Adewale Lawal
Greater Sudbury,ON
Summary
Result oriented, dedicated, and resourceful Electrical, Instrumentation & Control professional with over 15-years strong experience in Construction, Commissioning and Maintenance. Demonstrates strong analytical, communication, and teamwork skills, with proven ability to quickly adapt to new environments. Eager to contribute to team success and further develop professional skills. Brings positive attitude and commitment to continuous learning and growth.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Maintenance Supervisor - Instrumentation
VALE Base Metal, Canada
05.2023 - Current
- Coordinated preventative maintenance schedules, verifying equipment safety and function.
- Streamlined work order processes for increased efficiency in addressing maintenance requests and tracking progress.
- Improved equipment reliability by implementing a preventive maintenance program and scheduling routine inspections.
- Conducted regular performance evaluations of maintenance staff to identify strengths, areas for improvement, and opportunities for growth within the organization.
- Coordinated scheduled shutdowns for major equipment overhauls, minimizing disruption to production schedules while maximizing asset longevity.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to develop budgets for maintenance projects, prioritizing tasks based on urgency and costeffectiveness.
- Promoted continuous improvement by encouraging staff to suggest innovative ideas for process enhancements and cost-saving initiatives.
- Fostered a positive work environment that led to high employee morale and retention rates, while consistently meeting performance expectations.
- Conducted root cause analysis on recurring equipment failures and implemented corrective actions to prevent future occurrences.
- Supervised a team of technicians, providing guidance on complex repair tasks and fostering professional development opportunities.
Maintenance Supervisor - Electrical
Maple Leaf Foods
03.2022 - 04.2023
- Coordinated preventative maintenance schedules, verifying equipment safety and function.
- Streamlined work order processes for increased efficiency in addressing maintenance requests and tracking progress.
- Supervised 14 employees and scheduled shifts.
- Managed inventories of spare parts and tools to ensure the availability of necessary resources for timely repairs.
- Increased productivity by reducing downtime, budgeting effectively, allocating tasks, and maintaining high standards of safety and work quality.
- Improved equipment reliability by implementing a preventive maintenance program and scheduling routine inspections.
- Reduced downtime by quickly diagnosing and repairing issues with machinery, electrical systems, and facility infrastructure.
- Established and documented protocols for preventive maintenance procedures, decreasing equipment issues, and reducing downtime.
- Facilitated strong communication between maintenance personnel and other departments to ensure seamless coordination during planned outages or emergency situations.
- Completed partial or full dismantling of equipment to quickly repair or replace defective components and restore functionality.
- Enhanced safety standards through regular staff training sessions, hazard assessments, and ensuring compliance with OSHA regulations.
- Conducted regular performance evaluations of maintenance staff to identify strengths, areas for improvement, and opportunities for growth within the organization.
- Kept track of equipment, inventories, and system upgrades in order to prepare and present detailed reports to upper management.
- Mentored junior technicians through hands-on training, fostering a culture of teamwork and knowledge sharing within the maintenance department.
- Coordinated scheduled shutdowns for major equipment overhauls, minimizing disruption to production schedules while maximizing asset longevity.
- Supervised a team of technicians, providing guidance on complex repair tasks and fostering professional development opportunities.
Maintenance Support Engineer (Electrical/Instr.)
NLNG
11.2007 - 01.2022
- Led the safe execution of all statutory, preventative, and corrective maintenance activities for instrument and electrical related equipment to ensure continuous LNG Train Operation, Power Generation, Nitrogen and Instrument Air supply and Loading of LNG, LPG, and Condensate
- Designed and implement power distribution, protection, and control systems for the plant's electrical equipment and systems, such as transformers, generators, motors, switchgear, relays, breakers and cables
- Coordinated work planning, priority setting and follow-up of maintenance activities to facilitate optimum plant performance.
- Ensured compliance with industry best practices and company policies throughout all support activities undertaken by the team.
- Prepared I&C engineering design documents including design requirements, design description, elementary diagrams, functional specifications, etc., together with the supporting analysis/assessment documents and other design basis documents.
