Last Updated: September 2017
Work Experience
Paper Engineering Plus Inc.
Engineering Firm.
February 2017 to present.
Owner
- Provide engineering services to Pulp and Paper and other process industries.
- Process design, P&ID as-built and development. Piping design c/w 3D modelling, isometrics.
- Project Management, Owners Engineer, Commissioning services
- Equipment layout, base designs (can be done in 3D)
Neill & Gunter/Stantec
Fredericton,NB, Canada
Engineering Firm.
Sept 2003 to Feb 2017
Project Engineer / Project Manager
- Supervise and mentor other engineers in the mechanical department.
- Design Engineer for greenfield 100 MW Gas Turbine-Generator installation.
- Lead Mechanical for the installation of a Twin Roll Press to replace Drum Washer in Pulp Mill.
- Lead Mechanical / Process Engineer for new TAD tissue machine ($150M). Completed study, capital
cost estimate and detailed design. Developed commissioning plan and executed commissioning on site
for the tissue machine and other equipment.
- Lead Mechanical / Process Engineer for paper mill boiler project. New 250,000 lb/hr process boiler.
Developed plant P&IDs and mass balance, piping design, specified boiler feed pump and other
equipment.
- Shutdown scheduler/coordinator for several clients. Assist client Maintenance Planners and Engineers
in developing their shutdown schedules. Develop master shutdown schedule from sub-schedules,
including levelling of critical resources. Provided MS Project training for clients.
- Design Engineer on rebuild of 150 MW power generation plant. Completed peer review of all control
valve and pump calculations. Piping layout and 3D model coordination.
- Several biomass co-generation studies for sawmills and OSB mills.
- Twice provided pump training for client engineering and maintenance staff. Combination of Reliability
Engineering experience and designing many new systems provides well rounded knowledge for
specifying reliable pumps. Trouble shooting of pumps for clients.
- OSB mills: Designed large thermal oil system for OSB mill, including mass/energy balance and
hydraulic analysis. Several wax and resin system designs.
Hallam Engineering
Burlington, Vermont.
Consulting Engineering Firm.
Mar 1999 to Aug 2003
Project Engineer
- Process and Mechical design for micro-turbine cogeneration system for waste water treatment plant using digester gas.
- Planned and executed commissioning of HVAC systems for new pharmaceutical storage facility, including glycol system, chiller system and
large air handling units.
- HVAC / glycol system design for several waste water treatment facilities.
- Process and Mechanical design for various chemical metering systems and steam systems, complete with P&ID development/CAD drawings.
- Machine design projects, such as hydraulic roll lift mechanism for tissue machine.
- PLC/HMI programming, including conversion of Modicon PLC to Allen Bradley ControlLogix for
stock prep system for paper mill.
- Several dust collection system studies and designs.
- Audited compressed air systems for efficiency improvements.
Crown Vantage (Dunn Paper)
Port Huron, Michigan, USA
200 tpd specialty paper mill. Four paper machines.
Jan 1996 to March 1999
Mechanical Reliability Engineer
- Shutdown planning and scheduling. Design / coordinate individual maintenance work orders.
- Responsible for Yankee Dryer safety, inspection and maintenance for four Yankee dryers. Presented
Yankee condition assessment report at TAPPI Yankee Dryer Safety Committee meeting
- Supervised plant tradesmen and contractors during shutdowns.
- Trouble shooting large calender hydraulic systems (fluid power), including associated PLC.
- Centrifugal Pumps: Size new pumps. Trouble shooting on multiple pumps.
- Machine design: Drive systems for paper machines, coater rod drive, felt stretch design.
Atlantic Packaging Products
Whitby, ON, Canada
80 ton/day recycled tissue mill. One tissue machine.
May 1994 to Dec1995
Mechanical Maintenance Team Leader
- Responsible for all aspects of plant maintenance and engineering, including E/I. Supervised plant
millwrights, electricians and instrumentation staff.
- Planned and executed plant shut downs. Planned individuals work orders, create Gantt chart for
shutdowns, review schedule with contractors, supervise during shutdowns, start-up/commissioning.
- Troubleshooting of mechanical, hydraulic, electrical and instrumentation problems.
- Detailed machine design: shaft designs, bearing and drive component selection.
Irving Forest Services
Saint John, NB, Canada
(Irving Tissue and Irving Paper).
Jan 1990 to May 1994, as well as student engineer from 1986 to 1989
Maintenance Engineer / Reliability Engineer.
- Obtained extensive experience in vibration analysis.
- Root cause failure analysis for mechanical failures, with specific focus on “bad actor” assets.
- Shutdown planning / scheduling. Supervised tradesmen and contractors during shutdowns.
- Detailed machine design projects; Jib crane, core puller modifications, reel section gearbox change.