Aiden Steele
Kelowna
Summary
Skilled Mechanical Engineer with asset, reliability and project management experience & a proven track record at enhancing equipment reliability and reducing costs through strategic maintenance and failure analysis. Expert in SAP and adept at cross-departmental collaboration, significantly lowering AISC by optimizing processes, implementing projects, and financial analysis.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Planning & Reliability Superintendent
Barrick Hemlo
11.2024 - Current
- Lead a planning, engineering and reliability team through continuous improvement plans to remove barriers and increase the overall efficiency of the department
- Conducted failure analysis investigations to determine root causes/causal factors, and recommended further action preventing repeat occurrences of critical equipment breakdowns.
- Worked within the SLT to lead the development and ongoing management of a reliable 5-year maintenance and reliability plan for all site assets.
- Optimized site maintenance budget through analysis and strategic alterations through contracts, resulting in significant cost reductions. Collaborated with all site departments to collectively lower the AISC (All-In Sustaining Costs) for site.
- Conducted regular reviews of maintenance procedures and practices through KPI's, identifying areas for improvement and implementing corrective actions as needed.
- Worked in collaboration with supply chain to establish a more efficient and cost effective parts storage and movement process lowering lead times and overhead costs causing a significant increase in availability
- Assisted in scheduling and organizing planned maintenance shutdowns,
- Site trainer and super user for maintenance SAP users
Site Reliability Engineer
Barrick Hemlo
05.2024 - 11.2024
- Same responsibilities as the Reliability Specialist role - received promotion
Reliability Specialist
Barrick Hemlo
08.2020 - 04.2024
- Performed asset prioritization to identify key focus areas to reduce cost and failure frequency.
- Developed and optimized maintenance strategies for critical and high priority assets.
- Identified and monitored equipment KPIs such as Availability, Reliability, MTBF, MTTR, Cost/hr. etc.
- Facilitated root cause analysis workshops, and drove the implementation of corrective actions.
- Performed yearly criticality assessments for mining and milling equipment, and reviewed/developed maintenance strategies aligned with OEM and site needs.
- Evaluated the risks associated with the Management of Change related to equipment modifications.
- Defined major component benchmarks, defined opportunities to increase intervals and reduce costs.
- Identified critical spares and inventory levels for major components, serialized rebuilds, parts, etc.
- Identified critical assets site-wide and ensured preventative maintenance plans are adequate
- Analyzed failure reports provided by rebuild shops and equipment OEM’s, to ensure corrective actions are being implemented to prevent repeat failures.
- Lead and developed the predictive maintenance program utilizing technologies such as vibration, infra-red, ultrasound, NDT, …etc.
- Ensured compliance with the regulations for several programs such as lifting devices, tanks and vessels integrity programs, pressure vessels, piping systems integrity, equipment certification, etc.
- Created VBA shift logs to improve efficiency in standard KPI reporting for multiple departments
- Assisted maintenance planners to schedule and organize site shutdowns and projects
Project Manager
Piedmont Sheet Metal
02.2020 - 08.2020
- Estimated, organized and completed commercial projects that were awarded
- In collaboration with trades, HVAC ductwork was designed to be installed and resolved any complications
- Worked with suppliers to have material and equipment delivered to each site and repaired as needed
- Met project deadlines without sacrificing build quality or workplace safety.
- Developed comprehensive project plans with clear timelines, milestones, and budget requirements, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality results.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Mechanical Engineering
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BCMBA - Business Analytics Leadership
University of Fredericton
Remote - On-GoingSkills
- SAP
- Xeras
- Microsoft Office
- Solidworks & Shapr3D
- OpenLCA
- Finite Element Analysis
- VBA
Timeline
Planning & Reliability Superintendent
Barrick Hemlo
11.2024 - Current
Site Reliability Engineer
Barrick Hemlo
05.2024 - 11.2024
Reliability Specialist
Barrick Hemlo
08.2020 - 04.2024
Project Manager
Piedmont Sheet Metal
02.2020 - 08.2020
Associate of Applied Science - Mechanical Engineering
University of British Columbia
MBA - Business Analytics Leadership
University of Fredericton
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