PAUL MYSKO, AScT
306-***-**** cell
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Senior Designer/Design Lead
EDUCATION
Apr 1994 to Apr 1996
CAD/CAM Engineering Technology Diploma
SIAST, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Apr 1992 to May 1994
Civil Engineering (incomplete)
UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
MAR 2012 TO NOV 2015
STANTEC CONSULTING – MINING DIVISION
Senior Designer/Design Lead
Jansen Project, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (Design Team Leader)
Accountable for hoist houses and ropeway designs for a new potash mine, with an approximate production rate of 8 million tonnes per year.
Responsible for the distribution, checking, and mentoring of design work for detailed engineering.
Allan Potash Project, Allan, Saskatchewan (Design Team Leader)
Accountable for the preparation of detailed engineering deliverables for a new conveyor gallery, and structural supports in an existing potash mine (drawings and 3D models).
Responsible for the distribution, checking, and mentoring of design work.
Colonsay Potash Project, Saskatchewan (Design Team Leader)
Accountable for the preparation of detailed engineering deliverables for a new conveyor gallery, and structural supports in an existing potash mine (drawings and 3D models).
Responsible for the distribution, checking, and mentoring of design work.
Belle Plaine Potash Project, Saskatchewan (Design Team Leader)
Accountable for the preparation of detailed engineering deliverables for a new conveyor gallery, and structural supports in an existing potash mine.
Responsible for the distribution, checking, and mentoring of design work.
AUG 2010 TO Mar 2012
TWD TECHNOLOGIES
SENIOR CIVIL/STRUCTURAL DESIGNER
Senior Civil/Structural designer responsible for checking, and development of engineering civil and structural drawings, 3D modeling and designs:
*Keyera Energy, Alberta
Developed 3D models and drawings for ethanol product (rail and truck) delivery project using, AutoCAD, ProSteel and Navisworks.
Responsible for self-checking and final checking of structural and civil drawings and models.
Responsible for applying drafting and design safety standards.
*Siemens, Toronto, Ontario
Developed drawings for indoor conveyor platforms and supports at Pearson International using, AutoCAD.
Responsible for designing, checking and drafting of engineering.
Responsible for applying drafting and design standards.
*Suncor, Edmonton, Alberta
Developed 3D models and drawings for Suncor, Edmonton, Terminal upgrade project using, AutoCAD, ProSteel and Navisworks.
Responsible for checking and drafting of structural drawings and 3D models.
Apply drafting and design standards.
*Nalco, Leduc, Alberta
Developed 2D drawings for Traffic studies using AutoTurn.
Responsible for checking and drafting.
Developed 3D models and drawings of pipe support structures for loading and blending facilities upgrade project.
Also, applied structural building codes.
JUL 2009 TO AUG 2010
STANTEC CONSULTING
SENIOR CIVIL/STRUCTURAL DESIGNER
Senior Civil/Structural designer responsible for checking, and development of engineering civil and structural drawings, 3D modeling and design:
*Enbridge, Hardisty, Alberta
Developed 3D models and drawings for Pipeline projects using ICAL, AutoCAD, ProSteel and Navisworks software.
Responsible for checking of civil and structural drawings and models.
Also, responsible for applying drafting and design standards .
*Enbridge, Steelman and Benson, Saskatchewan
Developed Civil drainage layouts and sections using ICAL, and AutoCAD.
Class 3 estimates through detail engineering.
*Inland Aggregates
Developed 3D models and 2D drawings for Inland Aggregates sand conveyor supports and platforms using Bentley, ProSteel, AutoCAD, and Navisworks.
Responsible for creating and checking civil and structural drawings, models and designs.
*Genesee, Wabaman, Alberta
Created and modified structural drawings for Genesee power plant using AutoCAD and Raster Design software.
*TransCanada Turbines, Alberta
Created civil and structural drawings for a turbine test facility.
*TransAlaskan Pipelines, Alaska
Structural design/drafting lead for Alyeska pumpstation redesign estimate project.
Created and developed civil and structural models for pumpstations through Prudhoe Bay to Valdez, Alaska.
Created final structural material take-offs for the Estimators.
Supervised drafters for drawing development.
Also, responsible for ensuring client drafting and design safety standards are followed.
*TransAlaskan Pipelines, Alaska
Structural design/ drafting lead for Alyeska pumpstation #1 pipeline relocation project (preliminary engineering).
Developed civil and structural 3D models and drawings using ProSteel, AutoCAD, and Navisworks.
Created final structural material take-offs and supervised drafting of layouts and detail drawings.
Responsible for applying drafting and design standards.
FEB 2006 TO JUL 2009
WORLEYPARSONS ENGINEERING CORPORATION
STRUCTURAL DESIGNER/DRAFTSMAN
*PETRO-CANADA-EDMONTON REFINERY
Civil/Structural Designer responsible for but not limited to the following: Design of buildings, ductbanks, containment pads, swales, equipment foundations, roads, structural steel, MTOs, checking engineering and shop drawings, developing engineering drawings for Project Engineering within the refinery, surveys/site visits, document management, detailed knowledge of ground disturbance/excavation requirements, coordination of structural design with other disciplines.
