Roles and Abilities

Proficiencies

Electrical Facility Engineering

Power System Design

Electrical Automation

Work History and Project Summary

SS Engineering

President and Consulting Engineer April 2008 to present

Operate a small consulting office producing power system analyses, scoping studies, DBMs, and switchgear and SCADA facilities. Partners with other engineering experts to provide a full complement of electrical and automation expertise to his clients.

CoSyn Technology

Lead Electrical and Automation Engineer 2007 to April 2008

Lead Discipline Engineer for 25 kV, 15 kV, and 5 kV electrical facility and substation automation projects. Answered for an electrical budget of over 11,000 hours. Led and mentored a small design team. Worked directly with the client’s project manager, the other discipline leads, and procurement to further the project goals. Resolved technical issues for clients and team mates. Led the projects through to the construction phase. Projects included:

• Syncrude – Tailings Transfer Dredges, VFDs, Pumping Units, and Mine Substations

• Syncrude – Interface DNP 3 protocol IEDs with MB TCP/IP DCS (Utilities Plant)

• Syncrude – Interface Substation RTUs, Sequence of Events Recorders, and AESO

• Syncrude – Powerhouse Substation Debottlenecking Switchgear SCADA

IDC Technologies

Instructor 2006 and 2008 to present (part-time)

Teach two-day seminars at locations across Canada. Topics include:

Gemini, Rangeland, and Fortress (Energy Consultants)

Engineering Specialist – E, I, & C 2006 and 2008 to present (part-time)

Mentor four to six technologists and EITs. Provide 5 kV power systems and communications expertise. Review and approve Single Lines and Area Classifications. Review Communication Diagrams and P & IDs. Created template designs for modular control cabinets. Provided site troubleshooting and precommissioning. Liaised with client and led HAZOPs. Projects included the following:

• Access Pipeline – Condensate Pump and Pipeline Tie-In

• GPHH Bio-Refinery – Cogeneration Units

• Petrogas Marketing – Natural Gas Liquids Facility

• Provident Energy – Condensate Storage and NGL Terminal Expansion

• Suncor – 30% Sour Gas Well Site, Desiccant Dehydrator, and Duke Pipeline Tie-In

• Suncor – Field Troubleshooting and Testing of Propane Gensets, 3 X 110 kW

Honeywell – Syncrude UE-1 Process Automation

Engineer-of-Record – E, I, & C (site) 2004 to 2006

Provided final approval and professional seal on all Engineering Changes before they went to construction. Consultant to clients for all field electrical concerns such as:

• 100 kVA UPS System Design Review, 208/120 V Distribution, and Load Estimates

• ControlLogix Interface to Modbus TCP/IP Process Control Network

• Instrument Reference Ground and AC Safety Ground

• Interface Legacy Fisher Provox 120 V HVD I/O to Honeywell 24 VDC HPM I/O

Lead Precommissioning Engineer 2004 to 2006

Ensured client satisfaction with functionality, loop testing, and Site Acceptance Tests. Led electrical and instrumentation construction teams. Facilities implemented included:

• ABB Synchrotact 5202 Auto-Synchronizing for four 20 to 50 MW 15 kV Generators

• DCS Modernization of 48 72 kV and 13.8 kV Switchgear Units (SCADA)

• Water Treatment Plant Protection and SCADA PLC (Modicon Quantum)

Sinai Engineering

Sr. Electrical and Controls Engineer 1993 to 1994 and 2003 to 2004

Client contact. Led technical, cost, and risk analyses. Made recommendations and achieved consensus. Coordinated with energy balance process team to size generators and switchgear. Provided documents and drawings for DBMs and EDSs. Designed station service power, SCADA, and 15 kV distribution. Designed and commissioned protective relay cabinets. Projects included:

• Enbridge – Tank Gauging RTD and Control System Commissioning

• Nexen (OPTI) – 144 kV Substation Service and Protection and Control Building

• Suncor – 70 MVAR Gas Turbine Generator (DBM)

• Suncor – 72 kV Power Line Extension

• Suncor – Replaced Overhead 15 kV Power Feeders to the Powerhouse

• Suncor – Wrote a 15 kV System Manual for Energy Distribution Department

• TransAlta (Suncor site) – $9 million, 15 kV Arc-Resistant Switchgear Substation

• TransAlta 260 kV to 144 kV Substation Protection and Control Building Station Service

High Time Industries (High Voltage EPC)

Sr. Electrical and SCADA Engineer 2003

Led or contributed to the following substation projects:

• AESO (Vision Quest) – McBride Lake Wind Farm Phasor Measurement Unit

• AltaLink (Regco) – Independent Power Producer Interconnection and Transfer Trip

• CSC Global – Solar Power for Wireless Internet Service Provider Sites

• ENMAX – Calgary Substation Digital Fault Recorders

• AltaLink – St. Albert Substation SCADA Additions

• Syncrude – 260/144 kV Substation D05 Motor Operated Disconnect Switches

• TransCanada Energy – Washington Cogeneration Facility Interconnection to Grid

Rockwell Automation

PLC Interface Programmer – Syncrude UE-1 Project 2002 to 2003

Developed interfaces between ControlLogix PLCs with ProSoft MB TCP/IP modules and Modbus masters. Interface with Honeywell EPKS systems. Provided programming and ControlNet expertise. Passed Factory Acceptance Testing. Produced a “Third-Party Interface Configuration Guide” for the following applications:

• Data Concentrator PLC Interfaced with Multiple Honeywell and PLC Controllers

• Dual Channel Slave PLC Interfaced with Modicon Quantum PLC Master

• Plant Electrical Building MCC PLCs (dual channel, redundant processors)

• SCADA PLCs (single channel communications, single processor PLCs)

The configuration guides and PLC programs are in-service in over 30 PLCs on the Syncrude site.

