Kent Kean
About Kent Kean
Kent Kean is an E/I Superintendent at Irving Pulp and Paper, where he has worked since 2018. He has extensive experience in control systems and instrumentation, having held various roles at Irving Pulp and Paper and other companies over the past two decades.
Current Role at Irving Pulp and Paper
Kent Kean currently serves as the E/I Superintendent at Irving Pulp and Paper, a position he has held since 2018. In this role, he oversees the management of control systems and provides instrumentation and control support to the JDI project group. He leads a team of five members dedicated to maintaining and enhancing the control systems at the facility located at 408 Mill Street, Saint John, NB.
Previous Experience at Irving Pulp and Paper
Kent Kean has extensive experience at Irving Pulp and Paper, having worked in various roles since 2003. He served as an E/I Planner from 2003 to 2006, then as a Control Systems Engineer from 2006 to 2015, followed by a role as Senior Control Systems Engineer from 2015 to 2016. He also worked as a Team Lead for control systems from 2016 to 2018, contributing to the management of distributed control system migrations.
Educational Background
Kent Kean has a solid educational foundation in engineering. He studied Electrical and Electronics Engineering at the University of New Brunswick, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree. Additionally, he completed a diploma in Industrial Electronics and Control at NRI Washington DC from 1991 to 1993. He furthered his education by achieving a Maintenance Management Professional (MMP) certification at Northern Lakes College from 2016 to 2018.
Professional Affiliations
Kent Kean is a senior member of the International Society of Automation (ISA), which reflects his commitment to the field of automation and control systems. He also holds a professional engineering registration with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of New Brunswick (APEGNB), indicating his recognized qualifications and adherence to professional standards in engineering.
Previous Roles in the Industry
Before his tenure at Irving Pulp and Paper, Kent Kean worked at James River Corporation as an Instrumentation Supervisor from 1995 to 2001. He also gained experience as an Instrument and Controls Engineer at Neill and Gunter for seven months in 2003. These roles contributed to his extensive knowledge and expertise in instrumentation and control systems.