chris mckenna

instrument technician

About

Will be taken on a new and exciting role starting in September. I will be responsible for Western Canada as a Strategic Account Manager with a focus on OEM and Contractors.

Country

canada

City

strathmore

Industry

industrial automation

Skill

instrumentation, gas, process control, commissioning, dcs, control valves, valves, petroleum, plc, scada, oil and gas, engineering, epc, p&id, sap, calibration, energy industry, project engineering, programmable logic controller, smart plant instrumentation, refinery, factory, plant maintenance, control systems design, supervisory skills, petrochemical, foundation fieldbus, energy, maintenance management, preventive maintenance, piping and instrumentation drawing, oil, automation, pressure, pipelines

Experience

instrument technician

aecom maintenance services-cnrl horizon

2020-6 - Present · 6 yrs 4 mos

instrumentation technician

three streams engineering ltd.

2012-2 - 2013-11 · 1 yr 10 mos

SAGD facility sizing instruments change notices and compiling and entering instrument data sheets. Compile vendor data books for turnover.

product specialist

cb engineering

2013-12 - 2014-2 · 3 mos

Product Specialist for Power Blanket product. Exciting possibilities in oil and gas applications to ward off freezing temperatures and maintaining consistency in flow lines. Rated to Class 1, Div 2, CSA approved and has a cold cracking temperature of -50°C.

operator and instrument technician

enerplus

2009-1 - 2010-1 · 1 yr 1 mo

Participate in well optimization practices. Daily checks on gas compression and plant utilities.

instrumentation technician

bhp billiton

2010-1 - 2012-1 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Maintenance from ore prep to final extraction. Work in all areas of the Mine and look for cost saving and optimization opportunities. Work with other disciplines to complete small to medium projects on site while minimizing downtime and keeping costs within budget.

instrument technician

propak systems ltd.

2001-2 - 2005-2 · 4 yrs 1 mo

Fabrication of gas compression packages. Instrument Installation and best practices of installation methods. Line heaters, dehydration units, amine plants and refridge units.

direct sales western canada

vega americas, inc.

2018-9 - Present · 8 yrs 1 mo

instrumentation technician

pronghorn controls

2005-3 - 2009-9 · 4 yrs 7 mos

Field Services in Oil and Gas production. Gathering systems well site construction and maintenance. Medium size gas plant construction. Work with main client to ensure projects kept on budget and completed on time. Safety and time management front and centre in completing all tasks assigned. Participate and complete routine calibrations of safety devices and plant shutdowns/turnarounds. Work with many different manufacturers from transmitters, controllers, valves/ actuators and control systems.

account manager

cb engineering

2014-2 - 2018-9 · 4 yrs 8 mos

Responsible for key end users both site and head office (Calgary). Responsible for customers in Red Deer, Medicine Hat, Lethbridge and Fort McMurray. Travel (50%) for fave to face meetings and build on relationship building and turn it into solutions sales. Provide technical advisement on our represented manufacturers products. Meet targets, KPI's update CRM and provide project updates. Bring solutions and knowledge from my experience in the field and share that experience with end users in the selection and functionality of Instrumentation. Prospect for new customers and markets. Focus on developing strong relationships and look for optimization of key processes. Fit for purpose in the selection and design of projects.