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Melbourne, Vic, Au

Melbourne, Vic, Au

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Western Renewables Link Project

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Studies - Lihir Nearshore Soil Barrier | Location: New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea Newmont Corporation is driving the expansion of mining operations at the Lihir Gold Mine, necessitating an integrated Life of Mine (LOM) strategy. This initiative involves reclaiming the Inner Harbour, constructing a retention structure of 800 meters length, relocating existing services, and upgrading port facilities. - Led planning and scheduling optimization efforts, ensuring smooth integration of cost estimates and planning among business partners. - Duties encompassed master program integration, EPCM contractor scope management, and stakeholder relationship maintenance. - Ensured the accuracy of monthly project reports and conducted thorough quality assurance assessments of Power BI dashboards for Newcrest's major projects in the Delivery Project Department.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Clients: Newmont, Newcrest Mining, Major Road Projects Victoria, Melbourne Metro, Homes Victoria- Produced monthly/budget plans to meet business/project requirements.- Provided and communicated risks and opportunities from master program plans to leadership teams.- Undertook schedule health checks and reviewed schedule strategies across business partners.- Developed planning strategies, identified, and escalated potential risks, and mitigated actions.- Provided Integrated Project Control Services to clients in the mining & resources, and road sectors.- Optimised planning, scheduling, and cost control processes in projects.- Cultivated and maintained stakeholder relationships.- Conducted quality assurance assessments of Power BI dashboards for the company’s project portfolio.- Updated and maintained master program and project interfaces.- Reviewed deliverables, including cost estimates, schedules, basis of schedule, project execution plan, and monthly reports from business partners and contractors.- Generated as-built programs from gathered documents, identified causes of delay, and produced as-plan vs as-built chart trends to analyse claimsProjects:- Lihir Nearshore Soil Barrier | New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea | Newmont – Newcrest Mining Limited | Project Controller (Secondment)- Net Zero Emissions Program | Melbourne VIC, Australia | Newmont – Newcrest Mining Limited | Project Controller (Secondment)- Red Chris Mine, Capital Projects | Stikine Region, BC Canada | Newmont – Newcrest Mining Limited | 2022 – 2023 | Project Control Analyst (Secondment)- Various Road Projects | Melbourne VIC, Australia | Newmont – Newcrest Mining Limited | 2022 – 2023 | Senior Planner & Scheduler (Secondment)- Heidelberg West Public Housing – Tarakan Estate | Melbourne VIC, Australia | Homes Victoria | 2023 | Consultancy Services- Melbourne Airport T123 Elevated Road Project | Melbourne VIC, Australia | Root Partnerships | 2022 | Consultancy Services

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Studies - Net Zero Emissions Program (Energy Strategy and Fleet programs)In the pivotal Net Zero Emissions (NZE) Department, integral to the company’s mission to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. The Energy Strategy team focused on planning and executing the Concept Study Phase for power infrastructure projects, strategically selecting renewable technologies across Newcrest's Australia & PNG mining sites. The Fleet team dedicated to transitioning vehicles and machinery into electric vehicles, undertaking trials to plan the complete electrification of Newcrest's fleet. - Overseen and optimised planning, scheduling, and cost control for all NZE initiatives across Newcrest's assets. - Prepared master program integration between the Energy Strategy and Fleet programs, managing EPCM contractor scope in terms of time and cost, and maintaining effective stakeholder relationships. - Compiled monthly project reports and conducted rigorous quality assurance assessments of Power BI dashboards for Newcrest's major project portfolio within the Delivery Project Department.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Red Chris Mine, Capital Projects | Location: Stikine Region, BC Canada- Provided Integrated Project Control (IPC) support to Newcrest Mining’s Capital Delivery Team, overseeing a range of site projects, including the Combined Maintenance Workshop Facility, Stack Cells Rougher Expansion, Warehouse Outfitting, Mill Clarifier, and Rougher Launder. - Maintained and updated project master schedules, integrating new contractor schedules, and managing stakeholder relations among diverse business partners involved in project interfaces. - Ensured timely deliverables to the project team ahead of scheduled discussions.- Contributed to project planning by developing programs for projects in the execution phase, offering valuable guidance on risks and opportunities to optimise outcomes.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Projects:- Delivery - Craigieburn Road Upgrade between the Hume Highway and Mickleham Road. Melbourne, Australia- Delivery - Keeping Ballarat Moving Program, aiming to ease congestion in Western Victoria. Victoria, Australia.- Delivery - Structures Rehabilitation Package, replace, repair, strengthen and rehabilitate bridges and culverts. Melbourne, Australia- Planning - Ison Road Rail Overpass, construction of a new road overpass bridge across the Melbourne-Geelong railway line. Victoria, Australia.- Provided planning and scheduling support, overseeing a diverse portfolio of infrastructure projects.- Undertook a pivotal role in reviewing monthly contractor progress reports, aligning them with site progress and forecasts.- Provided insights to the project team regarding potential risks and opportunities for optimisation. - Updated MRPV's Master Schedules, diligently tracked resources and forecasts, and ensured the precision of portfolio schedule reports.- Prepared 'What If' scenarios, and provided crucial contractual guidance, enhancing the project team's decision-making process.

