Started career as A grade Electrical Fitter / Mechanic for BHP Iron Ore in Newman.Moved onto Electronics specialisation as leading hand in Beneficiation Plant at the mine.Shifted to Perth to take on role as Power Plant Technician with Edison Mission Energy at the Kwinana Cogeneration Plant supplying power and steam to the BP Refinery.Advanced Boiler and Combustion and Steam Turbine Operations qualifications obtained to perform operation and maintenance role.Completed IT degree with RMIT and Instrumention extension to trade qualification.Additionally performed IT systems administration, plant condition monitoring, station chemistry, administration and supervisory tasks and whatever else was required as we operated as an extremely lean and flexible workforce. Our plant was recognised for world leading reliability and performance with an exemplary safety record.Hold various High Risk Work licences for cranes, dogman, forklift and EWP operation and am a qualified Master Cabler in network, Austel and fibre optic disciplines.Completed Electrical Contractor's Licence and operated as sole proprietor for SmithTech in electrical / instrumentation / electronics / refrigeration disciplines for domestic, commercial and oil & gas industries.Now working as the Technical Officer-Instrumentation and Control for Synergy at Cockburn Power Station, a combined cycle gas/steam turbine power station. Experienced in ABB Advant DCS and turbine control system, AB SLC and PLC5 PLCs, GE MkV Turbine control, Foxboro I/A DCS, Honeywell TDC2000 AND Scan3000 DCS, Modicon PLC, Wonderware Data Acquisition and many various process plant instrumentation systems.