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PERSONAL PROFILE
Confident and experienced engineering professional.
Skilled communicator and determined influencer. Computer literate.
Third Level Education
Industrial Power Electronics 1995 – 1996
FAS Training Centre, Tallaght, Dublin
Subjects: AC and DC Electricity, Analogue and Digital Electronics,
Semiconductor Devices, Microprocessors, PLC's and Computer Programming
National Certificate in Mechanical Engineering 1986 – 1988
Waterford Regional Technical College, Waterford
Subjects: Mathematics, Engineering Science, Fluids and Fluid Systems,
Thermodynamics, Electronics, Electrical Systems, CAD/CAM Studies,
Materials Science, Workshop Practice, Engineering Technical Drawing,
Laboratory Practice, Computer Studies, Civil Studies
Second Level Education
Leaving Certificate 1980 – 1986
Christian Brothers School, Carrick on Suir, Co Tipperary, Ireland
Subjects: English, Irish, French, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Geography
PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT
Self Employed Technician Sept 04 – Dec 04
Exxon Mobil (Europoort); EPZ (Borssele); Nerefco (Europoort), Holland
Instrumentation Technician Jun 04 – Aug 04
Randridge Services for Foxboro GMBH (Statoil Gas Plant, Norway)
Self Employed May 01 – May 04
Various roles – servicing, construction, part time agency work.
Instrumentation and Control Supervisor Nov 00 – May 01
Celtic Anglian Water, Pidgeon House Road, Ringsend, Dublin 4
Process Operator/Technician Nov 99 – Nov 00
Swiss Combi Technology, Pidgeon House Road, Ringsend, Dublin 4
Internal Sales/Technical Support Engineer Mar 98 – Sept 99
Hanley Controls PM&C Ltd., Westpoint Business Park, Dublin 15
Overseas Field Service Engineer Oct 96 – Feb 98
Molins Tobacco Machinery Co. Ltd., High Wycombe, Bucks, UK
Electronic Technical Sales Jul 96 – Oct 96
Coopers Electronics, Terenure, Dublin 6
Instrumentation Technician/Field Service Engineer Sept 92 – Jun 93
P.J.Boner & Co. Ltd., Clondalkin, Dublin 22
Instrumentation Maintenance Technician Mar 91 – Dec 91
B.P. Fine Chemicals, Carshalton, Surrey, U.K.
Instrumentation Technician Nov 90 – Feb 91
Comsip Automation, Antwerp, Belgium
Trainee Instrumentation Technician Jun 89 – Nov 90
Kent Technical Services, M.F.Kent South Africa and Belgium
ACHIEVEMENTS AND TRAINING
Driving Licence Current Full Clean Driving Licence
Left/Right Overseas Experience
Health and Safety European Safety Passport (VCA1).
Numerous safety courses
Confined Spaces Trained in all aspects of confined space entry
First Aid Numerous Courses in First Aid
C.A.B.A. Trained in correct use of Compressed Air Breathing Apparatus and Basic Fire Fighting and Prevention
Lifeguard Trained as Pool Lifeguard. Awarded Pool Bronze
DETAILED ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE
Self Employed Technician with Exxon Mobil, EPZ, Nerefco
Exxon Mobil – Two week refinery maintenance Turn Around
EPZ – Three week nuclear power station maintenance Turn Around
Nerefco – Six week refinery maintenance Turn Around.
Four weeks supervising explosion damage rebuild and re-commissioning.
Instrumentation Technician with Foxboro, Germany. (Statoil Gas Plant, Norway)
Supervisory role on MEG plant responsible for team of technicians involved in calibration, loop checks, fault finding. Daily duties included provision of work permits, progress reports, critical plant hook-up assessment.
Instrumentation and Control Supervisor with Celtic Anglian Water Ltd.
Commissioning/start up of new treatment works and de-commissioning of old works. Responsible for liaising with contractors and suppliers.
Also involved in daily operational and maintenance duties.
Process Operator/Technician with Swiss Combi Technology Ltd.
Duties included all aspects of Sewage Bio Drier operation, maintenance and administration
(Instrument, Electrical and Mechanical)
Internal Sales Engineer with Hanley Controls PM&C Ltd.
Instrumentation/process control sales and support role providing design, specification, technical support and backup to customers and sales engineers.
Suppliers of Foxboro, Masoneilan, Vega Controls, MTL.
Overseas Field Service Engineer with Molins Tobacco Machinery Co. Ltd.
Installed, commissioned and implemented protocol testing of cigarette manufacturing machinery controlled by Siemens S95U and Omron C200HS PLC's.
Installations necessitated calibration and fault finding on electrical, electronic, mechanical and pneumatic systems in addition to programming and debugging of PLC software.
Overseas Contracts: BAT Uganda, National Cigarette and Match Industries in Republic of Yemen, BAT Uzbekistan and Japanese Tobacco Company in Manchester, UK
Instrumentation Technician with PJ Boner & Co. Ltd.
Involved in pre-calibration, installation, loop checks, commissioning, start up and certification, of process plants for Intel Ireland (FAB 10), Wyeth Pharmaceuticals and IFI.
Implemented maintenance contract work involving calibration, repair and fault diagnosis etcetera for IFI, Coca Cola, Smurfit Paper Mills and Roadstone.
Prepared tenders for instrumentation contracts from consultant drawings and specifications.
Regularly involved in design, specification, component procurement, workshop maintenance/repair, documentation and administration.
DETAILED ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE
Instrumentation Technician with B.P. Fine Chemicals in U.K.
Involving calibration, maintenance, fault finding and repair of process plant to BS5750
Instrumentation Technician with Comsip Automation on Fina Neste site.
Calibration loop checks, commissioning and start up of gas generation plant.
Trainee Instrumentation Technician with M.F.Kent (KTS) Belgium on Fina Neste site.
Installation, calibration, loop checks, commissioning of Naphtha Cracker Plant
Trainee Instrumentation Technician with M.F.Kent (KTS) South Africa.
Involved in similar roles to that of Belgium contracts on De Beers Diamond Mine Recovery Plant, Sasol Chemicals Polypropylene Plant.
Fault finding role on Tosa Steel Tube Plant to locate and resolve PLC and associated conveyor system problems.
SKILLS BASE SUMMARY
Pre-Calibration, Calibration, Installation Maintenance, Servicing, Repair I/O Testing – DCS and Scada ESD Systems – Commissioning and Fault Finding Pre-Commissioning and Start Up of Process Plant Inspections, Punch Listing, Documentation Specification and Procurement
Software/Hardware Systems: Honeywell TDC 3000; Allen Bradley DeviceNet; Siemens S95U/S5; Omron C200HS; Autocal; Rotork Pakscan
Configuration Tools: Rosemount Hart and Foxboro Intelligent Handheld Communicators
Field Instrumentation: Pressure, Temperature, Level, Flow, (Gauge, DP, Ultrasonic, Radar), pH Pneumatic/Electronic PID Controllers Control Valves – Pneumatic/Motorised Load Cells, Variable Speed Drives
Referees Available On Request
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