- Implemented automation tools to streamline workflows, reducing manual tasks and increasing productivity within the support team.
- Streamlined support processes by creating detailed documentation and knowledge base articles for common issues.
- Managed multiple projects simultaneously, staying organized and meeting deadlines consistently.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to resolve complex problems, ensuring seamless system operations.
- Facilitated knowledge-sharing sessions, boosting team's ability to solve complex problems.
- Improved system uptime with proactive maintenance and regular system checks.
- Continually collaborate cross-functionally with Procurement, Operations and Asset maintenance teams driving critical routine and turnaround maintenance activities with engineering input that supports daily capacity utilization across six LNG production Trains
- Conducted site inspections to verify adherence to regulatory standards and codes, maintaining a strong compliance record for new electrical projects
- Coordinated testing, commissioning, troubleshooting, and maintenance of power system equipment and systems, i.e. PMS, ENMC
- Coordinated investigation and resolution of all long-term reoccurring problems and design flaws in other to improve the overall reliability and availability of the electrical protection systems as part of site wide electrical protection database management
- Reviewed equipment design documents and conducted Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT) for electrical equipment to validate functionality and conformance to design intent before shipment to site for installation
- Performed tasks including creating test procedures, development / verification testing, documentation, resolution of technical problems.
Instrumentation Commissioning and Start-Up Tech.
Shell Petroleum
10.2003 - 05.2007
- Reviewed design documents and specifications comparing these documents to what are on ground and ensured compliance to the company's requirements for electrical and instrumentation system
- Performed commissioning, troubleshooting, start-up, loop checking, implementation of maintenance schedule, documentation, methods implementations, analysis, technical evaluations, and various technical reports.
Education
MSc., Applied Instrumentation & Control Engineering -
Glasgow Caledonian University
11.2011
B Eng., Electrical/Electronic Engineering -
University of Port Harcourt
08.2008
HND, Electrical Engineering -
The Polytechnic
09.2001
Skills
- Preventive Maintenance
- Team Supervision
- Electrical Troubleshooting
- Lockout and tagout procedures
- Electrical Systems
- OSHA Compliance
- Analytical and Critical Thinking
- Hazard Monitoring and Management
Languages
English
Professional Working
Timeline
Maintenance Supervisor - Instrumentation
VALE Base Metal, Canada
05.2023 - Current
Maintenance Supervisor - Electrical
Maple Leaf Foods
03.2022 - 04.2023
Maintenance Support Engineer (Electrical/Instr.)
NLNG
11.2007 - 01.2022
Instrumentation Commissioning and Start-Up Tech.
Shell Petroleum
10.2003 - 05.2007
MSc., Applied Instrumentation & Control Engineering -
Glasgow Caledonian University
B Eng., Electrical/Electronic Engineering -
University of Port Harcourt
HND, Electrical Engineering -
The Polytechnic
Work Availability
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Professional Highlights
- Bachelor of Engineering Degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering
- Professional Engineer (P.Eng), designation with the Association of Professional Engineer and Geoscientist, Province of Manitoba (APEGM).
- Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional (CMRP)
- Proven team leadership and direct supervisory experience in overseeing maintenance team of Electricians/Instrument Tech/Millwrights
- Manages maintenance workforce and provide expertise to ensure tasks are completed to the company standards of quality, safety, efficiency and within maintenance budget.
- Vast knowledge of process and manufacturing industry occupational hazards and provides leadership to improve health and safety performance through safe work ethic, attitude.
- Self-starter, flexible, team leader, positive attitude, strong interpersonal skills to collaborate with leaders/team members and validated time management and organizational skills.
- Collaborative communication style at all levels of the organization demonstrating an open, honest, and consistent approach to working with others.
