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Shawn Leach

Greater Sudbury,ON

Summary

Skilled Heat Treatment Technician with comprehensive experience in performing various heat treatment processes like annealing, hardening, and tempering. Strong knowledge of using modern heating equipment, interpreting blueprints and meeting industry standards. Known for problem-solving abilities, technical skills, safety compliance and contribution to productivity improvement in previous roles.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Heat Treatment Technician

several contractors
Edmonton, Alberta
09.2003 - 01.2025
  • TRADE SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICES

Crew project coordinator and field lead technician

Daily SAFETY tool Box Speaker

Crew task delegations and facilitator

Troubleshooting and problem solving

Equipment staging, planning, delivery and receiving

D.O.T. certified (see certifications)

Equipment calibration and paperwork.

documentation of materials purchase and handling

equipment calibration certificates and HTR# tracking

( Heat Treatment Report # )

shift log turnovers

SAFETY jsa flra fljsa

permit receiver training

Heat applications and experience

line thaw: water, sulfur and and many others

system warmups for shutdown and start ups

piping and vessel hydrocarbon bakeouts (B/O)

piping and vessel post weld heat treatment (P.W.H.T.)

furnace tube to header annealing

refractory and brick curring and dryouts

heat alignments

Equipement Proficiencies

wireless equipment systems setup and run cycle (440V through 660V) @

6pt-12pt-18pt-24pt via house power and or supplied generator power

programmers: HONEYWELL and CHINO

recorders: HONEYWELL and CHINO

T.A.U. (thermal attachment unit)

spot welding stud gun

usage of up to 2-mega watt generators in tadem series

mobile stress rigs @ various KW services

single axle air brake

grinders, chain falls, indoor overhead cranes, forklifts and various other heavy equipment

gas combustion burner system

onsite electrical field oven

Shop experience

Safety awareness personable and responsible

Team player efficient work ethic

documentation and inventory

troubleshooting and repairs

service, test and calibration of equipment

safe handling and storage of dangerous goods

VESSEL EXPERIENCE

Reactors, kilns, boilers, heat exchangers, turbines, fraction towers, rail cars and smelter beds

new construction and seem repairs

delta valve coker cone replacements and repairs

annealing hydrogen furnace tubes, headers and inlet outlets

brick and refractory currings

Power and service piping

B31.1 B31.3 P91 d10.10

hydrocarbon bakeouts (B/O)

preheats(P/H)

post weld heat treatment (PWHT)

annealing

line thaws and heat alignments

AREAS OF INDUSTRY

Oil and gas , agriculture, pulp and paper, power generation plants

Husky energy, Shell, imperial oil, Dow Chemical, Syncrude, Suncor, Cnrl

Cenovus, Nutrien, Coke fertilizer, Canadian fertilizer, Keephills, Genesee, Sundance, Enmax, Sask Power ect. ect.

HEAT TREATMENT CONTRACTORS

Continental Stress

Team Industrial Services Incorporated (T.I.S.I)

Techeat AB

Mannings AB

Norweld Stress AB

Education

Journeyman Heat Treating Technician - Heat Treatment

Quality Control Council of Canada
Edmonton, AB
09-2008

Some College (No Degree) - 4th Class Power Engineering

Northern Alberta Institute of Technology
Edmonton

Skills

  • Furnace operation
  • Hardness testing
  • Process documentation
  • Heat treatment processes
  • Temperature control
  • Workplace safety
  • Stress relieving
  • Quenching techniques
  • Annealing procedures
  • Multitasking Abilities
  • Problem-solving
  • Attention to detail
  • Excellent communication
  • Troubleshooting skills
  • Heat cycle requirements
  • Teamwork and collaboration
  • Multitasking capacity
  • Maintenance and repair
  • Record keeping
  • Detail-oriented

Certification

  • Trade certificate
  • Intermediate First Aid
  • Confined space
  • H2S
  • Harness
  • full face and half mask
  • more available upon request

Languages

English
Professional
French
Professional

Timeline

Heat Treatment Technician

several contractors
09.2003 - 01.2025

Journeyman Heat Treating Technician - Heat Treatment

Quality Control Council of Canada

Some College (No Degree) - 4th Class Power Engineering

Northern Alberta Institute of Technology
Shawn Leach