Ben Lau (P.Eng, ME, BSc)

5 Skyview Point Heath NE Calgary, AB T3N 0L7

Tel: (403) 400-6996 |Email: po.to.lau@gmail.com| LinkedIn: Click Here

Summary

Winner of the Northern Lights Award for Design for Manufacturing Dedicated & Proactive Project Manager

Specialized in design, manufacture and assembly of gas compressor units Committed to providing customers with sound engineering design and cost-effective solutions

Excellent in time and budget management Enrolled in Project Management Certification Program, working toward PMP

Work Experiences

Project Manager October 2016 – Present Compass Compression Services Ltd., Rocky View County, AB

Compass’s primary focus is on providing low-horsepower natural gas compression packages to clients in Western Canada, and its product and service offering is one of the most comprehensive in the industry.

Project Management Understanding and implementing project scope and client specifications onto P&IDs, GAs, etc. Development of Bill of Materials, sizing and selection of system components Interacting with the Project Designer to produce all assembly and fabrication drawings Sign off of all drawings ensuring their accuracy and completeness Maintenance of your Engineering and Design schedule Issue change orders and revised schedule for customer requested scope changes Liaise with shop staff to ensure accuracy/quality of final product Assist Service Department for unit commissioning

Project/Application Engineer August 2010 – February 2015 Propak Systems Ltd., Airdrie, AB

Propak specializes in oil and gas production packages and modularized processing plants and operates one of the largest engineering and fabrication businesses in Canada.

Project Management Defined clear design objectives and scope of work based on clients’ design specifications Developed solid relations with subvendor so to provide the best possible products for our clients in a

cost-effective and timely manner Interacted and coordinated between internal engineering and drafting departments with shops to

provide best solutions to fabrication and assembly issues. Prepared sales bid with duties including but not limit to preliminary engineerings, estimation,

creating corresponding compressor package P&IDs, and requesting quotes from subvendor, i.e. process coolers, valves, etc.

Engineering Performed compressor process sizing or retrofitting for the entire compressor package such as

vessels, lines, valves, etc. Provided technical supports to internal engineering groups and service department on existing or

in-construction compressor packages Worked with engineering drawings such as P&IDs, Fabrication drawings, GAs, etc. on daily basis Familiar with Ariel compressors, and completed the Ariel Training program Experienced with both engine drive units such as CAT, Waukesha; and motor driven units Knowledgeable over Ariel Sizing program, GERP, and experiences with PULS for acoustical modelling,

HYSYS for processing

Project Experiences

BSc. Capstone Honours Design Challenge – Project : Soil Sampling Device ( Winner of the Northern Lights Award for Design for Manufacturing 2005 )

The Northern Lights Award is endowed by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers and granted annually to a team of students on the basis of excellence in their selection of practical and economical materials and manufacturing processes.

Developed a device that extracts package of soil in prescribed dimensions for agricultural research on seasonal soil composites in a team environment

Provided a sound manufacturing process design using computer modeling and engineering calculations

Meeting project deliverables with excellent team collaboration and well-defined scheduling Performed equipment sizing based on competition specifications Requested quotations from vendors to complete project cost analysis Awarded by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers

BSc. Autonomous Robotic Vehicle Project (ARVP)

Completed a mechanical design project for the robot’s transmission Provided a cost comparison and adaptability assessment of small to medium sized dual transmission

for a treaded transport mechanism Produced a formal technical report and presented the results to a large audience of 50 people

M.Eng. Capstone Project – Project: Open Lander Grid Generation Analysis

Study on air flow field around the NASA Phoenix Mars Lander by simulating flow field around the 3D digital replica model

Produce compatible simulations with the actual flow behaviors and study potential errors using relevant knowledge in Computational Fluid Dynamics and available resources

Provide comparative results to on-going researchers on verification and identification of flow behaviors around the Lander

Other Skills

Interpersonal Skills: Work effectively and cooperatively, learn and adapt quickly, well-organized and managed under stressful conditions in individual or team environment

Computer Skills: Ariel Sizing Program, GERP, Intermediate level in SolidWorks and AutoCAD, knowledgeable over PULS, HYSYS, ICEM CFD, CFX, ANSYS, Pro/ENGINEER, Matlab, Mircosoft Office suites

Technical Skills: Fluid Mechanics, Strength of Materials, Advanced Transport Phenomena Language Skills: English, Chinese (Cantonese, Mandarin), beginner level in Japanese

Education

Bachelor of Applied Science September 2001 – April 2005 University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB

University of Alberta Engineering faculty is highly regarded internationally and ranks among the top 5 per cent of more than 400 engineering schools in North America.

Mechanical Engineering Accumulative GPA : 3.3 / 4.0

Master of Engineering January 2006 – April 2008 University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB

Mechanical Engineering Accumulative GPA : 3.8 / 4.0

Interests

Areas of Interests

Sports: Workouts daily, as well as basketball, volleyball Martial Art: Tae Kwan Do, Muay Thai, Wing Chun Others: Carpentry, Photography, Culinary Arts

Membership

Member of APEGGA – P.Eng.

Reference available upon request