AMEC Engineering

Sr. Electrical and Controls Engineer 2001 to 2002

Liaised with managers, operators, and technicians to design and implement controls and instrumentation upgrades. Produced construction drawings and bid packages. Directed construction. Performed PLC programming, loop testing, and commissioning. Interfaced with Bailey DCS and GE Bentley-Nevada equipment. Projects included the following:

• Syncrude Aurora 2 Mine – Portable 72 kV to 15 kV Substations

• TransAlta Coal Generation – Wabamun Plant Fly Ash Blower Start Logic

• TransAlta Coal Generation – Wabamun Units 1 and 2 Data Acquisition Additions

Albian Sands Energy

Sr. Automation Engineer 2000 to 2001

Responsible for PLC control of utilities and off-sites. P & ID Development. Wrote process narratives and interlock descriptions. Member of HAZOP team. Coordinated with the electrical, process, and instrumentation teams. Interfaced equipment to the Foxboro DCS. Produced communication connection diagrams, ControlLogix hardware layouts, I/O schematics, and control power drawings. Created shutdown keys and wrote PLC code. Completed work on the following facilities:

SS Engineering

President and Consulting Engineer 1994 to 2000

Running a small consulting firm (with five to eight professionals) provided valuable long-term experience and insights, chiefly in the “people” aspects of engineering. Created business proposals and met with client management to define scope and terms. Built project teams.

Performed detailed design, construction review, and commissioning. Represented clients throughout the materials and construction bid and award processes. Provided programming and automation system design services. Projects included:

• Agrium Fertilizer – 1,200 kW Gas Turbine Cogenerator Switchgear and Auxiliaries

• Aqualta – Terwillegar Booster Pump Station, Electrical and SCADA

• AT Plastics – 144 kV Transformer Differential Protection

• Canfor Forest Products – Bulk Fuel Facility Instrumentation, Controls, and SCADA

• Department of Defence – Jet Fuel Facility Re-commissioning and Startup

• Diavik Diamond Mine – Return Water Turbidity Sampling

• Enbridge – Sweet Crude and Refined Products Sampler Programming

• EPCOR – 72 kV Transmission Line Repair and Replacement

• Gold Bar Wastewater Plant – 138 kV - 15 kV Substation Replacement

• NorthWesTel – Site Inspection and Startup of 400 MHz Transmitters and Power Lines

• NOVA – QA/QC for Water and Wastewater Treatment Plants

• Placer Dome Mines – 240 kV Power Line Switchgear Protection and Control

• Suncor – Production Enhancement Project – Field Engineer – Resolved deficiencies and managed 4 - 8 electricians and instrument mechanics.

• Swan Hills Waste Treatment – Convert Atmospheric Chemical Tank to Pressurized

• TransAlta Sundance Station – Bottom Ash and Fly Ash Handling Controls

• TransMountain Pipeline – Scraper Trap Replacement and Control System Revamp

Enbridge Pipeline

Associate Engineer – Electrical, Instrumentation, and Controls 1991 to 1993

Completed multiple small projects while managing budgets, schedule, and operations expectations. Wrote AFE applications and DBMs. Worked inside the design offices of Sinai Engineering (protective relaying) and Accusoft Services (Modicon programming) to gain hands-on design experience. Commissioned switchgear. Projects included:

• 5,000 hp Pumping Stations – 9 MVAR Capacitor Banks

• Tank Gauging and Valve SCADA Reliability Upgrade

• Temperature-Compensated Crude Oil Volume Measurement

• Pipeline Terminal PLC, HMI, and Communications Upgrade

Education and Accreditation

University of Calgary

• B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering (A-minus average) – 1991

Professional Engineer

Construction Safety Training

Technical Upgrading

References

A list of references is available upon request. The following are some examples of positive feedback Ken has received over the years:

• CoSyn’s Department Manager gave Ken a warm send-off and a standing invitation to rejoin their team in the future.

• Continues to receive new work from Fortress Engineering

• Promoted at IDC Technologies one month after starting work.

• Received three “bouquet” letters from Provident Energy praising Ken’s team for beating key deadlines.

• Promoted twice in one year by Honeywell.

• Invited to re-join Rockwell Automation for another project.

• Re-hired at Sinai Engineering after having worked on projects elsewhere.

• AMEC placed Ken on new projects with EPCOR following completion of Aurora 2.

• Promoted to Pre-Ops E and I Coordinator following the Albian Sands design phase.