Craig Thornton Email & Phone Number

New Zealand

Christchurch

London, United Kingdom

Worked as OHL Design Engineer and project coordinator for the international consultancy LSTC.Involved in a range of projects, from refurbishments, condition assessments, substation connections, one off special design, construction, project and client management.

Auckland

Transmission Line Engineer with 3 years experience in the design and analysis of high voltage overhead lines using PLS-CADD, PLS-POLE and TOWER software packages. This includes working on a range of different tower and pole lines from 33kV - 220kV across New Zealand, Australia Indonesia and Canada. Professional Experience:Creating PLS-CADD models from LiDAR informationRouting, design and analysis of high voltage overhead lines using PLS software suiteConcept design right… Show more Transmission Line Engineer with 3 years experience in the design and analysis of high voltage overhead lines using PLS-CADD, PLS-POLE and TOWER software packages. This includes working on a range of different tower and pole lines from 33kV - 220kV across New Zealand, Australia Indonesia and Canada. Professional Experience:Creating PLS-CADD models from LiDAR informationRouting, design and analysis of high voltage overhead lines using PLS software suiteConcept design right through to detailed design and implementationConstruction support and monitoring Experience with power utilities and generators across New Zealand, Australia, Indonesia and Canada Work closely with other departments such as Structural, Survey, GIS, Geotechnical and CivilWriting technical reports and specificationsBid management/Bid preparationWork package management of multi discipline projectsJob management of multi discipline projectsTraining graduates in overhead line design and the PLS software suite Show less

Marsden Point, Northland, New Zealand

Completed my professional engineering work experience as an intern at the Marsden Point Oil Refinery as part of my degree. This gave a great insight into the industry and really helped develop my engineering knowledge. I spent the majority of the time working with a mechanical/project engineer, assisting with daily tasks and also given my own project to work on for the duration of my time involving a piping class upgrade project.I also spent time through the refinery working with… Show more Completed my professional engineering work experience as an intern at the Marsden Point Oil Refinery as part of my degree. This gave a great insight into the industry and really helped develop my engineering knowledge. I spent the majority of the time working with a mechanical/project engineer, assisting with daily tasks and also given my own project to work on for the duration of my time involving a piping class upgrade project.I also spent time through the refinery working with various engineers learning their roles and the work procedures for the oil and gas industry. This helped development my problem solving, time management and team work skills and was a great step in my development as an engineer. Show less

Bachelor Of Engineering (Hons), Mechanical Engineering

Eep217 Overhead Line Design - Mechanical, Grade 7 (87%)

Activities and Societies: Transmission Line Design. Route Survey. Conductor Sag and Tension. Pole Tip Load Calculations. Limit State.