Ngoc Pham

Ngoc Pham

Instrumentation Engineering Student

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Automation/Controls Engineer

  • Education

    • Red River College

      2013 - 2015
      Diploma Instrumentation Engineering Technology 4.39/4.5
    • University of Manitoba

      2019 - 2023
      Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Software Engineering 4.1/4.5

      Activities and Societies: Woman in Computer Science (WICS), Women in Engineering & Geoscience Mentorship Program

  • Experience

    • Tolko Industries

      May 2015 - Aug 2015
      Instrumentation Engineering Student

      • Planned, developed detailed drawings for engineering projects.• Troubleshot, performed routine maintenance for instruments.• Supervised projects of modifications of orifice plate tap location and fire water line.• Worked with contractors, representatives during shutdown time for automation maintenance.

    • Tolko Industries

      Jan 2016 - Oct 2016
      Instrumentation Technologist

      ⚠️ 2016, Tolko was acquired and became a Canadian Kraft Paper Industries Ltd. Work experiences listed below reflect work done with Tolko Industries.✪ Automation: • Responsible for updating, verifying AutoCAD drawings of automation networks, junction boxes, process loops, fiber optic system, VFD schematics.• Updated DeltaV and Window hotfixes, Symatec Antivirus for operator workstations.• Backed-up and exported Historian data on weekly basis and maintained hardware for the server. ✪ Instrumentation Engineering: • Planned, developed detailed drawings, inspected and commissioned instruments.• Responsible for technical information for instrument quotes.• Performed calibration, routine maintenance for flow transmitters, level sensors, and pumps. Show less

    • Lakeside Process Controls

      Oct 2016 - Sept 2019
      Project Engineering

      ✪ Automation services:• Supervised electricians for hardware installation and IO test.• Built and configured 70+ workstations, servers, including virtual environment (Hyper-V, VMware).• Developed and verified configuration Software Factory Acceptance Test.• Implemented DeltaV Mobile to the existing automation systems.• Interfaced DeltaV DCS with Emerson and third-party products via Modbus TCP/IP protocol: AMS 6500 ATG, Schneider PowerPact P- and R-Frame, Littelfuse Startco Protection Relays, CleverBrooks Boiler CB780.• Mentored co-op students, verified engineering drawings and documentation.✪ Instrumentation services: • Calibrated and certified instruments: water treatment plant, sewage plant, canola oil plant.• Troubleshot and diagnosed variety of Rosemount/Micro Motion instruments.• Ensured communication, registered, updated 475 Communicator and AMS TREX Communicator. Show less

    • Manitoba Hydro

      May 2021 - Apr 2023
      Engineering Student

      • Develop SQL database application and user interface, automate the engineering processes to collect time series data of 200+ power stations.• Program, maintain SQL database connection and architecture.• Compose technical documentation for Electrical Load Forecast project.• Develop user interface to automate contingency file generation in Python.• Simulate contingency scenarios, document analysis results for electrical load studies.• Develop user interface to systematically allocate zones to power buses and loads in Power System Simulator (PSS/E). Show less

    • Tesla

      Jun 2023 - Jul 2024
      Controls Engineer

      • Conducted comprehensive loop checks of 1000+ IOs across diverse platforms including DeltaV DCS, Beckhoff PLC, Siemens PLC for Cathode plant.• Facilitated communication between PLC and DCS systems via industrial protocols such as Modbus TCP and PROFINET.• Programmed C# application with UI to automate DCS Control module instantiation, improving engineering efficiency.• Created intuitive and easy-to-use DeltaV graphical interface (HMI) to enhance operator productivity and workflow.• Conducted FAT to validate vendor equipment compliance with Tesla standards and specifications.• Participated in critical engineering activities including HAZOP, Alarm Rationalization, Cause and Effect Matrix studies. Show less

    • Siemens

      Jul 2024 - now
      Manufacturing Automation Engineer
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Certified Instrumentation Technician

      Apprenticeship Manitoba (Inter-Provincial Red Seal)
      Sept 2019
    • C++ Programming - Fundamentals

      Ho Chi Minh University of Technology - Centre of Computer Engineering
      Jul 2014
    • WHMIS

      Lakeside Process Controls
      Jan 2019
    • Swagelok Installation Workshop

      Swagelok Central Canada
      Dec 2014
    • CS50x

      CS50
      Mar 2025
      View certificate certificate
    • Radiation Safety for Nuclear Gauge Users

      Radiation Safety Institute of Canada
      Mar 2016
    • WHMIS

      University of Manitoba
      Jan 2020
    • Standard First Aid Level 2, CPR C & AED

      St. John Ambulance Manitoba
      Oct 2018
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Ngoc Pham
      Ernest M. and Margaret (McCheyne) Scott Memorial Scholarship University of Manitoba Nov 2022 Student who has demonstrated a high scholastic standard, and through activities and personal conduct, leadership potential, inter-personal sensitivity, honesty, and high standards of personal principles and ethics
    • Awarded to Ngoc Pham
      Women's Engineering Bursary Manitoba Hydro Jan 2022 Student must be enrolled in their second year to final year of Engineering with good academic performance & community involvement.
    • Awarded to Ngoc Pham
      Price Scholarships in Engineering Price Faculty of Engineering Nov 2021 Award for a student in the Faculty of Engineering with good academic standing.
    • Awarded to Ngoc Pham
      Engineering Scholarship University of Manitoba Apr 2021 Scholarship for completion of the first year of study at The University of Manitoba and continuation in civil, electrical or computer engineering and show evidence of leadership qualities and personal initiative, demonstrated by holding office, receiving awards, or making recognized contributions in extra-curricular activities in the latter years of high school and in the first full year of university study.
    • Awarded to Ngoc Pham
      Lee Shirtliffe Memorial Award Red River College Dec 2015 Candidate demonstrated academic excellence and leadership qualities in class, and annually present to a regular full-time student entering the third year of Instrumentation Engineering Technology.
    • Awarded to Ngoc Pham
      Red River College Students' Association Scholarship RRC Students' Association Dec 2013 Candidate demonstrated academic excellence in first term of the program
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Ticket Seller & Food Server

      Issued by Fringe Festival (Winnipeg) on May 2013
      Fringe Festival (Winnipeg)Associated with Ngoc Pham