BXJ

04 / Record

Updated 2026

Resume

Third-year Civil Engineering student at Queen's University with direct construction project management experience on a $390M mixed-use development. Consistently identifies operational inefficiencies and builds structured systems to resolve them, demonstrated through hands-on field coordination at EllisDon and the independent conception, design, and deployment of client-facing technology products. Proven leadership managing real logistics and administrative operations as Varsity Sailing Captain.

$390M

Contract coordinated at Oakridge Park

40+

Change documents administered

~430

Units tracked in remediation programs

45

Sailors on the varsity team he captains

Seeking

A 12 to 16 month QUIP placement from May 2027 in construction management or development.

  • Canadian citizen
  • Authorized to work in Canada
  • Available May 2027
  • Vancouver, BC

01 / Experience

May 2026 – August 2026

Oakridge Park Redevelopment · Vancouver, BC · $390M Contract · 1.4M sq ft Mixed-Use

EllisDon Construction

Student Project Coordinator

  • Supported project and field coordination across a 13-tower, 2,900+ suite development with 300,000 sq ft of commercial office space and a 70,000 sq ft civic centre, interfacing directly with 30+ active sub-trades and site superintendents.
  • Administered 40+ change documents including RFIs, change directives, and supplemental instructions, managing resolution workflows between site teams, consultants, and ownership.
  • Built Excel tracking systems for the Pod Door Remediation and Pod Slab Sealing programs, enabling systematic progress monitoring across approximately 430 residential units.
  • Processed invoice PDFs against multi-phase cost code spreadsheets for project accounting, cost allocation, and budget tracking across concurrent construction phases.
  • Utilized Bluebeam Revu for drawing markup and document control; supported OAC meeting administration and agenda preparation for multi-party stakeholder sessions.

May 2026 – Present

AI Consulting and SaaS · orcajones.com · West Vancouver, BC

Orca Jones

Founder & Developer

  • Identified an operational gap in the BC real estate market and designed two client-facing AI tools: a Listing Marketing Suite automating property description and neighbourhood research workflows, and a Strata Document Analyzer that parses complex strata documentation and produces structured, severity-ranked risk reports for agents and buyers.
  • Managed the full delivery lifecycle independently: problem identification, solution architecture, technical implementation, client deployment, and iterative refinement, without a team or external resources.
  • Built the full technical infrastructure from scratch, including frontend, deployment pipeline, payment processing, email infrastructure, and automated client onboarding workflows, integrating multiple third-party APIs across the stack.

March 2022 – September 2024

West Vancouver Yacht Club

Senior Sailing Coach

  • Led coaching programs for junior sailors (ages 6 to 15), designing progressive curricula emphasizing on-water safety, risk assessment, and performance development.
  • Mentored incoming instructors in adaptive teaching, conflict resolution, and safety protocols; performed routine maintenance and mechanical repairs on sailboats and coach boats.

02 / Leadership

September 2024 – Present

Queen's University Varsity Sailing Team

Captain

  • Lead a three-person executive team managing all logistics, administration, and operations for a 45-sailor competitive program, sending 15 sailors to regattas across Canada and the United States most weekends.
  • Responsible for event registration, travel and accommodation coordination, equipment scheduling, and budget tracking across a full competitive season with events most weekends.
  • Manage stakeholder communication between the athletics department, team members, race committees, and host clubs, producing documentation and compliance reports required by the university.

03 / Academic projects

Fall 2025

Permeable Paving Solutions

Project Design Lead · Queen's University

  • Led a four-person team designing a permeable parking-lot pavement to reduce stormwater runoff through on-site infiltration.
  • Specified a layered system of recycled-plastic lattice pavers, granular base, and subbase; coordinated prototype testing.

Fall 2025

Prefabricated Modular Housing Design

Project Design Lead · Queen's University

  • Produced dimensioned architectural layouts and engineered floor plans for sustainable modular housing.
  • Evaluated design scenarios and documented results for academic and industry review.

Spring 2025

Battery Accumulator Design

Design and Analysis Lead · Queen's Racing Formula SAE

  • Directed structural and thermal design of a battery accumulator housing for the Formula SAE team.
  • Ran thermal simulations and stress analyses to meet safety and performance standards.

Fall 2024

Automated Water Filtration System

Project Lead, Hardware and Software Integration · Queen's University

  • Designed and programmed a filtration system with sensors and pump control for real-time water monitoring.
  • Wrote technical documentation and presented findings to faculty.

04 / Education

September 2024 – April 2029 (expected)

Queen's University

Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc), Civil Engineering

Kingston, Ontario

June 2024

Rockridge Secondary School

High School Diploma with Honours

West Vancouver, BC

05 / Skills

Construction & Engineering

  • Bluebeam Revu
  • Microsoft Excel
  • RFI and change document administration
  • OAC coordination
  • Cost code tracking
  • Invoice processing
  • Construction administration
  • Procore
  • Fieldwire
  • SAP2000
  • Gate 3 Financial
  • Outlook
  • OneDrive

Software & Development

  • Next.js
  • React
  • JavaScript
  • Python
  • Anthropic Claude API
  • n8n automation
  • Vercel
  • GitHub
  • Stripe
  • Resend
  • Twilio
  • Google Sheets API

Core Competencies

  • Project coordination
  • Technical writing
  • Stakeholder communication
  • Workflow automation
  • Systems design
  • Risk identification
  • Document control

06 / Certifications & awards

  • Standard First Aid & CPR-C
  • Occupational First Aid (pending)
  • Pleasure Craft Operator Licence
  • Coastal Personal Survival Course
  • Honour Roll with Distinction, Rockridge Secondary (2022, 2023, 2024)
  • Applied Design & Technology Engineering Award (2023)

Outside work / Training for Ironman 70.3 (May 2027, August 2027) · Competitive keelboat racing · Financial markets