Nick has over 30 years of experience and extensive knowledge in control and instrumentation engineering within the oil and gas, chemical/petrochemical, pipeline facilities industries. Nick provides project management, discipline management and instrumentation engineering expertise in the application of process control systems.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

• Design and analysis of instrumentation and controls systems including the specification of equipment in severe services applications.
• Administration and management of projects including estimating, budgeting, scheduling, and cost control.
• Developing control strategies, SD keys, and control narratives for operation of industrial processing and pipeline facilities.
• P&ID design and development and HAZOP support.
• Instrumentation specifications and project standards development and purchasing technical support.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS & LICENSES

• Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA)

EDUCATION

• University of Calgary- B.Sc. Chemical Engineering, 1991

TRAINING

• H2S Alive, Enform
• WorleyParsons Leads Training
• Emerson Global Technical Exchange
• Electrical Engineering for Practitioners in the Oil and Gas Industry, EPIC Educational Program Innovations Center
• Leadership Development Program, The Banff Centre
• Design Applications of Bus Networks, StoneL TM
• Extraction and Upgrading of Oilsands Bitumen Intensive Short Course
• Canadian School of Hydrocarbon Measurement
• Measurement Best Practices for Safety Instrumented Systems, Emerson Process Management
• Delta V- Field Bus Training, Spartan Controls
• InTools Wiring Module Training, Visual Software Systems Inc.
• Practical Process Control for Engineers & Technicians, Instrument Data Communications
• Valve Sizing and Selection, Spartan Controls
• Canadian Gas Association 33rd Annual Gas Measurement School
• Instrumentation Winterization Course, O’Brian Corporation
• Flow Measurement Course, Dieterich Standard
• Liquid Level and Flow Control Course, Magnetrol International