Objectives:
To utilise my broad experience in Project Management, Maintenance/Technical Management or Operation Management in medium to heavy engineering environments such as Mining, Water Treatment or Petrochemical Industries, in an effort to maximise your production objectives through increased equipment availability & reliability. With particular emphasis on promoting and developing an environment based on a passion for safety. All without loosing sight of the need to control and minimise cost and increase cash flow where possible.
Professional Experience
July 2009 Present
ValeInco Goro, New Caledonia
Subsidiary of the CVRD-Inco International mining company, ValeInco is constructing a US$4.3B hydro-metallurgical plant producing 60,000 t/a of nickel at Goro in the south of New Caledonia due to start-up mid 2010
Manager Feed Preparation Plant
Responsible for operation & maintenance of the Feed Preparation Plant and tailing dam.
— Superintendent in charge of 65 to 70 people.
— Responsible for the commissioning hand over for areas and assets under my responsibility (process area, tailing dam, workshop, water supply & offices).
— Responsible in developing budget & investment plan after commissioning to bring the plant & tailing dam to ramp up capability and expected production rate.
— Responsible for the development of operation and maintenance instructions to operate the plant safely and efficiently.
— Responsible for contract design & management to support the plant operation.
July 2008 April 2009
Hatch Brisbane, Australia
Senior Consultant - Project & Maintenance Support
Responsible in the development of operation readiness modules, supporting projects in delivering the operation & maintenance requirements that deliver the expected plant performance from the ramp up.
— Develop maintenance readiness module, built-in Hatch EPCM process, to support the delivering of operation & maintenance readiness.
— Instrument in the development of Hatch operational services structure for the Brisbane Hub.
— Develop a generic library of components with assets strategies ready across a range on commonly used equipment
September 2006 May 2008
ValeInco Nouvelle Caledonie
MANAGER - RELIABILITY AND SYSTEMS (New Caledonia)
Responsible for developing maintenance strategies, improving plant performance through improved reliability and setting standards for maintenance work management using the Ellipse ERP system.
— Established the Reliability and Systems Department (3 direct reports and total staff of 12 all professional engineers)
— Recruited 6 Reliability engineers (all disciplines) and a supervisory engineer
— Formed the new recruits into a highly successful and well-respected reliability team in a short timeframe
— Appointed Maintenance Senior Planner
— Set standards for maintenance planning throughout the organisation
— Managed implementation of maintenance modules of Ellipse ERP system
— Member of the Ellipse ERP project management team
— Managed implementation of communication interfaces between PCS, PI, RCM and ERP systems
December 2001 August 2006
Goro Nickel
PROJECT MANAGER (Engineering Head Office, Brisbane)
Responsible for several projects that improved the operability and maintainability of the plant during the design phase.
— Implemented a Reliability Centred Maintenance (RCM) study on all critical equipment in the Goro Nickel Project.(3 teams for 18 months)
— Developed IT infrastructure to support maintenance strategy
— Initiated common approach to spares management between operations and commissioning
— Team member for 50% of Hazop exercises on the plant
— Reviewed aspects of the plant design using Integraph 3-D review tool
— Design of LinkOne parts application within Ellipse ERP system
— Implemented work management processes for the maintenance of the Goro Nickel mobile mining fleet.
— Reviewed tender specifications and recommendations associated with mechanical equipment suppliers
— Input to preliminary design of onsite facilities (workshops, warehouse facilities, etc.)
— Input to maintenance organisation development
December 1998 November 2001
Goro Nickel
FIELD ENGINEER & SHIFT SUPERINTENDENT - (Pilot Plant, New Caledonia)
Responsible for several aspects of the design, construction and set-up of a pilot plant to test the viability of the nickel extraction process.
— Designed the water supply for the Pilot Plant
— Designed LAN and telecommunications systems for the Pilot Plant
— Co-ordinated the Request For Tender process for the fuel supply for the Pilot Plant
— Shift superintendent (15 to 70 people), in charge of process areas design, security, maintenance and technical development
— Designed and monitored corrosion testing for the Pilot Plant
— Developed and implemented improvements in 'Severe Service Ball Valves' in conjunction with manufacturers
— Collected data to facilitate the future design and operation of the Commercial Plant
September 1998 December 1998
Holpac / Groupe P PENTECOST NoumÃ(c)a (New Caledonia)
Technical Auditing
Responsibilities:
— Inspecting all electrical and refrigeration systems for the companies of this group (food retailing sector and industrial sector)
— Producing comprehensive audit report for the company's shareholders
February 1997 June 1998
Air Caledonie International NoumÃ(c)a (New Caledonia)
Maintenance And Planning Engineer
Responsibilities:
— Preparing schedules of work for one of the Boeing 737 jets in the Air Caledonie fleet
— Producing and implementing quality assurance procedures for maintenance
— Producing report on maintenance procedures and submitting to the French Administration to obtain JAR 145 Agreement
February 1996 February 1997
Impex NC NoumÃ(c)a (New Caledonia)
Technical Manager
Responsibilities:
— Implementing the remote monitoring and automation services
— Monitoring the construction of pumping stations (permitting and standards issues)
— Construction and maintenance of pumping and chlorination stations, water treatment plant and related facilities
— Upgrade of entire water treatment and distribution network in Futuna (French island 3,000 inhabitants)
November 1995 February 1996
NÃ(c)abat NoumÃ(c)a (New Caledonia)
Commercial And Contract Department
Responsibilities:
— Preparing offers in accordance with Request for Proposals requirements
— Preparing quotations for industrial and individual clients
December 1994 November 1995
Shell Pacifique NoumÃ(c)a (New Caledonia)
Engineer
Responsibilities:
— Design tasks and feasibility study for the construction of a 9,000 m3 storage tank for hydrocarbons
— Developing and monitoring works for the updating of existing structures and ensuring their conformity with current French standards and regulations (fire protection, piping, etc.)
— Planning and monitoring works on industrial sites and on the petrol station network
Other Experience & Training
June 1998 September 1998
Dokamo College NoumÃ(c)a (New Caledonia)
Mathematics Lecturer
Role and Responsibilities:
— Prepare lesson plans and lectures
— Administration of student assessment for tertiary level classes in mathematics
September 1994 December 1994
La Perouse High School NoumÃ(c)a (New Caledonia)
Physics And Chemistry Teacher
Role and Responsibilities:
— Prepare lesson plans and lectures
— Administration of student assessment for tertiary level classes in Physics & Chemistry
These teaching positions gave me the ability to deliver knowledge to groups and allowed me to develop skills in dealing with groups of people from different ethnic and cultural backgrounds.
Education & Training
1994 Engineering Degree
Ecole Nationale SupÃ(c)rieure de MÃ(c)canique et d'AÃ(c)ronautique
French Engineering Institute Poitiers FRANCE
Majored in Mechanics and Aeronautics
1992 Master of Mechanics
Pierre and Marie Curie University of Paris IV France
(Mathematics, Chemistry, Acoustics, IT, etc.)
2000 First Aid Certificate and Fire Fighting Training
New Caledonia
2000 Training on chemical and nuclear hazards
New Caledonia
Skills
Language & Skills
- Bilingual French (mother tongue), English, + some Bahasa Indonesian
Computer Literacy
General
- Microsoft XP Project, Access, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook
Others
ERP/CMMS and other Systems
- Ellipse, LinkOne
- AMIS 2000
- PI
- GDMS, Infoworks, Cyberdocs
- Integraph SmartPlant Foundation, P&ID and 3-D
References available upon request