This document provides a summary of Lee Riopel's experience including over 23 years as a steamfitter/pipefitter working on various industrial construction and maintenance projects in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and British Columbia. Key roles have included mechanical coordinator, general superintendent, field superintendent, general foreman, and piping foreman on projects ranging from individual well tie-ins to major oil sands and pipeline projects with budgets from $450 million to $970 million. Duties have involved supervising tradespeople, coordinating contractors, ensuring safety and quality standards, and managing schedules and budgets.

1. LEE RIOPEL
(780) 963-9858 HOME
(780) 984-0226 AB CELL
(306) 434-8789 SASK CELL
E-MAIL: extremeinn@mcsnet.ca
HIGHLIGHTS OF EXPERIENCE:
 SUPERVISORY EXPERIENCE
 MECHANICAL COORDINATOR: Coordinate, Consult, & Report as the client site
representative on a number of projects with budgets ranging from 450 million to 970
million dollars reporting all daily activities, site issues, & milestones to the upper
management team. Provide a safe & productive point of view as a resource helping
all contractors work through any roadblocks they come up against.
 GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT: Coordinating & consulting numerous
contractors concerning all day to day engineering & procurement needs for 6
multi stage high volume pumping stations & in access of 8 km of 30” above
ground pipeline
 FIELD SUPERINTENDENT: Pre-planning, scheduling, & executing all aspects
of on site construction for multi well gathering facilities, SAG-D facilities
compressor stations, as well as multi million dollar major industrial projects.
 GENERAL FOREMAN: Responsible for organizing all Foremen, manpower, &
sub trades.
 PIPING FOREMAN: Responsible for all pipe fabrication and quality control.
23+ years experience as a steamfitter/ pipefitter.
Vast experience in construction and maintenance of oil & gas facilities.
Knowledge of current codes, procedures, & trade applications.
Various positions as on site quality control manager & inspector.
 SUPERVISORY QUALIFICATIONS:
Acquire, organize, delegate, manpower, & implement work scope for up to
600 tradesmen on site.
Fabrication & quality control of piping packages, including multiple modular
piping units.
Fabrication and installation of complete sulphur recovery units, compressors,
& boosting stations.
Responsible for organizing and implementing all aspects of quality control
manuals.
Construction from breaking ground to start-up of multi-well gathering
facilities.
Scheduling and managing various sub trades & personnel.
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2.  PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE:
Alberta red seal certified steamfitter/ gasfitter and rigger (Nait)
Experienced in building major industrial projects, compressor & separator
packages, pipeline gathering systems, dehy packages, & steam generation
facilities.
Testing & inspection of piping, vessels, and structural units.
Excellent drafting & blueprint reading skills.
Written entire QC manuals & procedures
 COMMUNICATION SKILLS:
Excellent ability to correspond with Clients, employees, engineering staff, and
sub trades. Have a great knack for reading people.
Knowledge of acorn & other drawing programs.
Excellent verbal & written communication skills.
Work well under pressure, have ideal problem solving skills.
 MANPOWER:
Have a vast amount of capable professional tradesmen that readily work on
projects that I am involved in. I believe in fair treatment for all workers.
Have no problems with giving praise or disciplinary actions.
WORK EXPERIENCE 2000 – present
 ENBRIDGE INC MAJOR PROJECTS (CE2 LINE 67
BOOSTER STATION EXPANSION (Southern Saskatchewan)
SENIOR SITE COORDINATOR June 2014 to Present
Responsible for all day to day civil, structural & mechanical operations from
the ground up adding 3 new high horsepower pumps & motors along with the
installation of an E-house & the construction of an onsite sub-station, all
related highline structural steel & the construction of a containment pond
adjacent to the work site.
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3.  CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LTD. (HORIZON OILSANDS)
MECHANICAL COORDINATOR FOR MAJOR PROJECTS DOWNSTREAM
VDU, DRU, & THE HSU PROJECTS October 2013 to June 2014
Working directly for CNRL I was responsible for managing our EPC contractor & all
their subs in all mechanical aspects of this 970 million dollar expansions day to day
operations from initial ITP development & work face planning to helping the
contractor develop & approve execution plans, Issue all activity permits, working
with our & their engineering staff through the RFI process & the contractors
contractual responsibilities. I was directly involved in the modular work assembling
the super mods on site utilising 1600 ton & 1350 ton cranes joining 8 mods together
to produce each super mod.
 FLUOR CANADA April 2012 to October 2013
GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT. Imperial Oil / Exxon Mobile Kearl Lake
Manage & coordinate all contractors activities building 6 multi stage pumping
stations worth upwards of 450 million dollars which include all earthworks,
piling, over 1000 cubic meters of poured concrete per pump station, 30”
suction & discharge piping, tied together by 8 km of 30”above ground
pipeline, stations include setting of 12 modules weighing up to 140 tonnes
each, overseeing the piling operation’s installing 30”& 36” piles throughout
the 3 sites & down the right of ways. Other duties include working very
closely with Flour, IOL, and Exxon & Amec engineering staff. Responsible
for issuing all safe work permits & managing all ground disturbance permits
for Fluor (Kearl Expansion Project) & the various other contractors working
for Fluor. Gathering all needed info & coordinating contractor site visits for
various bidders & kickoff meetings. Tracking progress & reporting all
milestones, ensuring all safety & quality procedures are followed. Dealing
with engineering issues, delivery dates & generally helping the contractors
work through any issues that arise.
