Design Manager
Resume:
Kevan Boisclair
Career Objective
I am seeking a Senior Supervisory/Management position. I bring 30 years of experience with me in the fields of engineering and construction. My professional background is very diverse and I would offer a wide variety of skills and experience to your company. I welcome and appreciate a challenge and would be best suited in a role that utilizes these extensive skills. I take ownership and responsibility of my projects and take pride in bringing them to a successful completion.
Personal Profile
I have 10 years engineering; multi-disciplinary Design and Project management experience from conceptual design through project start-up and completion. In construction and fabrication, I have 20 years experience managing large multi-discipline projects from greenfield/brownfield through to project turnover. I have 2 years’ experience in Health and Safety.
Work History-note that my work history is project based in Eastern Ontario only, due to my inability to travel because of family commitments
Site Superintendent, Caraco Development Corp. Kingston, ON-Value 45 M
2019-2020
Client-Stone and South development Corp.
•Responsible for overall site management of a concrete 6 storey 72 unit twin tower condominium complex with 42 slip marina and heated underground parking with brick exterior. Completed from brownfield excavation and shoring through forming and pouring, pile driving and marina shorewall installation, framing cladding and waterproofing, boiler room and chiller, electrical, mechanical and fire protection rough-in, installation of all services, window and door installation, brick veneer and membrane roofing installation, insulation and fireproofing, boarding and taping and completion of 4 elevators.
Self-employed General contractor
2017-2018
HSE Specialist, Matrix NAC, Bath, ON- Value 1.6B
2016
Client-TransCanada 900 MW Napanee Generating Station
•Responsible in a team environment for ensuring that health and safety policies and procedures are adhered to by union tradesman and subcontractors during the construction phase of a 900 MW power generating station
Health and Safety Trainer, ICSS-A division of Levac Supply, Brockville/Kingston, ON
2015-2016
•Provided training to multiple clients in health and safety.
Site Superintendent, AWD Contractors, Kingston, ON- Value 1M
2014
Client-Correctional Services Canada and Public Woks
•Site management of subtrades on Environmental abatement and remediation project to consolidate and cap pre-existing landfill at Collins Bay Correctional Institution.
Site Superintendent, Varcon Construction, Kingston, ON- Value 7M
2014
Client-Correctional Services Canada and Public Woks
•Site management of unionized subtrades for a new 50 bed facility at the Pittsburgh Correctional Institution. I took on this project at partial completion at the insulation stage and completed finishing. The exterior was at rough grade, supervised the install of stairs and ramp, light standards, paved parking area, road upgrades and finished grading/seeding.
Site Superintendent, Stelmach Property Management, Kingston, ON -Value 45M
2013-2014
Client-Patry Developments Inc.
•Overall site management of contractors for a 5 story wood structure consisting of 142 apartments and commercial storefronts for a student housing complex.
Senior Project Manager, ZCL Dualam-Troy Mfg., Brockville, Ontario – Value 7M
2011-2013
Clients- Dow/Mitsui Chemical-Samsung Engineering, Southern Company
•Project management in an FRP custom fabrication shop of projects including; fabrication of 40 atmospheric, pressure and vacuum vessels for a grassroots chlorine plant. Fabrication of 6 ducting systems for a coal dryer installation at a grassroots coal burning hydro-electric facility.
•Responsible for the preparation of General arrangements and detailed fabrication drawings, costing, estimating, production scheduling, client liaison for revisions, progress reports and change order negotiation, review and submittal of engineering calculations and QA documentation. Ensuring fabrication was completed as per client’s design and specifications, engineering calculations and QA requirements to ASME RTP-1 standards.
Self-employed, General Contractor, Athens, Ontario 2010-2011
Const. Manager, Powerbase Energy Systems Inc., Carleton Place, Ontario- Value 7M
2009-2010
Clients-Various large dairy farms-Eastern Ontario
•Multi-discipline site supervision of 15 direct employees and subcontractors for the installation of turnkey Cogeneration systems using methane gas produced from a blend of restaurant waste and dairy farm waste. Supervision of site erection of anerobic digester, mixing pumps, feed piping and all process piping; all primary and secondary wiring, transformers and control wiring. Preparation of applications to ESA for electrical installations, building permits, scopes of work, capital and non-capital cost estimates, tender packages, equipment and pipe specs.