Bogotá D.C. Metropolitan Area

Projects:- EPC - Barahona Thermal Power Plant revamping from 45MW to 52 MW. Barahona, Dominican Republic.- EPC - Biosolids Thermal Drying Plant of 400 ton/day sludge treatment, and cogeneration plant of 8.6 MW and its start-up with the Bello's Waste Water Treatment Plant of 5 m3/seg. Medellin, Colombia.- Produced and organised Portfolio Management Reports of the project's weekly and monthly status, focused on Earned Value Management on Primavera P6 EPPM under PMI standards.- Improved and implemented standard guidelines and procedures in scheduling, planning, monitoring and control of projects. Using Primavera P6 EPPM and Microsoft Dynamics for tracking direct costs (direct labour, equipment costs, job materials, permanent materials, and subcontractors) and indirect costs (staff, office operating expenses, temporary buildings, and services).- Trained graduate engineers to read and interpret civil drawings for Bill of Quantities (BoQ) estimation.

Bello, Antioquia, Colombia

Project: EPC - Biosolids Thermal Drying Plant of 400 ton/day sludge treatment, cogeneration plant of 8.6 MW and their start-up with the Bello's Wastewater Treatment Plant of 5 m3/s. Medellin, Colombia.- Supported the Civil Superintendent to coordinate the execution of civil works.- Reviewed Issue for Construction (IFC) drawings and reports, elaborated the request for clarifications (RFC) and estimated BoQ to provide requisitions. - Construction Site Lead during earthwork activities, foundation systems, bunker structure and first floor within the baseline plan. - Provided technical support and logistics plans during Construction Phase Services (CPS).

Bogotá D.C. Metropolitan Area

Project:Construction - Liquid Terminal and Dock areas to store 720,000 barrels of oil for crude & naphtha in a 500,000 m2 riverside port, in Barrancabermeja Impala Terminals International Port. Barrancabermeja, Colombia.- Provided technical support for projects, review of IFC documentation for earthworks, dikes, concrete structures, and steel structures.- Estimated priced BoQ of earthworks, reinforced concrete, steel structures, and pipeline systems.- Developed technical assessments of bids, and their BoQ's estimation.- Elaborated technical documentation for tenders such as General Arrangements (GA) drawings, feature topography and geotechnical surveys.

Master Of Engineering (Civil Engineering) | Master Of Construction Management, Civil Engineering And Construction Management, Gpa: 3.44/4.0

Activities and Societies: - Engineering Master Thesis: Desalination technologies as a potential solution to face water scarcity in remote.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Civil Engineering, 3.84/5.0

Activities and Societies: - Engineering Thesis: Quantitative analysis of geomorphology influence on slope stability. Mark: High.

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: Basketball as a team member