Ethan Lalonde
Senior Mechanical Designer & Project Team Lead at Plan Group Inc.- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Procore Certified: Project Manager (Core Tools)
Procore TechnologiesApr, 2022- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Plan Group Inc.
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Canada
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Construction
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Mechanical Designer & Project Team Lead
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Oct 2018 - Present
Utilizing knowledge of Sheet Metal to train/oversee junior drafters and advise intermediate/senior drafting team while continuing to lead Sheet Metal design on active projects. Regularly assist large and small construction pursuit teams with labour estimates and generating sample drawings for presentations. Presently leading a team that is working to design a standard Sheet Metal Drafting guide to assist new hires in generating quality layouts at a faster pace. Recently promoted to Project Team Lead and overseeing BIM efforts for Cornerbrook Acute Care Hospital in Newfoundland. Projects: • 100 Queens Quay LCBO - 26 Story Office Tower - Toronto, ON (2019 CanBIM Toronto Trades Award and Best In Innovation Award winner) • 81 Bay Street Mechanical Room - 49 Story Office Tower - Toronto, ON • Cornerbrook Acute Care Hospital – Acute Care Hospital - Cornerbrook, NL (2022 CanBIM/Building Transformations Digital Supply Chain & Fabrication Award winner) Show less
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Modern Niagara
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Canada
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Construction
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior 3D BIM Designer / Virtual Coordinator
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Aug 2016 - Oct 2018
Continuing to apply and expand knowledge of multiple disciplines as a virtual coordinator and frequently designated as Lead Sheet Metal Designer on projects. Internally designated as Sheet Metal Team Lead and assist BIM Manager in interviewing new hires, budgeting and projecting manpower requirements. Successfully hosted a series of seminars on designing ventilation systems for several of Modern Niagara's CAD departments and currently drafting an in-depth reference guide. Projects: • Fanshawe College DT Bldg B - Culinary School - London, ON • London South West Community Center – Sports Complex/Community Center - London, ON • Urbacon RHL-DC1 - Data Center - Richmond Hill, ON • DFT-TOR-1 (Phase I) – Data Center – Woodbridge, ON • Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital – Digital Hospital – Vaughan, ON Show less
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DMC Mechanical (Modern Niagara subsidiary)
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Toronto, Ontario
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Senior 3D BIM Designer / Virtual Coordinator
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Jun 2014 - Aug 2016
Continued to be heavily involved in design development and applied multi-disciplinary knowledge as a virtual coordinator to ensure delivery of optimized and interference free layouts on both internal and project-wide scales. Projects: • University of Toronto Scarborough Campus Science & Chemistry Building - Scarborough,ON • Peel Memorial Hospital - Day Hospital - Brampton, ON • Joseph Brant Hospital - Burlington, ON • Milton Region District Hospital - Expansion - Milton,ON Continued to be heavily involved in design development and applied multi-disciplinary knowledge as a virtual coordinator to ensure delivery of optimized and interference free layouts on both internal and project-wide scales. Projects: • University of Toronto Scarborough Campus Science & Chemistry Building - Scarborough,ON • Peel Memorial Hospital - Day Hospital - Brampton, ON • Joseph Brant Hospital - Burlington, ON • Milton Region District Hospital - Expansion - Milton,ON
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Modern Niagara
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Canada
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Construction
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior 3D BIM Designer
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Aug 2013 - Jun 2014
In addition to modelling and interfacing with site staff, began to get heavily involved in the project design development process. Also took on teaching and leadership roles, educating new hires on software as well as the design of ventilation systems and providing QA/QC for their work.Projects:• Humber River Regional Hospital-Digital Hospital - Toronto, ON
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3D BIM Designer
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Jun 2011 - Aug 2013
Independent, on-site modelling of ventilation systems while interfacing with and learning from many different foremen, journeymen, and labourers of various trades and skill levels.Projects:• Forensics Services & Coroner's Complex - Legal & Coroner's Services Facility - Toronto, ON• Project Goldeneye II - Data Center - Guelph, ON• St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton West 5th Campus – Mental Health Facility – Hamilton, ON• HPSCC Expansion - Data Center - Streetsville, ON• Humber River Regional Hospital-Digital Hospital - Toronto, ON Show less
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Junior Drafter
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Jun 2010 - Jun 2011
Annotation of ventilation, and hydronic/domestic/drainage piping systems and modelling of ventilation systems under supervision.Projects:• Niagara Health Services - St. Catherines, ON• Forensics Services & Coroners Complex - Toronto, ON
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Education
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University of Waterloo
Honours Psychology, 4.0 GPA