Stephen Connolly
Edmonton,AB
Summary
Safety-oriented, reliable & experienced
Strong problem-solving skills related to troubleshooting equipment issues, in fast-paced environments; able to adapt to changing settings; offers strong project management capabilities. Mechanical aptitude; proven ability to adapt to changing priorities and ability to work rotating shifts. Proven ability to operate within a multi-skilled environment to maintain machinery and equipment, while improving processes to minimize disruption. Experienced in including installing, modifying, and maintaining efficient operating condition electrical lines, circuits, systems, fixtures, controls, equipment, and motors. Familiar with the Occupational Health and Safety Act, environmental legislation and the policies, procedures and regulations that apply. Knowledge of electrical controls and monitors as applied to programmable logic controllers, motor types, motor magnetic centre, lockouts, and grounding, Strong knowledge of current industry practices; self-starter working unsupervised within a team environment.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
LOTO/ Area Authority
Kiewit Energy Canada @ Trans Mountain Westridge Te
02.2023 - 12.2023
- Review safe work permits to determine if work was safe to complete and determine isolation points of equipment that was to be worked on; read electrical, piping, and instrumentation drawings to locate isolation points
- Prepare and build isolation certificates for equipment to be worked on in a de-energized state
- De-energize equipment, perform lock-out and zero energy to confirm de-energization
- Build lock boxes for craft to lock-out and to safely perform work
- Walk down and inspect equipment with craft to prove zero energy
- Manage LOTO office to ensure craft are locking onto the appropriate lock boxes affiliated with permit to work
- Attend simops meetings with the client and contractors to review upcoming permitted work, ensure there were no conflicting work scopes and determine times to be able to complete work scopes which were conflicting.
Journeyman Electrician
Callisto Construction @ LNG Canada
11.2022 - 02.2023
- Walkdown equipment to check for deficiencies and missing components and made any necessary changes/ installed missing equipment.
- Gland and terminate power and communication cables.
- Completed check sheets on power and communication cables.
- Tested electrical systems and components for continuity, current, voltage and resistance.
Journeyman Electrician/ CSU LOTO Authority
Techmation Electric & Controls @ IPL PDH
01.2021 - 11.2022
- Work with operations to determine isolation points if equipment to be worked on
- Utilize maximo software to prepare and build isolation certificates
- De-energize equipment, perform lockout and zero energy
- Walk down equipment with operations and craft to prove zero energy
- Operations support, including removal and re-installation of EHT, opening and closing 600V breakers, troubleshooting motor starters and various electrical circuits.
Journeyman Electrician/ LOTO Authority
Kiewit Energy @ IPL PDH
09.2020 - 12.2021
- Review safe work permits to determine isolation points of equipment that was to be worked on; read electrical, piping, and instrumentation drawings to locate isolation points
- Prepare and build isolation certificates for equipment to be worked on in a de-energized state
- De-energize equipment, perform lock-out and zero energy to confirm de-energization
- Build lock boxes for craft to lock-out and to safely perform work
- Walk down and inspect equipment with craft to prove zero energy
- Manage LOTO office to ensure craft are locking onto the appropriate lock boxes affiliated with permit to work
- Utilize smart completions to look up asset tags, red lines, and drawings.
Electrical Foreman
Kiewit Energy @ IPL PDH
01.2020 - 09.2020
- Led and coordinated staff to maximize production and ensure safe completion of work based on abilities
- Reviewed work packs, drawings, schedules to determine work fronts
- Walked and planned work for the team; oversaw work including cable tray installs, cable pull, glanding and terminations, EHT installs
- Ensured all team members had the right tools, equipment, safety equipment, PPE to perform work efficiently
- Directed schedules and ensured team was on track; motivated team and improved employee engagement through positive reinforcement
- Used Smart Completions software to locate drawings to field verify locations, asset identification, and complete check sheets
- Used InEight Construction Project Management software to track progress of work and complete timecards.
