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Sydney, Nsw, Au

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Sydney, Australia

Responsible for leading MTR Australia's Rolling Stock Team in the delivery of 23 new Alstom Metropolis 6-car Electric Multiple Unit Trains for the Sydney Metro City & Southwest Project. Managed the team to successfully complete design phase submissions and approvals, manufacturing surveillance, delivery, commissioning, validation testing and operational readiness for the new fleet, as well as interfaces with the current Sydney Metro Northwest operation and City & Southwest alignment extension.

Macquarie Park, Sydney

As lead rolling stock engineer for the Northwest Rapid Transit – Systems joint venture, my role related to procuring new, fully-automated metro trains and auxiliary rolling stock for the Sydney Metro Northwest project.I joined the project at the beginning of the preliminary design phase and brought value to the design, construction, testing, commissioning, statutory approvals and handover of the metro trains to the operator (Metro Trains Sydney). My achievements included-Design certification for mechanical rolling stock design packages: mechanical design submissions for carbody structure, gangway, coupler systems, bogie and vehicle dynamics, saloon interior and acoustics. This included design reviews; client design presentations; and successfully negotiating certification of these designs.Delivering the first automated metro rolling stock fleet in Australia: planning and implementing construction surveillance; aiding variations in the Accreditation of the rail operator; presenting to ONRSR; attaining approval from the rail operator; and site management and safety.Supporting a successful testing and commissioning program: reviewing test procedures and reports; attaining certification of test documentation; witnessing supplier testing; preparing safety assurance documentation; planning testing and commissioning works in a complex operating environment; leading testing activities; managing suppliers and consultants; developing framework for rolling stock safety during T&C; and managing rolling stock handover to the operator.Delivering battery-electric hybrid locomotives: specifying two new battery-electric hybrid locomotives – the first in Australia; attaining rail operator approvals; and overseeing on-site testing and commissioning management.

Port Hedland, Wa

As a member of the Rollingstock Maintenance (formerly Locomotive Maintenance) Analysis & Improvement Team based in Port Hedland, I was responsible for mechanical aspects of BHP Billiton's locomotive fleet, including asset management and asset strategy development. In particular, I led projects to improve the reliability of BHP Billiton's locomotive fleet. Furthermore, I provided technical support to maintenance execution teams and lead root cause investigations. My success in this role was based on demonstrated skills in written and verbal communication, stakeholder consultation, reliability analysis and reporting, and the lean six sigma approach.My main achievements included:• Leading the implementation of a new, condition-based locomotive wheel maintenance strategy. I was responsible for coordinating a team to engage stakeholders and develop aspects of the strategy, preparing the asset management plan, preparing a technical manual for locomotive wheel maintenance requirements, preparing a safety case and risk register, coordinating the change management process, coordinating development of the work management approach in 1SAP and engaging the department to communicate and initiate the strategy.• Championing and leading an initiative to accurately and reliably measure the on-board fuel burn of our locomotive fleet. This provided a baseline for improvements in fuel consumption. The project successfully achieved these initial aims and directly resulted in an expanded program of fuel consumption measurement and reduction measures.• Successfully leading a project to validate the replacement of air filters at six month intervals in Pilbara conditions, eliminating the need for a three month service. • Identifying, developing and implementing improvements to maintenance strategies for various locomotive subsystems including traction motors and brake systems.

Sydney, Australia

I was a member of Interfleet's Freight Rolling Stock Team. As part of this team, I was responsible for preparing bids, leading and delivering assignments, and providing valuable rolling stock technical services to our clients. I succeeded in this role by developing a strong technical capability and grasping new concepts quickly; by being responsive and flexible to the needs of clients; and by reliably delivering high quality outputs.Specifically, the skills I demonstrated in this role included: project engineering related to rolling stock; quality assurance and construction surveillance; safety & risk engineering (including the preparation of safety cases); specification development and tender evaluation; and technical writing.Through my work with Interfleet I gained considerable experience working in mainland China, and in the procurement of rolling stock from Chinese manufacturers.Some of my achievements with Interfleet included:- being on-site project engineer for separate wagon and locomotive procurement projects in China;- leading the development of an ECP and WDP specification to implement AAR S-4200 standards for an Australian rail operator;- providing on-site project engineering support to an Australian rail operator; and,- assisting in the preparation of a locomotive performance specification and the subsequent technical evaluation of tender responses.While with Interfleet I completed a Masters in Rolling Stock Engineering, which complemented my development by providing a breadth of rolling stock technical knowledge. In 2012, I became and Chartered Engineer and Member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (CEng MIMechE).

My main responsibilities included the design and engineering of high pressure breathing gas systems, project engineering, technical writing, risk analysis, CAD drafting and the preparation of design and installation specifications.

Bachelor Of Engineering (Be), Mechanical (Space), Honours, 1St Class

2007: Thesis - I used a commercially available computational fluid dynamics package to numerically simulate turbulent, piloted, premixed.

Masters Of Rolling Stock Engineering, With Distinction

Dissertation: I investigated the feasibility of using hydrogen and fuel cell technology in mainline locomotives. My main findings included.