Manager, P&C/SCADA/Telecom Engineering

• May 2022 - Present

Senior Operations Manager, Transmission

• Jun 2020 - Apr 2022

Senior Project Manager, Project Delivery

• May 2014 - May 2020

• Responsible for managing the cost, risk, schedule, safety and quality of Capital Upgrade and Replacement Telecom and Transmission Line projects for AltaLink. • Management of a customer-facing portfolio of projects to move transmission lines at the request of industry. • Effective management of EPCs, contractors and internal AltaLink staff during the construction of Transmission Lines and within substations and radio sites. • Create detailed project cost estimates and ensure adherence to budget, schedule and scope. • Provide assistance to Siting, Environment and External Engagement leading to Permit and License from the Alberta Utilities Commission. • Work with Lands to coordinate access into private or crown land, road use agreements, crossing and proximity agreements, traffic accommodation, and land purchases. Show less

Telecom Engineer

• Aug 2012 - May 2014

• Responsible for designing and ensuring the successful construction and implementation of telecommunication (MPLS, fiber, microwave) systems for the power utilities industry. • Effective management of field staff during the construction of new substations, power lines, radio towers and control rooms. • Create material lists for procurement and review RFPs and bids for technical acceptability prior to the issue of POs. • Work extensively with internal Project Engineers and customers for concurrent engineering designs and drawings. • Identifying required design changes outside of project scope and ensuring the additional internal and external resources are available to maintain project schedule. • Prepare scope of work, inspection and test plan for contractors during the commissioning phase. • Manage schedules adhering to project dates, milestones, plans, budgets and objectives. • Work closely with SCADA and Protection/Control Engineers to develop system monitoring and supervisory solutions. • Continual identification of process improvement and professional development. Show less

Project Manager/Systems Engineer

• Jun 2010 - Aug 2012

• Oversee the implementation of IP-based wireless systems for Mentor Engineering; a wireless solution company that deploys hardware and software products for the mid-stream petroleum transportation and public transit industries. • Quality assurance for projects to manage scope, constraints, schedule, stakeholder expectations, risk, cost, associated legal and financial liabilities. • Manage multi-disciplinary internal and external engineering and consultant groups for the successful implementation of projects. • Review RFPs from various states and municipalities to ensure project feasibility, solution compliance and provide accurate quotations of engineering services. • Continual analysis of business analytics to determine profitability and opportunities for improvement and professional development. • Created project timelines, implementation (phase) plans and assigned tasks using RASCI model. • Travelled frequently to participate in field/on-site implementations, meetings and troubleshooting. • Developed and maintained complete project documentation including Functional Acceptance Test (FAT) plans, technical specifications and troubleshooting guides for field engineers, sub-contractors and customers. • Coordinated testing of new features with R&D department. Isolated rare problems, possible failure points and test resiliency of the offered solution. Worked to ensure that products adhere to established standards and policies. • Project Engineer for the company’s largest public transit customer with revenue exceeding 10% of the firm’s fiscal revenues. • Responsible for implementing a state-wide Illinois contract worth 5% of the firm’s fiscal revenues. Show less

Systems Engineering Intern

• May 2008 - Aug 2009

• Worked with Systems and Project Engineers by testing hardware and software products through the execution of experiments in Functional Acceptance Test plans and specifications. • Provided valuable feedback in the ground-up development of proprietary navigation software. • Worked with developers at partner software company Mobilitat to seamlessly integrate Mentor hardware with Mobilitat software. Partnership has flourished into a revenue generating endeavor. • Responsible for organizing in-house training sessions. Show less

Sales Associate

• Aug 2005 - Oct 2006

• Interacted with clients on their cellular and home internet needs and recommended suitable solutions for their lifestyle and work needs. • Liaised with Telus Mobility to troubleshoot account issues or major customer concerns with their service. • Evaluated customer cellular phones for repair. • Interacted with clients on their cellular and home internet needs and recommended suitable solutions for their lifestyle and work needs. • Liaised with Telus Mobility to troubleshoot account issues or major customer concerns with their service. • Evaluated customer cellular phones for repair.