Senior Structural Engineer

Over 27 years of design and supervision experience for steel, concrete and wood structures in thermal power plants, oil refineries, industrial, mining, cement plants, oil sands, wind & solar farms, and other projects.

Areas of expertise including: conventional structural analysis and design, dynamic foundation design, structural system optimization.

Professional registration

Licensed Professional Engineer in ON, BC, AB, NWT, SASK, Canada

Skills

STAAD Pro, SAP2000, RISA 3D, AutoCAD, Dyna 6, TEDDS, MathCAD

Education

B.Eng., Structural Engineering, Wuhan University of Hydraulics and Hydroelectric Engineering Institute, Wuhan, China, 1993

Languages

English and Mandarin

Teaching Experience

Started from 2006, I have trained over 400 engineers in a college about structural design per Canadian codes, most of students are senior engineers, as well as some new graduates.

Employment history

Steele Liu Engineers Inc.       President                            July 2018 – present    

CSW Engineering Ltd             President                             Feb 2018 –Feb 2019

HANS STEEL CANADA         Consultant                              Oct. 2018 to present

AMEC                                     Senior Structural Engineer     2007 to 2018

SNC-Lavalin                           Structural Engineer                 2005 to 2006

Banerjee Engineers                Structural Engineer                 2004 to 2005

VE Collective                          Structural Engineer                 2002 to 2004

CSEPDI Engineering              Structural Engineer                 1993 to 2002

Representative recent projects

  • Typical projects
  • 1571 Sandhurst Circle, New cinema (120,000 sq feet)  2019
  • 38 Country Heights Dr. Richmond Hill, ON (13,000 sq feet house) 2019
  • 1984 Queen St E, Toronto Mixed-use Building 2019
  • 36 Kinsington Rd, Richmond Hill, ON (15,000 sq feet house) 2019
  • 716 Duclos Point Rd, Barrie, ON (8,000 sq feet cottage) 2018
  • 364 Broadview Ave. Toronto ON Mixed use building
  • 193 King St, Hamilton Apartment Building Renovation 2018
  • CRH Cement Plant (Mississauga) Various projects
  • Federal White Cement Plant Various projects
  • St. Mary Cement Plant (Bomanville, St. Mary) Various projects.
  • 938 Dovercourt Rd, Toronto, 2018 House addition and renovation.
  • 2837 Remea Court, Mississauga 2018 House renovation, bearing wall removal
  • 231 Hounslow Ave. Toronto  2018 House renovation, bearing wall removal
  • 27 Limcombe Dr. Toronto 2018 New beams for staircase faming
  • 17 Towe Court, Markham 2018 Foundation excavation shoring design
  • 48 Millgate Cres. Toronto 2018 Foundation excavation shoring design
  • 321 Skopit Rd Richmond Hill  2018 House addition and renovation
  • 13 Cardell Ave. Toronto 2018 House renovation, bearing wall removal
  • Typical commercial projects
  • 290 Ferrier St. Markham 2017-2018 Office and warehouse addition and renovation
  • 85 Willis Way Waterloo 2018 Tenant renovation and alteration design review
  • 349 & 355 Ridout St. London Light gauge steel framing design for general contractor
  • 100 Steelcase Markham Office renovation design
  • 563 Edward Ave. Richmond Hill Swimming school renovation design
  • Typical power projects
  • Leslie 7, Toronto Hydro, ON, Canada, 2009 Structural lead for preliminary design of a cogeneration plant.
  • North Dumfries Power Station, CPV, ON, Canada, 2008 Preliminary design of foundations and equipment supporting structures for a gas-fired power plant.
  • Typical green energy and substation projects
  • Beckwith, International Power-GDF Suez, ON, Canada, 2013: Lead Structural engineer for substation and rack foundation structural design for a solar EPC project.
  • Greenwich and Talbot, Enbridge, ON, Canada, 2012: Due diligence and Owner’s engineer for two 100 MW wind farms, responsible for substation and turbine tower foundation reviews.
  • Cape Scott, International Power-GDF Suez, BC, Canada, 2011-2012: Support and review of AMEC Vancouver’s structural designs for a 99 MW wind turbine project, including foundation designs and site construction support.
  • Smith Falls 2, 5 & 6, Recurrent Energy, ON, Canada, 2011-2012: Structural lead for substation and rack foundation design of solar power projects.
  • Brockville, International Power-GDF Suez, ON, Canada, 2011-2012: Structural lead for substation and rack foundation structural design for a solar power project.
  • Erieau, International Power-GDF Suez, ON, Canada, 2011-2012: Structural lead for substation and turbine tower foundation design and construction support on a 99 MW wind farm project.
  • Lac Alfred and Cedar Point, Enbridge, QC, Canada, 2011-2012: Technical due diligence and Owner’s structural engineer for two wind farms (300 MW and 250 MW).
  • Pointe-Aux-Roches, International Power-GDF Suez, ON, Canada, 2011-2012:  Structural lead for substation and turbine tower foundation design, and construction technical support, for a 48.6 MW wind farm.
  • Raleigh, Marubeni, ON, Canada, 2009: Structural due diligence review of a 100 MW wind farm.
  • Chatham-Kent, Kruger Energy, ON, Canada, 2010: Structural lead for substation and turbine tower foundation structural design, and site construction support, for a 101.2 MW wind farm.
  • Helios, Sun Power, ON, Canada, 2010: Structural lead for substation and tracker foundation designs at a solar power plant.
  • Harrow, AIM PowerGen, ON, Canada, 2010: Structural lead for substation and turbine tower foundation design, and construction technical support, at four 10 MW wind farms.
  • Cruickshank, Enbridge, ON, Canada, 2008: Structural lead for design of five wind turbine foundations, including piled and spread types, at an 8.25 MW wind farm.
  • Port Alma, Kruger Energy, ON, Canada, 2007-2008  Lead for substation and turbine tower foundation structural design, and site construction technical support, for a 101 MW wind farm.
  • Norfolk Country, AIM Powergen, ON, Canada, 2008  Structural lead for design of two sets of 24 x 1.65 MW wind turbines.
  • Kingsbridge, Epcor, ON, Canada, 2007: Structural lead for detailed design of a 500 kV substation at a wind farm.
  • Typical mining projects
  • Legacy Potash Mining (4 billion project), K+S, SK, Canada, 2014: Structural engineering checker for steam building, dry and wet end building foundations, and structural steel, and design of boiler foundations, cooling tower basin, and pumphouse for a new potash solution mine.
  • Esterhazy Potash, Mosaic, SK, Canada, 2013-2014: CSA lead for detailed engineering of a new specialty micronutrient plant adjacent to an operating potash mill and including railcars, storage and handling, processing and power supply.
  • Western Range, ArcelorMittal, Liberia, 2012: Structural engineering checker for SAG mill foundations, including dynamic and static analysis, at a 15M ton per year iron-ore concentrator.
  • Ruby Creek Mining, Adanac Moly, BC, Canada, 2008: Structural design of three steel bins at a 20,000 ton per day open-pit molybdenum mine and concentrator
  • Snap Lake, De Beers, NT, Canada, 2008:  Structural lead for permanent camp foundation design at a 3,150 tpd diamond project.
  • Victor, De Beers, ON, Canada, 2007-2008: Cleaning centre building design and permanent camp foundation design on permafrost for a new diamond project 
  • Typical industrial projects
  • Various, Irving Tissue, ON, Canada, 2007 – 2013 Structural lead for various design and site service renovation projects
  • Various, Proctor & Gamble, ON, Canada, 2007-2012 Structural lead for various structural design and site service projects
  • Exshaw, Lafarge, AB, Canada, 2008-2009: Balance of plant services for a new finish mill at a cement plant. Structural design of a plant addition, including foundations and steel structures.
  • New Braunfels, Cemex, TX, USA, 2007: Steel and concrete structural drawing check, and design of five steel bins in the raw mill feed area of a cement plant.
  • Typical oil sand projects
  • Kearl, Imperial Oil, AB, Canada, 2009-2010: Design of various buildings and structures for a 100,000 bpd oilsands project and subsequent expansion.

