Dennis J. Kehoe is an electrical engineer with over 30 years of experience in commissioning, design, and management of electrical systems for oil and gas, power, manufacturing, commercial, and institutional projects. He has worked on projects ranging from $1 billion to $14 billion. Currently he works as an independent electrical commissioning specialist.

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Dennis J. Kehoe, P. Eng.
29 Alicia Blvd, Kentville
Nova Scotia, Canada
B4N 4Y7
EMail: kehoe@ns.sympatico.ca
Cell Phone: (902) 670-3566
Home Phone: (902) 678-9686
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Electrical Engineering, Technical University of Nova Scotia, Halifax, NS
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Registered Professional Engineer in Nova Scotia
SOFTWARE EXPERIENCE
Microsoft Office Suite, AutoCAD, PLS-CADD Lite, PLS-Pole, WinPCS, Orbit, Projects-On-Line
(POL)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
COMMISSIONING
Private Contractor
2015
Recently completed a 19 month contract as an Electrical Commissioning Specialist, Kearl Lake
Oil Sands Project (Phase 2) reporting to the Area Commissioning Lead. Supervision of all
Electrical Commissioning staff in the Extraction, Tank Farm, and Phase 1 to Phase 2
Interconnecting Pipe Rack areas of the plant (Silos). Overall construction budget for the capital
plant in these Silos would be approximately $1 Billion.
Interim Role (September 2013 to February 2014)
Employed as Electrical Commissioning Lead, Kearl Lake Oil Sands Project (Phase 2) reporting
to the Commissioning Manager for the Project. Technical responsibility for all Electrical
Commissioning activity in the Phase 2 Expansion. Overall construction budget for the capital
plant in the Phase 2 Project would be approximately $8 Billion.
2012/2013
Employed as an Electrical Commissioning Engineer, Kearl Lake Oil Sands Project. Reporting to
the Electrical Commissioning Lead for the Kearl Phase 1 Project. Providing engineering support

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site wide for all aspects of the commissioning and start up process. Liaising with engineering
design and construction through an RFI process. Coordination of vendor commissioning
activity. Developing switching procedures for energizing major substation facilities (E-Houses).
Material and equipment procurement for commissioning activity. Overall construction budget for
the capital plant in the Phase 1 Project would be approximately $14 Billion.
Cutler-Hammer Engineering Services – Field Service Engineer
Responsibilities included troubleshooting, commissioning and warranty repairs on
switchboards, transformers, MCC’s, transfer switches and variable frequency drives.
- Commissioned three diesel fire pump controllers on the Sable Project – two pumps on
the Thebaud Platform and one on the Venture Platform.
- South Korea - refurbishing Cutler-Hammer 4.16kV and 13.8kV switchgear on an FPSO
vessel being constructed for the Terra Nova Project.
- Hibernia Platform – performing thermal imaging on electrical and mechanical equipment.
- Goldboro Gas Plant – troubleshooting and warranty repairs on 4.16kV circuit breakers.
- Department of National Defence at CFB Halifax – upgrading trip units on 480V, 800
amp, shore power circuit breakers. Replaced trip units on Westinghouse DS breakers
with Cutler-Hammer solid state trip units.
- Halifax Casino – commissioning 20 Variable Frequency Drives that controlled fans, heat
wheels, and cooling water pumps associated with the building air handling and space
conditioning systems.
- Irving Paper, St. John, NB – Doble testing 138 – 13.8 kV Transformer
- USG Corporation, Electrical Maintenance Shutdown, Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia.
Electrical maintenance and testing of 25 kV and 600 Volt Switchgear and 25 kV – 600
Volt Padmount transformers.
- Industrial Facilities maintenance and testing experience included USG Port Hawkesbury,
Bowater Mersey, and various Irving Pulp and Paper Plants in Saint John.
Engineering Design
Oil and Gas
IOL, Dartmouth Refinery, Furnace Efficiency Upgrades (Project Manager)
Project responsibilities included design of combined O2
and COe analyzers, and
installation of automated combustion air and stack dampers on 17 process furnaces.
IOL, Dartmouth Refinery, Miscellaneous Projects (Electrical Lead)
Project responsibilities included miscellaneous electrical designs for pumps,
compressors, general power distribution and heat tracing.
Newfoundland Transshipment Limited (NTL)
Assessment of electrical maintenance practices at a marine transshipment facility in
Whiffen Head, Placentia Bay, Newfoundland

