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PIPING/FIELD/CONSTRUCTION ENGINEER – PROCESS & POWER
PERSONAL PROFILE
Qualified and well experienced Piping Engineer; availing in excess of 25 years of experience in the full spectrum of engineering, design, detailing, fabrication, erection, retrofitting, testing, QC, commissioning, maintenance and demolition of Process/Power Plant and Piping.
Well acquainted with a vast variety of piping applications, materials and jointing methods across various industry sectors and fully conversant will all project stages; spanning the office, shop, field as well as live plant – from conceptual layout through to Operational Acceptance by Client.
Offering, in particular, more than 15 years' experience, of which 12 is on-shore related, specific to the Oil & Gas Industry, while also being fully conversant with a wide range of process and power industry codes as well as EPC/M and owner procedures and specifications.
Fully computer literate, very familiar with allied disciplines/trades and seasoned in safe construction practice and increasingly more stringent HSE considerations. Well experienced in accommodating all levels of personnel skills and contractor capabilities.
QUALIFICATIONS
Higher National Diploma – Mechanical (1977), Vaal-Triangle Technical University – South Africa.
KEY SKILLS
* Keenly acknowledged safety awareness and appreciation of core HSE causes, values and objectives
* Well established client/3rd-party communication skills and capability to mix in with personnel at all levels
* Ability to adapt effortlessly to changing milestones, engineering/design requirements and site conditions
* In-depth problem solving experience within and across engineering/construction/QC disciplines/trades
* Proven tenacity in expediting vendor/supplier/contractor information, deliverables, material and results
* Wide ranging site experience and thorough familiarity with construction, operation and maintenance
* Proactive in developing subordinates, to assume increased responsibility, and in earning their respect
* Well-exercised working knowledge and strong grasp of industry codes, standards and norms/practice
* Acquainted with a wide range of software applications within the engineering and design environment
* Resolute to remain informed and trained in new trends and improved products, materials and methods
IT/COMPUTER LITERACY
* Office: All Microsoft® Office 2003 products, as well as Visio, OneNote, Publisher. Excel and Access (the latter either boxed or running MSDE) specifically for extensive data manipulation/reporting
* Visualisation: Intergraph® DesignReview® and - SmartPlant® Review
* Piping Stress: CAESAR II®, TRIFlex®, Algor® PipePlus and Rohr 2 (static, limited dynamic)
* Networking: AFT Fathom and AFT Impulse
* Scheduling: Primavera® SureTrak®, Microsoft® Project and Primavera® P3 (limited P3 experience)
* 2-D/3-D CAD: AutoCAD®, MicroStation® and SmartSketch® (now an infrequent user)
* RdB: Oracle® 8i and Microsoft® SQL Server (limited SQL scripting), Seagate® Crystal Reports
* Intergraph® PDS (administration): spec-writing, PD_Stress, libraries & ortho/iso drawing extraction, etc
* Miscellaneous: MathSoft® MathCAD®, UGS Solid Edge, COADE® FE/PIPE® & Adobe® Acrobat®
LANGUAGES
* German - Working Knowledge
* Dutch - Working Knowledge
* French - Basic Knowledge
* Russian - Basic Knowledge
CAREER HISTORY
Mar 2004 – present Piping Tie-in/Interface Coordinator, Parsons/Fluor-Daniel
Kazakhstan
Chevron-Texaco – Second Generation Project
Responsible for Project-wide Piping Tie-ins and - Interfaces; Engineering close-out, Management of Change, Client Handover, Contractor Supervision and EPCM Work Turnover process – including Detail Planning, Method Statements, Inter-discipline Coordination, Reporting, Commissioning & HSE.
May 2002 – Feb 2004 Lead Piping Engineer, Bateman Metals Limited
South Africa, Namibia
Impala Platinum – Base Metals Refinery Expansion Project (Springs, South Africa) – full scope
Anglo Platinum – Precious Metals Refinery Expansion Project (Rustenburg, South Africa) – piping stress
Anglo Base Metals – Scorpion Zinc Refinery Project (Namibia) – punch closing & pre-commissioning
Responsible for engineering, design, procurement and for Piping/HVAC Drawing Office while overseeing fabrication, erection and QC. Client Documentation generated for full Owner ASME B31.1/3/4/8 compliance; Line Classes, Specifications and Data Sheets – mainly stainless steel, thermo-plastics and composites.
