David S.
Building Science Engineer at RDH Building Science- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Professional Engineer (P.Eng)
Professional Engineers OntarioSep, 2022- Sep, 2024 -
Engineer In Training
NCEESApr, 2018- Sep, 2024 -
Rope Access Technician (L1)
Society of Professional Rope Access Technicians (SPRAT)Dec, 2018- Sep, 2024
Experience
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RDH Building Science
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Canada
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Civil Engineering
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1 - 100 Employee
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Building Science Engineer
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Jan 2021 - Present
Work on a variety of projects, including new construction, rehabilitation, and guidebook writing. At this office, I am the lead of the air leakage testing team and am highly experienced in testing. I have transitioned to more of a PM role and manage projects ranging in budget from $3000 to $100,000. I regularly review drawing and help in the development of pre-fabricated facades. I also regularly work on mass timber projects.
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Building Science Engineer (EIT)
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Nov 2017 - Jan 2021
Worked on a variety of projects including new buildings, existing buildings, forensics & litigation, research, and guidebook writing in the Seattle office. While in the Seattle office, I regularly planned and executed whole-building air leakage testing and guarded testing. I also regularly planned and performed ASTM E1105 water tests on new construction and rehab projects. I also regularly reviewed drawings and performed various site visits to confirm conformance with the drawings and help with… Show more Worked on a variety of projects including new buildings, existing buildings, forensics & litigation, research, and guidebook writing in the Seattle office. While in the Seattle office, I regularly planned and executed whole-building air leakage testing and guarded testing. I also regularly planned and performed ASTM E1105 water tests on new construction and rehab projects. I also regularly reviewed drawings and performed various site visits to confirm conformance with the drawings and help with designing tricky tie-ins/air barrier details. On forensics project, I assisted and/or planned the investigation and wrote the report. I wrote sections of chapters for guidebooks.
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RDH Group
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Canada
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Real Estate
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1 - 100 Employee
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Building Science Engineering Intern
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May 2015 - Aug 2015
Projects: Various projects that involved on-site testing and investigation. • Performed water penetration testing for various windows and doors on high-rise buildings • Many high-rise whole building airtightness tests were completed as required by the Seattle Building/Energy Code • Reports were written for customers describing the testing and the results and the areas where improvements can be made Projects: Various projects that involved on-site testing and investigation. • Performed water penetration testing for various windows and doors on high-rise buildings • Many high-rise whole building airtightness tests were completed as required by the Seattle Building/Energy Code • Reports were written for customers describing the testing and the results and the areas where improvements can be made
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The Miller Group
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Concrete Quality Control
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Sep 2014 - Dec 2014
Projects: SEC trunk sewer project, 407 east extension, VivaNext-Davis Drive, and various bridge and condo projects. • Mix design and control for self-consolidating concrete and high-strength concrete. • Adjusting mixes during concrete pours if any issues occurred. • Re-tempering concrete on-site as allowed by the contract through the addition of various chemicals. • Testing of concrete to ensure that it meets the requirements of the contract. Projects: SEC trunk sewer project, 407 east extension, VivaNext-Davis Drive, and various bridge and condo projects. • Mix design and control for self-consolidating concrete and high-strength concrete. • Adjusting mixes during concrete pours if any issues occurred. • Re-tempering concrete on-site as allowed by the contract through the addition of various chemicals. • Testing of concrete to ensure that it meets the requirements of the contract.
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Engineering Assistant
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Jan 2014 - Apr 2014
Projects: Various projects including research projects, guidebook writing, design, and on-site testing and investigation. • Research projects involved performing energy modeling of the buildings and windows, performing a cost analysis, and drawing graphics in SketchUp for the final reports. • The guidebook involved creating, writing and drawing the steps involved in the construction and detailing of penetrations in a building, such as window penetrations. • Design work involved… Show more Projects: Various projects including research projects, guidebook writing, design, and on-site testing and investigation. • Research projects involved performing energy modeling of the buildings and windows, performing a cost analysis, and drawing graphics in SketchUp for the final reports. • The guidebook involved creating, writing and drawing the steps involved in the construction and detailing of penetrations in a building, such as window penetrations. • Design work involved detailing the placement of the air barrier, weather resistant barrier, and insulation at building penetrations. • On-site testing involved water testing and smoke testing to determine areas in a building that are not air tight and water tight. Show less Projects: Various projects including research projects, guidebook writing, design, and on-site testing and investigation. • Research projects involved performing energy modeling of the buildings and windows, performing a cost analysis, and drawing graphics in SketchUp for the final reports. • The guidebook involved creating, writing and drawing the steps involved in the construction and detailing of penetrations in a building, such as window penetrations. • Design work involved… Show more Projects: Various projects including research projects, guidebook writing, design, and on-site testing and investigation. • Research projects involved performing energy modeling of the buildings and windows, performing a cost analysis, and drawing graphics in SketchUp for the final reports. • The guidebook involved creating, writing and drawing the steps involved in the construction and detailing of penetrations in a building, such as window penetrations. • Design work involved detailing the placement of the air barrier, weather resistant barrier, and insulation at building penetrations. • On-site testing involved water testing and smoke testing to determine areas in a building that are not air tight and water tight. Show less
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PCL Construction
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Canada
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Construction
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700 & Above Employee
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Field Engineer
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May 2013 - Aug 2013
• Responsibilities included tracking progress, coordinating with subcontractors and suppliers, scheduling, and quality control. • Regularly inspected work to ensure that it was done to the specifications provided on the drawings. • Performed quantity takeoffs for material orders and estimations. • Provided layouts for subcontractors. • Provided surveyors with the coordinates and information they required. • Responsibilities included tracking progress, coordinating with subcontractors and suppliers, scheduling, and quality control. • Regularly inspected work to ensure that it was done to the specifications provided on the drawings. • Performed quantity takeoffs for material orders and estimations. • Provided layouts for subcontractors. • Provided surveyors with the coordinates and information they required.
