Mr. Paul Labbe
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Paul Labbe spent 45 years in industry including the last 20 years as a C-Suite Sr. Executive in Top 10 Global EPC/EPCM firms (Stantec, WorleyParsons, TetraTech), VP of Research in Mining Saskatchewan Research Council, VP Regina Refinery (FCL/CCRL) and VP Manufacturing Vecima Electronics. He started his career in operations at Vale Thompson (previously INCO); then he moved to Nutrien Potash (previously PCS). Later he moved to Domtar Gypsum in Burlington, Ontario where he developed the mechanized mining system and original mine for the greenfields Caledonia No. 3 Mine. Still later he moved on to perform project management and superintendent roles at the Kumtor gold mine in Kyrgyzstan at elevation in the Himalayans on the construction & development phase. Retired out to a faculty teaching role at SaskPolytech in Mechanical Engineering and then transitioned (January 2019) into the Mining Research Chair for the School of Mining, Manufacturing & Energy at Saskatchewan Polytechnic, Applied Research. Mr. Labbe has formal training in Mechanical Engineering Technology & Business.