David Burns

David Burns is an experienced engineering professional with a background in electrical and electronics engineering. Currently serving as a Stations Engineer at Alectra since 2017, David manages capital work programs, designs protection and control schemes, and supervises embedded generation projects. Prior experience includes roles at PowerStream Inc. from 2009 to 2017 as a Reliability Engineer and Power & Communications Engineer, focusing on asset investment planning, distribution automation, and high voltage systems. From 2001 to 2009, David worked as a Quality Engineer at Honda Canada Inc., contributing to new model development and product engineering for several vehicle models. David holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electrical Engineering from Lakehead University and an Electronics Engineering degree from Georgian College.