KEY SKILLS
- Managed training projects with multi million Dollar budgets
- Developed and implemented competence assurance programmes to BTEC, NVQ & IVQ criteria
- Developed & implementing complete technical training programmes to western technician standards
- Implemented phase testing and examination frameworks to comply with City & Guilds requirements
- Set up and managed training centres and workshop facilities
- Set up & coordinated third party vendor training
- Able to interact with multiple departments to develop and implement personal development strategies
- Able to communicate effectively at all levels
- Experienced with recruitment of multinational candidates for engineering and training positions
- Able to direct multi-national, multi-disciplined personnel
- Promotes team working through example
- An expert in many PC software packages including MS SharePoint (administrator), VTA (administrator), MS InfoPath, Documentum, MS Office, MS Project, MS Publisher, MS Visio, CorelDraw, Corel PhotoPaint, Adobe PhotoShop, and Adobe Writer. Also very experienced in web design and fluent in the use of HTML, Javascript, and PHP.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION
Member of the Institute of Engineering and Technology – formerly known as the Institute of Electrical Engineers (Membership number 87213670)
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
RasGas
Training Coordinator - Safety (contract - Air Energi)
August 2011 - Present
Baed in Qatar, and tasked with overseeing and coordinating the safety training requirements for the various activities (office personnel, site personnel and project personn based in Kuala Lumpur and Japan
Peru LNG
Training Co-ordinator (contract - WGPS)
April 2010 – February 2011 (position nationalised)
My responsibilities included the following:
- Setting up and managing the on-site training centre including ensuring the day to day activities operate seamlessly (provisions, function of facilities, efficient classroom utilisation)
- Direct training centre staff in their daily activities
- Assist and direct training personnel (6 maintenance and 8 operator)
- Co-ordinate the on-site vendor training
- Provide guidance in the development and implementation of an IVQ level 3 competence assurance framework for trainee technicians (City & Guilds) and achieve professional accreditation
- Developing a job specific competence assurance framework for lab technicians, supervisors & discipline engineers to level 4
- Submit CapEx requests for the training department and oversee those approved
- Participate in daily departmental and weekly senior management meetings
Yemen LNG
Training Manager (contract - Spie)
October 2008 – Jan 2010 (position nationalised)
My responsibilities included the following:
- Ongoing selection & recruitment of training personnel
- Selection & recruitment of intake of technical trainees
- Manage training personnel in Sana and on site (25 personnel in total)
- The development and implementation of a technical training curriculum for technicians covering core subjects through to level 3 discipline specific classroom and integral workshop practical training
- The implementation of a technician competence assurance programme to City & Guilds level 3 standards
- Produce and submit ongoing training reports and attend weekly management meetings
EGLNG (Equatorial Guinea) – LNG facility
Competence Assurance Manager (contract - WGPS)
May 2007 – September 2008
Brought in as one of the key members of the project team, my responsibilities included the following:
- Champion the set up of the company training centre and workshop facilities
- Implemented a technical/workshop curriculum for national technicians (O&M)
- Managing the development and implementation of plant specific competency programmes for all O&M disciplines
- Tasked by the Company directors to design and implement a national deputy director development program which was endorsed by the Government
- Lead the set-up and administration of the virtual training assistant (VTA) back office tool for the corporate learning management system
- Drive integration of services between partners to minimise costs
- Produce and submit ongoing training and development reports
SNGS (Sakhalin Island) – LNG/OPF plants
Consultant Training Manager (short-term contract - Dietsmann)
July 2006 to May 2007 (position nationalised)
Brought in as a consultant and one of the key members of the project start-up team, my responsibilities included the following:
- Carry out training needs assessment
- Identify RF mandatory HSE training for contract staff and align with Client (SEIC)
- Develop the project succession plan
- Negotiate and secure third party training contracts
- Customise and implement the Shell standard competency recording and analysis database (CoRA)
- Schedule training delivery across two remote facilities for day and rotational staff
- Provide regular feedback to directors on project implementation and deliverables
Saipem-sa (France & Singapore) – FPSO build
Training Manager (contract – Melia Engineering)
January 2004 to June 2006 (contract concluded)
My responsibilities included the following:
- Carry out inspection of technical reports, preliminary and detailed design reviews of technical specifications and develop project milestones
- Control a training budget of US$17M
- Recruitment of discipline engineers
- Implementation of training plan based upon project milestones
