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Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Adelaide, Australia

Moomba, Cooper Basin

RESPONSIBILITIES• Coordinate vendor, contractors (rigging, electrical, HVAC and civil) and other stake holders to install and commission mobile base stations and wellhead access points in extremely remote locations including site preparations and power system upgrades.• Developed, managed and implemented project plans and schedules to ensure project milestones and deliverables were met on time, avoiding construction conflicts as well as minimum impact transition from old to new systems.• Tracking and reporting of project activities, ensuring documentation is maintained and kept up to date including resource tracking and as built documentation.• Contributed to project design, governance arrangements and operational integration.• Supervising vendor Factory Acceptance Testing as well as conducting User acceptance testing of system prior to installation, also conducted and supervised Site Acceptance Testing post installation.• Conducted test execution and defects reporting utilizing HP Application Lifecycle management. Setup a test lab environment to ensure system availability for testing. Documented issues and assisted vendor and clients in documenting and data collection.• Provided technical input for construction and rigging means and methods, handled technical problems during construction onsite.ACHIEVEMENTS • Developed and created Factory, User and Site acceptance test cases within the framework of HP- Application Lifecycle Management, used for acceptance testing of LTE system.

Moomba, Cooper Basin

• Installation, commissioning and maintenance of remote communication sites (Including Towers, Communications systems, Solar and DC power systems, Batteries 12, 24 and 48V ) across Cooper Basin• Cisco Systems configuration, installation, maintenance and fault diagnose of LAN/WAN, network switches, routers, wireless equipment and VoIP phones across the Cooper Basin & NT• Installation, maintenance and configuration of Ceragon/Moseley Microwave systems, HF/UHF/VHF Motorola radio systems, Scada/iFix/Delta V control and telemetry systems and Digital Camp TV via Fibre Optic/Entertainment systems.• Carry out of hours call out pager to respond to all urgent technical communications issues• Emergency Operations Communications officer for gas plant evacuations and emergency exercises• RF systems installation and maintenance across the Cooper Basin• Mobile/Portable Motorola DMR radio installation and maintenance across Cooper Basin• ROC407/107 – Program, maintain and fault diagnose telemetry equipment utilizing Scada/iFix systems for the Cooper Basin• Trio Radios – Programming and bench testing of radios for field installation and diagnosing faults using Trio diagnostics• Camp Copper/Fibre Services installation and maintenance across Cooper BasinACHIEVEMENTS• Implemented a CENTOS LINUX server running ZENOSS Core network monitoring system to monitor and manage remote communication and power equipment. Enabling timely fault notification and performance monitoring.• Designed a procedure template to consistently document local operational and maintenance procures

Adelaide, Australia

RESPONSIBILITIES• Consulting with various customers regarding battery testing and monitoring. Assisting with the design and implementation of testing programs.• Day to day repairs of returned equipment as well as the upgrading and testing of new systems.• Searching for new clients who could benefit from company products or services and maximizing customer potential.• Establishing new, and maintaining existing, long-term relationships with customers.• Providing face to face contact for customers at trade shows both here in Australia as well as internationally, including AAPEX Las Vegas.• Working with engineers locally and internationally to provide solutions to customer needs.ACHIEVEMENTS• Working with Telstra and Silcar to develop a battery testing program as well as a national central data management system.

Responsible for planning and conducting the maintenance of the communications equipment Longford Facilities. Technical equipment included radio communications (handheld, mobile and repeaters), simulator systems, telephone systems, microwave links, voice and data multiplexers, control systems, telemetry, public address systems, LAN data systems, wireless networks, radar and security systems in both onshore and offshore facilities.Life Cycle management of projects including analysis, design, planning and implementation, of complex and multi site projects.Repair of Intrinsically safe equipment, as well as its ongoing testing and maintenance.In charge of rigging activities including Height Safety/ rescue officer on tower operations, the maintenance and servicing of height safety equipment.Technical analysis and the creation of proposals to manage obsolescence and the implementation of new technologiesManaging the day to day activities of the maintenance workshopDesign and implementation of fit outs to maritime vessels contracting to the local Oil and Gas Industry.AchievementsRedesigned the Offshore computer network over the microwave system to incorporate new technologies and advances in equipment to achieve a speed increase of up to 10 times, depending on sites.Designed and planned the replacement of the control room audio management system, created an implementation plan to enable the installation to coincide with the operating system to minimise interruption, overall project costs of $450,000Designed and managed the implementation of wireless internet to all offshore platforms ( 14 Sites ) using a combination of wireless networking and working with Telstra using NextG access points to provide connection to the internet, overall project costs of $300,000.Implemented a 4 month rolling calendar scheduling system and by incorporating the operations rolling maintenance plan, was able to stream line maintenance activities

Assessed customer's needs and explained and demonstrated products or services to them.Quoted and negotiated prices and credit terms, completed contracts and recorded ordersArranged for the delivery of goods, installation of equipment and the provision of services.Acquired and updated knowledge of employers and competitors products and understanding of market conditions.AchievementsSecured ongoing sales from 2 major customers who had previously withdrawn their business. One customer spent over $7000 after the first meeting I had with them.

ResponsibilitiesSite manager responsible for conducting the maintenance of equipment supporting Air Traffic Control operations. Responsibilities included the management of all maintenance activities for the air traffic control voice switch, HF, VHF and UHF ground to air communications; navigational aids; and the ADATS air traffic control simulator.OH&S Safety team leader, responsible for the annual audits, personnel compliance, ongoing training of staff, and maintenance and use of safety equipment.Supervision, management and development of subordinates including annual personal appraisal reports and ensuring personnel received appropriate training to meet maintenance requirements.Investigating and raising technical reports including equipment condition, defect, and maintenance reports.Investigating and raising technical reports including equipment condition, defect, and maintenance reports.Provide engineering support for the Air Traffic Voice Switch and Air Traffic simulator including detailed reports to logistic/project management authorities and defence contractors.Providing trade supervision and independent inspections services for maintenance activities.AchievementsPrepared and managed the current budget and five-year financial planning in support of airfield operations, using SAP/R3 computing system.Investigate and designed modifications for the Air Traffic Switch.

ResponsibilitiesSupervising and performing servicing and maintenance to component level of the Air Traffic Control Voice Switch; HF, VHF and UHF ground to air communications; navigational aids; and the air traffic control simulator.Supervision, administration and development of subordinates.Liaise with Air Services Australia and other contractors.Primary instructor for Rockwell Collins air traffic control technician course.Investigated technical reports including equipment condition, defect, and maintenance reports.Assisted in the preparation and management of the financial budget in support of air traffic operations.AchievementsDesigned circuits to perform specialist tasks and interface external radios with the Voice Switch.Assisted In the implementation of three major projects: Raytheon Air Traffic Simulator, Air Traffic Control Radio replacement, and On base PABX replacement Redeveloped the Rockwell Collins air traffic control technician course.

ResponsibilitiesPerform scheduled maintenance, fault diagnosis and rectification of both electronic and mechanical systems on Air defence radar and satellite earth station. Including primary and secondary transmitters and receivers, digital target extractor, height computer, rotary joint and antenna system.Conduct system analysis and improvement of radar systems, transmission interfaces, and operation configuration.Erect and maintain deployable air defence radar, transmission systems, and communications equipment at remote localities across Australia.Instructed Unit familiarisation courseEmployed in maintenance control section. Prepared, issued, and recorded servicing documentation. Prepared technical reports. Liaised between maintenance and operational staff to program scheduled and un-scheduled maintenance.AchievementsDesigned and engineered Call/Answer interface between the air defence radar and tactical air defence system via Ericsson Minilink microwave.