SPED Montreal Chapter Proposal Meeting 2022
A Montreal Chapter Event was held downtown on June 7 to introduce local pipers to SPED
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SPED Calgary Chapter Officers
2022-2024 SPED Calgary Chapter President
Clarence Wynter, PPD IV
Clarence has over 35 years’ experience as an industrial designer, piping squad leader, Project Management, and field technical support, including 30 years of piping drafting and design.
Clarence spent 5 years as an Evaluator for the Society of Piping Engineers and Designers (SPED) PPD programs and has delivered various presentations to technical writeups on site safety and technical support in the BIC magazine in Huston Texas.
A supporter of Society of Piping Engineers and Designers (SPED) since 2010, Clarence has been instrumental in supporting SPED Calgary as a supporting arm for piping designers. Due to the industry downturn. He aims to continue supporting his fellow pipers to generate a narrative to support the junior and intermediate pipers by having conversations on zoom forums sharing experience piping designers knowledge promoting SPED and SPED certification programs giving strength to the craft supporting designers throughout the Calgary and Edmonton markets.
Aligning SPED international communities collaborating with SPED Chapters broadening its reach in the Global market highlighting the integrity meeting industries standards.
2022-2024 SPED Calgary Chapter Treasurer
Kevin Noakes, B.A.Sc., PPD IV
Kevin is a process piping designer and piping squad & project discipline team leader, with over thirty years of experience in industrial and commercial resource production and transportation.
2022-2024 SPED Calgary Chapter Secretary
Susan Yu
Susan Yu has 13 years mechanical engineering experience in China and 14 years piping design experience in Canada. Since 2006, Susan Yu has been involved in Saudi Aramco Shaybah project, Saudi Aramco Zuluf project, Husky Sunrise Oil Sand, Husky Pikes Peak Oil sand, Kearl expansion, Encana Resthaven gas plant, Encana Pipestone Gas plant, Pembina Pump Stations etc. In these projects, Susan Yu has been doing her roles as Senior piping designer and Checker, Area lead and Design lead. Susan has a wide range of software skills such as SP3D, PDS, PDMS, AVEVA E3D, CADWorx, Microstation, AutoCAD, SmartPlant Review, Naviswork. Susan Yu achieved SPED Level VI certification in 2012 and has been active since then.
2022-2024 SPED Calgary Chapter Director at Large
Chris Bowman
Chris has over 32 years Western Canada experience with Oil Sands Upstream and Upgrading, Petrochemical, Mining, Pulp and Paper and Steam Plants, Principal Piping Design Lead, Checker and Construction support.
2022-2024 SPED Calgary Chapter Director at Large
Bruce Fraser, PPD IV
Bruce has over 38 years experience as an industrial designer, piping squad leader, trainer and department manager, including 30 years of piping drafting and design. Bruce spent 3 years as an advisor for the SAIT PPD program and has delivered various presentations to technical students in Calgary. A supporter of SPED since 2011, Bruce was responsible for instituting the SPED training program at a major Calgary EPC which saw over 150 designers and engineers achieve their certification. He aims to continue supporting his fellow pipers by promoting SPED certification and training throughout the Calgary and Edmonton markets, broadening its reach in the Global market.
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ESIEM Employment Fair in Seville, Spain, March 2022
ESIEM is an important employment fair in Seville, Spain, Europe
The event took place on March 30, 2022
This conference provides an ideal setting to begin fruitful relationships between the working world and engineering students in their final year or recent engineering graduates. Participating companies can make offers of employment, provide internships, or simply provide information on how they carry out their work and what that work entails in order to help students in their future careers.
The list of exhibitors were relevant, with companies like: Airbus, Accenture, etc.
SPED shared a stand with the Institution of Mechanical Engineers of the United Kingdom and the Industrial Engineering Institution of Spain.
During the fair, students visited our stand and asked about SPED.
