Business lead for VPI Power Assets Performance through the developent and execution of efficiency, process and reliability strategies for operational, maintenance and engineering departments to ehance the assets performance delivering EBITDA and HSE improvements. In addition provide engineering expertise to support the busniess in terms of integrated processes, engineering risk and governance and HSE industry standards.

Developing new projects for the CHP site at Immingham and parent company Vitol. The role involves leading multiple technical and commercial developments both in the UK and internationally. This involves developing alternative solutions to initial concepts and scopes, working with the project sponsors, stakeholders and project coordinators. The role includes managing external consultants both commercial and technical which requires the ability to build relationships quickly and effectively to progress the project in a given timescale. Working closely with local and national authorities on planning requirement in order for new developments to be progressed to construction. Utilising my knowledge skills and experience of power plant design, high voltage electrical networks, high-pressure gas networks and environment permitting. Highlights:-• Developing the future decarbonisation strategy for Humber Zero• Progress the future lifecycle of the Immingham CHP• Supporting Vitol in the construction of 500MWe wind farm in the Ukraine• Developing new distributed generation assets for Vitol • Externally representing VPI Immingham at the Clean Energy Growth Conference

Managing the operation of a portfolio of Centrica & customer distributed assets of a combined output of 500MWe. The role co-ordinates with the contract managers and commercial optimisation function to facilitate the dispatch of Centrica & customer distributed assets around the UK to capture various revenue streams identified, this works closely with the Asset Optimisation team. The Centrica assets include responsibility for distributed Reciprocating Gas Engines at Brigg and Peterborough sites and battery storage asset at the Roosecote site. All the assets both Centrica and customers are monitored and dispatched from Peterborough Energy Centre. This is located on the Peterborough Power Station site. Highlights:-• Developing a future strategy for Centrica & Customer assets• Managing an organisational change to deliver Distributed Generation assets• Developing remote operational assets from a Central Energy Centre• Securing investment and Delivering a GT major overhaul at Peterborough

Manage the Operations of the station. Responsible for Health, Safety and Environmental Performance, Production Performance, Asset Security and Operations. Ensure delivery of agreed power generation production plans in line with customer requirements, safely and cost effectively.Manage the operations activities at the asset in order to deliver the required levels of reliability, availability and flexibility to agreed business targets. Ensuring compliance with statutory, regulatory, and Company policies, guidelines and standards, and industry best practices.Manage the Health, Safety and Environmental culture, management systems and practices to deliver acceptable levels of performance and continuous improvement on the site. These are in line with company requirements and current legislation whilst ensuring that all personnel on the site adhere to the site procedures and requirements.Contributes to the development, implementation and delivery of the site business plan, site operational budget, risk management plan, Business Management System, and all senior management activities to ensure delivery of strategic and business goals.Oversee and review the team’s delivery of targets, through effective use of the performance management system. Utilisation of station resources against the business plan and work programme, alter and allocate resource accordingly. Interface with other CEOL teams to ensure that the overall station requirements are met. Managing operational losses prioritise and allocate actions and resources accordingly to develop and implement appropriate operational procedures and solutions to prevent future re-occurrence.

Manage the operation and Maintenance of the station. Responsible for Health, Safety and Environmental Performance, Production Performance, Asset Security and Operations and Maintenance activities. Ensure delivery of agreed power generation production plans in line with customer requirements, safely and cost effectively.Manage the operations activities at the asset in order to deliver the required levels of reliability, availability and flexibility to agreed business targets. Ensuring compliance with statutory, regulatory, and Company policies, guidelines and standards, and industry best practice.Manage the Health, Safety and Environmental culture, management systems and practices to deliver acceptable levels of performance and continuous improvement on the site. These are in line with company requirements and current legislation whilst ensuring that all personnel on the site adhere to the site procedures and requirements.Contributes to the development, implementation and delivery of the site business plan, site operational budget, risk management plan, Business Management System, and all senior management activities to ensure delivery of strategic and business goals.Oversee and review the team's delivery of targets, through effective use of the performance management system. Utilisation of station resources against the business plan and work programme, alter and allocate resource accordingly. Interface with other CEOL teams to ensure that the overall station requirements are met. Highlights: Implementation of a new running regime in a very competitive market.Completion of an internally resourced Outage.Outage completion on time, under budget with 0 LTAs.Implementation of the CEOL safety rules to Centrica Brigg ltd.Accredited for 9001, 14001 & 18001 ISO standards.

Develop, plan, implement and audits the sites Health, Safety and Environmental performance, compliance with relevant site management systems and CEOL practices, policies and legislation. Coordinates operational practice and budget management on plant areas to deliver agreed power generation production plans. Responsible for ensuring process standards and requirements are communicated and maintained. Responsible for conducting and coordinating incident investigation (Technical and HSE), ensuring reporting standards are maintained and coordinating the completion of actions.Responsible for planning and coordinating the operations resources, shift cover, training and competency development programmes and assessments. Ensures emergency response training is carried out on a regular basis. Participates in the site an Emergency Response activity. Coordinates the planning and delivery of station outages and other project works from an operations perspective. Responsible for maintaining site security, through management of security resource and contract personnel, liaison with group security to ensure that the appropriate levels of security.Effective use of the performance management system and utilisation of station resources against the business plan and work programme and alter and allocate resource accordingly, interfacing with other CEOL teams to ensure that the overall station requirements are met, To establish and maintain effective communication networks within own and wider team, ensuring business objectives and activities are clear, understood and best practice is shared, through preparation and participation in team and toolbox talks and the site meetings to keep staff appraised of events and ensure they are involved and engaged in the business.

Mechanical Maintenance of the power plant, providing front line maintenance support, providing the safety role to level of SAP, providing outage planning and support and HGP part management. Updating the asset care register. Involvement in investigations of engineering issues resulting in insurance claims to the OEM.

Operating power plant, providing front line maintenance support, providing the safety role to level of SAP, providing outage planning and support and the scheduling of operational activities.RWE NPower - Various Sites; Work at UK assets including Drax, Killingholme, South Humber Bank, Peterborough, Kingslynn, Tilbury, Didcot A and B Power Stations.

Mechanical Maintenance of the FGD Plant with responsibility for the limestone mill section of the process. Mitsui Babcock - Various Sites; Work and Training at UK assets including Drax, Killingholme and Ferrybridge Power Stations.Awarded ECITB Mechanical Apprentice of the Year 1996