Team Leader, New Unit Commissioning - City of Calgary - Calgary, AB, Canada
(2023-02)
- Leading a team of 10 Journeymen (CUPE37 & AUT583) in the New Unit Commissioning group.
- Maintaining a visible presence in the shop to strengthen employee engagement and prioritize safety.
- Supervising performance, provided mentorship, and managed the workforce within the context of the collective agreement.
- Ensuring timely and safe execution of all maintenance work assigned.
- Setting work expectations and performance levels with employees and provided timely and relevant feedback.
- Ensuring adherence to all permit and lockout procedures.
- Collaborating with cross-functional teams to minimize disruption during capital projects and maintenance activities, successfully meeting project deadlines and objectives.
- Managing operating budgets, reviewed monthly financials, and adjusted spending to align with organizational goals.
- Maintaining a strong focus on safety, promoting a safe and healthy work environment in compliance with regulatory standards.
- Reviewing and managing procurement processes, ensuring the timely acquisition of necessary materials and services.
- Implementing change management initiatives to improve maintenance processes and adapt to evolving organizational needs.
Acquisition Specialist – Fleet Tech Services - City of Calgary - Calgary, AB, Canada
(2017 - 2022)
- Collaborated with customers to plan asset replacements, lifecycles, and asset types by gathering and synthesizing technical requirements and specifications.
- Created weight distribution diagrams and conceptual designs of vehicles and equipment using technical specifications and data.
- Completed the procurement process by creating tender documents, contract extensions, and vendor performance evaluations.
- Performed quality control inspections and attended meetings at manufacturing and installation facilities.
- Managed fleet acquisition projects by ensuring internal and external vendors meet promised deliverables and specifications.
- Produced RFQs and RFPs to support the competitive tendering of City contracts.
- Trained new acquisition specialists and mentored new hires.
Acting Team Leader, New Unit Commissioning - City of Calgary - Calgary, AB, Canada
(2020 - 2021)
- Temporarily managed the commissioning team, ensuring timely and safe project execution.
- Investigated incidents to improve safety protocols and prevent recurrence.
Ground Engaging Tools (GET) Specialist - Suncor Energy Services Inc - Fort McMurray, AB
(2014 - 2017)
- Ensured compliance with Suncor EH&S management system.
- Managed $10M projects by monitoring and reporting GET life, usage, cost, and inventory.
- Directed contracts with SCM (Logistics) and vendors.
- Collaborated with business units and maintenance for work coordination.
- Provided technical response reports.
Reliability Specialist - Suncor Energy Services Inc - Fort McMurray, AB
(2011 - 2014)
- Provided maintenance engineering support for crane lifts, incident learning programs, and investigations.
- Developed and monitored contamination control for spills and other contaminants.
- Oversaw contractor workforce to ensure proper training and compliance with safety procedures.
- Ensured unit downtime outage durations are minimized while maintaining worker safety and unit reliability.
Reliability Inspector - Suncor Energy Services Inc - Fort McMurray, AB
(2009 - 2011)
- Provided daily assistance to the Maintenance Engineer for fleet maintenance activities.
- Coordinated and performed field inspections.
- Managed external contractors/consultants for projects as required.
- Supported the Suncor safety culture and performed safety audits.
