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QUALIFICATIONS, COURSES AND SPECIALTIES:
* Registered Electrician – 8000 hour Apprenticeship Served (New Zealand Electrical Registration Board).
* 'A' Grade Electrical Mechanic and Electrical Fitter (Office of Energy Western Australia).
* SOLAS approved HUET, Aviation Survival and Basic Sea Survival training.
Hazardous Area Classification & Certified Electrical Equipment Design, Selection, Installation and Maintenance training.
* Small Business Management (Technical College course).
* Bi-lingual – English and Portuguese (Intermediate Level Portuguese).
* Supervisor / Foreman of multi national workforces.
* Switchgear manufacture and installation. L.V. & H.V. Distribution panels, Motor control centres, Process control panels.
* High voltage cable jointing, installation and commissioning.
* High voltage switching, installation, commissioning, and operation.
* Onshore and Offshore Petrochemical Plant (Hazardous areas) installation, maintenance, inspection and commissioning.
* Instrumentation/Process control, installation, commissioning.
* Heavy Machinery, Turbine/Generator, installation and commissioning.
* Semi-submersible Floating Production Unit (FPU) commissioning and project completion.
* Floating Production Storage and Off-loading facilities (FPSO) maintenance, commissioning, and project completion.
* QA and Document Management.
* Computer literate – Project Completion System Databases, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Word.
CAREER SUMMARY:
17 years Electrical/Instrument experience including full apprenticeship and technical trade certificate in Electrical Engineering. Extensive international background specialising in supervision of Construction/Commissioning projects within the Power Generation, Petrochemical, Mining and Off-shore Oil and Gas Industries. Responsibilities and positions range from Lead Construction/Commissioning Technician to Lead Electrical Commissioning Engineer, with involvement in system design review, construction management, project completion/start-up, technical recruitment and commercial settlement.
CAREER HISTORY:
May 2005 – Present. Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company, Lagos, Nigeria.
Shell Bonga FPSO Development Project - Lagos, Nigeria.
Electrical Commissioning/Power Generation Technician. Authorised Electrical Person (AEP +) contracted on Month-On/Month-Off rotation, responsible for daily operation of 4 x 11MW Mars 100 Solar Turbine Power Generators, 2 x 2MW Diesel Generators and associated HV/LV Power Distribution Network. Isolation and de-isolation of FPSO Electrical Utilities (6.6kv, 400v, 230v). Completion of all outstanding Electrical Commissioning Procedures for Vessel Electrical Systems for final handover to client.
August 2003 – April 2005. Halliburton Produtos Ltda, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Petrobras – Barracuda and Caratinga Fields Development Project – BrasFELS Shipyard, Angra dos Reis, RJ, Brazil.
Lead Electrical Commissioning Engineer. Overall 'Responsible Electrical Person' for Vessel Electrical Systems of Petrobras P-48 Caratinga FPSO. Set-up, commissioning and operation of a 13.8kV - 5MW Temporary Diesel Power Generation/ 6MVA Load bank System. Management and administration of Electrical discipline, including implementation of Project Permit to Work System/Electrical Isolation Procedure, recruitment/classification of Electrical Personnel and mobilization of System Vendors. Direction of Pre-Commissioning Functional Tests and Dynamic Commissioning Procedures based on Onshore/Atshore/Offshore Commissioning Priorities.
July 2002 – July 2003. Halliburton KBR Far East, Singapore.
Petrobras – Barracuda and Caratinga Fields Development Project - Jurong Shipyard, Singapore.
Electrical Field Engineer. Owner representative on vessel conversion of Petrobras P-43 Barracuda FPSO. Inspection and preservation of electrical equipment and materials. Focal point for all electrical construction issues, interface between constructor, vendors, and client for mechanical completion and acceptance of electrical systems, reporting directly to project management.
March 2002 – June 2002. Expro Swire Production Ltd, Perth, Australia.
