Experience

Bruce Power

• Canada
• Utilities
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director, Business Development - NextGen

  • Dec 2022 - Present

  Lead for the NextGen initiative, by identifying opportunities for new nuclear deployment in Canada and developing partnerships to maximize Bruce Power’s site for the future.

• Senior Strategist, Supply Chain

  • Mar 2022 - Dec 2022

• Program Manager PMC

  • May 2017 - Apr 2022

• Executive Assistant to EVP & CNO

  • Jun 2015 - May 2017

• Rapid Response Engineer

  • Mar 2015 - Jun 2015

  Working as a rapid response engineer under the Rapid Response Engineering Team at Bruce Power Nuclear Generating Station B, Plant Engineering Department.* Participate and leading in troubleshooting plan equipment to determine cause for unexpected system equipment degradation or failures and identify path forward and resolution* Act as the single point of contact for engineering in the station through the Duty Engineering Manager role* Represent station engineering at relevant work management meetings including new work* Monitor Prioritize and track emergent request for engineering support* Support the Fix It Now team for emergent maintenance activities* Act as Field Team Lead for emergent design activities* Support emergent request for online work T-2 to T-0* Support emergent requests for critical outage work* Support execution of emergent work orders Show less

• Senior Technical Engineer

  • Mar 2013 - Mar 2015

  Worked as the system manager for the Bruce B Feedwater and Condensate systems, responsible for the overall performance, reliability, safety, and condition of the Feedwater and Condensate system.* Act as the single point of contact for BB feedwater and condensate by providing system engineering advice, recommendations, prescriptions, assessments, etc. to collateral departments such as operations, online and outage work management, maintenance, design, PMC etc.* Support the determination of Feedwater and Condensate availability and adequacy of compensatory measures. * Worked as the Duty Engineering Manager and Engineering Outage Manager being the singlepoint of contact for online and outage emergent engineering issues.* Provide an oversight function of the inspection/maintenance program of the installed Feedwater and Condensate systems. Maintain the preventive maintenance technical basis. * Provide technical support as needed to expedite maintenance of Feedwater and Condensate systems in order to achieve or exceed station nuclear safety and production goals by preventing equipment failures and improve system reliability and availability. * Identify,evaluate,and escalate significant system risks. When required, prepare small and capital project proposal to initiate design changes. Provide stakeholder support during the design, install, commission, and available for service phases of any design changes. * Conduct System Performance Monitoring, performance data trending, associated walk-downs and analysis of the system performance to capture system degradation, to confirm that the system meets the design intent, and to confirm that the system operates inside the Safe Operating Envelope. Show less

• Senior Technical Officer

  • Aug 2010 - Aug 2013

  Worked as a system manager for the fire protection systems at Bruce Power Nuclear Generating Station B, Plant Engineering Department. Key responsibilities include:* Worked in a multidisciplinary team, along with operations, maintenance, work management etc, to proactively identify, assess, and resolve adverse system conditions and ensure safe and reliable performance of the Bruce B fire protection system. * Provide technical support as needed to expedite maintenance of fire protection systems and features and to ensure that maintenance and monitoring activities are as per code and standard requirement. * Provide an oversight function of the inspection/maintenance program of installed fire protection system and features. Ensure the preventive maintenance program is in compliance with CSA N293-07 requirements. * Conduct System Performance Monitoring, associated walk-downs and analysis of the system performance to capture system degradation, to confirm that the system meets the design intent, and to confirm that the system operates inside the Safe Operating Envelope. * Prepare formal CNSC correspondences and participate in CNSC inspections and internal/external audits.* Report the system health to Plant Managers via health reports at specific frequency * Recommend and initiate system design changes towards achieving the Department Mission Statement.o Worked as the Duty Engineering Manager being the single point of contact for online emergent engineering issues.o Worked as the Engineering Outage Manager for both BA and BB planned and force outages being the single point of contact for outage emergent engineering issues Show less



