ProSlide Technology Inc.
Director, Structural Engineering
2021 – 2023, Ottawa, ON

• Headed the engineering department at the company’s main office, overseeing a multi-disciplinary team.
• Established industry-standard engineering processes and defined team member roles and responsibilities.
• Worked with company leaders to increase efficiency, enhance cost estimation, and improve inter-departmental communication for successful project delivery and margin protection.
• Managed relationships with external structural engineering partners, including vetting and onboarding new consultants to support project delivery in the US.
• Supervised projects from start to finish, overseeing the development of calculations, drawings, and reports for the design of structures and their foundations.

Product Structural Engineering Manager
2020 – 2021, Ottawa, ON

• Collaborated with stakeholders to enhance cost estimation accuracy and reduce expenses on steel supports.
• Led the development of standardized support structures and components to improve cost estimation and manufacturability.
• Assessed the structural steel and fiberglass capabilities of multiple vendors for large-scale architectural theming elements, implementing enhanced engineering controls and processes to ensure quality fabrication.
• Reviewed shop and assembly drawings for compliance with construction drawings, project specifications, and regulatory requirements.

Product Development Engineer/Lead Structural Engineer
2016 – 2020, Ottawa, ON

• Designed and developed pre-engineered support structures for new water ride features.
• Conducted analysis and design of fiberglass shells and pultruded FRP frames using both finite element analysis and hand calculations.
• Performed analysis and design of structural steel and reinforced concrete structures, including cantilever columns, conventional braced steel frames, moment frames, and space frames.
• Inspected water amusement rides for safety and their structural integrity.
• Reviewed structural calculations of external engineers and manufacturers to ensure compliance with the project requirements and specifications.
• Communicated ideas, designs and improvements through sketches, 3D models or drawings.

SPS Technology
Structural Engineer
2010 – 2016, Ottawa, ON

• Executed various aspects of projects, including structural analysis and design, the development of engineering and shop drawings, and project management.
• Completed projects on a variety of structures, including stadiums, offshore structures, vehicular bridges and pedestrian bridges.
• Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to successfully execute projects, including preparing proposals, conducting detailed design and research and development programs, and providing support during the fabrication and construction phases.
• Designed and engineered the escape tunnel and its supporting structure on the Glen Lyon FPSO for both gravity, lateral loads, fatigue loading, and to withstand blast loads and extreme fire events.
• Conducted dynamic analysis of structures using SPS to confirm their resistance to various dynamic events, such as earthquakes and human-induced vibrations.

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES AND ASSOCIATIONS

• Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO), Professional Member
• Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA), Professional Member
• ASTM F24 Structural Design of Water Slides Task Group, Co-Chair