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Kentville Propane Storage Facility (Project Manager / Electrical Lead)
Provided detailed mechanical and electrical design and specifications for a propane
storage facility in Kentville, NS.
Power
Condition Assessment - Holyrood Generating Station, Holyrood, NL (Project Manager /
Principle Consultant)
Responsible for condition assessment on a 12 MW gas turbine (ancillary electrical
equipment), 600 volt motor control centers and 4.16 kV Switchgear.
Caribou Wind Farm (Project Manager, Electrical Lead – Collector System)
Civil, Structural and Electrical design of a 138 - 34.5 kV substation and 25.6 km of 34.5
kV overhead collector system to 33 @ 3 MW turbines in Caribou, NB.
Fermeuse Wind Farm (Electrical Lead – Collector Design)
Design of 5.5 km of 25 kV collector system to 9 @ 3 MW turbines in Fermeuse, Nfld.
30 MW Wind Farm – Transmission Line Routing Study, Digby, Nova Scotia (Electrical Lead)
Working as a sub-consultant to the Terrain Group, provided technical support for a 69 kV
transmission line route selection.
12 MW Wind Farm – Completions Report and Operations Review, Maryvale, Nova Scotia
(Project Manager, Electrical Lead)
Provided a comprehensive review of the installation and operation of the Maryvale Wind
Farm for a debt financing institution.
NB Power, Transmission Lines - Opinion of Probable Cost Studies (Principal Consultant)
Provided NB Power with Opinions of Probable Cost for various transmission line
extensions to wind farms in NB.
Nova Scotia Power (Project Manager / Principle Consultant)
Design of a four circuit Hendrix overhead distribution line consisting of 2 @ 25 kV circuits
and 2 @ 12.47 kV circuits using single pole construction.
Nova Scotia Power (Project Manager)
Structural analysis of existing Nova Scotia Power Distribution Design Standards and
Construction for potential retrofit with Hendrix spaced aerial cables.
Halifax Regional Municipality - Underground Common Trench Design (Project Manager /
Principle Consultant)
Project responsibilities included stakeholder consultation and development of an
underground common trench design to house power, telecom, and gas utilities in
residential developments.
Town of Lunenburg Electric Utility, System Operation Study (Project Manager / Principle
Consultant)
Provided a comprehensive Operations Study looking at all aspects of the utility including
long-term voltage conversion, manpower complement, construction standards,
equipment requirements, safety procedures and training.
Town of Antigonish Electric Utility, Utility Valuation Study (Project Manager / Principle
Consultant)

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Detailed field review of all utility assets in the Town of Antigonish Electric Utility.
Calculated the replacement cost of all utility assets and, using depreciation rates based
on years in service, provided an opinion on the utility rate base for regulatory purposes.
Markham Hydro – Project Manager / Principal Consultant
Conducted stakeholder interviews and research for an underground common trench
design to accommodate Power, Telecom and Gas utilities in residential developments.
Department of National Defence - CFB Aldershot, Kentville, NS (Electrical Design Engineer
Sub-Consultant)
Project responsibilities included detailed design and specifications for a 4.16 kV to 25 kV
distribution system voltage conversion at the CFB Aldershot Camp.
Manufacturing
Manufacturing Facility - Boiler House Expansion (Electrical Lead)
Project responsibilities included electrical design for 600 HP, 4160V compressors for two
new chillers, two 60 HP cooling tower fans, and several vertical pumps (up to 200 HP)
for chilling / cooling supply and return water.
Manufacturing Facility - Commissioning Engineer (Commissioning Engineer / Electrical
Lead)
Project responsibilities included electrical commissioning of a 4,160 volt starter for a 400
HP hydraulic pump, and supervising the commissioning of a replacement starter, as the
original starter failed during start up by plant personnel.
Manufacturing Facility - Diesel Fire Pump Controller (Electrical Lead)
Project responsibilities included preparing purchase and installation specifications to
rectify incompatibilities resulting from the grounding system employed on the
replacement of the diesel fire pump controller by plant personnel.
Manufacturing Facility - Expansion (Electrical Lead)
Project responsibilities included the installation of a new stearate dust collector and
hazardous area enclosure.
Manufacturing Facility - Expansion (Electrical Lead)
Project responsibilities included design of all process and power feeders for building
services and process equipment including low O2 monitoring, nitrogen leak detection and
alarm system, nitrogen generation and storage facility, and three dual cavity tire presses.
Manufacturing Facility - Expansion (Electrical Lead)
Project responsibilities included design for 800 amp process and building service feeder
layouts for the main process feeders and all building service functions (HID lighting,
emergency and exit lighting, receptacles, fire alarm, voice, and data equipment) for two
building extensions totaling 20,000 square feet.
Manufacturing Facility - Expansion (Electrical Lead)
Project responsibilities included detailed design for main process feeders, building
service functions (high bay fluorescent, HID lighting, emergency and exit lighting,
welding and maintenance receptacles, fire alarm, voice and data equipment) for three
building extensions totaling 50,000 square feet with a 2,000 kVA co-extruder, an MB2
tire
building machine and FSBT stacker, and a new press line with 12 McNeil dual cavity
presses.

