Experience

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  Ecosystem

  • Toronto, Ontario, Canada

  • Senior Design Engineer - Decarbonization

    • Aug 2023 - Present
    • Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Developing unique and sometimes unconventional decarbonization solutions with guaranteed results.

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  City of Toronto

  • Toronto, Ontario, Canada

  • Senior Engineer

    • Aug 2021 - Aug 2023
    • Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Helping City divisions find technical solutions to reduce the carbon footprint of City-owned buildings.• Developed standard scope of work for building decarbonization and climate resilience studies.• Monitored updates to Ontario Building Code, ASHRAE standards, CaGBC ZCB, etc.• Led interdisciplinary Net Zero Emission Working Group for managers from across the City.• Provided technical comments on 50+ consultant reports relating to HVAC performance.• Analyzed BAS data to troubleshoot underperforming geoexchange systems and proposed repairs.• Secured $460K of incentive funding for energy conservation measures across 100+ buildings.• Built financial analysis template to calculate NPV, IRR, and carbon price of retrofit measures.• Inspected HVAC systems of 40+ commercial buildings to verify and complement documentation.• Mentored two junior staff with weekly one-on-one sessions focused on their challenges.• Used RETScreen to build linear regression models of building energy consumption.

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  CLEAResult

  • Toronto, Canada Area

  • Strategic Energy Management Coach

    • Mar 2018 - Aug 2021
    • Toronto, Canada Area

    Supporting embedded energy managers with engineering expertise. Reviewing electricity conservation measures for technical feasibility. Writing measurement and verification plans to ensure success.• Mentored portfolio of 30 energy managers with personalized technical and administrative advice.• Managed proposal and delivery pipeline for energy assessments worth $20K each.• Logged all calls, emails, letters, and visits to CRM database with meticulous precision.• Built Excel workbook for clients to evaluate after-tax levelized cost of electric vehicles.• Produced webinars to help clients implement climate change mitigation measures.• Supported curriculum development for vehicle fleet electrification management program.• Expedited technical and administrative information requests and incentive applications.• Analyzed technical and financial merit of funding applications for energy conservation measures.• Built “cost of failure” calculator to compile the present value of project delays and sunk costs.• Reviewed engineering feasibility studies for combined heat and power systems.• Simulated heat recovery steam generator performance under varying load conditions.• Wrote measurement and verification plans to prove effectiveness of energy conservation measures.• Organized lunch-and-learn series on climate science for colleagues, with two new topics per month.

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  FAG Aerospace GmbH & Co. KG

  • Stratford, Ontario, Canada

  • Application Engineer

    • Sep 2015 - Mar 2017
    • Stratford, Ontario, Canada

    Supported the manufacture and sale of quality aerospace bearings as the Key Account Representative for the company’s largest customer, Pratt & Whitney East Hartford.

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  Various Organizations

  • Climate Advocate

    • Sep 2011 - Sep 2015

    Seized with the urgency of the climate crisis, allotted years of full-time work to make a direct impact on the public debate through a range of synergistic efforts. Organizations/Associations: - Chair - Citizens' Climate Lobby, Greater Toronto Chapter - Proprietor - Geotrope - Presenter - Climate Reality Leadership Corp - Commissioned Salesman - Zooshare Biogas Cooperative - Designated Resource for Ontario Society of Professional Engineers Environmental Committee Selected Accomplishments: - Researched and reported on carbon subsidies, electricity pricing, CCS, and other topics for non-profit groups - Led a team of 50 people to lobby members of the Canadian parliament for a carbon tax - Trained by Al Gore to present a slide show explaining the climate crisis; presented at universities in Chengdu, Beijing, and Toronto, ten chapters of Professional Engineers Ontario and other professional groups; received high praise from audience and hosts for my presentation skills, tact, and passion - Fact-checked “Handbook on Climate Action for Baby Boomers” by Liz Armstrong - Set up live video streaming of non profit conferences for hundreds of viewers - Started a company promoting low carbon geothermal heating systems and radiant floors and sold bonds for a biogas cooperative

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  AECL

  • Mississauga, Ontario

  • Senior Reactor Structures Engineer

    • 2003 - Aug 2011
    • Mississauga, Ontario

    Designing nuclear reactor repairs and tooling.

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  Spectral Applied Research

  • Vaughan, Ontario

  • Founding Partner

    • 2001 - 2003
    • Vaughan, Ontario

    Started a high-technology venture, developing optical instruments for the space, defense and resource industries. Witnessed vibration testing of MOST space telescope.

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  CRESTech

  • Toronto, Ontario

  • Application Specialist

    • 1999 - 2001
    • Toronto, Ontario

    Wrote test plans and conducted tests for environmental qualification of space hardware.

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  Bell Helicopter

  • Associate Technical Specialist

    • 1996 - 1999

    Monitored telemetry loads during flight tests. Wrote aircraft type certification reports in the areas of fatigue life and handling qualities.