•Civil/Structural design and installation of pump and equipment bases and supports, pipe supports, rebar design and tank bases. Design completed to meet building codes, ASME and CSA codes and manufacturers specifications.
Mechanical Const. Coordinator, Pomerleau Inc, Kingston, Ontario- Value 110M
2007-2008
Client- City of Kingston Ravensview Waste Treatment Facility
•Responsible for all Mechanical Coordination of subcontractors for a waste treatment plant upgrade. Project supervision of both union and non-union trades from constructability review and contract award through to project completion, start-up and commissioning and turnover.
•Procurement of all mechanical equipment. Ensuring that all equipment and piping installed as per design and detailed scope of work. Analyzing of complete design of all equipment specifications and drawings to ensure that the clients specifications and ASME and CSA codes were adhered to.
Const. Coordinator, Palmetto Mgmt. & Eng. Inc., Kingston, Ontario- Value 27M
2005-2006
Client- Invista Canada
•Mechanical Supervision of a state of the art 12 position spinning machine retrofit project. Responsible for coordinating the installation of an HVAC system from the chimney air to evacuate and scrub process gases, the installation of a complete fire protection sprinkler deluge system, installation of new faceplates on existing spinning machine bodies. Preparation of progress and safety reports for the project. Responsible for time and budgetary constraints.
Const. Coordinator, Fluor Daniel Canada Inc., Maitland, Ontario- Value 50K-500K
2001-2005
Clients-Invista Canada, Dupont Canada
•Supervision of more than 100 small to medium sized projects running concurrently in a petro chemical plant. Project supervision of both union and non-union trades from constructability review and contract award through to project completion, start-up, commissioning and turnover. Shutdown coordination.
•Projects included; excavation and backfill, underground process and service piping, tank erection, pump and equipment installation, concrete and structural steel, HVAC, fire protection, primary and secondary electrical service, instrumentation and control system wiring installation and demolition of existing.
Const. Coordinator, AMEC Inc., Maitland, Ontario- Value 6M
2000-2001
Client-Dupont Canada
•Multi-discipline supervision of a nitric acid storage and feed system expansion project. Project supervision of both union and non-union trades from constructability review and contract award through shutdown scheduling and on to project completion, start-up and commissioning and turnover.
Engineering Project Manager, HSP Engineering Inc., Long Sault, Ontario
1998-2000
Client-Alcoa Aluminum
•Project supervision of an 8-person design team providing engineering support for an aluminum smelting, extrusion and finishing plant. Preparation of engineering cost estimates, scopes of work and cost reports for each project. Provided guidance and direction to design team.
•Review of all drawings and designs prior to submittal to the client. Supervised more than 50 small and medium sized projects from conceptual design through front-ending and capital costing to detailed design.
Senior Piping Designer, Fluor Daniel Canada Inc., Kingston, Ontario
1997-1998
Client-Dupont Canada
•Preparation of TSSA documentation for registration of pressure piping and vessels, building permits, scopes of work, capital and non-capital cost estimates, tender packages, equipment and pipe specs. Process design including preparation of process flow diagrams, material flow diagrams, piping and instrumentation diagrams.
•Preparation of equipment specifications and facilities sizing and layout. Preparation of scopes of work, tender documents, schedules, cost estimates, coordination of shutdown schedules and planning to ensure successful completion. Responsible for and familiar with non-destructive testing requirements, quality assurance and pressure testing of all pressure and vacuum installations to applicable client, industry and governing standards.
Senior Piping Designer, E.S. Fox Inc., Kingston, Ontario
1996
Client- Hoechst/Celanese Canada
•Retrofit of an existing fibers plant to convert to the production of Polyethylene terephthalate pellets. Preparation of spool drawings for on-site fabrication. Preparation of flat drawings for jacketed piping of a dowtherm/transfer piping.
