Des's Project Experience includes:

Permit and Certificate of Approvals

Preparing permits and certificates of approval for facility operations in Ontario, Quebec and Alberta, including negotiation of conditions of approval:

• Successfully obtained approvals for facilities to allow for flexibility in operations.
• Obtained certificate of approval for water discharge resulting in savings of over $300,000.
• Obtained Certificate of Authorization for large manufacturing facility in Quebec covering process and site approvals.
• Developed, submitted and obtained certificate of approval for manufacturing processes including thermal incinerators, scrubbers and cyclones.

Waste Management

Responsible for waste management in project management duties for site remediation, demolition operations and facility operations:

• Developed implemented hazardous waste handling, and disposal procedures for large manufacturing facility.
• Established PCB material handling and storage for corporate sites in Canada including construction of storage facilities, agency notifications and transfers of materials.
• Coordinated waste disposal from demolition of manufacturing facilities in British Columbia and Ontario.

Air Quality

Process development and troubleshooting for pollution control equipment:

• Revised counterflow scrubber design to reduce waste generation for cost savings of over $30,000 per year.
• Equipment design and revisions for scrubbers and cyclones for particulate reduction in high volume air flow equipment.
• Responsible for development of CFC recovery system for blown foam operation.
• Experience with Ontario and U.S. EPA dispersion modelling programs to determine compliance with regulatory limits for emissions.
• Completed source emission inventories for dispersion modelling and certificate of approval applications.

Project Management

• Successfully managed environmental operations for site remediation and demolition to meet or exceed regulatory guidelines.
• Several underground storage tank removal projects including soil removal for disposal. The activities included program development and negotiating with agencies during and after clean-up activities.
• Air pollution control equipment design, installation start-up.
• Heat Pump design and prototype construction coordinator.
• Managed work force of 30 people in manufacturing facility.
• Design of product handling equipment for manufacturing facilities across Canada.
• Designed and implemented interfaces for computers and data collection equipment.
• Responsible for electrostatic painting operations and quality program in automotive facility.
• Developed Environmental Management System and strategies for implementation at manufacturing sites.

Environmental Audits and Site Remediation

• Conducted many environmental compliance audits in manufacturing facilities and as a third party auditor in waste handling and disposal facilities covering all media.
• Numerous site investigations in inorganic chemical facilities for acquisition and divestiture due diligence programs. These activities included identifying significant liability issues for properties and regulatory compliance issues in processes.
• Developed and recommended solutions for compliance issues.
• Development of strategies and approaches to site investigations property evaluations.

Software Development

• Designed, implemented and managed corporate LAN.
• Designed and developed database management systems for material safety data sheets.
• Responsible for installation and management of Lotus Notes system for environmental management system.

Past Experience

• Senior Project Engineer, Canadian Environmental Affairs, Fiberglas Canada Inc.
• Process Engineer, Innovative Technology Department, Fiberglas Canada Inc.
• Project Engineer, Leanflow Metal Products

Education and Professional Memberships B.A.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, University of Waterloo, 1986 Member of Professional Engineers of Ontario Member of the Water Environment Federation