Don Perron
Edmonton,AB
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
Work History
Shift supervisor Fert/Utilities .ERT Incident Commander
Sherritt International
04.2022 - Current
- Oversee operation of a 6850scfm H2 gas reformer, a 17 ton/hr Nh3 plant, a 230 ton fertilizer plant, a 820 ton/day Sulphuric acid plant
- Supervision of operating staff (14 to 16) and performing leadership interactions
- Maintenance call outs and work order/parts requisition creation and material ordering
- Submitting production report and investigating deviations and correcting plant issues
- Investigating incidents and submitting subsequent reports
- Running of safety meetings and correcting an safety related issues brought up
- Scheduling employees vacation and backfilling sick time
- Generally, oversee site operations and deal with process up sets, maintenance issues, troubleshooting, environmental issues, operator training and assist with plant safety programs
- ERT Incident Commander to respond to all emergency incidents.
Shift Supervisor/Incident Commander/Team Leader
Celanese
01.2015 - 10.2020
- Site lead on back shift and weekends overseeing and coordinating production, routine and emergency maintenance planning, contractors and stewardship of site safety
- Directly managed unionized warehouse, compounding and rail shipping departments
- Site incident commander and emergency response coordinator
- Oversee utilities operation, steam generation, city and wastewater management, electrical supply and fire water systems including Siemens fire/sprinkler panel
- High voltage switching (plant wide) Including maintenance of switchgear and associated equipment
- Issuing site wide technical permits such as excavation, high voltage electrical work, confined space entry work, high pressure water cleaning and energized electrical work, etc
- Provide guidance, mentoring, training, and feedback for performance concerns in order to support 7 unionized team member's professional development of key abilities and attributes as well as other site personnel and contractors
- Lead in a variety of capital and energy efficiency projects, resulting in cost savings for the company.
Shift Engineer
Air Products Limited
03.2012 - 12.2014
- Operate, inspect and maintain 71 and 105 MMSCFD steam methane reformers and all related equipment including, integrated 640 PSI steam system
- Scheduled plant shutdowns, start-ups, lock-outs and coordination of maintenance monitoring and controlling the processes to produce hydrogen in a highly automated plant
- Operation of 50-mile-long heartland H2 Pipeline
- Operate and maintain 4 large reverse osmosis units and perform water treatment analysis.
Powerhouse Shift Engineer/Relief Chief
Labatt Breweries Alberta
11.1999 - 03.2012
- Operate and maintain two power boilers, one heating boiler and all related auxiliary equipment
- Operate and maintain water systems, including carbon filtration, weak acid cation and sodium softening system
- 1500-ton screw compressor Ammonia refrigeration plant operation and maintenance
- Honeywell system, HVAC (gas fired and glycol systems) operation and maintenance
- Maintenance on all Powerhouse and utilities related equipment, such as air compressors, pumps, steam traps, valves and piping and fire suppression sprinkler system
- Supervise and direct contractors as well as other plant personnel during normal and extraordinary plant operations.
Power Plant Operator
TransAlta Utilities (Wabamun Generating Station)
03.1999 - 11.1999
- Ensuring ongoing competency in water treatment, ash plant systems, boiler operation, power system control and general plant auxiliary systems
- Lock and tag out procedures on equipment, general plant safety training and fire suppression.
Non-destructive testing operator
IRISNDT
01.1996 - 11.1996
- Assisting with various methods of Non-destructive testing such as Dye penetrant, Thermography, ultrasonics, Mag particle and X-ray.
Education
NAIT 4th and 3rd class full time day program Diploma with honors -
Systems Applications and Products in Data Processing (SAP) -
Air Products Ltd. - Hydrogen Plant Training Modules 1-23 and Fork lift training -
Sherritt trained 1001 basic fire fighting course -
01.2024
Alberta Construction Safety Association - CTST 2020 complete suit of safety courses -
12.2021
University of Alberta Certificate in business management -
01.2021
H2S Alive -
01.2021
Franklin Covey - Essentials of Business Leadership Training Solutions -
09.2020
Franklin Covey - Excelerators: Introduction to Project Management Essentials -
01.2020
St. John Ambulance, First Aid -
08.2019
Large storage tank fire training -
03.2019
Confined Space Rescue lead Training as incident commander -
03.2019
Incident command 100 & 200 training -
03.2019
Magna IV Engineering - Arc Flash & Electrical Worker Safety Training -
03.2019
Grant MacEwan University - The basics of project management Certificate -
01.2012
Spirax Sarco Applied Steam System Solutions -
11.2011
Accident investigation training -
08.2010
ABSA, 2nd Class Engineering Interprovincial Certificate -
04.2005
Celanese - Advanced first aid, fire suppression, rescue, high angle rescue, repelling, & HazMat. Handling/clean up, Forklift train the trainer certificate -
01.1998
Skills
- Employee Training
- Workplace Safety
- Staff Management
- Customer-Oriented
- Training and mentoring
- Staff Motivation
- Staff Development
- Safety understanding
- Operations Management
- Safety awareness
- Project Management
- Team Supervision
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Shift supervisor Fert/Utilities .ERT Incident Commander
Sherritt International
04.2022 - Current
Shift Supervisor/Incident Commander/Team Leader
Celanese
01.2015 - 10.2020
Shift Engineer
Air Products Limited
03.2012 - 12.2014
Powerhouse Shift Engineer/Relief Chief
Labatt Breweries Alberta
11.1999 - 03.2012
Power Plant Operator
TransAlta Utilities (Wabamun Generating Station)
03.1999 - 11.1999
Non-destructive testing operator
IRISNDT
01.1996 - 11.1996