Philippe Palard

Experience

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  Battlefords Air

  Feb 2003 - May 2006

  Flight Instructor and Assistant AME

  - Ground and flying instruction- Assist in aircraft maintenance- Ground support for agricultural spraying- Maintaining the airport to its optimal operational status

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  NAV CANADA

  May 2006 - Apr 2008

  Air Traffic Controller Program

  - Controlling aircraft in a safety environment and helping them to accomplish their mission (commercial flight, SAR missions, Military missions)

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  Discovery Air Defence Services

  May 2008 - Mar 2013

  - Manage Engine Fleets (47 Snecma, Larzac engines)- Monitor engine potential and produce reports detailing critical items- Prepare Statements of Work (SOW) for engine third line repair- Manage the results of all condition-based maintenance programs- Produce plan (Aircraft Production Plan) for major maintenance activities- Produce plan (Engine Production Plan) for major engine maintenance activities- Conduct contract negotiations with select service suppliers- Conduct Fleet Management Project- Determine and monitor the operating costs for each fleet- Prepare Aircraft Inspection packages- Senior authorized signatory person for Transport Canada Pass for Montreal, Victoria, Edmonton, Quebec and Halifax Airport Show less

  • Deputy Manager, Fleet and Maint/Ops

    Feb 2012 - Mar 2013

  • Maintenance Planner

    Aug 2009 - Feb 2012

  • Ops Coordinator

    May 2008 - Aug 2009
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  Senvion Canada Inc.

  Mar 2013 - Feb 2020

  Service Analyst

  - Financial performance forecast for 36 wind farms (1071 wind turbines)- Established performance indicator for North America wind turbines population- Perform root cause analysis for reported issues or abnormal behavior of wind turbines - Implementation of a performance index system for wind turbines - Subject Matter Expert of production-based guarantee implementation across North America- Use and analyze data from SAP and SCADA to create monthly fleet performance and service reports for internal and external customers- Assess and confirm wind turbine performance by analyzing data from SCADA and from customer input- Forecast planning with past statistics (energy production tendency, seasonal redundant issues, icing prevention improvement, preventive maintenance performance improvement)- Building databases to analyze current and future issues- Building tools to calculate wind turbines performance regarding applicable customer contracts in regards of guarantees of the contracts in force with its customer- Negotiation with customers for yearend reports Show less

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  Siemens Gamesa

  Aug 2020 - Apr 2022

  Process and system support specialist (SCADA)

  -Global support role on the SCADA systems-Global Financial forecasting-Global support for operation analysis-Customer support-Global analysis

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  EDF Renewables North America

  Apr 2022 - May 2023

  Asset Manager

  Asset Manager of:- Massif du Sud Wind Project (150MW)- Romney Wind Project (60 MW)- Pendleton Solar Project (12 MW)- Barlow Solar Project (10 MW)• Owner’s representative of each wind and solar project• Ensure the contractual compliance with all commercial agreements as well as stakeholder • Ensure full compliance of each asset (legal, environmental, NERC compliance, etc.)• Coordinating with the O&M team as well as the OEM team, monitor and challenge the operational performance and optimization metrics to achieve the portfolio’s highest possible availability of generation• Prepare and manage internal and external forecasts, internal and external budgets, financial and operational variance reports • Ensuring accurate and timely management reporting across the portfolio• Facilitate collaboration amongst organizational cross-functional teams as conditions necessitate finding resolutions for any operational, financial, commercial or technical issues • Profit & Loss Responsibility of assigned renewable energy assets• Assisting EDF RE Compliance team to confirm, when NERC Standards are applicable, that each Canadian projects are fully compliant and have all the required documentation available to the governing organization Show less

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  Top Aces

  May 2023 - now

  Deputy Fleet Manager - A-4 & Alpha Jet Fleet