Tohid Ghorbanpour P. Eng.,
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A professional engineer licensed in Alberta, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan, as well as an Alberta master electrician and an Alberta Safety Codes Council Certified Electrical Safety Codes Officer (SCO Electrical Inspector). Experience includes conceptual and detailed electrical design of low and medium-voltage (LV/MV) motor control centers (MCCs), switchgear, and instrumentation including motor operated valve (MOV), pressure, temperature and flow transmitters. Comprehensive knowledge of the motor control industry, electrical, instrumentation and automation products and their application as engineering solutions.
Expertise Education
Electrical Engineering
Apply Canadian Electrical Code (CEC) in
Control System Design Activities, Control
Panel Layout Considerations & Develop
Conductor Routing, and Hazardous
Location Wiring Methods and Equipment
Selection, Complete Intrinsic Safety and
Non-Incendive Circuit Designs and
Calculations; Design and Specify
Electrical Switchgear, Heat Tracing
systems, Motor Protection, Motor Starting
Methods, and Variable Speed Drive
Systems; Design Grounding & Bonding
Systems, Lighting Systems, MV and
High-Voltage (HV) Systems, Power and
Control Cabling Systems, Power System
Fault Calculations, Coordination and
Protection, Single Phase Power
Distribution Systems, Three Phase HV
Power Distribution Systems (35 kV and
up), Three Phase MV Power Distribution
Systems (1kV to 38kV), and Three Phase
Power Distribution Systems (600VAC);
Develop Area Classification Studies and
Fugitive Emissions Studies; Arc Flash
Calculations and Battery Autonomy
Studies; Size & Specify Heating &
Cooling Systems; Specify and Design
Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS);
Specify Electric Motor and Overloads;
Use ETAP or SKM software
Field Services
Industrial Communication
ASI Bus; EtherNet/IP, ControlNet;
DeviceNet; DF1; Foundation Fieldbus;
Modbus ASCII / Remote Terminal Unit
(RTU); Modbus TCP/IP; OLE for Process
Control (OPC); Profibus; Serial
Communications Including RS-232, RS-
422, RS-485; Wireless HART
Special Applications
Application Development: C/C++/C#,
FORTRAN, Pascal, Visual Basic, and
Visual Basic for Applications; Database:
Microsoft Access
Advanced Process Control
Enhanced Oil Recovery; Power
Generation; Waste and Water Treatment
Commissioning
Commissioning and Construction
Engineering Support; Site Commissioning
Activities
Construction Management
Programmable Logic Controller
(PLC)
GE Fanuc 90-70; Honeywell ControlEdge;
Klockner Moeller; Rockwell
CompactLogix, ControlLogix, Flex I/O,
MicroLogix, PLC 2 and 3, PLC 5, and
SLC 500/50x
Safety Systems
Safety Integrity Level (SIL) Review Layer
of Protection Analysis (LOPA), Risk
Graph, Functional Safety Assessments;
Hazard and Operability Study (HAZOP)
Review; SIL Verification & Reliability
Calculations; Safety Requirements
Specifications
Supervisory Control and Data
Acquisition (SCADA) / Software
Rockwell PanelView and RSView 32
Instrumentation
Design and Document Control Strategies;
Design Control Loops; Develop Data
Sheets; Identify Applications for New
Technologies; Interpret and Modify
Process and Instrumentation Diagram
(P&IDs); Select and Specify Sensing and
Measurement Instruments; Size and
Specify Valves, PSVs, and Actuators;
Specify Analyzers; Update P&IDs Using
Standard Symbology
Telecommunications
Fiber Optic Network Design
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), (1985)
Training
Certificate of Process Systems (2015)
SAIT
AutoCAD Operators Certificate (Honors)
(2003) SAIT
Certificate of PLC Controls Applications,
(2002) SAIT
EET Diploma, (SAIT) (1988)
Rockwell ControlLogix PLC, RSLogix5,
PanelView 1200 Hardware Base, HMI
and PanelBuilder HMI Programming
Software, RSTune PID Loop Tuner, and
RSView 32 Software Base HMI (2002)
SAIT
Associations
Professional Engineer, P.Eng. member
of:
APEGA (Alberta)
APEGS (Saskatchewan)
EGBC (British Columbia)
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Experience
Phase Engineering Ltd. (2014-Present, currently on contract work with Autopro Automation Consultants Ltd. wholly owned subsidiary of mCloud Technologies Corp. ) Designed and developed power system for MV switchgear, MCC, variable frequency drives (VFDs), LV MCCs, and electrical heat tracing (EHT) systems. Performed power system studies related to arc flash hazard analysis, load flow, motor acceleration and short circuit, coordination study, and protective relay settings. Provided engineering input and technical oversight for design activities undertaken by design/drafting staff residing within or outside the project team. Provided cost estimates for small- to large-sized projects in collaboration with all other disciplines. Designed, developed, and reviewed control architecture, PLC panels, and control wiring diagrams. Ensured that the deliverables provided to the project were technically accurate, within scope, on budget and schedule, suitable for the intended purpose, and in compliance with quality procedures and project plans. Projects worked on include:
CNRL Kirby North and South Sulphur Recovery (SRU) skid
CNRL Primrose East Steam Separation MCC add unit
Keyera Wapiti Gas Processing Facility
Nutrien (Agrium) Chigwell Distribution Terminal – Fugitive Emission Study
NOVA Chemical Joffre – P391/2/3 PL Pump Discharge Control and Overpressure Protection
Keyera Keylink Peyto LACT site RTU
AltaGas Dawson Creek – Gas detection
Seven Generations Energy PAD 31, ESP Breaker Co-ordination (ETAP)
Seven Generations Energy, ESP additions on Pads, Pad 09-28, Pad 16-16, Pad 03-21, Pad 16-06, Pad 05-25
Husky Bolney PLC-5 migration
Seven Generations Energy – projects: Arc Flash Study
Seven Generations Energy – projects: Fugitive Emission Study on two projects
Seven Generations Energy – projects: Generators, Electrical Submersible Pump (ESP) Pads (five different porjects)
Chemtrade Electrochem North Vancouver Plant Hazardous Area Classification Study Vista Projects Ltd. (2013-2014)
