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Rich Lavallee C.E.T

Rich Lavallee C.E.T

Instrumentation Technician

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Manager Commissioning, Maintenance at Allnorth Consultants Ltd.

  • Education

    • NAIT (Northern Alberta Institute of Technology)

      1998 - 2000
      Diploma Instrumentation Engineering Technology

    • Northern Alberta Institute of Technology

      1998 - 2000
      Diploma, Instrumentation Engineering Technology Instrumentation Technology/Technician

  • Experience

    • Ber-Mac Electrical & Instrumentation

      Oct 2000 - Apr 2004
      Instrumentation Technician

      Instrumentation lead for the construction, start-up, and maintenance of gas compressor stations, well sites and heavy oil batteries.

    • Emerson Process Management

      Sept 2004 - Apr 2006
      Pre-Commissioning Coordinator

      Coordinated and planned pre-commissioning activities with field contractors, field engineers and vendors to ensure proper resource allocation. Monitored, evaluated, and coordinated corrective actions. Managed pre-commissioning schedule. Prepared detailed monitoring reports.

    • Rocket Controls

      Aug 2006 - Jul 2015
      Owner / Operator

    • ConocoPhillips

      Aug 2006 - Jun 2007
      Instrumentation Specialist

      Managed instrumentation turnover activities. Prepared inspection packages and final turnover documentation. Oversaw construction punch list and RFI’s. Field supervision of outside E/I contractors.

    • Bantrel

      Feb 2008 - Oct 2008
      Automation Planner

      Developed execution plans to swing over a Control Room Upgrade in a running plant. Prepared construction work packages. Coordinated field contractors and managed construction schedule. Supervised the execution of work packages to ensure quality and completion.

    • Emerson Process Management

      Dec 2008 - Feb 2009
      Pre-Commissioning Foreman

      Supervised and Coordinated loop checks and field changes. Participated in HAZOP activities. Provided field instrumentation technical support

    • Tectonik Controls

      Mar 2009 - Oct 2009
      Instrumentation Commissioning Tech

      Commissioning and start-up of MEG Energy’s co-generation facility which include General Electric gas turbine tenerator (GTG) and Heat Recovery Steam Generator (HRSG). QA/QC of instrumentation installations.

    • MMR

      Nov 2009 - Nov 2010
      Tech Specialist – E & I

      Completed loop checks with Honeywell Experion PKS DCS system and with FOUNDATION Fieldbus communication protocol.

    • Sancon Commissioning

      Nov 2010 - Jun 2011
      Senior Instrumentation Technologist

      Commissioning and start-up of Devon Energy Jackfish 2 SAGD facility. Gained experience with ProfiBus communication protocol

    • Novicor Inc.

      Oct 2011 - Mar 2015
      Instrumentation Validation Specialist

      Played important role of completing the Jackfish 3 project on schedule by ensuring and reviewing engineered documentation with respect to automation and instrumentation. Worked with vendors, module fabricators and site engineers to prevent schedule interruption due to incorrect information on engineering documents

    • Allnorth Consultants Limited

      Jun 2015 - now
      Manager, Commissioning & Maintenance

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Canadian Inter provincial (Red Seal) Instrumentation Technician

      Canadian Council of Directors of Apprenticeship

    • Certified Engineering Technician (CET)

      Association of Science and Engineering Technology Professionals of Alberta (ASET)

    • Instrumentation Engineering Technician

      Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT)

    • Journeyman Instrumentation Technician

      Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board