Jamie Stirling
Burnaby,BC
Summary
Highly motivated Process Engineer with a proven track record at Winstone Pulp International Ltd., excelling in process troubleshooting and energy balance development. Skilled at critical problem-solving and effective communication, I successfully enhanced boiler efficiency and optimized production processes, ensuring timely order fulfillment and improved plant performance.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Production Controller Cover - Production Department
Winstone Pulp International Ltd.
01.2019 - 12.2024
- Provided cover for production controller where the responsibilities are as follows:
- Quality control of pulp produced and allocating orders for customers.
- Responsible for dispatching pulp from site to port, communicating with the train crew, Kiwirail and Napier Port to ensure the correct orders arrived at a timely manner.
- Managing communications with Napier Port and Operations to ensure order completions.
- Updating production plans to display future orders and distribute these plans to relevant stakeholders.
- Troubleshooting transport issues between the pulp mill and Kiwirail.
Process Engineer - Production Services Department
Winstone Pulp International Ltd.
01.2019 - 12.2024
- Process troubleshooting, and the development of process design projects associated with the energy plant, wastewater plant and chip preparation for the bleached chemi-thermomechanical pulp mill.
- Projects responsible for are as follows:
- Heat exchanger calculations to deliver cooling for white water introduced into the bleaching tower to reduce the temperature, resulting in reduced usage of bleaching chemicals and significant production costs.
- Investigation of the biomass composition and implement process adjustments to improve boiler efficiency and uptime.
- Developing a mass and energy balance of the energy plant through excel and the modelling tool Wingems.
- Commissioning of a light ends removal kit that improves the quality of the thermal oil in the energy plant.
- Supervising operations of the energy plant including the coordination of timely and accurate monitoring and reporting of plant performance to relevant stakeholders.
- Organizing maintenance shut downs which included:
- Planning all work in cooperation with electrical and mechanical engineers.
- Preparing shut down and start up plans, communicating these plans with management and operators to ensure the process is completed with minimum impact to the business.
- Overseeing work progression and effectively communicating the progress with relevant stakeholders.
- Issuing work permits for work staff and external contractors.
- Responsible for the safe isolation of plant equipment prior to the commencement of maintenance works.
Graduate Process Engineer - Projects
Winstone Pulp International Ltd.
01.2018 - 01.2019
- Worked in the projects department updating and creating P&IDs of the plant.
- Assigned all equipment on site with asset identification numbers through the preparation of a comprehensive asset management inventory system.
- Aided in engineering projects associated with optimizing of the drum filter which included:
- Mass balance of the process.
- Pump and pipe sizing.
- Isometric piping designs.
Student Engineer - Technical Department
Winstone Pulp International Ltd.
01.2016 - 01.2018
- Assisted in process troubleshooting of the pulp mill with a focus in investigating silicate and calcium scale formation in process lines.
- Responsible for the management of a project to determine turpentine concentrations on the preheater floors and the development of an appropriate mitigation solution.
Education
Bachelor's Degree with Honors - Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering
Massey University
New Zealand01.2018
Skills
- Organizational and time management
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills
- Team collaboration and independent work
- Detail-oriented multitasking
- Data analysis and management
- Critical problem-solving and solution design
- Process troubleshooting
- P&ID creation
- Heat exchanger calculations
- Energy balance development
- Plant performance monitoring
Certification
- Associate Member of IChemE
- Currently working to gain P.Eng License
- Trained in First Line Management
- Certification in Prince2 Project Management
- Certification in HAZOP studies
- Work Permit Receiving and Issuing trained
- Trained in Pi Datalink
- Certified in Auditing Health and Safety Systems per standard US5619
- Trained in MOC processes
- Certificate of competency for the safe operation of unattended boilers
References
- Andy Chamley, Production Manager, Winstone Pulp International Ltd., +64 21 937 054, chamleyandy@gmail.com
- Rodney Gutsell, Sales and Marketing Manager, Winstone Pulp International Ltd., +64 22 676 1548, rodneygutsell@yahoo.com
Timeline
Production Controller Cover - Production Department
Winstone Pulp International Ltd.
01.2019 - 12.2024
Process Engineer - Production Services Department
Winstone Pulp International Ltd.
01.2019 - 12.2024
Graduate Process Engineer - Projects
Winstone Pulp International Ltd.
01.2018 - 01.2019
Student Engineer - Technical Department
Winstone Pulp International Ltd.
01.2016 - 01.2018
Bachelor's Degree with Honors - Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering
Massey University
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