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James B.

James B.

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    General Manager, R&D and Engineering Manager

  • Education

    • Faculty of Engineering, University of Alberta

      1968 - 1972
      BSc Electronics Electrical and Electronics Engineering

      Student Project Leader for design and prototype of ambulatory heart monitor with template matching alarm.Special project for design of diesel engine efficiency monitor and fuel rate control.

    • University of Alberta

      1968 - 1972
      Bachelor's Degree Electrical and Electronics Engineering

      Special Projects design proposal of diesel engine efficiency monitor through exhaust gas analysis for COx content.Special Projects award for design and prototype of ambulatory heart QRS pulse exception detection.

  • Experience

    • BEE Baker Engineering Enterprises

      Jan 1974 - Jan 1984
      R&D Manager

      BEE designed, manufactured, marketed, installed, and serviced proprietary and OEM electronic instrumentation for the on-farm agricultural production sector.Products developed included:- air seeder monitoring and application rate control including bin levels, fan speed, airflow delivery monitoring and application rate control- liquid fertilizer and herbicide application rate monitoring and control based on ground speed- nozzle monitor based on acoustics- harvester efficiency monitor for oil-seed and cereal grain crops- continuous flow grain dryer moisture content controller- electric fence energizers for un-insulated fences for livestock and predator controlJames is a named inventor on 12 patent applications. Show less

    • Agritronics

      Jun 1978 - now
      Owner, General Manager

      Agritronics business focus is for design-build and proprietary electronic instrumentation for monitoring and control for applications in agricultural and forestry sector with specialization in intrinsically safe instrumentation design.General Manager- administrative policy and systems development- operational policy development- administrative software 75 database modules for business managementBusiness Development- design-build of specialized electronic instrumentationEngineering Manager- developed design and manufacturing manual- lead system design in cooperation with clients- developed and implemented team support for embedded firmware- developed and implemented client support for installations and field service- P.Eng. Responsible Professional registered with APEGAQuality Systems Manager- developed and registered Quality Management System for ABSA and CSA Show less

    • Concepts To Market

      Jun 1991 - now
      R&D Manager

      Concepts To Market is a registered Operating-As for Agritronics- details are in the Agritronics descriptionConcepts To Market focuses on design-build of unique instrumentation for oilfield optimization, commercial and industrial monitoring and control systems, consumer products, and biomedical clinical instrumentation.

    • PIP360 Inc

      Jan 2009 - Feb 2025
      Engineering Manager

      Business / Operations Developer- client development with field support- administrative policy and systems development- operational policy development for design-build of specialized electronic instrumentationEngineering Manager- lead system design in cooperation with clients- developed and implemented team support for embedded firmware- developed and implemented client support for installations and field service- P.Eng. Responsible Professional registered with APEGAQuality Systems Manager- developed and registered Quality Management System for ABSA and CSA Show less

    • CONCEPTS TO MARKET Inc.

      Oct 2010 - now
      Founder, R&D and Engineering

    • PIP360 Inc.

      Jan 2012 - Feb 2025
      General Manager, R&D and Engineering Manager

      PIP360 - Pipes In Profile 360°We serve clients in OilSands mining and extraction by deploying erosion / corrosion instrumentation and providing data analysis services to:- save maintenance cost (fewer workers on site)- increase slurry transport infrastructure service life (typically 20-40%) and- reduce risk of holeout, emergency shutdown, and HSE incidents (predict pipe wall thickness weeks in advance)through Predictive Maintenance Management of slurry transport infrastructure.PIP360 is a fully integrated enterprise:- business development, (investigate client needs)- instrument design from first principles, embedded firmware, wireless network, data collection, data analysis applications and integration with site maintenance planning.- manufacturing and calibration,- installation and maintenance- data analysis and reporting (consulting) Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • BSc EE, JnyET, PEng