WADE ETHRIDGE

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Napanee, ON, K*R 3K7

613-***-**** Email: acrxdv@r.postjobfree.com

WORK EXPERIENCE

July 2012- Historic Home Restorations & Renovations, Passive Solar Design

Present Ethridge Design, Napanee, Ontario (part-time)

Framing, finishing carpentry, drywall, painting, plumbing, brick and stone

restoration, window design, landscaping

May 2011- Lead Designer

July 2012 Roan International Inc., Toronto, Ontario (Lycopodium Minerals Canada Ltd.)

-layout and piping design of a gravity circuit for an existing grinding circuit

with new screens, cyclopacs and Knelson concentrators-smelter layout

2010-2011 Mechanical Designer

Roan International Inc., Toronto, Ontario (SNC Lavalin)

-design of a major addition to a potash plant in Saskatchewan

-layout and piping design for power house addition with new chillers, cooling

towers, compressors, diesel generators, filter units, separators, tanks, pumps

dryers, receivers, mechanical louvers, hoists and HVAC units.

-layout and piping design of tailings area with new thickeners, launders, tanks,

multi stage pumps, sumps, cyclopacs, pump boxes, overhead cranes and screens.

-inter-discipline coordination

2009-2010 Mechanical Designer

TRS Staffing Solutions Inc., Calgary, AB (Fluor, Vancouver, BC)

-supervising designer, area lead, discipline coordinator, mechanical and

piping design using PDS and Microstation XM software

-detailed design of a 300 cell nickel and cobalt electrowinning tank house

that uses a new process technology.

-detailed design of electrowinning cells, cell furniture, anodes and cathodes,

exhaust and pressurized FRP piping design, bus layout and support design,

shorting frame design, harvesting crane layout, maintenance crane design,

ergonomic manual fixture design, polymer concrete beam design, FRP platform

design, layout and piping of process equipment such as compressors, separators,

tanks, pumps, product processing and materials handling equipment.

2007-2009 Mechanical Designer

Roan International Inc., Toronto, Ontario (Aker Solutions)

-lead mechanical designer, discipline coordinator, multiple office

coordination for basic engineering phase of a 150K t/d copper concentrator.

-worked with client’s representatives to develop several different site plan

options before 3D basic engineering phase, site visitation, expansion design.

3D design and layout of grinding mills, flotation cell, stockpiles, conveyors

truck shops, reagent areas, copper and moly concentrate facilities, thickeners,

pumps, piping, launders, sampling and analyzer equipment, crushers, screens,

vertimills, cyclones, tanks, monorails, cranes, silos, chutes, feed bins, reservoirs,

compressors and blowers.

2005-2007 Mechanical/Industrial Designer

Roan International Inc., Toronto, Ontario (SNC Lavalin)

-design of nickel/cobalt production facilities-pressure acid leach plant

-refinery layout- equipment layout-utilities layout- project coordination

2003-2005 Mechanical/Industrial Designer

Noramtec Consultants Inc., Toronto, Ontario (Hatch Associates Ltd.)

-acid regeneration plant, combustion air ducting design –piping design

-installation of blowers –chute and hopper layout and detail design

-hydromet pilot plant design –electrowinning area layout and detail

design of cells, piping, cell hardware, exhaust and fresh air ducting

systems –project discipline coordination-chute and hopper design

-alumina refinery design –piping design and equipment layouts

-solvent extraction plant –equipment and plant layouts

-acid leach plant –equipment and plant layouts

2003 Mechanical/Industrial Designer

Ethridge Design

(Giffels Associates Ltd., Industrial Group)

-automotive assembly line paint and prime drying ovens heating and

fresh air ducting layout and design

-automotive assembly line modifications –conveyor and monorail

layout and design –structural detailing -equipment detailing and layouts

-ducting and ventilation layout and design

2002-2003 Mechanical/Industrial Designer

Design Group Staffing Inc., Oakville, Ontario

(P&G Ltd., Belleville, ON-Parmalat, Belleville ON)

-machinery modifications and redesign to increase production speeds

-design of hot glue system components, dust control systems, packaging

machine components, lifting devices, conveyor system components, product

reject chutes, safety guard design, detector systems, testing devices

-machine part inspection, construction supervision, writing of machine modification

instructions, order machine parts, create new and update existing drawings

2001Mechanical/Industrial Designer

ATS Reliance Technical Group, Burlington, Ontario

(P&G Ltd., Brockville, ON)

-3D design, machinery layouts and plant modifications

-HVAC unit modifications to include carbon filters, various operational modes,

duct layout and mechanical penthouse design-ergonomic modeling assessments

-design and layout of dust collection and filter systems

-conveyor design and layout, product chute design

2000-2001 Mechanical/Industrial Designer

ATS Reliance Technical Group Burlington, Ontario

(Hatch Associates Ltd)

-3D design, layout and modeling of ore crushing and grinding facilities

-plant machinery layouts –design and layout of dust collection systems

platform modeling and design –detailing general arrangement drawings

1999-2000Mechanical/Industrial Designer

P&T Design Services (Jocabs Engineering Group Inc.)

(Kellogg Canada Inc., London, Ontario)

-3D design, layout and modeling of an inline washing machine for large goods

handling and transportation containers

-design of monorail systems and switches –relocation of air handling units

-design new and modify existing processes and equipment to increase the

quality and production of food

-piping systems design –commissioning of equipment

-update plant site general arrangements –update of standard detail drawings

-design of guarding for machinery to meet government regulations

-supervise contractors during equipment modifications and installation

1998-1999Mechanical/Industrial Designer

ATS Reliance Technical Group, Toronto, Ontario

(Giffels Associates Limited, Industrial Group)

-2D and 3D design, modeling and animation of processes

-plant layouts and design –plant services layout

-process air ducting and layout –mechanical equipment layout and modifications

-revise existing plant drawings to as-built status

1988-1997Research Technologist/ Mechanical Designer

Dupont Canada Inc., Research Division

-3D design, fabrication, assembly and testing of various equipment, pilot plants

and commercial facilities-new and redesign or autoclaves

-design of fluid modeling apparatus to simulate chemical reactions

-design of chemical reactors –design of rotary and static mixers

-design of high temperature and pressure process piping systems

-equipment estimates –design of textile spinning machines

-extruder layouts and custom modifications –redesign of liquid packaging machines –design of ergonomic office systems –supervising contractors

-technology transfer to commercial facilities–training of operators

-commissioning of equipment-worked at various sites throughout North America

1986-1988Mechanical Designer

Drake Personnel Ltd., Kingston, Ontario

(Dupont Canada Ltd., Engineering Division)

-design of pneumatic conveying systems-commissioning of production machinery

-design of spinning machines –equipment layout and piping design

1985-1986Mechanical Engineering Technologist, Mechanical/Electrical Draftsman

Milliken Industries of Canada Ltd.

-plant machinery layouts –design of overhead conveyor systems

-plant electrical layouts and machinery control systems

-design of new machinery and trouble shooting machinery

-redesign of modification to existing machinery

-design of bulk handling systems –foundation and footing design

-installation of compressors and cooling towers–office design and layout

-design of plant compressed air and cooling systems- supervising contractors

-design of fixed and movable platforms –commissioning of equipment

1983-1986Education

Diploma in Mechanical Engineering Technology

St. Lawrence College of Applied Arts and Technology

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