Rod McNeil

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About Rod McNeil

A lead/senior electrical, instrumentation and controls (automation), reliability engineer (P. Eng, BSEE), Subject Matter Expert (SME),"solution architect", technology management, project management, construction management, commissioning, start-up, sales and business development professional with 30+ years’ experience with HV/MV/LV electrical systems and distribution, large and small MV and LV motors/VFD’s, MCC’s, LV/MV panelboards, switchgear, sub-stations, large and small MV/LV gen-sets,(Cummins, CAT, Kohler, Solar, etc.) UPS’s, industrial control systems (automation), ICAS/ PLC/ DCS/ SIS/ SCADA /HMI systems,(including systems from Rockwell Automation/Allen Bradley, Schneider (Foxboro), Honeywell, Emerson (Delta V), instrumentation, electronics, telecommunication, information systems (IT), operational system (OT), industrial cybersecurity, water, hydrocarbon measurement, valves/actuators/valve automation, burners, boilers, fired heaters, packaged, modular and/or “skidded” equipment, including “e-houses”, other process, office, warehouse, lab buildings/structures/skids, rotating equipment, including large pumps or compressors c/w MV/LV electric motors/VFD’s, nat. gas and diesel recip’ engines or gas turbines (Solar, Rolls Royce, GE), large combined cycle power plants, mainly in the pipeline, midstream, petroleum, petrochemical,(inc. small and large hydrogen projects), manufacturing, food and beverage, mining, water/waste water, power generation/systems and EPCM business sectors.Demonstrated abilities in all aspects of electrical, instrumentation & control (EI & C), automation engineering, project management, construction management, including creating, managing, monitoring and controlling all aspects of a project, including scope, cost, schedule, manpower resource planning, engineering design, quality (QA/QC), documentation, contracts, construction, commissioning, start-up, trouble-shooting, safety, the environment, reliability and risk, and achieving corporate business objectives.Professional Engineer in Alberta (APEGA) and in British Columbia (EGBC).Life Member of the Southern Alberta Section (SAS) Chairman (2021-2022), Regular IAS (Petroleum and Chemical Industry Committee (PCIC) Conference attendee, Dallas 2025, Orlando 2024, New Orleans 2023, etc.