Education
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
Operated, monitored, and analyzed heat exchangers (shell-tube, aerial, plate), pumps, distillation columns, compressors, amine sweeteners, evaporators, and flowmeters.
Trained in AspenHYSYS and HTRI Xchanger Suite® was almost like playing an advanced chemical engineering video game. Simulated refrigeration cycles, distillation systems, gas sweeteners, sulfur recovery units, dehydrators, compressor trains, pipeflow, and combustion units.
For 4 months we had the opportunity to study, monitor, and operate a fully functional wellsite. It was fascinating to see all the units such as separators, heaters, compressors, dehydrators come together and process oil and gas.
Near the end of my study came the analytics, here we performed laboratory & industrial chemical analysis using spectrometry, chromatography, and atomic absorption instruments. We also performed water analysis for pH, alkalinity, hardness, TDS, turbidity etc.
Gallery
Diploma in Chemical Engineering Technology
In this gallery you will see a lot of cool apparatus, processes, unit operations, SCADA systems, and other fun machines. You will find technology such as pumps, compressors, heat exchangers, fully functional well site, pH sensors, electron microscope, x-ray diffractometer, gas chromatographer, amine sweetener, methanol distillation system, lab scale Hempel distillation, water softener, climbing film evaporator and even atomic nebulizer.
Graduated with Honours - GPA: 3.90
2016-2018
University of Calgary
Energy Engineering combined my technical knowledge from SAIT with a deep insight into theoretics. This transformed me from a unidimensional technologist into a multidimensional engineer. Full energy life cycle: extraction, production, conversion, refining, transmission and distribution for petroleum and renewable technologies was studied and researched. I acquired skills such as energy modelling for wind and solar plants using SAM and RETScreen, Life Cycle Assessment for various chemical processes, learning PLC programming using vBuilder, chemical plant capital cost estimation using Aspen Capital Cost estimator, circuit design and development.
Other technical courses included:
Renewable Energy Systems
Project Course in Solar Science
Engineering Design and Innovation
Energy Policy
Electricity, Magnetism & Electrical Circuits
Fluid Mechanics
Thermodynamics
Dynamics
Heat Transfer
Environmental Chemistry
Probability & Stats
Automation and Controls
Also studied non-technical courses such as Project Management where we looked at Ethics and Legality, Project Planning, Risk Management, Scheduling, Profitability Analysis, Project Control and Closure.
Bachelor of Science in Energy Engineering
Graduated with Distinction - GPA: 3.62
For my Technical Elective I took HVAC (heating, ventilating, and air conditioning) systems, this gave me the skills understand and develop building energy models using eQuest. Combined with my LEED Green Associate certification I can develop sustainable building designs and operations. To view my final project click here!
Off grid Solar System Design Project
Undergraduate Projects
2018-2021
Urban Agriculture Project sponsored by Harvest Hub
The Harvest Hub Food Racking System project aimed to upgrade Harvest Hub’s current technology to a semi-automated, user-friendly version called HUBTUB 2.0. This new system will feature centralized irrigation and fertigation, built-in sensor technology, and an integrated data collection system. Key variables for data collection will include temperature, oxygen and carbon dioxide levels, pH, and lighting/darkness levels, enabling better understanding and optimization of crop growth environments and paving the way for future automation capabilities.