Journeyman Electrician
Kiewit Energy @ TransCanada Pipelines Station
11.2018 - 05.2019
- Fabricated and installed cable tray; pull cable; gland and terminated cables; installed electrical equipment safely; packed and poured sales; completed check sheets; installed and maintained temp. power equipment
Journeyman Electrician
Integral Energy @ CNRL Horizon
08.2018 - 09.2018
- Handled shutdown work including cable tray, cable pull and glanding and termination; performed EHT installations, power kit and RTD installations
- Carried out testing and performed troubleshooting of EHT.
Journeyman Electrician
Vulcan Electrical Ltd.
03.2018 - 07.2018
- Handled pre-shutdown and shutdown work including decommissioning of old cables, VFDs, instruments, motors and various devices and equipment
- Installed and terminated all new equipment in a live gas plant
- Completed EHT installation and terminations, cable tray, cable pull and glanding and termination.
Apprentice Electrician
Integral Energy @ Ft. Hills
07.2017 - 08.2017
- Installed MI and SR EHT, EHT JBs and RTDs; fabricated and installed cable tray, pull, gland and terminated power and control cables, walkdowns, troubleshoot and repaired defective EHT runs.
Apprentice Electrician
Kiewit Energy Canada @ Kearl Lake
07.2012 - 09.2016
- Performed installations of MI, SR EHT, EHT JBs and RTDs; fabricated and installed cable tray, pull, gland and terminate power and control cables, walkdowns; repaired defective EHT runs, EHT commissioning, HV cable terminations, temp power
- Installed various devices and equipment, stanchion and wall mount lights.
Apprentice Electrician
Allstar Construction
10.2010 - 03.2011
- Completed cable pulls of residential power and telecommunication cables in shallow trenches; installed and terminated residential pad mount transformers, streetlights, and lighting controllers
- Installed residential telecommunication pedestals
- Led a team and ensured worked was completed safety and on time as the foreman.
Education
No Degree - Construction Electrician
College of The North Atlantic
Corner Brook, NL02.2018
Skills
- Safety
- Accepted Codes
- Standards
- Regulations
- Procedures
- Electrical Maintenance
- Toolbox Meetings
- Fire Alarms
- VFD
- Project Management
- Repairs
- Blueprints
- Specialized Test Equipment
- Preventative Maintenance
- PLC Programming
- Inspections
- Electrical Systems
- Stress Management
- Crisis Management
- Tool Use
- Teamwork
- Installation
- Supervision
- Multi-Tasking
- Relationship Management
- Math Computations
- Electrical Codes
- Communication
- Relationship Building
- Troubleshooting
- Suggestions
- Process Improvement
- Emergency Response
- Technical Guidelines
- Equipment
- Power Outage/Failures
Education Training
- Construction Electrician, CAN Corner Brook
- CSTS
- OSSA Fall Arrest
- WHMIS
- OSSA AWP
- H2S Awareness
- ESTS
Languages
Timeline
LOTO/ Area Authority
Kiewit Energy Canada @ Trans Mountain Westridge Te
02.2023 - 12.2023
Journeyman Electrician
Callisto Construction @ LNG Canada
11.2022 - 02.2023
Journeyman Electrician/ CSU LOTO Authority
Techmation Electric & Controls @ IPL PDH
01.2021 - 11.2022
Journeyman Electrician/ LOTO Authority
Kiewit Energy @ IPL PDH
09.2020 - 12.2021
Electrical Foreman
Kiewit Energy @ IPL PDH
01.2020 - 09.2020
Journeyman Electrician
Kiewit Energy @ TransCanada Pipelines Station
11.2018 - 05.2019
Journeyman Electrician
Integral Energy @ CNRL Horizon
08.2018 - 09.2018
Journeyman Electrician
Vulcan Electrical Ltd.
03.2018 - 07.2018
Apprentice Electrician
Integral Energy @ Ft. Hills
07.2017 - 08.2017
Apprentice Electrician
Kiewit Energy Canada @ Kearl Lake
07.2012 - 09.2016
Apprentice Electrician
Allstar Construction
10.2010 - 03.2011
No Degree - Construction Electrician
College of The North Atlantic
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