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Newington, New South Wales, Australia

Smithfield, New South Wales, Australia

My initial 10 months was spent working as the Construction Manager responsible for the supply and delivery of the electrical works package for the Springvale (Lithgow) water treatment facility. At the peak of the project I was responsible for the co-ordination of 80+ electrical and mechanical trades as well as the office QA personnel. Turnkey was contracted to Abergeldie with Veolia being the Principal contractor. This project had a final contract value of MAUD18 to Turnkey Innovative… Show more My initial 10 months was spent working as the Construction Manager responsible for the supply and delivery of the electrical works package for the Springvale (Lithgow) water treatment facility. At the peak of the project I was responsible for the co-ordination of 80+ electrical and mechanical trades as well as the office QA personnel. Turnkey was contracted to Abergeldie with Veolia being the Principal contractor. This project had a final contract value of MAUD18 to Turnkey Innovative Engineering. Additional projects I managed included:• Jemena Colongra Power Station Gas Pipeline heat tracing and cladding replacement. The gas pipeline forms part of Jemena critical infrastructure and was high profile.• Hawkesbury City Council Sewer Pumping Station Upgrade for stations Q and L. The upgrade works involves the design and construction of new steel structures above the 100-year flood level for the new electrical switchboard and back-up generators. Show less

Riverstone, New South Wales, Australia

Originally, I accepted a role with Brolton Group as a Controls Engineer. However, my role developed during the 10+ years to one of Project Manager for large industrial projects in various sectors including water treatment, FMCG, transport, mining and a cotton seed processing plant. Projects I have managed began with concept design and progressed through to on site commissioning.• Cotton Seed Distributors - Delinting and Treating plant processing plant design fabrication and construction… Show more Originally, I accepted a role with Brolton Group as a Controls Engineer. However, my role developed during the 10+ years to one of Project Manager for large industrial projects in various sectors including water treatment, FMCG, transport, mining and a cotton seed processing plant. Projects I have managed began with concept design and progressed through to on site commissioning.• Cotton Seed Distributors - Delinting and Treating plant processing plant design fabrication and construction including design of specialized cotton seed processing equipment.• Sydney Trains - Complete upgrade of Sydenham, Flemington, Mortdale and Hornsby train wash plants. Upgrade works involved completely stripping down the wash plant back to structural steel, painting all surfaces, refurbishing with redesigned train wash equipment, electrical wiring and controls, pumps valves and piping, with wash plant being fully automated.• Morgan Cement International - Design and construct a 30 ton/hour slag drying plant for new slag cement recipes.• Adelaide Brighton Cement – A two part project to design and construct a 60 ton/hour slag drying plant and 1100 ton silo for cement storage and loading into trucks. Show less

Somersby, New South Wales, Australia

• Military contract for the Australian Army mobile water purification systems, firstly developed prototype then delivery of 20 systems. Programming of PLC and SCADA systems and extensively testing water purifiers in controlled and field conditions.• Developed control systems and software for compact reverse osmosis water treatment system prototypes for onboard ship applications.• Programming, commissioning, fault finding and development of technical documentation for industrial and… Show more • Military contract for the Australian Army mobile water purification systems, firstly developed prototype then delivery of 20 systems. Programming of PLC and SCADA systems and extensively testing water purifiers in controlled and field conditions.• Developed control systems and software for compact reverse osmosis water treatment system prototypes for onboard ship applications.• Programming, commissioning, fault finding and development of technical documentation for industrial and municipal water treatment projects along the eastern seaboard of Australia. Show less

Silverwater, New South Wales, Australia

• PLC and general breakdowns servicing commercial and industrial clients in Sydney and regional areas of NSW.• Tooheys - Can filler upgrade from relay and solid-state control to ControlLogix PLC. Project winning both the 2004 Pace Zenith Award - Food and Beverage Category (Highly commended); 2002 NECA / MMEM Awards for Excellence-Outstanding achievement in field of expertise (Winner)• Tomago Aluminium - Upgrade of induction furnaces and control system in Rod Shop winning 2004 NECA… Show more • PLC and general breakdowns servicing commercial and industrial clients in Sydney and regional areas of NSW.• Tooheys - Can filler upgrade from relay and solid-state control to ControlLogix PLC. Project winning both the 2004 Pace Zenith Award - Food and Beverage Category (Highly commended); 2002 NECA / MMEM Awards for Excellence-Outstanding achievement in field of expertise (Winner)• Tomago Aluminium - Upgrade of induction furnaces and control system in Rod Shop winning 2004 NECA Awards for Excellence - Industrial division (Winner)• Bluescope Steel - Overhead crane upgrade from relay and solid-state control to ControlLogix system.• Arnotts - Biscuit stacking buffer control using SEW servo control. Show less