ISO9001 norms. Forecast and order of raw material and HSE equipment needed for production purpuses. Planning and optimisation of production based on customer orders and production equipment availibility. Implementation of a LOTO policy and responsable for the LOTO program. Supervision of production activities for silica gel fonctionnalised for the pharma industry, of alcohol based hand sanitizer, and production of a cannabis extraction plant while resection GMP and ISO9001 norms. Forecast and order of raw material and HSE equipment needed for production purpuses. Planning and optimisation of production based on customer orders and production equipment availibility. Implementation of a LOTO policy and responsable for the LOTO program.
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Fibre Mauricie Ltée.
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Canada
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Machinery Manufacturing
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Project Manager
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May 2020 - Nov 2020
Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic (FRP) project management for different clients of the chemical industry, pulp and paper, water treatment, etc. Supervision of teams of tradesmen for installation, maintenance ou shutdown operation at clients sites while respecting their EHS program. Present for all the projet steps from quoting, designing, installation and billing. Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic (FRP) project management for different clients of the chemical industry, pulp and paper, water treatment, etc. Supervision of teams of tradesmen for installation, maintenance ou shutdown operation at clients sites while respecting their EHS program. Present for all the projet steps from quoting, designing, installation and billing.
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Kruger Inc.
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Canada
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Paper & Forest Products
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700 & Above Employee
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Shift Supervisor
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Mar 2020 - May 2020
Supervision of the kraft pulp process, thermomecanical pulp refining , and the recovery process. Coordination of production between the different production department and the pulp shipping. Troubleshooting and resolution process issues and/or coordination with the different maintenance department. Supervision of the operation to make sure everything is done in respect with good practices and EHS policy of the company. Supervision of the kraft pulp process, thermomecanical pulp refining , and the recovery process. Coordination of production between the different production department and the pulp shipping. Troubleshooting and resolution process issues and/or coordination with the different maintenance department. Supervision of the operation to make sure everything is done in respect with good practices and EHS policy of the company.
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Orbite Technologies Inc.
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Canada
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Mining
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1 - 100 Employee
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Metallurgical process technician
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Feb 2019 - Jun 2019
DCS operation of a hydrometallurgical and pyrometallurgical high purity alumina process. Process commissioning and start-up for different reactors, vessels and instruments. Operation a water tube boiler including chemicals testing and ajustements, and used water treatment unit. Preparing and assisting maintenance team or contractors into different tasks safely, including LOTO and safe work permitting. DCS operation of a hydrometallurgical and pyrometallurgical high purity alumina process. Process commissioning and start-up for different reactors, vessels and instruments. Operation a water tube boiler including chemicals testing and ajustements, and used water treatment unit. Preparing and assisting maintenance team or contractors into different tasks safely, including LOTO and safe work permitting.
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Kemira
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Finland
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Chemical Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Maintenance Planner/Buyer
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Jan 2018 - Feb 2019
Maintenance planning for multiple coagulant manufacturing process including Alum, Aluminium Chloride, Ferric Chloride, Ferric Sulfate, Sodium Aluminate. Ensure and improve the reliability of the operation and process equipment. Responsible for procurement for the maintenance cost center while respecting budget. Plan, schedule and coordinate the maintenance team and external contractors activities. Coordinate the execution of the Capex projects with the project engineers. Implementation of a preventative maintenance program to improve cost and reliability. Emit safe work permit to external contractors to ensure all work related risk and hazardous condition are mitigated. Participate with feedback and provide ideas at the plant safety committee to improve site HSE performance. Show less
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Hexion Inc.
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United States
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Chemical Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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2014 - 2017
Coordinated and ensured the safe and optimal operation of a formaldehyde M.O. catalyst process, a formaldehyde silver catalyst process, and two PF resin spray dryer units. Troubleshoot daily issues and coordinate with the leadership team and the maintenance department. Participated and led daily and monthly safety meeting or tailgate meeting and participated in incident investigations and finding improvements to SOPs or other ways to resolve the root cause.Coordinated and planned yearly catalyst change operations with a very limited timeframe. Participated in the maintenance planning and completion of mechanical integrity, preventive maintenance or equipment issues. Documented and improved SOP to improve efficiency and limit manmade mistakes for removal and charge of catalyst.Identified and resolved quality issues or instrument issues. Participated in the development of a model for a NIR spectrophotometer. Setup new QC instruments like a laser particule size analyzer, created SOPs and trained employees on them.Led a process improvement team and participated in other process improvement or 6Sigma projects teams including site wide 5S implementation and a Kaizen event to resolve recurrent process fires. Show less
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2007 - 2014
- Daily operation of an automated formaldehyde M.O catalyst plant and ensured quality and optimal operations. - Manufacturing and QC of urea-formaldehyde resin in a batch reactor. - Reception of all raw material and shipping of finished products via railcar or tote truck. - Assistance to the maintenance team to detect equipment problem and resolve when possible, for extended shutdown operations or when needed.
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Qualtech Group: Distribution, Equipment, Solutions
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Canada
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Machinery Manufacturing
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100 - 200 Employee
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Project Technician
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Apr 2014 - Aug 2014
-Coordinated the installation of a pasteuriser unit and a new storage tank in a liquid egg facility. -Coordinated the installation of a new style of industrial water bath cooker. -Coordinated between the project manager, the welder/installation team and the automation team to ensure installation is conformed to P&IDs or instrument specifications. -Created new and updated existing process P&IDs using a CAD software to reflect the actual configuration of the plant. -Planned and ordered parts or instruments needed for the completion of the projects. Show less
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Education
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Université Laval
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Chemical Engineering -
NAIT (Northern Alberta Institute of Technology)
Certificate, Power Engineering 4th class -
Cégep de Lévis-Lauzon
Diploma, Chemical Engineering Technology -
Université Laval
Certificat Ceinture Verte Lean 6Sigma, Amélioration continue