Paul Jaehrlich, P.Eng.

Experience

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  RIK Quality Management Consultants

  Jan 1995 - Jan 1995

  Inspector

  • Inspected internationally bound goods in shipping containers

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  Canadian Plywood Association

  Jan 1996 - Dec 1999

  Service clients needing wood products testing and certification: • Formulated test plans, prepared project cost estimates• Designed custom test machines and performed structural tests• Wrote technical evaluations and reports • Performed structural laboratory testing of Engineered Wood Products • Designed, manufactured, calibrated and maintained specialized lab equipment

  • Engineering Services Assistant

    Jan 1997 - Dec 1999

  • Technician, Technical Engineering & Development

    Jan 1996 - Jan 1997
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  Southwest Developments Ltd

  Apr 1996 - Sept 1996

  Framer/Carpenter

  Framed and sided residential buildings

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  CertiWood Technical Centre

  Jan 2000 - Aug 2014

  Manager, Technical Services

  BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENTManage staff and develop the association's commercial testing/calibration business, including client relations, budgets, marketing, contracts and negotiations. Annual revenue targets consistently exceeded.Spearheaded the development of the association’s calibration services business. Identified the opportunity, garnered buy-in at the executive level, drafted and executed the business plan, leveraged industry connections and cold-called to gain over 70% market share in less than two years.PROJECT MANAGEMENTOversee staff testing in the CertiWood lab including product development, court-related product claims and product qualification testing.ENGINEERING EXPERTISEProvide specialized expertise to architects, engineers, code officials, distributors and builders. Derive design values for industry through computer modeling. Support mill/sales staff on technical matters. Gain code acceptance for new products including CCMC and ICC-ES reports.INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIONRepresent the structural wood products industry (wood I-joists, LVL, glulam, OSB, plywood, particle board, SIPs, adhesives and finger-jointed lumber, etc) on national and international committees in the areas of:• Engineering design codes • Test/Manufacturing standards (ASTM, ISO, CSA, JAS, NIST)• Market access• Strategic planning • Marketing LEADERSHIP AND FACILITATIONLead a number of key technical and marketing committees as secretary or chair. Proven ability for building consensus within a group of multiple stakeholders. TECHNICAL WRITING & COMMUNICATIONSAuthor the association's technical literature, market advisories, marketing materials and spec sheets. Writing product/test standards and reports. Develop the association’s website content, layout, SEO www.canply.org.Develop and present dynamic educational seminars at AGM’s, industry conferences and in-house at architect firms. Seminars accredited by AIA, AIBC and APEGBC. Show less

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  Lakewood Luxury Cabin

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2014

  Owner

  As an entrepreneurial venture, I searched for and developed a residential lakefront home in Northwest Washington State, into a turn-key luxury vacation product for Canadians. Development activities included: - working with architects, contractors, engineers and designers for a whole home renovation- working with legal counsel to develop bylaws, operating budget, CC&R's and to divide the cabin's title into quarters for sale- negotiating with the county's Building Codes and Development Department- developing and tracking an online marketing strategy using Google Analytics- designing a realty website explaining the product- publishing and distributing high-end direct marketing material- transitioning the property into a luxury vacation rental business Show less

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  Jaehrlich Engineering Inc.

  Aug 2014 - now

  Principal

  Engineering consulting services, specialized in the wood products and construction industry- Market analysis and market access for the wood products industry through research, studies, focus groups and surveys - testing and developing technical information and literature to bring products to market- project management- codes/standards compliance and product evaluations (ICC-ES, CCMC)- technical writing for case studies, marketing literature, spec sheets- business development and management- business effectiveness studies- planning and conducting workshops for architects and engineers- inspecting manufacturing process and quality auditing Show less

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  Westlam Industries Ltd.

  May 2016 - now

  Technical Director

  Working for a leading manufacturer of plywood in North America, specializing in concrete form and construction grade plywood. Responsible for the quality and performance of roughly $100 million worth of product annually, the Technical Director role is varied and includes:- Overseeing the QC program- Overseeing the Health and Safety Programs, WorkSafeBC compliance and injury claims management- Identifying and implementing process improvements- Employee discipline, training QC staff and supervisors- Maintaining the mill’s third-party product certifications- R&D and working with suppliers- Product Manager duties- Getting new products up and running- Product complaints/claims and root cause analysis Show less