Taking on new engagements· Mississauga, Canada

Controls, automation and commissioning for heavy industry. Twenty years. Seven countries. Zero lost-time incidents.

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Chris Placentile, P.Eng, PMPFounder & principal engineer →
Nuclear generating station at dusk
Open-pit mine conveyors at night
Offshore oil platform at sunset
Stainless process piping with gauges in a cleanroom
Control cabinets on a factory floor
NuclearBruce · Darlington · CANDU
01 / 05
  • Ontario Power Generation
  • Bruce Power
  • BHP
  • Rio Tinto
  • Saudi Aramco
  • Glencore
  • Sanofi Pasteur
  • GSK
  • Teva
  • Metro Vancouver
  • ATS Automation
  • AtkinsRéalis
  • ThyssenKrupp
20+

Years in the field

Founded 2011
7

Countries

4 continents
6

Industries

All regulated
100%

Safe on every site

Zero lost-time incidents
What we do

Design it. Build it.
Start it up.

01

Automation & controls

PLC, DCS, SCADA and HMI — designed, programmed and commissioned.

SiemensRockwellDeltaVABB 800xA
02

Commissioning & startup

Factory and site acceptance testing, through to first power-on.

Acceptance testsStartupProtocols
03

MV / LV electrical

E-houses, switchgear and variable-speed drives.

SINAMICSMV drivesHAZOP
04

Project management

PMP-led delivery from scope to closeout, across sites and trades.

PMPEarned value
05

Regulatory compliance

Nuclear QA, 21 CFR Part 11, TSSA. Systems that pass.

Nuclear QAGMPIEC 61511
Industries

Where failure isn't an option.

Projects

On the ground, worldwide.

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The principal

Christopher Placentile

I&C Engineering Manager · Controls & Commissioning Lead

P.EngPMPG3B.Eng, Western

I lead the teams that bring complex control systems to life — CANDU reactor tooling, Andean copper mines, Red Sea refineries — and I leave every site safe.

Experience

  1. 2020 — NOW

    Software Team Lead

    Bruce Power refurbishment · ATS Automation

    Delivered the full Unit 6 tooling series — removal, inspection, installation. Now leading controls for first-of-kind processes on the next units.

  2. 2019 — 2020

    Senior Project Engineer, Innovation

    Ontario Power Generation · Darlington

    Software lead on the first-of-kind PT-CT combined removal tooling, cutting weeks from the critical path.

  3. 2016 — 2019

    Control System Development Lead

    Darlington refurbishment · SNC-Lavalin

    Led I&C commissioning of the automated tools that disassemble CANDU reactors. Every milestone hit.

  4. 2016

    Project Manager, Automation

    Sanofi Pasteur · Toronto

    Brought the site its first DeltaV system and rebuilt a critical nitrogen life-safety alarm.

  5. 2011 — 2016

    Electrical Engineering Lead, Site

    ThyssenKrupp · Chile, Peru, Saudi Arabia, USA, Labrador

    Commissioned the first Siemens gearless drive in the Americas and an 8 km overland conveyor. 100% safe throughout.

  6. 2010 — 2011

    Project Manager, Automation

    SNC-Lavalin Pharma · GSK, Therapure, Gamma Dynacare

    Validation-driven automation projects, leading teams of up to 40.

  7. 2005 — 2010

    Programmer → Project Manager

    Real Time Systems · Toronto

    Ran the ~$9M controls programme for Metro Vancouver's Seymour-Capilano UV plant.

Toolbox

SiemensS7 · TIA · SINAMICS EmersonDeltaV RockwellAllen-Bradley · PlantPAx ABB800xA · MV drives GEProficy FANUC & KUKARobotics Python EPLAN & AutoCAD

Licences & training

Professional Engineer (P.Eng)PEO
Project Management ProfessionalPMI · 2010
G3 Gas TechnicianTSSA · 2016
DeltaV ImplementationEmerson · 2020
SINAMICS S120 CommissioningSiemens · 2014
Robot ProgrammingFANUC · KUKA
B.Eng, Computer EngineeringWestern · 2002
Nuclear Security ClearanceActive
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chris@nebulon.ca → +1 (416) 996-8960
Available forSenior I&C consulting, engineering management, lead commissioning
TermsContract or full-time
Domestic & international
BaseMississauga, Ontario
Canada