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Commercial and Institutional
Poultry Research Facility, Truro, Nova Scotia (Electrical Lead)
Project responsibilities included detailed design, tender, and construction support for a
$9.8 million complex including offices, multi-purpose room, laboratories, live bird areas,
and a meat processing suite.
Halifax International Airport, Power Distribution Survey (Project Manager / Principle
Consultant)
Project responsibilities included review the 120/208 Volt power distribution system in the
airport terminal facility, inspecting approximately 175 - 120/208 volt distribution panels,
verifying circuit breaker and branch feeder compatibility, installing load survey equipment
to diagnose transient voltage and harmonics issue, identifying all code deficiencies, and
preparing a categorized priority repair report with associated cost estimates.
Halifax International Airport, Mechanical Room Upgrade (Electrical Lead)
Detailed design and specifications for new mechanical equipment in an existing
mechanical room above the departures lounge.
Dartmouth Crossing Limited (Electrical Lead)
Detailed design for underground power, telecom, street and traffic lighting for the
Dartmouth Crossing Project in Dartmouth, NS. This development was one of the largest
retail developments ever constructed in Nova Scotia. Two large retail buildings were
added to the project scope. Provided detailed design for the buildings excluding tenant
fit-ups.
Defence Construction Canada, CFB Halifax (Project Manager / Electrical Lead)
Provided detailed design, purchase specification and construction supervision for an
outdoor 4,160 Volt switchgear lineup.
Defence Construction Canada, CFB Halifax, Cape Scott Maintenance Facility (Electrical
Lead)
Provided detailed design for a reorganization of the Cape Scott Maintenance Facility to
make room for a Submarine Rescue (SUBSAR) facility.
Valley Regional Hospital (Project Manager / Electrical Lead)
Detailed design and specifications for a 2,000 kW standby generator installation.
Included integration of the emergency power into the main 600 Volt, 3,000 Amp
switchgear to provide 100% emergency power to the hospital.
Oland Breweries - Expansion, Halifax, Nova Scotia (Electrical Lead)
Project responsibilities included building service and process equipment design, lighting,
communication, fire alarm, CO2 exhaust, and HVAC systems for a new fermenting
building.
Public Works and Government Services Canada - RCMP Detachment Retrofits, Nova Scotia
(Project Manager / Electrical Lead)
Project responsibilities included electrical design for cell block retrofits in several new
RCMP detachments and a cell block addition at the Eskasoni Detachment.
Public Works and Government Services Canada - RCMP New Facilities, Halifax, Nova
Scotia (Project Manager / Electrical Lead)

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Project responsibilities included technical review of plans and specifications for several
new RCMP detachments in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
Public Works and Government Services Canada - RCMP New Facilities, Springdale, Nfld
(Electrical Lead)
Electrical design and specifications for a new RCMP detachment in Springdale, Nfld
Holyrood Generating Station, Emergency Egress Lighting, Holyrood, NL (Electrical Lead)
Detailed design of emergency lighting for exterior emergency ladder exits from the
various roof areas at the plant.
Miscellaneous Clients (Electrical Lead)
Detailed design for commercial building systems including power distribution, lighting,
fire alarm, security and telecommunications.
Electric Utilities
Kentville Electric Commission - Director (11 Years)
Transalta Utilities - Staff Engineer (4 Years)
Nova Scotia Power - Staff Engineer (7 Years)