Brian McFadyen

Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry

2007 – 2009 (2 years)

A leading supplier in the fields of engine test systems, driveline test systems, brake test systems, wind tunnel balances and emissions test systems. Our team is able to provide total solutions to its customers, with full turnkey capability. A wide range of standard products and custom engineering capabilities from simple engine testing to sophisticated dynamic research and development for engines and drivelines.

• Led / created employee awareness of corporate activities, projects, and challenges to produce an increased sense of employee ownership, accountability, and motivation resulting in an increase of 9.1% in labour efficiency.
• Led the development and implementation of comprehensive Health & Safety Awareness programs to ensure legislative compliance and to help foster a culture of safety and employee engagement
• Created, tracked, and reported annual SR&ED claims resulting in over $ 2.5M of eligible investment tax credits over the last 5 years alone.
• Strengthened employee engagement and confidence through mentoring of skills using a hands-on approach to the development, refinement, and presentation of sales estimates, scopes of supply, functional requirements, RFQ responses, sales and technical presentations.
• Developed and raised the corporate visibility for financial operation, sales forecasting, revenue forecasting, project margins and status while responsible for the Canadian operation.
• Facilitated change management during the final corporate restructuring.

Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry

2005 – 2006 (1 year)

• Forged high levels of customer loyalty and trust resulting in directed contracts of over $100M through excellent technical leadership, pre-sales engineering support, an open book style of estimating, and a consistent and honest customer interface
• Successfully developed and introduced integrated forecasting and tracking tools for project and labour resources in our ISO 9001:2000 business processes
• Steered the technical lead for new proposals, estimates, sales presentations, and business development

1998 – 2005 (7 years)

A leading supplier of custom engineered powertrain, engine, generator, and component test systems. A talented team providing total solutions to its customers, with turnkey capability. A wide range of custom engineering capabilities from simple engine testing to sophisticated dynamic research and development for engines, drivelines, and components.

▪ Managed multi-project requirements, personnel assignments, status reporting, and activities.
▪ Provided technical leadership and guidance to the Hardware, Applications, Software, and Design Services groups for development, testing, tracking, and deployment
▪ Established standard engineering and design procedures, methodologies and practices.

1989 – 1998 (9 years)

▪ Managed large technical projects while often providing the technical lead for the software and applications developments.
▪ Mentored and assisted with skills development in the design and diagnosis of real-time systems and architectures for many team members.
▪ Developed and demonstrated a set of core software and application elements for dynamometer controls and modeling that continue to form the basis for current and future project opportunities.

1988 – 1989 (1 year)

Dimax has delivered clever control & monitoring solutions for mission critical facilities and processes for over 20 years. Serving a unique market position, they offer a controls alternative that delivers a customized solution with a level of flexibility unequaled in the industry. Dimax provides Turnkey Installation, Technical Services, and Monitoring Services through integrated solutions using past investments of technology and the unique Dimax line of products.

• Systems Designer and Software Developer for the MLC-900 product family
• Led the development of the DBasic distributed control language
• provided development and support of the MP and IOP subnet communications

1986 – 1988 (2 years)

Commercial Analytical Lab performing Elemental Analysis of samples using Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis for Geological Surveys, Biomedical Analysis, Plastics and other material contaminants using the light water Materials Testing Reactor at McMaster University.

• Re-established a culture of safety and hazard awareness reducing the overall incidence and personnel radiation badge levels
• Designed, developed, and deployed an upgrade to the Short Lived Isotope Analysis system. Automated the data processing, increased sample throughput and data quality assurance
• Automated the Long Lived Isotope Analysis sample handling, analysis, and processing resulting in unattended operation and significantly reduced personnel exposure levels
• Developed a tracking and management system for sample blanks and sample standards that increased the data quality assurance levels, and significantly reduced the number of re-run samples due to indeterminate backgrounds and references
• Generated successful SR&ED claims, improving our corporate profitability

1981 – 1985 (4 years)

MULTITROL produced Computer Based Control Systems for operating Commercial and Institutional Buildings. While specializing in direct digital control techniques they producecd systems which were functional, flexible, and capable of expansion at reasonable cost. An innovative leader with a unique combination of excellent product technology and a strong entrepreneurial spirit, they delivered Turnkey Systems, Integration Services, Hardware, or Software only solutions.

▪ key developer for a wide range of HVAC and EMS control applications
▪ designed and developed the software platform and applications for the MicroMux product line
▪ deployed sytems in the field, provided installation and commissioning, and delivered customer training