Patrick H.Y. Chan

Post Secondary

University of British Columbia : Expected Graduation in Mechanical Engineering - May 1997

Secondary

Richmond Senior Secondary School. Graduated with GPA 3.90

Awards

1992: Provincial Scholarship (BC)

1992: Richmond Senior Secondary Alumni Scholarship; International Baccalaureate Certificate for math, chemistry and physics

1991: Top Social Studies Student (Richmond Senior Secondary)

November 1997 - February 1998

Anvil Range Mining Corporation - Faro, Yukon Territories

Maintenance Planning Engineer - Responsible for scheduling preventative maintenance and planned component replacements of various mining equipment including Euclid haul trucks and Caterpillar dozers. Re-constructed and maintained maintenance records database. Established a program to evaluate performance of components from alternative suppliers. Provided technical support to the maintenance shop.

September 1996 - December 1996 - Co-op Work Placement #5

Canada Ltd., Richmond, B.C.

Basic engineering research and design of various components of the Proheat coolant heater. Duties included designing and performing various tests to determine heater performance, design and fabrication of test and product components.

May 1996 - August 1996 - Co-op Work Placement #4

P. Chan Engineering Ltd., Richmond, B.C.

Basic engineering design of heating, ventilation and dust control systems in the mining industry. Duties included equipment selection and ventilation systems layout. Assisted in testing and balancing of ventilation and process gas handling systems.

June 1995 - August 1995 - Co-op Work Placement #3

Dairyworld Foods - Sperling, Burnaby, B.C.

Project engineering - Performed cost estimation and some trades supervision, obtained quotations, and gathered design criteria. AutoCAD - Prepared plant layouts and process flow diagrams including field measurement and verification.

January 1995 - April 1995. - Co-op Work Placement #2

National Fire Lab, Ottawa, Ontario

Assisted in the Halon Fire Suppressant Alternatives project. Duties included equipment set-up and calibration. Responsible for data processing, preliminary data analysis and report preparation.

May 1994 - August 1994 - Co-op Work Placement #1

- Trolley Overhead, Burnaby, B.C.

Prepared drawings and revisions with AutoCAD r.12, co-created a Parts Catalog using a scanner and WordPerfect 6.0a, and performed some trolley line inspections.

July 1993 - August 1993

Levelton Associates Consulting Engineers, Richmond, B.C.

Sampled stack emissions. Locations sampled included Highland Valley Copper in Logan Lake, B.C., and R&D Asphalt in Port Alberni, B.C. Responsible for equipment transportation and setup, and conducted stack sampling in accordance with Ministry of Environment sampling procedures.

July 1989 - January 1995

Music Theory Instructor (self-employed).

Taught music students the rudiments of music theory.

• Computer literate: experience with AutoCAD (over 2000 hours), CorelDRAW, WordPerfect, MS-Word, Excel, Lotus 1-2-3, MS-Access, SigmaPlot and MathCAD. Programming experience with FORTRAN/Pascal/HTML.
• Valid Class 5 Driver's License
• Basic Machining - BCIT Course: lathe and milling machine

• Member of the Society of Automotive Engineers - Participant in the SAE Heavy Lift Aircraft Competition (1995)
• Completed all requirements for Royal Conservatory of Music (Piano) up to Grade X
• Recreational activities include: roller/ice hockey, downhill skiing, and cycling

Will be supplied upon request