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Project Engineer
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Sep 2012 - Dec 2012
• Responsible for day-to-day activities on-site including tracking progress, tracking quantities, tracking T&M work, scheduling, attending daily meetings, and solving day-to-day issues that arose on-site. • Ensured that all structures were built according to the most recent design. This required notifying everyone on-site of any changes to the design and checking the construction. • Obtained and checked shop drawings from subcontractors, then sent them to the designer for final… Show more • Responsible for day-to-day activities on-site including tracking progress, tracking quantities, tracking T&M work, scheduling, attending daily meetings, and solving day-to-day issues that arose on-site. • Ensured that all structures were built according to the most recent design. This required notifying everyone on-site of any changes to the design and checking the construction. • Obtained and checked shop drawings from subcontractors, then sent them to the designer for final approval. • Obtained locates for drilling and excavating operations. Show less • Responsible for day-to-day activities on-site including tracking progress, tracking quantities, tracking T&M work, scheduling, attending daily meetings, and solving day-to-day issues that arose on-site. • Ensured that all structures were built according to the most recent design. This required notifying everyone on-site of any changes to the design and checking the construction. • Obtained and checked shop drawings from subcontractors, then sent them to the designer for final… Show more • Responsible for day-to-day activities on-site including tracking progress, tracking quantities, tracking T&M work, scheduling, attending daily meetings, and solving day-to-day issues that arose on-site. • Ensured that all structures were built according to the most recent design. This required notifying everyone on-site of any changes to the design and checking the construction. • Obtained and checked shop drawings from subcontractors, then sent them to the designer for final approval. • Obtained locates for drilling and excavating operations. Show less
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MMM Group
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Italy
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Advertising Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Municipal Engineering Student
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Jan 2012 - Apr 2012
Projects: Sharon Village, Costco, and Tim Hortons. Sharon village was in the design phase during the time of employment. It included the full municipal design of a new community in the Sharon area. The Costco and Tim Hortons projects were basic municipal designs. • Assisted in sewer design for municipal areas including material specification checks, basic flow checks and HGL checks. • Determined ponding limits for DCB’s at flow paths and at low lying grades. • Aided in road… Show more Projects: Sharon Village, Costco, and Tim Hortons. Sharon village was in the design phase during the time of employment. It included the full municipal design of a new community in the Sharon area. The Costco and Tim Hortons projects were basic municipal designs. • Assisted in sewer design for municipal areas including material specification checks, basic flow checks and HGL checks. • Determined ponding limits for DCB’s at flow paths and at low lying grades. • Aided in road intersection design for grading and water flow. • Performed quantity take-offs for cost estimates. • Updated AutoCAD and Civil 3D drawings for projects as designs were reconfigured and as construction was completed. Show less Projects: Sharon Village, Costco, and Tim Hortons. Sharon village was in the design phase during the time of employment. It included the full municipal design of a new community in the Sharon area. The Costco and Tim Hortons projects were basic municipal designs. • Assisted in sewer design for municipal areas including material specification checks, basic flow checks and HGL checks. • Determined ponding limits for DCB’s at flow paths and at low lying grades. • Aided in road… Show more Projects: Sharon Village, Costco, and Tim Hortons. Sharon village was in the design phase during the time of employment. It included the full municipal design of a new community in the Sharon area. The Costco and Tim Hortons projects were basic municipal designs. • Assisted in sewer design for municipal areas including material specification checks, basic flow checks and HGL checks. • Determined ponding limits for DCB’s at flow paths and at low lying grades. • Aided in road intersection design for grading and water flow. • Performed quantity take-offs for cost estimates. • Updated AutoCAD and Civil 3D drawings for projects as designs were reconfigured and as construction was completed. Show less
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LVM Engineering, Inc.
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1 - 100 Employee
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Site Inspector/Feild Technician
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May 2011 - Aug 2011
-Preformed on-site concrete testing as well as soil and asphalt compaction testing for the company to verify for the customer that contract agreements were met -On-site inspections done on tieback and pneumatic tube installation to confirm for the customer that the contractor was following standards set by contract -All information obtained in the field was documented for LVM and given to project managers to approve -On-site customer representatives were informed of any -Preformed on-site concrete testing as well as soil and asphalt compaction testing for the company to verify for the customer that contract agreements were met -On-site inspections done on tieback and pneumatic tube installation to confirm for the customer that the contractor was following standards set by contract -All information obtained in the field was documented for LVM and given to project managers to approve -On-site customer representatives were informed of any
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Education
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2015 - 2017
University of Toronto
Master of Applied Science (MASc), Building Science -
2010 - 2015
University of Waterloo
Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc) with Structural Certificate, Civil Engineering -
2007 - 2010
McMaster University
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Physical Sciences
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