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Europe

Responsible for all lifting activities and requirements on board various deme vessels across Europe and the United Kingdom. Allocated permit holder, supervision off all major components and management of team, including survey and engineering, vessel movements with data cad positioning and deck layouts. Primarily mono pile installation, jacket installations, sub sea works, top side installation and TP installation. Working basis offshore. Recent projects include moray east, triton knoll, borssele 1 + 2, kaskassi Dogger Bank, HKN, Zhong Neng Project. Working primarily on innovation deme vessel with lifts ranging up to 1200t and now green jade vessel installing jackets ranging to 1600t

Europe

Responsible for all lifting activities and RAMS onboard multiple jackup vessels on various projects located in the North Sea and Baltic Sea. Projects included, GT1, borcum west, alpha ventus and wikingher wind farms. My duties and role was the appointed persons and heavy lift supervisor off a large project working in liaison with seimens gamesea for the mobilisation and de mobilisation for the large corrective campaign . This included the restructure and full top side retro fit of Adwens 5MW wind turbines.

Hull, England, United Kingdom

My main role at ALE was Heavy lift supervisor at the port of hull, subcontracted to Siemens. I was in charge for the set up and supervision for the start up of site, building the crawler cranes and transport, erection and to over see all lifting of the Siemens 6MW wind turbines which where presented on foundations for off shore installation at the port of hull. I had various roles which included operating of the crawler cranes, LR1750 (superlift) LR1300 and supervising all tandom lifts and lifting operations. My main role was in charge of 2 LR1750, 2 LR1300 and a team of riggers, crane ops, ground workers, plant operators and Siemens operatives on a day to day basis.

Middlesbrough, England, United Kingdom

My role at SARENS was supervising, driving and rigging all of our large crawler, strut, and mobile cranes within their fleet within the UK and Europe. Including site manager and heavy lift supervisor . Tool box talks coordinator, pre lift preparation and site specific rules to ensure the project control methods are maintained and done to a safe standard. Including the correct position of the crane and all permits of work. During my career at Sarens I have been on many specialist jobs in Europe supervising, Rigging and driving crawler, strut and large mobile cranes. As well as working on specialist jobs I was also part of Sarens UK and European rigging crew working alongside with Belgium I have driven, rigged and de-rigged some of the largest cranes in our fleet, ranging from liebherr LR 1160, LR1750 all the way up to DEMAG CC8800 with various machines in between, CC2800, CC3800, CC6800, TC3200, AK680, LG1550, LG1750, and all large mobiles up to LTM 1800.

During my career at Commhoist logistics i gained great experience and qualifications to an extensive level. Including multiple tickets which enhanced my capabilities forward and at this point had over 5 years in the construction and lifting industry. This mainly involved Telecommunications for Vodaphone, 02, T-Mobile, 3G, orange and Ericson. Including surveying for Masts, poles, latist and roof top Antenna’s. Using the correct method statements to determine the mobile crane, tower crane, Hi-Ab or lift and shift. Within the crane Industry i have vast experience in Construction, Steel, Dock crane for barges, ships and boats, Electricity Pillions, Wind Turbines, Gas works, MRI hospital scanners, Railway possession’s, Bridge works, Street works, high rise building, Industrial and Re-cycling Methane components.

Higher National Diploma, Public Services Diploma

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