Stéphane Venne

Notable projects: - Design of a industrial wastewater treatment system for a new CAM (battery materials) production plant in Québec - Design of process and deionized water production systems for a new CAM production plant in Québec - Design of a tertiary treatment (phosphorus removal) system for a municipal wastewater treatment plant in the north of Québec - Design and surveillance of upgrades to a landfill leachate treatment station - Partial surveillance of upgrades to a chemical dosing system and of waste heat recovery boilers - Study for the increase of a wastewater treatment plant capacity - On-site filter and pump station troubleshooting in northern Québec Main responsibilities: - Draft of front end engineering design study for process selection (low pressure UF and high pressure RO membranes, sand filters, enhanced coagulation processes, etc.) for the removal of metals (ex.: lithium) - Preparation of design criteria, mass balances, process flow sheets, general arrangement drawings, P&ID, and master equipment lists. - Preparation of specifications for purchase, installation, and commissioning of industrial equipment. - Preparation and coordination of the environmental water discharge criteria with the Québec provincial government (MELCCFP) - Multidisciplinary project coordination and follow-up meetings with clients - Preparation of HAZOP analyses and studies - Quality manager for the water department

Department of engineering, research, and development - Selection of treatment processes (sand filtration, granular activated carbon, ion exchange resins, foam fractionation, etc.) used to treat industrial wastewater, including leachates from solid waste municipal landfills and contaminated groundwaters - Hands-on experience with designing, building, and troubleshooting water treatment systems used to determine the ideal treatment solution for municipal drinking water and industrial wastewater - Development of novel water treatment solutions for the removal of emerging contaminants (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances): 1 patent pending technology, 2 pilot-scale studies - resented an information session on emerging contaminants, also presented development work at the RPIC 2021 conference - Responsibilities include implementation of water sampling programs, data analysis, and drafting recommendations for senior management - Supervision and training of laboratory technicians and co-management of multiple concurrent PFAS water treatment projects - Implementation of an LCMS used to expand the company’s research capabilities - Active member of the internal joint health and safety committee (since March 2020)

Conducted experiments at Carleton University and at the Polytechnique de Montréal Master's project: Evaluation of the performance of a chemically-enhanced backwash for fouling control of water filtration membranes - Setup and conducted experiments, performed data analysis, and currently preparing for publication - Gained experience with automatic system control, programmable logic controllers, PIDs, pump and valve operation. - In-depth understanding of water quality parameters, their impact on treatment processes, and their determination using standard methods.

Guided underground tours and lead visitor workshops. Interacted with visitors in the science center.

• Worked in the SNOLAB laboratory. • Designed and implemented custom process monitoring systems. Successfully designed and implemented a system that automatically shuts down all the hardware in a controlled fashion when there are power failures in the laboratory. • In charge of identifying and troubleshooting issues with the system. • Collected, analyzed, and documented data from monitoring systems. • Wrote system manuals and co-authored instrumentation paper for the experiment. • Presented research at the Canadian Undergraduate Physics Conference. • Twice the recipient of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) award.

Final year design project. Selected, sized, rated, and priced process equipment. Evaluated the feasibility of the team’s proposed solution. Grade: A+.

Activities • Vice-President External of the Laurentian University Engineering Student Society. Represented the society at national conferences to address curriculum issues and organize inter-university projects. Managed multiple sub-committees and organized new activities.