Designed and developed power system for MV switchgear, MCC, VFD, LV MCC, and EHT systems. Performed power system studies related to arc flash hazard analysis, load flow, motor acceleration and short circuit, coordination study, and protective relay settings. Provided engineering input and technical oversight for design activities undertaken by design/drafting staff residing within or outside the project team. Provided cost estimates for small- to large-sized projects in collaboration with all other disciplines. Designed, developed, and reviewed control architecture, PLC panels, and control wiring diagrams. Ensured that the deliverables provided to the project were technically accurate, within scope, on budget and schedule, suitable for the intended purpose, and in compliance with quality procedures and project plans. Projects worked on include:
Conoco-Phillips Canada – Surmont 1 Steam-Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) Operations Debottlenecking
Altex Energy – Vermilion Truck & Rail Transloading Facility Proposal Tohid Ghorbanpour Page 3 of 4
Experience
Upside Engineering Ltd. (2012-2013)
Designed and developed power system for MV switchgear, MCC, VFD, LV MCC, and EHT systems. Performed power system studies related to arc flash hazard analysis, load flow, motor acceleration and short circuit, coordination study, and protective relay settings. Provided engineering input and technical oversight for design activities undertaken by design/drafting staff residing within or outside the project team. Provided cost estimates for small- to large-sized projects in collaboration with all other disciplines. Designed, developed, and reviewed control architecture, PLC panels, and control wiring diagrams. Ensured that the deliverables provided to the project were technically accurate, within scope, on budget and schedule, suitable for the intended purpose, and in compliance with quality procedures and project plans. Projects worked on include:
TransCanada Pipeline – Various Tank Terminal Projects WorleyParsons Canada Ltd. (2012-2013)
Served as discipline lead responsible for engineering design specification (EDS), scoping study, and design base memorandum (DBM) deliverables. Provided engineering input and technical oversight for design activities undertaken by the project team. Ensured that deliverables were technically accurate and in compliance with quality and regulatory standards.
Projects worked on include:
Suncor – SAGD, Oil Sand Leadership Initiatives (OSLI) & SAGD Pad 108 Well pairs 13 & 14 Upside Engineering Ltd. (2010-2012)
Provided engineering input and technical oversight of design activities undertaken by design/drafting staff residing within or outside the project team. Provided cost estimates for small- to large-sized projects in collaboration with all other disciplines. Designed, developed, and reviewed control architecture, PLC panels, and control wiring diagrams. Ensured that the deliverables provided to the project were technically accurate, within scope, on budget and schedule, suitable for the intended purpose, and in compliance with quality procedures and project plans Projects worked on include:
Gibson Energy – Hardisty West Terminal,
TransCanada Pipeline – Cushing Oklahoma, Keystone Project, and
Tundra Oil and Gas – Cromer Terminal
Kilowatts Design Company. (now part of Schneider Electric) (2008-2010) As a discipline lead worked on TransCanada Pipeline Hardisty East Interconnect Keystone project. Interfaced with clients at the management level. Provided conceptual and detailed design of instrumentation including MOVs pressure, temperature, and flow transmitters. Provided electrical design for LV MCC, UPS, MV motor VFD, solid state reduced voltage (SSRV), and switchgear coordination study. Provided PLC and communication design. Worked on cause and effect diagrams, cost estimates, DBMs, and schedules. Performed electrical construction management, startup, and commissioning activities, and provided leadership and mentoring to the project team. Projects worked on include:
Gibson Energy – Hardisty Terminal Expansion & TransCanada Pipeline – Hardisty East Interconnect (Husky, Gibson) Tohid Ghorbanpour Page 4 of 4
Experience
Stewart & Stevenson LLC. (2007-2008)
Provided detailed electrical design of 750-1,500HP skid-mounted electric drilling rigs. Worked on suction and shaker mud system, mud pumps, generators, MCC, switchgear, plugboards, and top drives. Implemented PLC and automation system involving various field buses simultaneously such as CANBus, Profibus, J1939, and other RS485 based protocols.
Nabors Drilling Canada. (2005-2006)
Developed design of coiled tubing and drilling rig driller’s control console. Advanced Measurement Inc. (2004-2005)
Performed onsite deployment and commissioning activities for rig data capture controls (sensors and control panel), operator interface [human machine interface (HMI)], and satellite communication setup. Performed rig data capture controls panel design work.
Projects worked on include:
Key Energy Midland, Odessa Texas USA – Permian Basin Tesco Corporation (now part of Nabors Drilling) (2003-2004) Worked on top drive systems. Provided logic design for drilling string un-wind, humidity, and dynamic brake controls system. Designed PLC, SCADA, and electrical control panels. Simark Controls Ltd. (2002-2003)
Designed detailed drawings of SCADA systems (Control Microsystems SCADAPack), PLCs, VFDs, soft starts, and automation systems.
Comco Controls. (2000-2002)
Reviewed specification and guided estimator in preparing proposals. Managed awarded contracts. Travelled overseas for project. Performed startup and commissioning supervision and operator training. Klockner-Moeller (now part of EATON) (1990-2000)
Created motor control and automation solutions for industrial projects. Designed detailed drawings of MCCs, PLCs, VFDs, soft starts, and automation systems. Performed startup and commissioning supervision and operator training.