Bio
Benjamin Boyd, P.Eng.
Principal Electrical Engineer
Balanced Objective Development, 2017 - present
His expertise has been applied to the oil & gas, mining, CNG, manufacturing, and generator packaging industries, from conceptual design to fully functional systems. Has worked broadly with the Canadian Electric Code, the U.S. National Electric Code, and IEC standards.
Sample Project Experience
• Multi-million dollar, four floor, cemented aggregate fill and shotcrete plant, with three dimensional cable tray and cable routing layout
• New multi-million dollar hazardous area test bay for CNG manufacturing company
• Electrical engineering, controls design & programming for deep water surfing wave machine
• Cache Creek Landfill Gas Utilization Project where 3× 1.5 MW, 4160V power generators are fueled by landfill methane
• CNG “mother/daughter” operation to transport natural gas from New Brunswick across the Confederation Bridge to P.E.I.
• 3× 1 MW paralleled standby generator sets for a British Columbia P3 Hospital project
• Developed new standardized equipment schematics separately with each of AutoCAD Electrical, SolidWorks Electrical & Draftsight
Specialties
• Hazardous Locations
• Motor controls & industrial instrumentation and control systems
• Power generation and distribution systems
• Arc flash studies
• Cable tray and cable routing
• PLC/HMI programming
• Testing and commissioning of various equipment
• AutoCAD Electrical, Solidworks Electrical, EPLAN, Draftsight, and Visio drafting
Education
B.Sc.E. (Electrical Concentration):
Walla Walla University, Washington, 2002
Registered Professional Engineer:
British Columbia (EGBC No. 46837)
Alberta (APEGA No. 288471)
Mission
Balodev will make things happen successfully. We are here to fill gaps in your team or take on entire projects.
Vision
Balodev strives to see the whole picture and make no unnecessary assumptions to deliver the right solution for your project.