Lead electrical designs for diverse projects across universities, hospitals, retail, restaurants, lift stations, multi-unit residential buildings, hotels, and small industrial facilities. Design systems including lighting, power and distribution, fire alarm, communications, security, solar PV, and mechanical systems power/controls tie-in (e.g. plumbing ventilation, sprinkler systems).
Co-manage M&E office portfolio in a project management capacity, overseeing client communications, contractor coordination, budgeting and invoicing, fee generation, and delegation of tasks to junior staff.
Draft electrical system layouts, floor and site plans using AutoCAD; coordinate as needed with staff for review, verification, and markups of design changes.
Prepare designs, scopes of work, phasing, and methods of installations during projects using specifications pertinent to work being performed, in compliance with NBCC, CEC, CSA, and other required standards.
Conduct regular site visits during construction to ensure code and design compliance.
Review shop drawings, prepare change orders / directives, and issue transmittal sheets and observation reports during the contract administration phase of projects.
Commercial & Industrial Prescriptive Programs - Program Lead
Efficiency Nova Scotia / Nova Scotia Power
05.2010 - 12.2011
Conducted research on technologies and measures that would be potential additions to the program rebate portfolio. This included estimating costs, energy consumption amounts, measure screening, and general product knowledge.
Determined both present and future program improvements in order to increase client participation and claimed energy savings under the Business Energy Rebates program.
Presented monthly updates on program development to the Senior Management Team.
Managed incoming projects, gathered pertinent data, worked with customers interested in participating in the program, and focused on providing enhancements to the data-management process.
Network Analyzer
Bell-Aliant
06.2009 - 12.2009
Provisioned customer’s internet service, taking SNR (Signal to Noise Ratio), maximum transmission capacity, and cable length into consideration and determining the appropriate speed and spectrum profiles for a particular customer.
Troubleshot reported issues with a particular customer’s television and internet service, providing reliable service.
Worked with dispatch team to ensure effective installations at the customer’s premises and network settings at the assigned port.
Electrical Engineering Student
Petroleum Applications Wireless Systems
05.2008 - 08.2008
Researched several aspects of industrial communications engineering, including propagation modeling, DCS design, micro-power management design, EMI modeling, and digital modulation.
Successfully constructed several waveform generation programs, powered by LabVIEW, to send user-defined waveform patterns to the selected programmable nodes mounted onto the testbed.
Provided technical support for interrelated LabVIEW programs, such as the data manager, the signal outputter, and the MatLab writer.
Contributed to optimizing functionality and PC-control, through SCPI communication protocol, of high-end testing equipment such as the vector network analyzer, the vector signal generator, and the spectrum analyzer.
Electrical Engineering Student
Irving Oil Limited
01.2007 - 04.2007
Pioneered an imperative corrosion risk analysis project; constructed a user-friendly template for determining corrosion rates in acid-servicing and caustic-servicing lines for alkylation plants I and II, and proposed several possible solutions to eliminate heat tracing-induced corrosion.
Originated and completed 10-15 engineering work orders for various electrical and instrumental (E&I) reliability tasks including electric heat tracing (EHT), control loop, power and grounding installations.
Completed and updated over 500 Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) procedures for various plant areas throughout the refinery.
Created and issued EHT drawings using AutoCAD; studied various industrial drawings: P&ID, one-line diagrams, interconnection diagrams, cable scheduling, isometric layouts.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical, Co-op Program
Dalhousie University
Halifax, Nova Scotia
12.2008
Engineering Diploma - undefined
Cape Breton University
Sydney, Nova Scotia
04.2006
Skills
Thirteen years of expertise in AutoCAD design
Over ten years in electrical design in the building sciences field, including small industrial facilities and lift stations
Regular utilization of Canadian Electrical Code, National Building Code of Canada, CSA/ULC standards
Four years of project management experience
Timeline
Electrical Engineer
Dillon Consulting Limited
01.2012 - Current
Commercial & Industrial Prescriptive Programs - Program Lead
Efficiency Nova Scotia / Nova Scotia Power
05.2010 - 12.2011
Network Analyzer
Bell-Aliant
06.2009 - 12.2009
Electrical Engineering Student
Petroleum Applications Wireless Systems
05.2008 - 08.2008
Electrical Engineering Student
Irving Oil Limited
01.2007 - 04.2007
Engineering Diploma - undefined
Cape Breton University
Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical, Co-op Program
Lifeguarding at Pool and Beach at Canada Games Aquatic Center, Town of RothesayLifeguarding at Pool and Beach at Canada Games Aquatic Center, Town of Rothesay
Project Coordinator/Site Supervisor at Richmond constructions and renovationProject Coordinator/Site Supervisor at Richmond constructions and renovation