•Preparation of a system isometric for the dowtherm system from boilers through reboilers to jacketed transfer lines. Inspection of mechanical installation to ensure it was installed to the client’s design and specifications and ASME codes.
Intermediate Piping/Mech. Designer, Fluor Daniel Canada Inc., Kingston, Ontario
1995-1996
Client- Dupont Canada
•Mechanical design of underground, process and service piping, atmospheric and pressure vessel design, machine design, material handling equipment design, HVAC and duct design, hydraulic system design, dense phase conveying design, blower and fan sizing, pump sizing, heating and cooling coil design. Design completed to meet ANSI, ASME, API, CSA and all other applicable codes and specifications including client specific specifications.
Piping Designer, T.A. Brouwer Services Inc., Maitland, Ontario
1994-1995
Client- Dupont Canada
•Process design including preparation of process flow diagrams, material flow diagrams, piping and instrumentation diagrams. Preparation of equipment specifications and facilities sizing and layout. Upgrade project for an on-site powerhouse boiler upgrade.
Self-employed, General Contractor, Athens, Ontario
1992-1993
Piping Designer, Laframboise Mechanical Inc., Brockville, Ontario
1991-1992
Client- Shell Canada
•Grassroots oil blending facility, responsible for the preparation of general arrangements and piping spool drawings for the on-site fabrication of a hot oil heating system for storage tanks in a tank farm from boilers onto the pipe rack and out to plate heaters located on all tanks.
Instrumentation/Elec. Designer, Davy Canada Inc., Toronto, Ontario-Value 250M
1990-1991
Client- Inco Limited - Copper Cliff Project
•Instrumentation/Electrical design of conduit and cable tray runs, wiring, instrument spec. sheets and loops, cabinet wiring diagrams, ladder diagrams, primary and secondary electrical services, mcc, plc and dcs cabinet layouts, switchgear and transformer layouts. Design completed to meet electrical codes and manufacturers specifications.
Civil/Structural Designer, Fluor Daniel Canada Inc., Kingston, Ontario
1990
Client- Dupont Canada
•Civil/Structural design of concrete and structural steel buildings, roofing system design, pipe bridges, catwalks and platforms, pump and equipment and tank bases, pipe supports and racks, rebar design and structural detailing. Design completed to meet building codes and manufacturers specifications.
Mechanical Designer, Piehl Engineering Inc., Brockville, Ontario
1989-1990
Client- Dupont Canada
•Preparation of TSSA documentation for registration of pressure piping and vessels, scopes of work, capital and non-capital cost estimates, tender packages, equipment and pipe specs. Preparation of drawings and detailed design of multiple projects in a support to operations role.
Assistant Manager, Hinton Machine and Welding Inc., Brockville, Ontario
1986-1989
•Shop management of a custom Machine and welding shop, responsible for all aspects of the day to day operations including; employee supervision, customer service, payroll, accounts payable and receivable, purchasing, production scheduling, prioritizing and issuing of work orders, design and drafting.
MILITARY EXPERIENCE
Brockville Rifles- Rank of Jr NCO-Machine Gun Crew Commander, Driver, Communicator 1982-1985
EDUCATION
Electro/Mechanical Maintenance Tech., St. Lawrence College Brockville Ontario 1985-1986
Business Administration-Finance, St. Lawrence College Brockville Ontario 1983-1985
SSGD, Athens District High School 1979-1983
Additional Training
•Project Management Course, Pressure Vessel and Pressure Piping Design Course, Vessel and Pipng Insulation Course, Employee Leadership Course
Other
Canadian Welding Bureau certification-Welding Supervisor, WHMIS, LEED certification Standard First Aid, R2000 Builder certification, HRAI Duct Designer, Fall Protection certification, Elevated Platform certification, Excavator Operator certification, Confined space certification
Software Knowledge
I have used computers since 1986 for drafting, design, FEA, Programming, Word Processing, Spreadsheet and Schedule Preparation and am very proficient in Autocad, Microstation, PDMS, Modeller, Pipegen, Autoplant, MS Project, MS Office, Excel, Word, SAP
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