Preston Kernohan
About
Preston Kernohan is from Woodstock, Ontario, Canada. Preston works in the following industries: "Mechanical or Industrial Engineering". Preston is currently Project Manager at Niagara Energy Products (NEP), located in Brantford, Ontario, Canada. In Preston's previous role as a Project Supervisor at Steelcraft Inc., Preston worked in Stratford, Ontario until Feb 2020. Prior to joining Steelcraft Inc., Preston was a Project Engineering at Anderson Water Sys, LTD / Water & Power Tech., Inc a Degremont Technologies company and held the position of Project Engineering at Ancaster, Ontario. Prior to that, Preston was a Project Manager/Review Engineering at Pressure Vessel Engineering, based in Waterloo, Ontario from Mar 2011 to May 2013. Preston started working as Mechanical Designer at Filter Solutions Inc. in Burlington, Ontario in Apr 2010. From Feb 2009 to Apr 2010, Preston was Mechanical Designer at Fil-Trek Corporation, based in Cambridge, Ontario. Prior to that, Preston was a Loader/ Unloader at UPS, based in Kitchener, Ontario from Sep 2007 to Jan 2008. Preston started working as Engineering QC- Monitor (co-op) at Arrowhose & Tubing in Guelph, Ontario in Jan 2007.
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Preston Kernohan's current jobs
At NEP Brantford I am the manager of people, products and results in that order. Being manager of the Brantford facility I oversee our Bruce Power MCR component manufacturing to N285.0 & N299.1
Preston Kernohan's past jobs
At Steelcraft I helped facilitate the merger of Clemmer & Engineered Products. Not only from an Engineering perspective but a facility perspective. All projects at Steelcraft EP had some form of positive influence from myself during my tenure. Together with the amazing team at Steelcraft EP we provided unsurpassed engineering solutions to our valued customers. • Capital Facility Planning • On boarding & Building of our Engineering Team • Engineering Management of Efficiency and planning • Positive engineering support & management of Siemens O.E. products, Bowers mixers & Custom Engineered Products • All necessary Engineering calculations as required for each project • Applicable code knowledge: ASME SEC VIII DIV I, ASME B31.3, ASME B31.1, ASME B31.5 • Individual Project revenue range: $100K - $5million • Steelcraft EP Revenue: $10-$15 million • Software utilized: MS Project, MS Word, MS Excel, MS Power Point, Compress, Visual MRP, Solidworks Professional( simulation & flow works) & AutoCAD
Designing of water treatment vessels, piping, & skid packages. Each unique project conforms to customers strict specifications for seismic, wind and other loadings. This involves overseeing entire projects and working with customer’s needs. • Review/Design of vessel design to ASME SEC. VIII DIV.I • Review/Design of Piping design to ASME B31.1, ASME B31.3 & ASME B31.5 • Review/Design of FRP vessels to ASME SEC. X • Managing solidworks migration from Autocad • Pressure vessel & Piping calculations for design & Registration • Vessel design registration per provincial boiler & pressure vessel safety associations • Project management to ensure all items are on schedule to avoid liquidated damages
Aid & assist customers in obtaining CRN certification for vessels, piping, boilers & fittings to conform to CSA-B51. From quotation to design verification problem solving is a key element in verifying unique designs from around the world. Each evaluation process is different but key customer communication yields a safe and compliant design. • Review/Design of vessel design to ASME SEC. VIII DIV.I • Review/Design of Power Boilers design to ASME SEC. I • Review/Design of Heating Boiler design to ASME SEC. IV • Review/Design of Piping design to ASME B31.1, ASME B31.3 & ASME B31.5 • Review/Design of FRP vessels to ASME SEC. X • FEA (finite element analysis) to ASME SEC. VIII DIV.II • Pressure vessel & Piping calculations for design & Registration • Vessel design registration per provincial boiler & pressure vessel safety associations • Project management • Quotations for Engineering review, Calculations and submission for registration
While aiding shop fabrication by providing engineering support, standard & custom vessel designs were created to conform to customer needs and specifications. Each project required high customer communication in order to produce designs within a timely manner. • 2D drafting using AutoCAD • Drafting for full manufacturing drawings • Pressure vessel design calculations per ASME code • Vessel design registration per provincial boiler & pressure vessel safety associations • Customer correspondence • Quotation drawings for custom applications • Creating Spreadsheets for job organization and calculations
Skid packages & custom vessels were designed for applications ranging from severe brine to petrochemical. Multiple large projects were managed & designed based on customer need using custom designed spreadsheets in combination with commercial software. Experience was gained in special coatings as well as FRP vessels (Section X). • 3D modeling using Solid works • Drafting for full manufacturing drawings • Pressure vessel design calculations per ASME code • Creation of design calculation spreadsheets for external parts • Vessel design registration per provincial boiler & pressure vessel safety associations • Research & development/design for mechanisms as per customer requests • Daily customer correspondence • Quotation modeling & drawings per customer requests • Project management
· ISO management · Material development and research · Evaluating product with use of Calipers, tensile tester, micrometer, durometer testing and burst testing. · Improving efficiency · Teamwork & individual skills were an asset
· Updating engineering drawings · Machine re-design · Creation of quotation drawings for customers and much more. · Teamwork & individual skills were an asset