Project Manager Customer Service

Robert Bertrand

*** ********** **. **.*

Ottawa, Ontario

Canada

K1Z 5N4

*403-***-**** / 613-***-**** ***********@*****.***

http://ca.linkedin.com/in/winddoctors

HIGHLIGHTS:

- Construction site manager experience 150 MW substation

- Supervised subcontractors, trade peoples & technicians during the

construction of large wind farms

- 25 years of high voltage experience

- 8 years experience conducting maintenance and repairs on substations

- Licensed electrician since 1990

- Bilingual (Fluent in French and English & basic Spanish)

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

2013- ABB - Burlington Ontario

QA/QC Supervisor. Glengarry Project.

2012 - C.G. Power Solutions -Albany, New-York.

Construction site project manager.

HALKIRK WIND PROJECT SUBSTATION -Biggest wind farm of Alberta; 83 wind

turbines Vestas.

Managing on site the construction of a 150 MW substation:

Mobilisation of site. Health & safety coordination.

Inventory control, receiving & local purchasing. Work permit & environment

responsibility

Supervision of civil work sub-contractors. Snell & Oslund, Levelton, Rock

Oil & Vallard,

Supervision of control building construction, Oland.

Supervision of electrical installation's sub-contractors. Allteck, ABB.

POD, Quality plan & inspections reports.

Deliver quality products to RES Canada LP Specification.

Demobilisation...

Eagle West Wind (General Contractor) - Abbotsford, BC

Multiple Projects 2009 - 2010

2010 - Electrical supervisor - Talbot wind farm Ontario (For RES Canada

Construction LP)

- Completed electrical supervision for the installation 43 Siemens

Generators for Wind farm

- Managed a team of 9 contractors/subcontractors: 3 electricians; 3 wind

technician; 1 student from electrical school; 2 mechanical assemblers

- Pre-selection, interview & hiring of the electrical construction team

- Ordered and tracked all tools and safety equipment for the jobsite

- Ensured all work was done to Siemens specifications

- Supervised cable pulling team, supervised termination of cable,

supervised preparation of nacelle.

- Teach new techniques of work whit tool and European material, run for

missing parts and tools.

- Daily paper work for Job hazard Analysis, Tool Box Meeting, Time sheet,

Progress report & delays.

- Got Formation by Avanti to perform Installation and supervision of Avanti

Climb Assist Systems

- From end of August to Mid November 12 hour/day up to 17, 6-7 day/week.

2009 GRID CONNECTION SUPERVISOR Wind Farm for ALTAGAS.

- 34 3MW Enercon Generator, Bear Mountain Project, in Dawson Creek, BC

- Supervised 5-10 electrical technicians and Wind Technicians

- Supervised electrical work of e-module connections with Enercon

supervisor

- Attended morning security meeting, performed on-site toolbox meeting

- Provided confined space work permit, time sheet, health & safety forms

- Assemble bus bar systems (Siemens); pull, connect hi & lo voltages

cables, torque connection.

- Completed remaining task & commissioning in nacelle, transformer & tower

- From Mai 2009 to October 2009, 10 hour/day 6 days/week

ELECTROMAX (Personal Business) - Gatineau, Qc

Owner

1988 - 2012

Energie- $olution$ (energy saving consultant) 1994-2012

Wind Doctor's (wind farm construction & maintenance consultant)

2009-2012

** I have always had this private business that I have done on a casual

basis or more aggressively when between employers **

- Extensive contract negotiation and customer service

- Electrical repair/installation for residential homes

- Specialised in communication, sound & security

Installation of residential & commercial alarm systems, IP camera,

home automation...

- Heating & Cooling

- Repaired consumer electronics

- All administrative, contracts negotiations, sales & installations tasks

related to the company

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RM agency (contractors for plant maintenance & shut-down work) - Montreal,

Qc

2004 Electrical and mechanical repairs for various industrial clients in

Ontario and Quebec

Electro Mechanics Waters -Thurso, Qc

2003 Maintenance of biggest hydraulic press in Canada LP Maniwaki-OSB

Industry James Maclaren - Gatineau, Qc

Industrial Electrician - Operations & Maintenance

1985-1993

- Operation & Maintenance of $300 000 000 paper machine, construction

and new installation.

- Work on the following technical equipment: Hi-voltage equipment Cable

tray assembly; pulling and termination of 22 awg to 500MCM cables;

Maintenance on AC: synchronous, asynchronous & dc motors; bearings

(maintenance & changing); re-built motors...

- Performing daily work such as installations, repairs, preventive and

predictive maintenance on the following hi-voltage equipment (up to

110KV): switch gears; isolators; dc drives; dc motors brushes, PLCs,

cables, transformers and lines

- Testing on lives & secured equipment's: Hi-pot testing; continuity;

megger; thermography; alignment...

- Chosen as a Team Lead for a new padlocking system for 2 years

o Health & Safety

o Wrote procedures for padlocking and tagging equipment

o Trained 450 employees on padlocking

o Completed project 6 months early

General Solar - Carleton Place Ontario

Solar Systems Technician

1984 (6 months & then company shut down)

Construction of the biggest glycol pre-heating Canadian Industrial system

in 1984 48 panels 16' x 32'

EDUCATION:

WINDMILL MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN

Group Collegia, Gaspe, QC - 2008

MANAGING & TECHNOLOGY OF EXPLOITATION & WIND GENERATOR MAINTENANCE

UQAR (Universit du Qu bec Rimouski) - 2005

BCAM

Basics Course, Infrared Training Center - 2008

GAS TECHNICIAN (Class 2 & Class 3)

Cite Coll giale - 1999

ROBOTIC TECHNICIAN

International School of Electronics - Diploma 1984

ELECTRO-TECHNIC

Outaouais College CEGEP - 1982-83

HIGH SCHOOL

Private College, Saint - Alexandre - 1981

PROVINCIAL CERTIFICATIONS:

ALBERTA:

- Variable Reach Forklift Operation Certification.

- Skid steer safety training course

BRITISH COLUMBIA:

- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

- First Aid Level 1 for BC EMP CANADA

QUEBEC:

- Licensed Electrician (since 90/05/30)

- ASP construction H&S Course Certificate

- Worker Fall Protection HSE

- Confined Space

ONTARIO:

- Climbing Rescue for Siemens Tower

COMPUTER SKILLS:

- Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)

- Microsoft project, Visio

- Adobe Acrobat

- CWORK

- SCADA

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