Debra McLellan, P.Eng.
Sr Technical Advisor, Energy Storage, ECEI at Nova Scotia Power- Claim this Profile
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English Native or bilingual proficiency
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German Limited working proficiency
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Bio
Credentials
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Project Management Professional
Project Management InstituteJun, 2007- Nov, 2024 -
Professional Engineer
Engineers Nova Scotia
Experience
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Nova Scotia Power
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Canada
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Utilities
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300 - 400 Employee
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Sr Technical Advisor, Energy Storage, ECEI
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Jan 2022 - Present
Project Manager for Eastern Clean Energy Initiative (ECEI) energy storage projects.
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Sr Technical Advisor
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Feb 2019 - Jan 2022
Worked with the Customer Solutions team to identify and implement innovative, energy-focused ways to improve our large commercial and industrial customers' operations. Asset Stream Lead for Smart Grid Nova Scotia Project managing major procurement and engineering aspects for all major distributed energy resource components including community solar garden, commercial rooftop solar and battery, and vehicle to grid chargers.
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Emera Energy
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Canada
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Oil and Gas
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director, Engineering
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May 2015 - Feb 2019
• Manage team that provides engineering services and asset management to generating facilities owned and operated by Emera Energy in Atlantic Canada and Northeast United States. • Provide capital project planning and implementation to add value and optimize combined cycle gas turbine and biomass facilities. • Manage team that provides engineering services and asset management to generating facilities owned and operated by Emera Energy in Atlantic Canada and Northeast United States. • Provide capital project planning and implementation to add value and optimize combined cycle gas turbine and biomass facilities.
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Emera
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Canada
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Utilities
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400 - 500 Employee
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Senior Project Manager
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Jan 2013 - May 2015
• Project Manager for Bridgeport Energy major outage and plant upgrades for two Siemens SGT6-4000F combustion turbines and steam turbine and generator. • Collaborated with the plant employees and major contract team for the planning, site preparation, and implementation of the outage scope including capacity uprate, combustion turbine maintenance interval extension, steam turbine major overhaul, distributed control system and excitation upgrades. • Outages were executed without any lost time incidents and the plant performance exceeded guarantees. • Project Manager for front end engineering and design (FEED) for a compressed natural gas (CNG) project to transport 25 MMcfd of natural gas from Florida to Grand Bahama. • Scope of project included compression facility in Florida, vessel shipping transport logistics, decompression facility in Grand Bahama, pipeline and engine conversions to natural gas. • Collaborated on the US Department of Energy gas export application; authorization was received in 2015.
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Nova Scotia Power
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Canada
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Utilities
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300 - 400 Employee
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Plant Manager
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Dec 2010 - Jan 2013
Responsible for the management of all operational aspects of the 183MW circulating fluidized bed boiler and balance of plant including operating and capital budgets. • While managing the plant, the safety record for 70 regular employees and >30 term employees during annual maintenance outages exceeded 2800 days without a Lost Time incident.• Effective completion of annual maintenance outages including replacement of L-0 turbine blades, generator major, and routine maintenance.• Led the plant through the successful implementation of the continuous improvement program in the maintenance department.
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Project Manager, Project Implementation
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Jan 2007 - Dec 2010
2010 Nuttby Wind Farm Project Manager for the construction and commissioning of the 50.6 MW wind farm consisting of 22 wind turbines, collector system, and 14km of roads. Project delivered the complete scope on schedule while identifying cost saving opportunities bringing the project under budget and maintaining excellent community support. • Recipient, 2010 Board of Directors Safety Award • Recipient, 2010 Safety Excellence Award, Contractor Safety ManagementMercury Abatement Program 2009Responsible for project management of a program to install seven activated carbon injection and additive systems at three thermal generating stations. Led the successful negotiation on an engineer, procure, construct contract to provide emerging technology for mercury control complete with performance guarantees on the system. • Presenter and Co-author, Technical Paper: “Multi-technology, Mercury Abatement Program, Implementation and Performance at Nova Scotia Power,” presented August 31, 2010 at Power Plant Pollutant Control MEGA Symposium, Baltimore, MDNOx Reduction Program 2007 to 2009 Responsible for project management of a program to install five low NOx combustion firing systems at three thermal generating stations. Project completed on time, under budget, and met specified performance guarantees.
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EIT, Environmental Engineer, Chemical & Environmental Supervisor: Generation Services
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Jun 1999 - Dec 2006
Supervised air testing team of up to eight unionized and non-unionized employees responsible for providing services to the thermal generating stations maintaining the regulatory ambient air monitoring network of 15 stations and source monitoring of 11 stacks.• Developed and implemented quality assurance programs for continuous emission monitors, ambient monitoring, and stack testing.• Provided environmental engineering support and services as needed for the generating stations.• Produced environmental monitoring reports and acted as liaison to various regulatory agencies.• Performed environmental site assessment work for the decommissioning of Glace Bay Generating Station.• Chairperson, Canadian Electricity Association Air Quality Working Group, 2005-06
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Education
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1995 - 1999
Dalhousie University
Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), Environmental Engineering -
2005 - 2008
Dalhousie University/ Nova Scotia Agricultural College
Master of Science (M.Sc.), Artificial Neural Networks -
1991 - 1995
Dalhousie University
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Biology
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