Donald Estabrooks
Riverview,NB
Summary
Accomplished Senior Electrical Designer with a proven track record at MCW Maricor, specializing in lighting, power distribution, and systems design and electrical code compliance. Expert in leading teams to achieve cost-effective, high-quality designs, ensuring project success through innovative solutions and effective resource management. Renowned for mentoring junior staff and fostering strong client relationships, resulting in repeat business and referrals.
Overview
37
37
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Electrical Designer
MCW Maricor
05.2006 - Current
- Mentored junior designers in industry best practices, enhancing their skills and contributing to a strong team dynamic.
- Ensured coordination between MEP disciplines by participating in interdisciplinary design meetings and reviews.
- Achieved cost savings through value engineering initiatives that identified opportunities for material substitutions or alternate design approaches.
- Contributed to the successful completion of numerous projects by effectively managing resources, maintaining open lines of communication, and diligently addressing issues as they arose.
- Maintained positive relationships with clients and contractors, leading to repeat business and client referrals.
- Continuously maintained up-to-date knowledge of industry trends and innovations for incorporation into future projects as appropriate.
- Conducted field surveys to gather accurate data for designing electrical systems tailored to client requirements.
- Provided expert guidance on electrical system layouts, resulting in increased overall project quality and client satisfaction.
- Collaborated with architects, engineers, and clients to achieve optimal design solutions within budgetary constraints.
- Estimated numerical length of runs during new service installations.
- Reviewed existing electrical engineering criteria to identify necessary revisions, deletions or amendments to outdated material.
- Interpreted scale drawings of new commissions to determine layout of materials and equipment.
- Optimized energy consumption through the implementation of energy-efficient lighting designs and control systems.
- Developed comprehensive electrical plans to ensure adherence to building codes, safety regulations, local by-laws and utility standards.
- Delivered comprehensive drawings sets including single-line diagrams, panel schedules, conduit routing plans, lighting control schematics, system risers, electrical room layouts, site plan/details and grounding details.
- Enhanced project efficiency by designing and implementing electrical systems for commercial, industrial, and residential projects.
- Performed quality control measures to ensure the accuracy and completeness of electrical designs, resulting in reduced change orders during construction.
- Oversaw electrical designs in CAD for commercial, industrial and residential projects.
- Managed multiple large-scale projects simultaneously while consistently meeting deadlines and maintaining exceptional attention to detail.
- Oversaw the creation of high-quality construction documents using AutoCAD platform.
- Conferred with engineers and designers to investigate and solve design issues.
- Worked to create good, low-cost and dependable designs.
Electrical Technologist/Designer
Pace Engineering Ltd.
04.1994 - 05.2006
- My responsibilities at Pace Engineering were the same as listed above except I was performing design/draw in CAD format.
Electrical Technologist
Eastcan Consultants Ltd.
04.1987 - 04.1994
- Performed drafting for electrical design documents on film media then CAD.
- Basic design of lighting, power and systems.
- Printing and miscellaneous tasks.
Education
Certified Engineering Technology - Architectural And Building Technology
NBCC
Moncton, NB06.1986
Riverview High School
Riverview, NB06.1982
Skills
- Site services design
- Lighting design
- Power systems design
- Systems design
Languages
English
Full Professional
Timeline
Senior Electrical Designer
MCW Maricor
05.2006 - Current
Electrical Technologist/Designer
Pace Engineering Ltd.
04.1994 - 05.2006
Electrical Technologist
Eastcan Consultants Ltd.
04.1987 - 04.1994
Certified Engineering Technology - Architectural And Building Technology
NBCC
Riverview High School
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