Feb 2001 – Apr 2002 Senior Field (Piping) Engineer, LURGI ÖL* GAS* CHEMIE / LGE&C
State of Qatar
Qatar Petroleum Refinery Expansion Project (Mesai'eed, Qatar)
Responsible for Piping/Mechanical component of FCCU construction, on-site documentation rework, field query resolution, piping design review/rectification, material consolidation, test pack close-out & Client/UOP/Parsons Punch clearing.
Oct 1998 – Jan 2001 Drawing Office Manager, Lurgi South Africa (Pty) Ltd
South Africa, Turkey
SCI Methanol Distillation Plant (Sasolburg, South Africa)
Bayer Chrome Acid Plant (Durban, South Africa)
HDPE Expansion Project (Petkim, Izmir, Turkey)
IML Gas Cleaning Plant (Rustenburg, South Africa)
MossGas Tank-farm Expansion Project (Mossel Bay, South Africa)
Sasol SCU Plant (Sasolburg) – Air Liquide JV (Sasolburg, South Africa)
Responsible for multi-discipline DO function, engineering coordination and piping materials. Established integrated CAD environment across all disciplines and implemented Intergraph® PDS, Intergraph® SmartPlant® (P&ID & Review) and Intergraph® INtools®.
1997 – 1998 Senior Engineer - Piping, FPH-Moody (TPI/AIA)
South Africa
SCI (Sasol One) – Cooling Water Upgrading Project
Responsible for full Scope of Work; scheduling of Shut-downs and integration with Plant Turnarounds, discipline interfaces and on-the-fly engineering, drafting and QC while overseeing all fabrication and erection - 218 Tie-ins (70 Hot-taps) ranging from 1½" through 56".
1996 – 1997 Piping Engineer, LTA Process (Pty) Ltd
South Africa, Zambia
Foskor/IDC PalMag (Phlogopite) Base Metals Plant (Palaborwa, South Africa)
Bwana Makuba Gold SX & Sulphuric Acid Plant (Zambia)
Responsible for Piping Specifications, Piping Line Classes and Piping Stress/Supporting while providing construction assistance for both projects – CADCentre® PDMS (now Aveva® Vantage®) design.
1995 – 1996 Piping Engineer, TechnoMetrics cc
South Africa, Namibia, Malawi, Mozambique
Numerous small projects – Foster Wheeler, Sasol (SCI, SMX & SFF), Natref, Sappi, Aqazur, IMS
Turnaround scheduling/management assistance and piping design/drafting packages not exceeding 2000 man-hours as single/multi discipline component(s) of client engineering projects normally not exceeding ZAR 20mil total project budget.
1992 – 1995 Piping Stress Engineer, Foster Wheeler Babcock
South Africa, Malaysia
Petronas Penapisan – De-bottlenecking Project (Kerteh, Malaysia)
Caltex Isomerisation Project (Cape Town, South Africa)
Polifin Restructuring Project (Sasolburg, South Africa)
1991 – 1992 Piping Stress Engineer, EMS (Tvl) / BADGER AFRICA
Natref Expansion Project (Sasolburg, South Africa) South Africa
1990 – 1991 Lead Piping Designer, Sastech – Sasol One
Sasol One Renovation Project (Sasolburg, South Africa) South Africa
1989 – 1990 Pipe Support Designer/Stress Technician, Foster Wheeler SA / Lurgi SA
MossRef Onshore Project (Mossel Bay, South Africa) South Africa
1986 – 1989 Piping/Pipe Support Designer, Babcock Mossel Bay Contractors (Pty) Ltd
MossGas Offshore Project (Port Elizabeth, South Africa) South Africa
1985 – 1986 Piping Designer/Field Engineer, TOSA
Seamless - and Welded Mill Projects (Vereeniging, South Africa) South Africa
1983 – 1984 Assistant Area (Mechanical Maintenance) Engineer, Sasol Two/Three
Mechanical Services Department (Secunda, South Africa) South Africa
1981 – 1982 Piping Designer, Sastech
Sastech Drawing Office (Secunda, South Africa) South Africa
1979 – 1980 Trainee Mechanical Draftsman, South African Air Force
SODD, Air Logistics Command (Pretoria, South Africa) South Africa
1978 Trainee Statutory Equipment Inspector, Sasol One
Sasol Inspection Department (Sasolburg, South Africa) South Africa
HOBBIES / INTERESTS
Scripting (Database, Spreadsheet & CAD), composite materials, cycling and fish-keeping.
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