Experience

Bruce Power

• Canada
• Utilities
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project Planner

  • Dec 2010 - Present

  • Provided comprehensive management of project documentation for capital programs, including project scope, work breakdown structures, resource / cost profiles, schedules, and risk logs. Attended project TAM meetings as required.• Continually analyzed cost and risk factors, and reviewed consultant / contractor working documents, made recommendations on areas of improvement related to performance, scheduling, and planning.• Accounted for timely project estimating, forecasting, cost analysis, establishing P6 plans (including budget and resource loading), SAP/Cognos reporting, Tempus management (work event distribution, tempus interface and analyze).Projects include:Bruce Reactor Inspection and Maintenance System (BRIMS): $103.5M BRIMS is a specialized tool system that will be deployed during outages to inspect and maintain fuel channels in the reactor core. The tool will help save time, reduce dose to workers, and overall, will be a faster, more predictable inspection tool.Circumferential Wet Scrape Tool (CWEST): $54M The function of CWEST is to obtain fuel channel metal samples to determine hydrogen levels inherent in the metal. Modal Detection and Repositioning (MODAR): $33.5M The function of MODAR is to move tight garter springs in Unit 8. The tool will adjust the garter springs in the annulus gas space between the calandria tube and the pressure tube.Single Fuel Channel Replacement (SFCR): $40.5M SFCR oversaw the replacement of the Pressure Tube (PT), Calandria Tube (CT - as needed), end fittings (EF), and associated hardware (closure plug, shield plug, liner tubes, bellows, positioning hardware, grayloc feeder connection). West Shift Plus (WSP): $134M Bruce A Unit 3 Life Extension Refurbishment Project; WSP project included major work scope including: 480 West shifted channels, 5 feeder replacements, 2 fuel channel replacements due to lack of stop collar, discovery issues, cantilever hanger modifications. Show less

• Technical Procedure Writer - Maintenance

  • Mar 2010 - Dec 2010

  • Contributing member of the Procedure Backlog Reduction Project - led to a site wide reduction in the procedure backlog. More than 1,100 maintenance procedures issued, reducing the number outstanding by 47 per cent - with a 46 per cent backlog reduction at Bruce A and a 50 per cent drop at Bruce B.• Nuclear industry certified procedure writer.• Authored/revised technical procedures that impact plant safety, reliability, and regulatory compliance. Determined, developed and obtained source data necessary to produce illustrated parts or operator/maintenance manuals.• Read and interpreted engineering blueprints and subcontractor data to generate accurate illustration requests to support procedure development.• Liaised with Subject Matter Experts (SME), departmental groups and other staff expertise for input and results of evaluation. Show less



Wescast Industries Inc.

• Canada
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• 3D CAD Designer

  • 1998 - 2008

  • Coordinated product design activities for an automotive parts supplier; confirmed customer specifications and prepared/modified product designs. • Created and designed 2D blueprints and 3D CAD models to exacting specifications• Communicated design requirements to other manufacturing related teams. • Liaised with external customers and internal teams; attentive to meeting customer requirements and often exceeded their expectations.• Prepared or improved existing designs for automotive exhaust manifolds. • Prepared tooling designs and assisted with the development of tooling for the testing or manufacturing of products. • Utilized CAE, CAD and CAM technologies as appropriate and integrated customer/manufacturer design standards. • Developed a working knowledge of GD&T, AutoCAD, UNIX, Unigraphics, and Solidworks. Show less

• Senior Tooling Designer

  • Sep 1991 - Jun 1998

  • Researched suppliers to develop a supplier base and worked with Materials and Procurement departments to set up new vendors. Resulted in a 20% reduction in cost and 25% in delivery time.• Mentored tooling design technicians by providing on the job training and making additional training recommendations.• Reviewed design quotes prepared by Tooling Design Technicians and provided assistance as required. • Provided problem solving and trouble shooting support for technical issues to the Tooling Design Team. • Managed multiple tool build design projects against plans and initiated corrective actions and resolution• Prepared and delivered presentations to customers to communicate information and to confirm/reassure that agreement would be achieved.• Researched and created technical reports regarding quote trends, foundry information, tooling specifications, dimension and historic product information for internal customers and special projects.• Responsible for $20 million of tool builds in a single year; planned tool builds for mould and core tooling for automotive production/prototype equipment. Advised and awarded tooling jobs to company suppliers. • Utilized Microsoft Project, to maintain tool summary charts, ensuring compliance with schedules and planning.• Facilitated inter-departmental engineering meetings to provide a common solution for designs• Developed Tooling Specification Manual for mould and core tooling; ensured uniformed specifications were available for all suppliers Show less

• Engineering Co-Op

  • Sep 1989 - Aug 1991

  Working with other departments, developed a Tooling Specification Manual for core and mold toolingExtensive use of AutocadLayout technician - measured part geometry to print, ensuring part was within toleranceTravelled to Customer sites to review program information and designs