Engineering


Professional Engineer

I am a professional engineer, licensed by APEGGA.
I am also a member of ASME.



Engineering Experience

Pason Systems Inc.

I joined Pason in May 2001, as a Senior Software Engineer. I'm currently working on setting up CVS for the next generation of our Electronic Drilling Recorders.


EFA Software Services

I was a Senior Programmer Analyst with EFA Software Services Ltd.. I worked there from November 2000 to May 2001.
EFA builds software for stock market automation. I worked on the Trading Engine, which is part of Horizon. As buy- and sell-orders are entered, they queue inside the engine. When they match, the Engine performs the trade.


Neles Automation

Before I joined EFA, I was a Senior Systems Engineer with Neles Automation SCADA Solutions. I was employed there from December 1996 to November 2000.
Neles makes computer systems that monitor and control oil & gas pipelines. SCADA stands for Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition.

As the only practicing mechanical engineer on staff, I provided techincal support for applications such as:
Metering
Batch Tracking
Computational Pipeline Monitoring
Hydraulic Profiling
Temperature Profiling

I was responsible for software design, development and maintenance. Mostly, we coded in C; we used a subset of Sybase SQL for our real-time memory resident databases.
I worked very closely with our customers; some of my time was spent at customer pipeline control centres.
In 2000, I became more involved in Project Lead/Project Management responsibilities. These included requirements definition, cost estimation, and scope control. I was the primary customer contact, and led a small team of developers.

I have been involved in projects for the following pipeline companies.
Chevron Pipelines, Houston, TX
Marathon Pipelines, Findley, OH
Colonial Pipeline Company, Atlanta, GA
Santa Fe Pacific Pipeline, Orange, CA
Kenya Pipeline Company, Kenya
Calnev Pipeline, California
Sincor, Venezuela


Engineered Air

Before Neles, I worked at Engineered Air as a Design Engineer. I was there from October 1994 to December 1996.
My primary responsibility was design of finned-tube heat-exchangers for use in industrial and commercial HVAC.
I also designed heat-recovery exchangers using heat pipes. Again, these were for industrial and commercial applications.
Part of my time was spent adminstering a small LAN.



Education

I attended University of Manitoba for four years. I graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering in 1993.
My specialization was fluid mechanics, heat transfer, and CFD.
My undergraduate thesis was entitled, "Orthogonal Curvilinear Coordinate Grid Generation for Use With Computational Methods for Thermofluids."



Fluids and Engineering Links

I subscribe to Journal of Fluids Engineering, as well as the Journal of Heat Transfer. I get them both through ASME. I also receive Mechanical Engineering Magazine as part of my ASME membership.

Another online source is the International Journal of Fluid Dynamics.


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