SNC-Lavalin Mining, Toronto, 2005.04-2006.12

  • Mississauga Refinery, Petro-Canada, ON, Canada, 2005: Detailed structural design of an iso-dewaxing debottlenecking, and foundation design for natural side strippers and vacuum tower.
  • Ambatovy Nickle Mining, Dynatec, Madagascar, 2005-2006 Structural steel analysis, concrete foundation design and material take-offs for a nickel processing facility including ore leach circuit, lime plant, refinery area, autoclave support mats, thickeners, tank foundations, underground pumping chambers and ammonium sulphate storage building.
  • Las Brisas Gold Mining, Gold Reserve, Venezuela, 2005 Detailed structural steel and concrete foundation design for a gold process plant.

Banerjee Engineers., Markham Ontario 2004.09-2005.04

  • Various commercial projects, such as Walmart buildings, hotels, shopping mall structures.

VE Collective, Markham Ontario 2002.09-2004.09

  • Cult Iron Mill, ON, Canada, 2002 Detailed structural design of a one-story industrial building in Markham.
  • Lakeview Water Treatment Plant, Bennett Contracting, ON, Canada, 2003-2004: Design of structural steel connections for a pump station superstructure.
  • Mississauga Bearing Plant, NTN, ON, Canada, 2004: Structural calculations for expansion of a bearing production facility.
  • Ontario Legislative Assembly, Dundas Iron, ON, Canada, 2003 Site survey and structural steel connection design for the west wing renovation, including roof, floor and access area.
  • Pearson Airport, MRM, ON, Canada, 2002-2004Welding connection calculations for sign supports.

Central Southern Electric Power Design Institute (CSEPDI) 1993-2002

Hands-on experience on structural design and construction services for over ten thermal power plants and substations in China and Pakistan.