Instructor
College of the North Atlantic – Qatar
Total years of experience :30 years, 10 Months
Taught safe process operating skills using distillation, sweetening, and DCS
•Curriculum development on DCS training, lab exercises, control narratives, and oral examinations
•Developed assessment tools for each plant and major topic, for ESL students
•Rewrote course outlines to match the needs of industry, the learner and the college.
•Taught using simulator software for process systems - Simtronics
•Successfully established relationships with my students that enabled a safe training environment
•Project Adviser for students in the Chemical Processing Technology program
Commissioned and started the Steam lab
•Wrote start up procedures.
•Developed curriculum for the OPPEL lab including exercises, assessments.
•Delivered four 200-hour power lab courses having 100% success rate in each class.
•Taught behavioral based safety as part of the technical hands on training.
•Hands on operation of high pressure equipment and control room ops using Delta V controls
• Developed and delivered an introductory course into oil and gas to insurance brokers
• Technical writer for a new 4th Class Power Engineering material used in Canada
• Interviewed key stake holders to determine industry needs to write the new materials
• Conducted needs assessment and building tours to identify the latest technologies used
Developed an electronic manual for site personnel, including 64 modules that support learner development.
•Planned, developed, and implemented start-up and commissioning programs for S2, supporting skills development, therefore reducing start up time and increasing ROI.
•Developed workbooks, assessment tools, and other related training materials to support troubleshooting and positively impacting bottom line of the operation.
•Developed new training process that provided a clear, concise, and repeatable system for clients fostering skills development including troubleshooting.
Power Engineering, Chemical Processing)
•Instructed lab and theory to students representing Angola LNG resulting in the successful preparation for their new careers back in their country.
•Developed a 2nd-class prep course, meeting objectives of the stakeholders.
•Coached students in safe operating practices and attitudes while working with high pressure and temperature equipment.
•Instructed distance learners for the energy programs, in 1 case successfully taught a learner how to use a calculator while talking over the phone.
• Operated and commissioned this SAGD facility
• Processes included: Weak Acid Cation softeners, Hot Lime Softener, Once-Through Boilers, oil treaters, oil recovery filters, free water knockouts
Developed computer-based training course for permitting that was successfully implemented and since upgraded.
•Trained staff in Workplace Risk Assessment Program, developing employee's skills and reducing training costs.
•Developed a power engineering data bank for operations that supported the progression of operator’s regulatory certifications.
•Reported to leadership on training deficiencies of mandatory training.
Taught 4th Class Power Engineering night class (2001 to 2007) and in the Heavy Oil Operations Technician (HOOT) program (2001 to 2005) with >90% graduating.
•Additional roles included ABSA coordinator, practicum coordinator, lab tech and lab instructor.
•Represented Lakeland College at the PERCC / APECC to work collaboratively with other institutions on common issues, creating stronger programs that supported their learners.
•Coordinated and delivered Special Oilwell Operator course for a company, successfully obtaining the certification for 7 employees to operate well site boilers.
• Operated a utility based operation generating 2200 MW of electricity
• Operated all aspects of steam turbines and auxiliaries, and water tube boilers with super heaters, reheaters, economizers, air heaters, soot blowing
• Operated hot water heating, Hi-P steam, refrigeration package, waste treatment, water treatment
• Operated HVAC and Siemens operating system
• Provided client services to the building occupants
• Operated, safely, a process that made fertilizer using phosphoric acid
• Process included: acid gas injection, lean oil system, genset, C3 refrigeration, gas compression
• Camp position maintaining low operating costs and maintain maximum production while keeping environment and safety in mind
• Team duties also included operating wells, third party gas plants
• Process included: sulfur recovery, Hi-P boilers, waste heat boilers, Modified Clause Process
• Operated, safely, a sour gas facility
• Troubleshoot operational issues
• Commissioned pilots plants to be used obtaining values for research
• Operated hydrotreaters, viscbreakers, and distillation systems
• Trained new process technicians
• Generated accurate data for use in applied research
• Operated research equipment to obtain values for applied research
• Generated accurate data for client reports
• Analyzed data
Certificate in Adult and Continuing Education (CACE) Certificate Adult Education, curriculum development, needs assessment
Third Class Power Engineering Certificate Steam Generation