Brad Belford P.Eng MBA PMP
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Credentials
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P. Eng.
Professional Engineers of Ontario -
Project Management Professional (PMP)
Project Management Institute
Experience
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Bruce Power
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Canada
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Utilities
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Project Manager
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Jul 2019 - Present
Responsible for developing and leading integrated project team for I&C, fire protection and civil/mechanical projects. Responsible for developing and leading integrated project team for I&C, fire protection and civil/mechanical projects.
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R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited
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Canada
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Civil Engineering
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200 - 300 Employee
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Senior Project Manager, Electrical Engineer, Project Engineer
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2017 - Jul 2019
• Senior Project/Portfolio Manager/Engineer managing multiple projects for R.J. Burnside Electrical, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Group reporting to the Vice President Environmental. • Lead a team of mechanical, electrical, building sciences, and renewable energy experts to conduct energy audits of residential and commercial buildings. • Lead implementation of recommended energy saving measures. • Currently working with municipalities and First Nations on energy projects involving microgrids, energy storage, community energy planning, conservation and demand management, green house gas inventory (environment) energy audits and retrofits, energy research and technical reports. Extensive knowledge of government funding programs, alternative funding sources and financing incentives related to energy projects and experience in preparation of funding applications. • Responsible for sales and business development. Show less
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Amec Foster Wheeler
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United Kingdom
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Oil and Gas
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Project Manager, Electrical Engineer, Project Engineer
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2015 - 2017
• Senior EPC Project Manager/Project Engineer for the Amec Foster Wheeler and Black & McDonald Joint Venture - Energy and Infrastructure Divisions. • Managing Utility scale EPC contracts for Energy projects nationally, mainly focusing on Wind and Solar energy. Project sizes range from 10MW to 300MW, with contract values ranging from $25M to $215M and project staff resources of up to 200 people. • Responsible for permitting, project safety, contract management, quality, planning, budget, schedule, cost control, change management, engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning. Implemented project strategy of sub-contracting versus self-perform to achieve greater cost certainty and reduce costs by 15% versus self-perform budget. • Lead multidisciplinary project teams on large complex projects to produce cost effective and innovative designs. Includes review and approval of all engineering documentation. Updated foundation designs to accommodate new turbine supplier and geotechnical conditions. • Leadership of project proposals and bids for new work. Successfully led and negotiated InStar AGF BC windfarms ($42M). Proposal and bid for Algonquin Chaplin Wind Farm ($105M) was shortlisted before project was delayed by regulators. Show less
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WSP
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Canada
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Professional Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Project Manager, Electrical Engineer, Project Engineer
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Mar 2013 - Sep 2015
• Senior Project/Portfolio Manager managing multiple projects for WSP Global Energy and Infrastructure Divisions reporting to the Director of Energy. • Managing Utility scale EPCM contracts for Energy projects, mainly focusing on Wind and Solar energy. Project sizes range from 10MW to 20MW, with capital cost values from $25M to $85M. • Responsible for permitting, contract management, quality, planning, budget and schedule tracking, cost control, change management, engineering, equipment procurement, construction management and commissioning oversight. • Led multidisciplinary project teams of up to thirty engineers and support staff on large complex projects to produce cost effective and innovative designs. Show less
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Tetra Tech Architects & Engineers
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Architecture and Planning
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Project Manager, Electrical Engineer, Project Engineer
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Sep 2005 - Mar 2013
• Senior Project/Portfolio Manager, Senior Project Engineer, Senior Electrical Engineer for Tetra Tech/Wardrop Nuclear Divisions reporting to the Manager of Projects. • Project experience includes Environmental Qualification, Design Engineering, Nuclear Safety, Major Components and Condition Assessment. • Extensive experience in nuclear document management and ECC Plant Modification Process. • Leadership of project proposals and bids for new work at Pickering, Darlington and Bruce Nuclear Generation Stations. • OPGN qualifications held include Modification Team Leader, Design Team Leader and Field Team Leader. Experience at Pickering, Darlington and Bruce Power. • Led multidisciplinary project teams of up to thirty engineers and support staff on large complex projects to produce cost effective and innovative designs. Show less
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IBI Group
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Canada
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Design
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Project Manager, Senior Engineer, Engineering Manager
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May 1999 - May 2005
• Member of senior management team responsible for company operations including strategic planning, operations, business development, marketing, sales, recruitment and infrastructure (IT). • The Program Manager in Pharma accountable for the program management and delivery, project delivery, client relationship management, and leadership of the services contracts. • Project Manager and Process Automation Engineer responsible for the electrical design, fabrication, installation, commissioning, and validation readiness of PLC control-based systems in the pharmaceutical and biologics industries, municipal and industrial clients. • MAAK Account Manager for Aventis Pasteur, Canada’s largest vaccine manufacturer and MAAK’s single largest account (approx. $1M/yr). • Provided engineering systems and procedures and training as required to execute work in an effective and consistent manner Show less
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ABB
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Switzerland
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Automation Machinery Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Lead Electrical Engineer, Project Manager
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May 1996 - May 1999
• Responsible for electrical design engineering, PLC programming, robotics programming and overall controls portion of automated production equipment used in the automotive industry. Extensive Managed teams of designers and engineers throughout design process. Specified and ordered components. Supervised construction and commissioning activities. Project values ranging from $6.5 to $25M. • Responsible for electrical design engineering, PLC programming, robotics programming and overall controls portion of automated production equipment used in the automotive industry. Extensive Managed teams of designers and engineers throughout design process. Specified and ordered components. Supervised construction and commissioning activities. Project values ranging from $6.5 to $25M.
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Ford Motor Company
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United States
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Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Computer Integrated Manufacturing Engineer
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May 1994 - May 1996
Responsible for interfacing corporate IT platforms to plant production processes to achieve quality, production, cost reduction and manpower reduction objectives. Wrote and managed projects for CIM department for related plant systems and facilities. Prepared drawings, specifications and all bid documents for installations.
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Material Handling and Logistic Engineer
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May 1992 - May 1994
• Responsible for logistics of material handling functions within manufacturing plant. Prepared and managed projects for related plant systems and facilities to achieve cost savings, manpower reductions and energy conservation targets assigned to the plant facility and the Material Handling Department. Prepared drawings, specifications and all bid documents for project installations. Supervised installations and material handling staff.• Prepared and implemented Windstar Material Handling Equipment Project. Project allocation of $10,000,000 for the purchase and installation of various materials handling equipment to support production of Windstar. Work included design, layout and installation of Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV) systems, installation of several large automated rack handling systems throughout plant and installation of new industrial truck battery room. Show less
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Giffels
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Architecture and Planning
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1 - 100 Employee
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Automation and Control Systems Engineer
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May 1989 - May 1992
• Responsible for all CAD work, panel design, PLC program design, PLC, SCADA and basic programming, equipment configuration, field devices and wiring and commissioning (during production) for various automation and material handling systems. • Responsible for all CAD work, panel design, PLC program design, PLC, SCADA and basic programming, equipment configuration, field devices and wiring and commissioning (during production) for various automation and material handling systems.
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Education
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2002 - 2005
Schulich School of Business
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Operations, Finance, Marketing -
2018 -
Athabasca University
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science -
Queen's University
Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Electrical Engineering
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