 Tartan Canada Corp. Nov2011 to march 2012
General Forman Provident Energy Fort Saskatchewan facility
Managing workers & equipment to complete 960 meters of above ground pipe
rack with two 8”sch 160 lines, 1 8”stainless & 2 3”carbon lines.
 Quinn Contracting LTD. Supervising Forman March 2011 to Oct 2011
Cenovus Christina Lake SAG-D Facility
Managing & delegating day to day projects & duties as required by the client’s
representatives.
 BFL Energy Services LTD. Nov 2010 to Feb 2011
Site Coordinator Cenovus Christina Lake SAG-D Facility
Mobilize onto site & set up all BFL’s site operations for the Cenovus OCT
team work packages. Coordinate & establish all procedures for the A & B
shifts work scope for 30 men per shift. Work with client leads & report daily
work & progress. Maintain OCT groups lay down & fabrication yard.
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4.  Kinetic Projects April 2010 to Sept 2010
General Foreman Encana’s Weyburn S02 Compressor Expansion
Responsible for all big bore tie-ins to the new high pressure 2 stage
compressor with 20” inlets & 3 large scale cooling units along with all
associated rack piping ( existing & new pipe racks).
 Berry Y & V Industrial Contracting Sept 2008 to March 2010
Interdisciplinary Release Coordinator (CNRL Horizon Project)
Superintendent post hydro & pre commissioning
Coordinate all releases to all disciplines from Construction, Hydro, EHT, &
delegating all releases to the 6 individual insulation contractors on site staffing
approx 600 people between them. I was the direct BY&V contact for all
insulation needs for units 41, 42, & 43.
Organizing & delegating all B deficiencies post hydro, directing crews to fix
said deficiencies.
Building all the piping packages for pre commissioning & turnover.
Working with the client & up to 6 different insulation contractors totalling
over 600 men, tracking production & compliance with schedule deadlines for
all disciplines on site totalling 3200 workers.
 BONNYVILLE WELDING LTD 2008
SITE SUPERINTENDENT. (CNRL WOLF LAKE 4 EXPANSION)
Responsible for assembling all vendor packages & piping equipment on all new
vessels on site.
Given additional scope to keep the project moving forward & the schedule turnover
dates active.
 COBRA MAINTENANCE 2007
SITE SUPERINTENDENT. (SHELL ORION SAG-D BLACKROCK SITE)
Responsible for all Cobras’ interests for the maintenance contract &
commissioning contract for this new facility.
Hiring & managing manpower to assist Shell’s commissioning & start-up
team.
Assisting operations in planning & executing work orders
 FLINT ENERGY SERVICES LTD 2006-2007
MECH GENERAL FOREMAN (MCU PROJECT SUNCOR)
Supervision of 3 foremen & 40 tradesmen in the construction of unit one at
Suncor’s MCU Project.
 ARON SERVICES LTD 2006
MECHANICAL SUPERINTENDENT. (ENCANA’S STEEPROCK GAS
FACILITY)
Responsible for manning up & managing at peak 200 staff on site.
Grass Roots construction of a sulphur recovery unit, 2 amine gas units, & two
large scale combustion air furnaces, along with heat exchangers & water
treatment. Organized & delegated daily work scope according to the project
schedule.
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5.  SUPERINTENDENT (CNRL NORTH HELMET BC.)
Responsible for all work assigned to Aron Services by CNRL in North Helmet
(FT.NELSON B.C)
Revamping existing compressor sites as required meeting new codes.
Installing new common flare systems, new separators, tank farms, & various other
special projects for CNRL.
Installing two new floating compressors c/w new tank farm & reboilers.
This work involved remote FIFO locations with up to 60 men on site & multiple
helicopters long lining to & from site daily, proving to be a challenge during spring
break up.
 TOP NOTCH OILFIELD CONSTRUCTION. Real Resources Ltd.
Supervising & tying in various gathering systems & well packages in central
& northern Alberta.
 FLINT ENERGY SERVICES LTD. CALGARY OFFICE
Supervisor of single well tie-ins for Imperial Oil.
 TRITON CONSTRUCTION. HINTON PULP MILL
Day shift Superintendent working on the recovery boilers in a full scale mill
shutdown, responsible for 1 G/F, 4 foremen & 65 workers.
Extensive work repairing internal & external components of both 8 storey
firetube boilers.
 FLINT ENERGY SERVICES LTD. SUNCOR MVU PROJECT
General Foreman/ acting superintendent structure 2 (2nd
stage stripping
unit)
Supervision of 5 foremen & up to 50 workers.
Extremely vertical site (structure 2) 180 feet at the top elevation.
