Experience

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  Dynamic Structures

  • Senior Mechanical Engineer

    • Oct 2015 - Present

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  Kamex Engineering

  • Coquitlam

  • Principal

    • Jun 1992 - Oct 2015
    • Coquitlam

    Advanced Mechanical Engineering ConsultancyKamex consistently provide professional engineering consultancy for mechanical systems tailored to our clients' specific concerns. Our unique "work together" ethic places us in the forefront of engineering excellence. We offer design and analysis and work with client to ensure that designed systems will work as expected everytime.Most recent projects:• Rio Tinto’s Oyu Tolgoi project- dust suppression system design (Kamex-CWA, 2007)• Bagging Crane for Rio Tinto’s Oyu Tolgoi project subcontracted from Fluor (Kamex-CWA, 2007)• Long Harbour Processing Plant- Vale Inco Newfoundland and Labrador Limited -design of 10-75t crane (Kamex- CWA, 2006-2007)• LVL Plant Torzhok, Siberia for Cogent Industrial Technologies Ltd and Vitech Engineering Inc (2005-2006)

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  Xstrata Technology

  • Vancouver, Canada Area

  • Senior Mechanical Engineer

    • Sep 2011 - Oct 2014
    • Vancouver, Canada Area

    Owner of regrind mills (Isamill), flotation (Jameson cell), Albion Process Technology (oxidative leaching), IsaKidd technology (copper electrorefining and electrowinning) and the Isasmelt technology (top submerged lance technology)Undertakes EPC of complete metallurgical and mineral processing plant projects.My duties: • Design, planning and engineering execution of regrind plants projects- Las Bambas-Peru(copper and molybdenum), Constancia- Norseman Peru, Endako Expansion, Thompson Creek Metals-BC, Lalor Concentrator Project- Hudbay, Ontario, Highland Valley Copper HVC Kamloops, Goldcorp Eleonore Opinaca Mines, Quebec, Eldorado Gold Corp Kisladag CTP Expansion, Bozshakol and Aktogay KAZ Minerals, Kazakhstan(2011-2014) • The Albion Process project for Geopromining Gold LLC-GPM in Armenia (2013)• The IsaKidd technology- project for Mufulira Mopani copper refinery in Zambia (2014)• Identification of process improvements and modifications, • Cooperating with AMEC, Fluor, Hatch, SNC-Lavalin, Ausenco, Bechtel, FIMA, Allnorth• Analysis of equipment components for structural integrity, strength and fatigue analysis, design recommendations• Development work• Visiting mine sites for company duties, work in Australia and Canada• Design of complete regrind plant projects involved design in the following related engineering disciplines- structural, instrumentation and electrical; calculations, selection and sizing of components, structural frames and weldments, foundation loads, piping stress analysis using CAESAR II, design of piping and supports

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  Sepro Mineral Systems Corp

  • Langley, British Columbia

  • Senior Mechanical Engineer

    • Aug 2009 - Sep 2011
    • Langley, British Columbia

    Manufacturer of the mining equipment: concentrators, ball mills, scrubbers, screens, I-cons; Sepro is also involved in consulting engineering for Mining and Metallurgical Plants offering complete plants projects design and integration of modifications to the existing plants My duties: • Planning and design of complete gold mining plants- Phonesack Laos, Freeport Indonesia, Latin America Inc Paraguay, Grand Columbia Columbia- plants layout and GA drawings in Autocad and Solidworks (3-D). • Assistance in the management of the engineering department requiring diverse engineering knowledge and experience of Mineral Processing and Mining Engineering• Integration of company equipment into existing mining plants, • Project management including contracting • Sizing of process equipment• Identification of process improvements and modifications, testing and lab work and work on new products ideas and processes such as rapid leach system• Participation in design and development of company current products including gold gravity concentrators, scrubbers, ball mills and agglomerators• Design of Frac Sand Plant, Stikine, BC Canada (2010-2011)• Verification of designed products and infrastructure to applicable standards, strength calculations and fatigue analysis

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  Imasco Minerals Inc.

  • Surrey, British Columbia

  • Senior Project Engineer

    • Jan 2008 - Aug 2009
    • Surrey, British Columbia

    The plant produces Calcium Carbonate from limestone oreI was contracted to design, supervise construction and commission Expansion Project, the contract extended to resolve existing Plant technical problems and undertake research and development workMy duties: • Design of modifications for the Ultra-Fine Calcium Carbonate production Plant. • Management of the engineering department requiring diverse engineering knowledge and experience of Mineral Processing Engineering, Material Handling Engineering• Supervision of plant construction, management of contractors, purchases and sub-contract negotiations• Integration of new plant equipment, for grinding and particles coating processes, with the existing Plant• Project management including budget decisions, planning, scheduling and contracting • Commissioning of completed plant extension project including post commissioning updates• Identification of process improvements and modifications• Establishment of tendencies of multi parameter influences on the process performance• Identification of process bottle necks and problems; development and execution of solutions• Automation of the Plant

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  Green Arm, Hitachi-Sumitomo JV

  • Tokyo, Japan

  • Senior Consultant

    • Sep 2004 - Jan 2008
    • Tokyo, Japan

    Green Arm is a JV holding company for international partners in Japan (Hitachi, GA, Sumitomo)My duties:• Mechanical engineering consulting for the HITONE design –HITONE is a heavy road machinery for asphalt recycling and transforming• Trouble shooting for the existing design of this machine for Green ARM-Japan. • Management of the engineering department • Design and development of the URBAN Recycler• Project management including planning, control and contracting locally and abroad• Business development for Green ARM in North America and Europe• Organization of full scale recycling projects in Los Angeles and Sacramento for the new asphalt transforming technology• Work with the California government and contracting companies• Analysis of business outlooks and market risks for Green Arm• Participation in trade shows, exhibitions and conferences in USA and Canada on behalf of GA• Work with an environmental organization in California (AQMD) on emission control in the recycling process• Consulting work for Caltrans, California, on Hot-In-Place Recycling process specifications • Demonstration projects of new asphalt recycling technology for Caltrans, California• Supervising construction of Jamshedpur roads project in India, project for TATA

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  Martec

  • Vancouver, Canada Area

  • Senior Mechanical Engineer

    • Oct 1999 - Sep 2004
    • Vancouver, Canada Area

    Road train AR2000- machine for recycling, reconditioning, resurfacing of the asphalt pavements using environmentally friendly patented hot-in-place technologyMy duties:• Design modifications to the AR2000 train- trouble shooting existing design based on the maintenance history and hands-on field experience. • Management of design engineering department.• Project execution management including planning, budget control and contracting.• Collaboration with international partners in Japan (Hitachi, Sumitomo, GA), China (Systeq) and Poland (HSW)• Resolving problems in the mechanical engineering, hydraulics, electrical, structural and material science areas. Instructing and supervising repairs of machine breakdowns during operation. • Overseeing and mentoring Hitachi engineering team at Yamagata factory, Japan and HSW, Poland involved in the production of HIR2000 and inspections of the prototype construction of HIR2000 at Hitachi's Yamagata factory in Japan • Supervising construction of PanAmerican Highway project in Costa Rica• Supervising construction of Hebei Highway project in China• Supervising rebuilt work of production machines in Italy and Costa Rica