- Oversee the compilation of O&M manuals and training material in accordance with strict client templates and format restrictions
- Develop competencies relative to each job specification
- Oversee the training delivery to multinational personnel in France and Singapore
- Liaise with international vendors and set up bespoke training sessions for multinational personnel at international locations according to client requirements and personnel availability
- Liaise with vendor in developing a custom process simulator to be used for training purposes
Shell – SPDC (Nigeria) – Existing field/offshore based oil/gas facilities
Instrumentation Instructor (contract - Spie)
September 2002 to December 2003
My duties included the following:
- Update training material in accordance with technological change
- Delivery of classroom training for the City and Guilds accredited syllabus covering two stage development of undergraduate technicians
- Develop a practical workshop programme to reinforce the theoretical delivery aspects of training
- Work with the local environment to promote the implementation of further training courses
- Develop and roll out a bespoke software package to monitor training progress of all O&M disciplines in excess of 250 personnel per year
Occidental Petroleum Corporation (Qatar) – Oil / gas platform
Competency Programme Specialist (contract - OTS)
April 2002 to September 2002 (contract concluded)
My function included the following:
- Develop project milestones as per client requirements
- Set up O&M management committees
- Liaise with platform personnel to develop bespoke competency programmes for O&M as well as permit controller personnel
- Develop a bespoke software package to track individual personnel competency progress to include an in-company career advancement facility
- Deliver weekly progress meetings to senior management
Nigeria LNG (Bonny Island) – LNG facility
Technical Training Consultant (contract - OTS)
September 2001 to February 2002 (contract concluded)
My function included the following:
- Establish project deliverables for LNG staff as per client requirements
- Set up management committees
- Liaise with maintenance personnel to develop a bespoke competency programme
- Develop a bespoke software package to track individual personnel competency progress
- Implement feedback into a structured competency tracking programme
- Deliver weekly/monthly progress reports to client senior management
ExxonMobil Corporation (Equatorial Guinea) –Oil / gas platforms / FPSO
Lotus Notes Professional (contract – TA Services)
April 2001 to September 2001 (contract concluded)
My function included the following:
- Develop programme strategy with rollout team
- Set up daily schedule for the replacement of computer hardware and new HSME environment training for all onshore and offshore personnel
- Roll out hardware and simultaneous classroom training of the new HSME platform, Lotus Notes 5.0 and laptop dial-up for 400 company personnel from shop floor to project director
GNPOC Limited (Sudan) – Existing/expanding field based oil producing facility
Electrical Instructor (contract - Dietsmann)
February 2000 to March 2001
My function included the following:
- Build an electrical training syllabus consisting of classroom material and workshop practical exercises
- Construct electrical/instrument workshops using existing resources and field personnel
- Procure workshop/classroom equipment through international vendors and the Sudanese government
- Deliver classroom and workshop training to electrical personnel
- Produce tracking matrices
- Develop a competency based training schedule
- Involvement with the writing up of the electrical (LV/HV), LoA, SfT permit systems
- Involvement with the E&I departments assisting with the QA/QC aspects of newly installed equipment and producing reporting templates to be utilised for system checks and sign-off/acceptance
Corus - formerly British Steel Plc (UK) – Steel producing plant
Energy Control Engineer (staff)
August 1996 to January 2000
Electrical Engineer (staff)
January 1993 to August 1996
Electrical Superintendent (staff)
November 1989 to January 1993
Electrical Technician (staff)
August 1982 to November 1989
Electrical Apprentice (staff)
August 1979 to July 1982
TERTIARY QUALIFICATIONS
1992 –2008: BSc (Hons) – Physics & Management: Part-time study
The Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA, England, UK
2004: EMTA NVQ Internal Verifier’s Certificate
Neath Port Talbot College, Campus Dwr y Felin Road, Neath, SA10 7RF, Wales, UK
1998: EMTA NVQ Assessor’s Certificate
Neath Port Talbot College, Campus Dwr y Felin Road, Neath, SA10 7RF, Wales, UK
1989 – 1991: BTEC Higher National Certificate in Electrical & Electronics Engineering
WGIHE, Townhill Road, Swansea, SA2 0UT, Wales, UK
1979 – 1982: TEC Certificate in Electrical & Electronics Engineering
Neath Port Talbot College, Margam, Port Talbot, SA13 2AL, Wales, UK
OTHER TRAINING
SAP: Purchase Requisitions – creation and approval
SAP: Purchase Orders – creation and approval
SAP: Easy Access Learning Solution – database creation and management
Safety Training Observation Programme
Leadership for supervisors
Leadership for Managers
Conflict Resolution
INTERESTS
- Keep fit (completed the London Marathon on behalf of Children in Need under the Round Table banner)
- Cycling
- Round Table (Past Chairman of Swansea Valley Round Table)
- Rotary International member (honorary)
- Stockmarket Investing
- Self build projects