- High degree of flexibility and adaptability to take up additional duties, open to flexible work schedule and cross-train as required
Professionalaffiliation
- Engineer-in-Training (E.I.T), Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of the Province of Manitoba (APEGM)
- Certified Engineering Technologist (C.E.T - Provisional), Certified Technicians and Technologists Association of Manitoba (CTTAM)
- Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional (CMRP), Society for Maintenance Reliability Professional, USA, 221387
- Project Management Professional (PMP), Project Management Institute, USA, 1960396
- Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP), Project Management Institute, USA, 2017232
- WHIMS 2015 for Manitoba Workers, Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety, Canada, 636864951180
Coreprofessionalqualifications
Intermediate knowledge and understanding of Rockwell Automation such as Allen-Bradley PLC, RxLogix5000 & FactoryTalk SE/ME, Industrial Sensors and Motion Control., Ethernet-based IT/OT network configuration and maintenance., Proficient in Allen-Bradley PLC, HMI, Foxboro / Delta V DCS Hardware maintenance and technical support., Strong experience with common process instrument Analog Sensors (flow, level, pressure, temperature, analytical)., Extensive familiarity with Medium voltage distribution, Low voltage distribution, Emergency backup systems (Generator and UPS), Grounding & Fire alarm System., Experience in troubleshooting Electrical control system on continuous production lines including PLC’s, variable frequency drives, HMI, DCS and Power Distribution., Excellent ability to critically review engineering documents and perform risk management accordingly., Strong ability to lead and manage diverse teams, positively influence people, effectively drive work processes to ensure compliance with procedures and policies., Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team as well as independently with minimal supervision., Vast knowledge of process industry occupational hazards and provides leadership to improve health and safety performance through safe work ethics and attitude., Demonstrate a strong personal commitment to Diversity and Inclusion collaborating across functional and cultural boundaries., Fast learner and able to adapt new concepts quickly with minimal supervision and excellent time management skills to set priorities., Proven leadership skills, with a collaborative, solutions-oriented approach and strong verbal and written communication skills., Strong work ethic, motivation, and ability to work effectively under strict deadlines with strong focus on details to ensure safe and reliable operations of process facilities.
References
Available upon request
Professionalaffiliation
- Engineer-in-Training (E.I.T), Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of the Province of Manitoba (APEGM)
- Certified Engineering Technologist (C.E.T - Provisional), Certified Technicians and Technologists Association of Manitoba (CTTAM)
- Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional (CMRP), Society for Maintenance Reliability Professional, USA, 221387
- Project Management Professional (PMP), Project Management Institute, USA, 1960396
- Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP), Project Management Institute, USA, 2017232
- WHIMS 2015 for Manitoba Workers, Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety, Canada, 636864951180
Coreprofessionalqualifications
Intermediate knowledge and understanding of Rockwell Automation such as Allen-Bradley PLC, RxLogix5000 & FactoryTalk SE/ME, Industrial Sensors and Motion Control., Ethernet-based IT/OT network configuration and maintenance., Proficient in Allen-Bradley PLC, HMI, Foxboro / Delta V DCS Hardware maintenance and technical support., Strong experience with common process instrument Analog Sensors (flow, level, pressure, temperature, analytical)., Extensive familiarity with Medium voltage distribution, Low voltage distribution, Emergency backup systems (Generator and UPS), Grounding & Fire alarm System., Experience in troubleshooting Electrical control system on continuous production lines including PLC’s, variable frequency drives, HMI, DCS and Power Distribution., Excellent ability to critically review engineering documents and perform risk management accordingly., Strong ability to lead and manage diverse teams, positively influence people, effectively drive work processes to ensure compliance with procedures and policies., Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team as well as independently with minimal supervision., Vast knowledge of process industry occupational hazards and provides leadership to improve health and safety performance through safe work ethics and attitude., Demonstrate a strong personal commitment to Diversity and Inclusion collaborating across functional and cultural boundaries., Fast learner and able to adapt new concepts quickly with minimal supervision and excellent time management skills to set priorities., Proven leadership skills, with a collaborative, solutions-oriented approach and strong verbal and written communication skills., Strong work ethic, motivation, and ability to work effectively under strict deadlines with strong focus on details to ensure safe and reliable operations of process facilities.
References
Available upon request
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