Other companies like EMASESA visited us, like this funny character
SPED Course + Certification Bundle 2022
SPED Bundle Including PPD Certification
Back by popular demand - SPED is offering a bundle price for either one of its three online courses, Piper Bootcamp, Process Plant Layout or Level II QA. For the price of one of the courses - $1400.00 plus membership, both the course, PPD Certification and application is included. This is a US$300 plus savings.
For further information and enrollment please contact
SPED New Level II QA Course – Special Bundle Offer
SPED New Level II QA Course – Limited Special Offer – Valid Until June 30, 2022
New Students with 4 years of acceptable experience can take both PBC Level I and Quality Assurance Level II video courses in sequence, for a combined bundle price of $2400 as well as PPD Certification Levels I & 2
Past Graduates of SPED online courses with 4 years of acceptable experience can take the Level II course for $1,000 until June 30, 2022.
For further information and enrollment please contact
SPED New Level II QA Course – Limited Special Offer – Valid until June 30, 2022.
New Students with 4 years of acceptable experience can take both PBC Level I and Quality Assurance Level II video course in sequence for a combined bundle price of $2400 as well as PPD Certification Levels I & 2
Past Graduates of SPED online courses with 4 years of acceptable experience can take the Level II course for $1,000 until June 30, 2022
Full Scope Piping Management Using HVECs
Full Scope Piping Management Using HVECs
Seminar Summary
Introduction
A seminar was held by the Houston, Midwest and Calgary SPED Chapters to discuss how the extensive
use of High Value Engineering Centers (HVECs) would affect SPED’s requirements for certification.
Specifically, SPED’s highest level of Professional Piping Designers (PPD) certification is at Level IV, Full
Scope Management, will have to address the extra costing, scheduling, vetting, staffing and oversight
burdens, imposed by engineering work done remotely from the engineers who seal the designs.
Presentations were made by Ronald Waldon, William Beazley and Bruce Fraser, representing the
Midwest, Houston and Calgary Chapters, respectively. Mr. Waldon also chairs the PPD Advisory
Committee (PPDAC), which has oversight responsibility for the PPD program. Mr. Waldon gave an
overview of the PPD program and the requirements for Level IV. Dr. Beazley reviewed how the Level IV
requirements are tested and Mr. Fraser listed the challenges that using HVECs present on real projects.
Attendee input followed.
Summary of Findings
HVECs can be made to work
Properly planned and executed, High Value Engineering Centers for process plant design can be profitable. Working remotely
from plant sites, clients and engineering authorities is not new but the degree of remoteness and time
differences is much more extreme. Engineers-in-charge and managements responsibilities have grown
and depend on higher levels of vetting, communication and checking to validate the endorsement of
overseen work. When the sun never sets on the project, the sun never sets on its management.
HVECs must have careful vetting
HVECs must pre-qualify themselves before they get assigned work. According to Bruce Fraser, “our DOR
or division of responsibilities and the percent cut between the two office (Sarnia and Mumbai) is now
based on stated capabilities/ So, if the HVEC convinces management that they have a stated capability in
a certain area, the majority of the work in that area is going to go over there.” This means that there is a
greater burden of proof on HVECs that they have qualified and fully vetted personnel. It also means they
have to develop a compatible business culture regarding self-checking, personal responsibility
HVEC Projects must be managed differently
Projects with high HVEC content must be more carefully managed to profit from the Division of
Responsibility (DOR). The correct DOR is established in the Project Statement of Work (SOW). Manhour
budgets must include extra hours for communication and coordination.
HVECs must Include a local voice of the customer
Someone in the HVEC must enforce the intentions of the main office and the ultimate customer. That
person is a proxy for the managers and engineers who are, in turn, answering to the client and other
stakeholders. Bruce Fraser said, “we've turned up a focal point or a single point of contact who kind of
runs the crew there in a way, and helps coordinate the work locally on the floor. The leads are in regular
communication with this deputy.”