Engineering drawings completed with 2D and/or 3D structural AutoPLANT, NavisWorks and ExplorerID.
Followed design and plant safety procedures.
*SHELL CANADA - FORT SASKATCHEWAN - MISCELLANEOUS PROJECTS
Civil/Structural Designer / Drafter responsible for creating documentation for miscellaneous platform and other structural upgrades.
Involved in drawing / design development, MTOs and checked the engineering and shop drawings.
Designed a parking lot for the Shell Scotford Refinery.
Used AutoCAD to create the civil and structural engineering drawings.
*BP ENERGY - FORT SASKATCHEWAN - NGL Pump Replacement
Structural Designer / Drafter responsible for developing structural drawings for a -switch gear- building and developed cable tray supports, underground storage and other buildings.
Also visited the BP Gas Plant.
*SUNCOR - FORT MCMURRAY - STEEPBANK EXTRACTION PROJECT
Structural Designer/Drafter responsible for developing engineering foundations and other structures for Suncor's Steepbank Extraction Project.
Used AutoPLANT and ExploreerID to create engineering models and drawings: Froth Treatment modules, Tailings Building, Column Flotation Building and miscellaneous others.
*SYNENCO - FORT MCMURRAY - MISCELLANEOUS PROJECTS
Structural Designer / Drafter responsible for developing engineering foundation drawings for the Bitumen Production Facility and a Froth Treatment Facility as well as others.
Created 2D and 3D models with AutoCAD.
*EPCOR - ONTARIO - Kingsbridge II WTG Layout
Civil Designer / Drafter responsible for developing grading plan, with survey data.
OCT 2002 TO FEB 2006
STERLING CRANE
ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIST/DESIGNER
Responsible for developing and planning engineered mobile crane lifts.
Calculated ground pressure and safe working loads.
Knowledge of code related to cranes and rigging: OH&S code, CSA Z150, ASME B30.5 and client-s specifications.
General knowledge of structural steel, piping ISOs and pressure vessels from engineered lift studies.
Site visits to obtain data for the lift plan, entered into AutoCAD, created a 3D model of the site.
Checked designs including 3D crane computer models, as-built drawings and various lift study calculations.
Instrumental in a variety of successful heavy lift projects. Observed various engineered lifts across Canada.
Acted as Field Engineer obtaining site data from Syncrude and Suncor for engineered lift studies.
OCT 2000 TO OCT 2002
VENMAR CES SASKATOON, SASKATCHEWAN
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIST
Design Technologist / Lead Technologist in the development of the Venmar CES Air Handling Unit.
Member of the Product Engineering Department responsible for designing, prototyping and costing new and existing heating and cooling systems such as Carrier and vanEE.
Utilized Mechanical Desktop and AutoCAD in the design of custom product and maintenance and of existing designs.
Also used MS Excel, MS Access, Crystal Reports and MS Word.
Programmed parts for the CNC punch using Striker and Radan software.
Used Visual Basic programming for CAD automation.
OCT 1997 TO OCT 2000
PEAK MANUFACTURING INC. NORTH BATTLEFORD, SASKATCHEWAN
ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIST/MANAGER
Engineering technologist responsible for management of the engineering department at Peak Manufacturing.
Delegated work, checked drawings, maintained staff, chaired engineering and production meetings.
Designed and developed products and systems at Peak Manufacturing which built and designed recreational vehicle brand names including Kodiak, Vanguard, Frontier and Security.
Spearheaded the development of CSA certified travel-trailers and fifth-wheel slide-out recreation vehicles using AutoCAD 2000, Mechanical Desktop 4.0 and MS Access.
Responsible for fifth wheel and travel trailer designs and maintenance of the computer network.
Designed, wrote and operated the mill cutlist and drawing database program using Visual Basic in Microsoft Access, SQL and AutoLISP.
Developed and maintained a revision change control system.
Created 3D computer models for product marketing.
Assisted in Peak Manufacturing’s ISO 9001 certification.
APR 1996 TO OCT 1997
FLEXI-COIL ELECTRONICS, SASKATOON, SASKATCHEWAN
ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIST
Project Technologist working in the Electronics Research and Development department.
Designed and drafted testing jigs, cable and wiring drawings, 3-D part drawings for the Flexi-Coil parts and service manuals, drawings of printed wiring boards and assemblies.
Responsible for engineering change orders and work orders for Flexi-Coil parts.
PROFESSIONAL DESIGNATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS
AScT, Saskatchewan Applied Science Technicians and Technologists, SASTT
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
Microstation-(2 and more year(s)
Revit(1 and more year(s)
CAMTASIA(know how to use)
Team leading(4 and more year(s)
Mining layouts and planning(5 years)
Mechanical, Structural and civil layouts(5 years)
3d Modeling - 10 and more year(s)
AutoPLANT-Structural - 10 and more year(s)
AutoCAD - 10 and more year(s)
structural design - 10 and more year(s)
mobile crane lift planning - 4 and more year(s)
AutoTURN - 3 year(s)
civil design - 10 and more year(s)
Navisworks/ExploreerID - 10 and more year(s)