Piping tie-ins up to 48” in diameter.
Installing piping for 36 large bore heat exchangers, 15 large bore pumps &
mechanical systems.
Dressing second stage stripping tower 24” & 48” piping
Implementing & mandating complete scheduling for this structure
Use of 200 foot high tower crane & 225 tonne conventional assigned to
structure 2 (Inc heaviest tower crane lift at Suncor to date at 95% capacity)
 YOHEMAS PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION LTD.
FIELD SUPERINTENDENT
Pipeline tie-ins, installing metering stations. Supervision of pipeline
operation’s
 NORTH AMERICAN CONSTRUCTION GROUP
ENCANA- PIPELINE FACILITIES (FORT NELSON BC).
Facility foreman:
Tying in pipeline facilities.
Meter run tie-in’s
Special projects e.g. installing separator & flare systems.
Piping foreman:
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6. Drawing & organizing iso”s for up to 12 welders working in the fab yard
 SLAVE LAKE PULP MILL:
Contract pipefitting on stainless piping from .5” to 24” pipe including odd
angle mitres on conveyor line piping.
Cutting nozzles into vessels & tanks on different degrees tangents.
Fabricating & the install of custom stainless guards onto all 8 paper presses.
Various pipefitting duties during 3 shutdowns at the mill.
 BONNYVILLE WELDING LTD.
SUPERINTENDENT
CNRL Lakeland district
Installing a compressor & separator packages.
Complete scheduling and planning from pile layout to start-up of compressor.
Fabrication & install of 4 complete modular piping units.
Pipeline tie-in to facility
Coordinate the install of utilidoor for the modular units.
 DEVON ENERGY- FABRICATION OF MULTIWELL OIL GATHERING PADS.
Design and layout multi well oil gathering pads.
Built sand pads & secondary containment for 1000 & 2000 bbl tanks.
Fabricate & install all piping from well heads to the group tanks.
Responsible for all QC & testing requirements for turnover.
 ENCANA- ON SITE QA/QC MANAGER FOR THE PHASE 1 STEAM
TWINNING PROJECT (FOSTER CREEK SAG-D PILOT PLANT).
Responsible for all material handling on site.
Tracking of client ordered equipment.
Testing of all welders on site.
Coordinated complete weld mapping & ndt requirements on site.
Inspection of all hydro tests as required.
Built complete turnover packages for client.
 FISHING LAKE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
QA/QC Manager
Wrote & and implemented complete quality control program.
Constructed a quality system manual for absa submittal & subsequent
approval by absa.
 COBRA MAINTENANCE LTD. PEACE RIVER AB.
PROJECT FOREMAN:
SHELL CANADA LTD: SAG-D PRODUCTION COMPLEX.
Process revisions and installing new slug catcher tower.
Modifying & re-routing piping to facilitate new slug catcher and pumps.
All tie-ins were done in severe sour conditions.
Prefab and install approximately 2000 weld inches from 6” to 20” pipe.
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7.  DENMAR ENERGY SERVICES.
CNRL-OIL & GAS GATHERING SYSTEM (HEINSBERG).
SUPERVISOR:
Complete booster station construction.
Pile layout and pipe fabrication on site.
Critical lift and setting of slug catcher.
Setting & tie-ins of separator building & pump houses.
 COBRA MAINTENANCE LTD.
CREW FORMAN: WILLIAMS ENERGY-WEST STODDART TURN
AROUND: FT ST. JOHN B.C.
Responsible for 15 man crew, supplied job with 40 tradesmen.
Planning and executing various shutdown duties including:
-Critical vessel entries (severe sour gas & acid gas situations).
-Blinding, deblinding, and start-up of gas plant.
 PIPING FORMAN: AEC. LTD- COLD LAKE WINTER PIPELINES.
Shop fabrication of approximately 18,000 weld inches.
Responsible for all pipe fabrication and progressive quality control.
15,000 prefab pipeline inches.
Two compressor modules, ranging from 2” to 20” piping.
Two 24”x 80 ft high vent stacks.
Fabrication of inlet separator skid, including vessel revisions, all piping, 12” &
16” nozzles.
Built two prototype sand separator skid packages.
 QUINN CONSTRUCTION LTD.
FORMAN: JOFFRE POLYETHYLENE CHEMICAL PLANT.
Commissioning of all systems as they are released to the client from the
general contractor (e.g. new train loading docks, 2 spheres, & all the high line
piping from the water treatment bldg to E-3, & up to Amoco site limits.)
In charge of leak response team for all commissioned systems on start-up.
CERTIFICATES:
 ALBERTA RED SEAL STEAMFITTER/GASFITTER JOURNEYMAN TICKETS.
 LEADERSHIP FOR SAFETY EXCELLENCE
 CNRL’S SITE SUPERVISOR SAFETY TRAINING
 CERTIFIED RIGGER - FIRST AID/CPR – H2S ALIVE – CSTS TRAINED – WHMIS.
 LEVELS 1 & 2 GROUND DISTURBANCE
 Transportation of Dangerous Goods
REFERANCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
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