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Biography:
Mark DeWitt has 20 years experience in materials handling and related fields and is familiar with all project phases ranging from conceptual design through to the provision of operating facilities. His project experience includes the management of multiple international contracts and sub-contractors, client liaison, planning & scheduling, procurement activities including expediting, bid evaluations, the preparation of tender documents including commercial terms and conditions with field experience in construction and commissioning activities. He has a broad engineering base, which includes equipment selection, plant operations and maintenance, technical specifications, conceptual layouts and detailed design, which supplements his present position as a project manager.
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EDUCATION
EXPERIENCE SUMMARY

1981
University of New Brunswick
B.Sc. Engineering (Mechanical)

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

1994 – Present
Krupp Canada Inc. Calgary, AB
Project Manager

1993 – 1994
Westmar Consultants Inc., North Vancouver, BC
Senior Engineer

1990 –1993 Monenco-Agra, Monenco- Agra Maritimes Ltd.
Fredericton / Belledune, New Brunswick
Supervising Engineer

1987-1990
Sandwell Swan Wooster Inc.
Vancouver, BC
Senior Engineer

1981-1986
Suncor Resources Inc. O.S.G
Fort McMurray, AB
Intermediate Engineer.

MEMBERSHIPS

Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicist of Alberta

Canadian Institute of Mining

Neptune Bulk Terminals
Ship loader Berth 3 Development
Project Manager for the design, supply, install and commissioning of a 2,500 t/h multi-product ship loader. (Value of Contract $6M)

Krupp Polysius, Beckum Germany
LAMALI; Cement Plant – Loma Negra, Argentina
Project Manager for the detailed design and mechanical supply for 33 overland & in-plant conveyors, handling a multitude of products. (Value of Contract 8M DM)

Syncrude Canada Ltd. Fort McMurray, AB
North Mine - 2 Semi Mobile Crushing Plants
Project Manager for the design, supply, install and commissioning of 2 H-BR/N 25300 semi mobile double roll crushing plants, each rated at 7,500 t/h. (Value of Contract $30M)

Los Angeles Export Terminal, Los Angeles, California
Coal/Petroleum Coke Expert Terminal
Project Mechanical Procurement Manager for the supply, install and commissioning of 22 conveyors, ship loader and bridge stacker rated at 7,700tph. (Combined value of contract value $US40M)

New Brunswick Power, Belledune, NB
Belledune 450 MW Power Generating Station
Site Contract Engineer for Kone 1,750 t/h continuous ship unloader, limestone and gypsum materials handling system and truck scales (Combined value of Contracts $22M)




EXPERIENCE SUMMARY cont.

Taiwan Cement Engineering Corporation, Republic of China
Inspection & Design for Conveyor System Upgrade
Project Manager responsible for the inspection, specifications and design for the upgrade of existing overland limestone conveyors with a minimum impact on continued production at the Su-Ao plant.(Value of contract $1M)

Vancouver Wharves Ltd., North Vancouver BC
BC Sulphur System Rebuild & Other Maintenance Projects
Project Manager responsible for the inspection, preparation of design specifications, bid documents and evaluations, overseeing the design and construction contract, and site engineering for the BC Sulphur Stockpile System including the rehabilitation of two slewing stackers and associated conveyors. (Value of contract $1M)

Various maintenance related projects for materials handling system including conveyors, ship loaders and grab ship unloader.

Lafarge Canada Inc. Montreal, PQ
St Constant Quarry Expansion Crushing Plant
Project Manager for the supply of crushing plant and screens. (Value of Contract$2M)

Iron Ore of Canada, Labrador City, Labrador
Ore Bin Shuttle Conveyor Replacement
Project Manager for the design and supply of a shuttling conveyor. (Value of contract $1M)

Syncrude Canada Ltd. Fort McMurray, AB
North Mine Expansion – Rejects Crusher
Project Manager for the supply of an H-BR/N 15180 double roll crusher. (Value of Contract $1M)

Syncrude Canada Ltd., Ft. McMurray, AB
Detailed Design for Materials Handling Equipment
Detailed engineering design specifications for various pieces of materials handling equipment including dragline, bucketwheel reclaimer / excavator, spreader, beltwagon, cable and hydraulic shovels, conveyors and miscellaneous support equipment totaling over 1 billion dollars.

Sechelt Aggregates Ltd., Sechelt, BC
Relocation and Upgrade of Barge Loader
Project Manager for the relocation, refurbishing and erection of a 3,000 tph barge loader.

OSLO, Calgary, AB
Conveyor Alternative Screening Study
Conveyor screening study for a 40 mtpa open pit mine oil sands mine in northern Alberta. New Brunswick Power, Fredericton, NB
Belledune 450 MW Power Generating Station
Supervising Engineer responsible for the design specifications, tenders, bid evaluations and overseeing the manufacture and delivery portions of contracts for the Fly ash transport, storage and load out system, circular enclosed active coal storage system (including stacker and 65 m bridge scraper reclaimer) and limestone and gypsum materials handling system. (Combined value of contracts $44M)

Taiwan Power Corporation, Republic of China
Feasibility & Preliminary Design
Feasibility study and preliminary design specifications for offshore receiving, coal handling, and storage facilities including coal blending for a proposed power station expansion at Hysinta.

Taiwan Power Corporation, Republic of China
Feasibility & Preliminary Design for Coal Blending & Fire Protection
Feasibility study and preliminary design specifications for a silo coal blending and fire protection for a 2,100 MW power station at Hsinta.

Taiwan Power Corporation, Republic of China
Fuel Study for Proposed Power Station
Interim fuel study for proposed 3,750 MW power station at Su-Ao.

Taiwan Power Corporation, Republic of China
Feasibility & Preliminary Design
Feasibility study and preliminary design specifications for offshore coal receiving, handling and storage facilities including coal blending for a proposed 6,000 MW power station at Su-Ao.

Zaldivar Mine, Chile
Heap Leach System
Site Technical Advisor for the erection and commissioning of traveling spreader, tripper and portable conveyors.

Los Angeles Export Terminal, Los Angeles, California
Preliminary design for Proposed Export Terminal
Preparation of technical specifications and bid evaluations for a tandum rail car dumper – positioner and shiploader.

Suncor Resources Inc. OSG, Ft. McMurray, AB
Mine & Utilities Maintenance Engineer
Provided technical support for the power block / process steam plant and oil sands mine. Major mining equipment included 4 bucket wheel excavators, 3 belt wagons, cable reel cars and approximately 20 Km of mine conveyors required to mine approximately five million tonnes of oil sands per year.


Know-how and experience:
See Bio.