Nicholas Dow
New Glasgow,NS
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Power Engineer
Apple Valley Foods
08.2023 - Current
- Responsible for safe and efficient operation of all plant refrigeration and low-pressure boilers.
- Co-ordinate maintenance activities with trade contractors.
- Recorded and compiled operational data by completing and maintaining forms, logs or reports.
- Start up and shut down power plant and process equipment.
- Troubleshoot and perform corrective actions or repairs
- Follow all safety, food safety and plant specific regulations.
Power Engineer
Nova Scotia Power
04.2023 - 05.2023
- Completed a five-week work term accumulating 180 hours of experience at Trenton generating station.
- Completed risk assessments daily at the beginning of each shift and before starting new tasks.
- Responsible for wearing and maintaining personal protective equipment.
- Shadowed operators in daily rounds and tasks safely.
- Observed operations and power plant equipment gaining understanding of a power engineers’ role and duties.
- Completed a process flow diagram of a plant system.
- Observed isolations and locking and tagging of plant equipment.
Power Engineer (Student Placement)
NSCC, Strait Area Campus
04.2022 - 05.2022
- Completed a five-week work term accumulating 180 hours of experience working as a power engineer.
- Responsible for wearing and maintained personal protective equipment while working
- Operated power plant equipment safely and efficiently.
- Recorded and compiled operational data by completing and maintaining forms, logs or reports.
- Maintained plant cleanliness and completed general housekeeping tasks to ensure safe and efficient operation.
- Monitored power plant equipment and indicators to detect evidence of operating problems, and diagnosed and corrected any issues that arose.
- Completed process flow diagram of the power plants boiler.
Team Leader
McDonald's Restaurant
08.2017 - 08.2022
- Responsible for safe and efficient operation of team members.
- Demonstrated leadership skills to achieve set goals and objectives.
- Kept work areas clean, neat and free of safety hazards to maximize efficiency.
- Assigned positions and distributed tasks to team members based on experience and skill level.
- Promoted to leadership position in recognition of strong work ethic and provided exceptional customer service.
- Coached team members, and provide feedback and encouragement to safe and efficiently reach sales goals.
- Ensured team members had the correct uniform and personal protective equipment when needed.
- Provided clear communication of goals and targets.
Facility Maintenance Worker
NSCC Pictou Campus
05.2022 - 08.2022
- Handled routine maintenance tasks such as painting walls and replacing outdated fixtures.
- Conducted performance and safety inspections on equipment and machinery.
- Completed a broad spectrum of maintenance work orders on time, while creating a safe work area.
- Follow work orders or received instructions from supervisors to determine work requirements.
- Was responsible for always wearing and maintaining personal protective equipment.
- Competed job risk assessments at the start of each shift and before starting any new task.
- Reported any incidents or accidents that occurred or that I witnessed to my direct supervisor.
Education
3rd Class Power Engineer Certificate of Competency - Power Engineering Technology
Nova Scotia Community College
Port Hawkesbury, NS06.2023
High School Diploma -
North Nova Education Centre
New Glasgow, NS06.2021
Skills
Safety oriented
Supervision and leadership
Proficient teamwork skills
Mechanical aptitude/troubles shooting ability
Excellent communication skills
Critical thinking and decision-making skills
The ability to interpret and design plant drawings
Preventive maintenance and and repairs
Certification
3rd Class Power Engineering certificate of competency
WHMIS certificate of completion
OH&S certificate of completion
Ariel lift certification
SCBA training
Confined space training
References
Available upon request
Timeline
Power Engineer
Apple Valley Foods
08.2023 - Current
Power Engineer
Nova Scotia Power
04.2023 - 05.2023
Facility Maintenance Worker
NSCC Pictou Campus
05.2022 - 08.2022
Power Engineer (Student Placement)
NSCC, Strait Area Campus
04.2022 - 05.2022
Team Leader
McDonald's Restaurant
08.2017 - 08.2022
3rd Class Power Engineer Certificate of Competency - Power Engineering Technology
Nova Scotia Community College
High School Diploma -
North Nova Education Centre
3rd Class Power Engineering certificate of competency
WHMIS certificate of completion
OH&S certificate of completion
Ariel lift certification
SCBA training
Confined space training
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