Bruce Power

• Canada
• Utilities
• 700 & Above Employee

• Development Student

  • Sep 2009 - Dec 2009

  Working in the mechanical and civil design section to assist design engineers in the preparation of design change packages, providing day-to-day station support, as well as conducting technical assessments and engineering calculations. *Completing field walk downs with the design engineers to address configuration management issues (drawing revisions) *Providing assistance in resolving technical issues associated with day-to-day operation of plant to meet station requirements *Conducting pipe stress analysis using CAESAR II to ensure piping system is in compliance with corresponding codes and standards *Assisting design engineers in the preparation of design change packages associated with small project modification for conventional process systems *Assisting design engineers with preparation of design registration packages (flow diagram review/revisions, design calculation, regulatory correspondence, etc.) *Assisting with design change package closeouts and document changes, including revision/updating of design basis documentation to meet section/department targets Show less



Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada

• Canada
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Purchasing Specialist

  • May 2008 - Sep 2008

  Worked as a purchasing specialist to support, analyze, modify, and improve the current purchasing procedures. Using a blend of technical and business approaches to ensure TMMC purchasing passes their key performance indicators. * Worked with and visited suppliers, to assist with the development of material standards * Led the direct steel purchasing project which resulted in a cost savings of more than $130,000 * Led the Lexus metal rack recycling project which resulted in net profit of more than $1,000,000 * Directly assisted the packaging purchasing group to reach more than $3,000,000 in cost reduction through daily quotation analysis and negotiations * Improved and further developed the electronic request for quotation (RFQ) form, implementing additional automatic features and integration * Worked with North American and oversea supplier base to determine supplier shortages and to reallocate / purchase inventories in order to comply with the fabricators' needs Show less



Energy Savings Group

• Business Analyst

  • Sep 2007 - Dec 2007

  Designed, implemented, modified and supported business processes and software applications to improve Energy Savings operations. This includes preparation and requirement gathering for work order requests, serving as an intermediator between customer service and the software developers to ensure work completion and service satisfaction. * Provided software support for Energy Savings' various departments Created, modified, and executed test plans to ensure quality assurance * Prepared and ran training exercises with various departments on newly implemented software packages * Designed and altered business requirement and specification documents to guide the software development process * Supported other analysts and Energy Savings customer management systems using various database interfaces or querying tools by preparing and modifying SQL queries, and preparing financial and operational reports. Show less



University of Waterloo

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Undergraduate Research Assistant

  • May 2007 - Aug 2007

  Worked as an Undergraduate Research Assistant (URA) under the guidance of Canada Research Chair in Microjoining, Professor Norman Zhou. Conducted research, testing, and analysis in the field of Microjoining for Medical Applications. * Designed and built testing procedures and utensils in order to test the structural strength of resistance and laser welded wires. The purpose of this new testing method was to improve the reliability of the experimentation results by providing a more realistic testing environment. Show less



Nuclear Safety Solutions

• Oil and Gas
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Engineering Consultant

  • Jan 2007 - Apr 2007

  Performed safety and engineering analyses using state-of-the-art engineering software. Included analysis and preparation of documents in support of regulatory submissions. Participated in the development, verification, testing, and documentation of computer codes used in safety and engineering analysis. * Provided station support and analysis relating to fuel channel structural integrity * Served as a liaison between managers and engineering staff to ensure work completion * Performed calculations to demonstrate fitness for service-life of plant structural components * Aided senior engineers as a technical writer, verifying and reviewing documents to ensure technical integrity of their submittals to clients * Executed probabilistic risk analysis to quantify and demonstrate acceptability of safety and/or economic risks associated with plant operations * Utilized Microsoft Project and Excel to create, monitor, and update databases that track project schedules, status, and resource loading for all NSS engineering staff Show less



Zircatec Precision Industries

• Mechanical Engineering

  • May 2006 - Aug 2006

  Designed and modeled the equipment and processes relating to the manufacturing of nuclear fuel bundle, such as the power feed systems, robotic parts, frameworks, containers as well as automated material handling machines. * Produced detailed pneumatic schematics * Designed and modeled machine components and safety guards * Replicated the already existing parts for future manufacturing needs * Generated solid models and assembly of machines in AutoCAD Inventor * Completed change requests on production procedures, models and drawings * Created AutoCAD drawings of proposed layouts for a large production facility * Simulated Zircatec's manufacturing plant's elevation in 3D for future renovation needs Show less