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1984 - 1987 University of Manitoba, Winnipeg,

Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering, 1988

Thesis: Tensile Properties of Athabasca Oil Sands.

1973 - 1978 Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s,

Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical 1978

1971 - 1973 John Abbott Collage, Ste. Anne Du Bellvue, Que.

Diplôme D’études Collégiales, Le Programme De Sciences,

1966 – 1971 Beaconsfield Highschool, Beaconsfield, Que.,

Grades 7 – 11.

1995 Dec. Qatar Petroleum +011 - 974 / 733 - 474

On Going Ras Laffan Industrial City, Infrastructure Development Group.

P.O. Box 22247, Doha, Qatar.

Reporting to Abdul Qadder Qadummi, P.E. (Tex.), Chief Infrastructure Engineer, as Mechanical Engineer was responsible for the development of all Mechanical and Process aspects of the industrial city including:

• Lead engineer on the RLC Master Corridor System, which shows all corridors for Power, Wet Utilities, Product piping, Cooling Water systems, as well as roads, and landuse.
• Fire water system c/w Reservoir for small & medium industries park (7 km of fFRP Fire water pipe (19 bar) , 4 Km of uPVC potable water & like quantities of sewer Line.
• Preliminary investigation into the utility of a fully automated rail transport system for bulk materials, and containerized cargo within the city totaling 20 Mtonne/yr.
• Preparation of the justification for the expansion of the industrial city by 8 Km west and 8 km south of its present boundaries.
• Prepare Scope of Work Landscaping water transmission pipeline (15 Km x 160 mm NB uPVC), 7 distribution systems, a main park, and the planting of trees and other vegitation along the main road and other areas.
• Prepare Scope of Work for EPIC of two fire stations (1200 m²), an Environmental Laboritory (800 m² with only 5% corridor space).
• Prepare Scope of Work for EPIC for a Potable Water Transmission line from the north of the city to the south (15 Km) in 600 mm NB FRP pipe 1000 m³/hr @ 12.5 bar O.P.

Qatar Petroleum, Ras Laffan Industrial City, Infrastructure Development Group. Cont.

• Conceptual Design of Phase II of Common Cooling Water System (425 000 m³/hr).
• Provide Process and other support to RLC management in development of Joint Venture Agreements with future industries including.
• Process & other Support to the Liquid Product Berth -1 Top Sides Development.
• Initiated Lee Break Water Pipe Rack Development providing a single piperack making efficient use of available space on Lee Break Water (7 m) for 42 pipelines.
• Provide Mechanical Engineering and general design review for a Secruity Building (1000 m²), Commercial Complex (8000 m²), Office Building with auditorium & Exhibition hall (5000 m²) and Medical Center with Quarenteen facility (4000 m²).
• Mechanical Design Supervision on Ras Laffan Utilization Project Onshore Base including 1 office building (4 stories 6500 m²), a warehouse (100 000 m²), drilling workshop (10 000 m²), Telecoms Building (800 m²),
• Mechanical Design Supervision on Ras Laffan Utilization Project Service Berth II topsides with facilities for 7 berths, 3000 m³ water reservoir, water distribution including 4 x 120 m³/hr pumps, 2 x 750 m³ API Tanks and Diesel oil receiving and distribution system.
• Mechanical Design Supervision on Support Service Area Phase 1 Utilities, providing water and sewer services to 600 000 m² of industrial and Ras Laffan Utilization Project onshore base (an additional 450 000 m²)
• Prepare Scope of Work for EPIC for Qatar Fire Training Center at Ras Laffan including a school building (1600 m²), Fire Props, and LNG spill simulators.
• Prepare Scope of Work for EPIC and supervise design and construciton of Two Warehouses (5000 m² w/o AC, 2000 m² AC each) c/w indpendent fire water system.
• Prepare Scope of Work for EPIC and supervise design and construciton of a multi-purpose workshop (5000 m² w/o AC, 2000 m² AC).
• Comon Tank Farm Study to determine the utilities requirement for a common tank farm area (1 000 000 m²), and estimate the number of tanks.
• Prepare Scope of Work for EPIC of 2 Km extension to an existing water line to supply potable water from RLC Camp to PAB District.
• Prepare Scope of Work for EPIC of modifications to Sevice Berth 1 piping uitlities providing more water, diesel and other utilities at berth face.
• Preparation of a brief to the Emir of Qatar outlining which plants were required in the industrial city to make best use of the natural gas resource being developed
• Development of a Heavy Fuel Oil Supply system to deliver HFO to LNG Super Tankers and other vessels calling at the port.

