Riley Beise

Experience

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  AMEC

  Oct 2005 - Jul 2006

  Civil Technician

  Construction inspection for a mature fine tailing pipeline project at Suncor. Monitoring the installation of cast-in-place piles, driven steel pipe piles, and testing concrete and grout.

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  Kinder Morgan

  Jul 2006 - Aug 2007

  Junior Technical Engineer

  Hydraulic modeling for pipeline operations and business development. Primarily modeling monthly product lineups for estimated through-put in the Trans-Mountain multi-product pipeline. Also providing technical support with pipe and pump network design for proposed terminal expansions.

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  Geo-Xergy Systems

  Sept 2007 - Jan 2008

  Mechanical Project Engineer

  Integrated geo-exchange system design for residential, and ice rinks. Site inspection and troubleshooting of under-performing geo-exchange systems.

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  Tri Ocean Engineering LTD

  Apr 2008 - Oct 2008

  Mechanical Package Engineer

  Detailing gas pipeline compressor station mechanical equipment packages, and reviewing technical bid packages for equipment such as flare stacks and knock-out drums.

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  Enermodal Engineering (a member of MMM Group)

  Nov 2009 - Dec 2012

  Analyst, Energy Performance Group

  Providing technical guidance to design teams to help make cost effective decisions in designing high performance buildings, from concept to completion. Using energy modeling and other simulation tools to provide realistic numbers on innovative energy saving design options in architectural, electrical, mechanical, and process building systems.Also provides support on LEED, measurement and verification, and commissioning.Software used includes:EE4eQUESTRETscreenTherm Show less

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  AME Consulting Group

  Jan 2013 - Mar 2017

  Senior Energy Analyst

  Evaluating building energy use and performance in all stages of design through whole building energy simulations (energy models). Providing feedback to the design team on the impact of key design features and design alternatives.End uses of simulation work include building permit application, utility incentive studies, LEED, and other energy performance targets.Simulations are primarily done in IES Virtual Environment to allow detailed analysis of high performance designs that include natural ventilation, CO2 demand controlled ventilation, and radiant cooling.Utility incentive studies of new construction (BC Hydro, Fortis BC), and retrofit energy studies of existing buildings (Fortis BC). Show less

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  Loop Engineering Inc.

  Mar 2017 - Feb 2018

  Principal

  Providing high quality building performance simulation consulting services to inform building design.Helping clients understand performance targets and how to achieve them.

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  Focal Engineering

  Dec 2017 - now

  Principal

  Building performance consulting for new and existing buildings, with an focus on applying simulation (energy modeling) as a design tool. Energy, peak loads, thermal comfort, Passive House, day-lighting, natural ventilation, CFD. Leveraging high quality simulation tools to inform building design.