Shell BV/NIOC - Soroosh/Nowrooz Integrated Field Development Project – Islamic Republic of Iran.
Electrical/Instrument Technician. Installation, calibration and commissioning of electrical and instrument interface systems between Soroosh Well-Head platform and ESP-1 Early Production Facility (Jack-up Rig) on location Soroosh/Nowrooz Field, offshore Persian Gulf, Iran.
June 2000 – December 2001. Halliburton North America Inc, St Johns, Newfoundland, Canada.
Petro Canada – Terra Nova FPSO Development Project - Bull Arm, Newfoundland, Canada.
Lead Electrical Commissioning Technician. Authorised Electrical Person, responsible for isolation and de-isolation of FPSO Electrical Utilities (13.8kv, 4.16kv, 600v, 120v). Member of Vessel Completions Group, supervision and implementation of the closure/completion of all outstanding Electrical Commissioning Procedures, Engineering Queries, As Built Drawings and Punchlists for Vessel Electrical Systems. Inspection of Electrical Systems for final handover to client. Seconded to Vessel commercial settlement team.
November 1999 - May 2000. Moody International Ltd, Surrey, United Kingdom.
Petro Canada - Terra Nova FPSO Development Project - Daewoo Heavy Industries, Okpo, South Korea.
Lead Electrical Commissioning Technician. Technical instruction and supervision of DHI technicians directly involved with commissioning of FPSO Electrical Utilities. Interface between DHI Commissioning Dept and Vendors to Engineering/Project Management. Crewmember on delivery voyage and handover of FPSO to Terra Nova Alliance Group at Bull Arm, Newfoundland, Canada.
April 1999 – October 1999. Crest Commissioning Services Pty Ltd, Perth, Australia.
Woodside Energy Ltd – Cossack Pioneer FPSO Optimisation Project – Dubai Dry-Docks, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Lead Electrical Commissioning Technician. Supervision of multi-national Electrical and Instrument technicians involved with commissioning of upgraded Marine, Process, Power Generation and Safety systems. Technical support to Woodside Instrument/Electrical dept during delivery voyage and re-connection phase on the Cossack – Wanaea oil and gas field, North West Shelf, Western Australia.
October 1998 – March 1999. Brown and Root – AOC, Perth, Australia.
Western Mining Corporation - Kalgoorlie Nickel Smelter, Converter Fume Capture Project – Kalgoorlie, Australia.
Senior Electrical Construction and Commissioning Technician involved with the installation, modification and commissioning of Process and Electrical systems for an environmental upgrade to existing plant.
December 1997 - June 1998. Keppel FELS, Singapore/Brazil.
Petrobras (Brazil) P-27 Floating Production Unit Project (FPU) – Keppel FELS, Pioneer Shipyard, Singapore.
Senior Electrical Commissioning Technician supervising multi national technicians involved with commissioning of Electrical Utilities on Marine, Essential and Safety systems. Promoted to Electrical Commissioning Group Leader for Offshore installation phase on location on the Campos Basin, Marlim Offshore Field, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil. Commissioning of process systems and project completion.
December 1995 - December 1997. Petrochemical & Automation Energy Services Ltd, New Plymouth, New Zealand.
Electrical/Instrument Technician and Foreman on Petrochemical, Dairy and Industrial/Process Instrumentation - Electrical upgrade projects throughout New Zealand.
December 1994 - June 1995. GIS Engineering, Kalgoorlie, Australia.
Construction/Maintenance Electrical Technician involved in the Gold and Minerals exploration industry.
August 1989 - August 1994. Wells Instrument and Electrical Ltd, New Plymouth, New Zealand.
Electrical Apprentice/Tradesman. Switchgear manufacture, Petrochemical, Power Generation and Dairy industry project work. Most notably, 10 months in Honiara, Solomon Islands as Electrical Foreman on the installation of a 4.25 MW Wartsila Diesel Generator and Sub-station and the construction of three government/diplomatic buildings.
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