1991 Nov. Term & Contract work in Winnipeg & Calgary

1995 Nov. Working for several employers was responsible for:

• As an independent contractor did pressure vessel design and registration in Alberta for Anchor Autoclave of Houston Tex. Including the design of a lock ring mechanism.
• On Contract prepared bids for major stainless steel structures and vessels.
• On Contract AutoCad drafted Isometric and exploded views of Clarifier for a mine.
• On Contract prepared formal AutoCad drawings of grain weighing system.
• For SolarRF Ltd. investigated P & I D for solar toxic waste disposal / power generation system.
• In partnership with Dr. B. Stimpson, Dean of Geolgical Engineering, U. of Man., investigated the design of a Mine Roof Crack Growth Meter.

On contract through The Design Group at Imperial Oil Canada Sarnia on a Coker / CO boiler revamp:

1989 Aug. Kilborn Engineering (Now SNC-Lavalin) 519 / 336 - 0201

1991 Oct. 401 - 201 N. Front St. Sarnia, Ont., N7T 7T9, Canada.

Reporting to J. McVey, P. Eng., M.B.A. General Manager (Now V.P. at Bantrel Toronto) as a Mechanical / Process – Project Engineer was responsible for:

• Solved the HF Vaporurizer tube Failure Problem at Suncor Sarnia Refinery utilising direct visual inspection, Physical analysis, and maintenance record review. Cause was demonstrated using two phase flow simulation with heat exchange using Lotus 123. A number of fixes were recommended both alternate equipment & procedures.
• Supervised Debutanizer Revamp design including P & I D overhaul (1draftstman), Piping layout (2 pipers) and a civil engineer. (900 K$ CDN).
• Wrote specification for 65 T-T 10 Ft. Dia. Debutanizer tower, condenser & 4 pumps.
• Design of Pressure Vessels, Heat Exchangers, In-Line Mixers and Pumps for HF Acid Soluble Oil Neutralisation Projects (2) at Suncor Sarnia.
• Dust Control System for Shell Poly-Propollene Additives system, with adjustments in existing Ventilation System, Air removal systems, and filter specifications.

• HF Acid spill mitigation design studies, river water pumping, and HF system drainage with secure storage, wastewater storage & neutralisation, spray nozzle selection. This project included the simulation of 2 phase (H₂0 & HF) flow using Lotus to determine draining time of system both pressurized and by gravity.
• Pump replacement in a Flare Knock out Drum. The pump had 0 NPSHA.
• Design studies for Suncor, Shell, Polysar, & Sarnia Insulation Ltd., relating to small projects on both an in-house and consultants office bases.

1987 April Government of the North West Territories, (Now Nunavit Territory),

1989 July Department of Public Works & Highways, 819 / 979 - 5250

P.O. Bag 1000, Iqaluit, Nu, X0A 0H0

Reporting to Stuart Kennedy, P. Eng., Regional Engineer, as Project Officer - Mechanical, was responsible for the management of the following projects:

• Revamp of electrical system of Sanakilauq, NWT, this work included the design of a total new distribution system (3 feeders) and its installation without shutting down the old system. It also included the installation of a 600 KVA diesel power system (3 x 200) and the development of a heat integration system with the adjacent GNWT asset (high school & Town Swimming Pool). (10 M$CDN)
• Asbestos removal and re insulation of the Iqaluit municipal heating system 4 x 300 m resulting in a significant saving in heating costs (200 K$ CDN). Also a general removal of Asbestos from the Iqaluit area netting 12 tonnes (25 K$ CDN)
• Structural review of Mezzanines (35 K$CDN) and Mechanical Systems for a 205 kFt² building comprising a student residence, ware house, collage and maintenance facility. The building overhaul all works (1.6 M$CDN).
• Design review and contract administration for the installation of sprinkler systems in the 2 existing schools in Iqaluit (100 K$CDN)

• Design, and contract administration for the utilidor replacement for a GNWT Staff Housing facility (75 K$ CDN)
• Iqaluit main Utilidor Box Convection Loss Suppression Project from Inception to measurement of final savings. Recovered 100 K$CDN/yr. on 9 K$CDN expense.
• Investigation of moisture management system in Jet Fuel system at Pond Inlet.

1984 May University of Manitoba,

1987 April Dept. of Mechanical Engineering Winnipeg, Man., R3C 2N2.

Reporting to Dr. T.-R. Hsu, P. Eng., (Now Dean of Engineering, U of C, San Jose) Department Head & Advisor, as a masters student / research assistant was responsible for:

• Discovery of the ratio of Tensile/Compressive Young’s Modulus (£_t/£_c) = 40% of Oil Sands.
• The design & development of a quasi-static test system for the in-situ tensile and fracture toughness testing of oil sands.
• Preparation of tensile and fracture toughness specimens of oil sands.
• Modifications to major finite element program in FORTRAN on a VAX system to accommodate the bi-linearity at 0 stress.
• Development of a compliance function to describe the fracture verses stress state in a modified compact tensile specimen under exterior pressure.

• Simulation of the flight of Passive Launch Vehicles with aerodynamic lift.

1984 May Amateur Radio Astronomical Observatory

1983 May Hay River, NWT.

With Robert W. Stephens, Founder, as Chief Engineer was responsible for design studies regarding the following:

• Relocation and reconfiguration of the observatories two 3600 ft.² antennas.
• Utilisation of these antennas in-situ.

1981 Sept. Associated Kellogg Ltd., (became Kilborn Alberta, Now SNC Lavalin)

1983 May 12315 Stoney Plain Rd., Edmonton, Alberta, T5N 3Y8.

• Engineering support to the 1983 HF Alky unit revamp.
• Preparation, field administration and inspection of two industrial insulation contracts for, 15 000 ft of pipe & 16 000 ft² of vessels and 100 000 ft of pipe and 80 000 ft²of vessels, (2.5 M$CDN).
• Field supervision of construction of new control room, blast proof building, featuring field re-design of building foundations, and 17 sub contractors (125 K$CDN).
• Preparation and co-ordination of a road paving and patching contract replacing a number of refinery roads, and equipment parking areas.

1982 June Asphalt Pipe Stills Expansion Project at the Imperial Oil Strathcona Refinery responsible for:

• Supervision of steam tracing of piping supervising a crew of 30 pipe fitters, and Welders.
• Co-ordination with insulation sub-contractors and hydro test inspectors.

1981 Sept. Kilborn EngineeringReporting to Robert A. Van der Stien, P. Eng. Manager of

• Checking P & I D’s against Pipeline Nomenclature, Specifications, Paint
• Specification, Heat Trace & Insulation Specification.
• Pressure loss calculation in Butane Pipelines based on final piping design.
• Checking the model against the P & I and Piping General Arrangements

1980 Sept. Bechtel Canada Ltd.,

1981 Aug. Toronto, Ont., and Edmonton, Alta.

Reporting to Cam Brown, P. Eng., Mechanical Group Leader, Lupin Gold Mine Project, as Mechanical Engineer was responsible for:

• Set up and maintenance of a computerised equipment list.
• Preparation of P & I Diagrams
• Preparation and Tender Review of Material Requisitions for Agitators, Pumps and Tanks.

• Pump and pipeline friction losses calculations.

1979 July Term & Contract work in Toronto

1980 Aug. While working for several employers responsible for:

• Determined cause of failure of spring clips as being due to Hydrogen embrittlement during chrome plating. Corrected problem by using a simpler coating.
• Eleminated asbestos from control system manufacturing process entierly.
• Design drawings and calculations for a flywheel acceleration damping system for two speed elevators.
• Design of a test rig and static testing of elevator counter weight cable sheeve hold-down break system.
• Installation of cooling water supply to a helicopter recovery test platform.

1978 Aug. International Paints Canada Ltd.,

1979 June 6700 Parc Ave., Montreal, Que.

Reporting to Mike Beath, B. Sc. (Chem.) Plant Manager, as Industrial Engineer was responsible for:

• Work sampling program to determine the amount of direct, indirect, clean up, material handling and other work types found in the Parc Ave. manufacturing facility.
• Work analysis to determine the optimal equipment and batch sizes for can filling lines.
• Material measurements to evaluate materials loss rates in the plant.
• Modifications to dust control systems eliminating dust emissions from the plant.

• Development of a spatial data base (Iceberg densities in the Labrador Sea) and analysis of the correlation factors with ocean depth, temperature, salinity & density.
• Development of a vibration sensitivity test kit to determine for an ice strain meter,
• Development of a Calorimeter to permit the quick determination of ice temperature by melting it in a know quantity of boiling water.
• Correlation of maximum stream flow with drainage basin size, determination of drainage basin size using topographic maps and pludimiter.
• Chemical analysis of deposits found on cooling water pump motors at Holyrood Thermal Power Plant, Holyrood Nfld.
• Set up maintenance record for preventative maintenance system for Baie D’Espor Hydro Electric Power Plant.
• Field Supervision and Inspection of brush control contract in centeral Newfoundland.

Wilson & A Technique for the Fracture Toughness Testing of Oil Sands

Hsu US DOE Tar Sands Symposium, Jacksons Hole, Wyo., July 1986.

American Society of Materials, American Society of Heating, Refrigeration & Air-conditioning Engineers (Committee on Cold Climate Design), APEO (Sarnia Chapter Executive), APENWT, APEM, British Interplanetary Society,

National Space Society (ex L-5 Society) (Toronto & Edmonton Branch Executive)

Write Speculative Fiction, Sail, Scuba Dive British Sub Aqua Club (Club Diver),

Masters Swimming League, Masters Spring Board Diving, Ballroom Dance,

Read, Journal Keeping, Calligraphy, Roller Skate, Church Officer,

Programing Chairman Manitoba Science Fiction Convention