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Poland

• Contracted to a specialist provider of turnkey solutions in the transportation, installation, service, maintenance and supply of parts for onshore and offshore wind turbines.
• Worked onshore responsible for controlling the rigging and de-rigging of a Liebherr LG 1750 lattice boom mobile crane as part of a moving, dismantling and assembly project.
• Monitored all health and safety, ensuring full compliance with all relevant industry regulations and company policy.
• Constantly reviewed work plan to ensure that the project could be delivered on schedule. Advised all parties of any issues that arose.

Russia

• Contracted to a leading multinational integrated oil and gas company, based on the Kharyaga oilfield in Northern Russia.
• Responsible for providing technical expertise on all handling and lifting activities, including the categorisation of lifts and assisting the Competent Person Lifting Operations (CPLO) in a technical review of lifting.
• Supervised multiple work teams, ensuring that they were able to carry out their duties effectively. Performed toolbox talks, post-job debriefs and assessment of completed work to ensure the highest of standards at all.
• Verified the competence and suitability of lifting personnel, including check of certificates and references. Gave approval of site permits for lifting operations.
• Monitored all health and safety on safe handling and lifting operations, ensuring full compliance with all relevant industry regulations and company policy.
• Managed operations for a number of heavy cranes, including crawler, tower and mobile. Selected appropriate equipment for lifting operations.

United Kingdom

• Contracted to a specialist dredging and land reclamation company on the Teesside Wind Farm, an offshore 27-turbine wind farm in the North Sea.
• Responsible for supervising the loading and unloading of vessels as well as the installation of import and export cables to towers.

United Kingdom

• Contracted to a specialist in oil and gas installations, project management and grid-to-grid solutions, based on two major offshore wind farm projects, the 175-turbine London Array in the Thames Estuary and the.
• Responsible for performing a range of duties including loading vessels and importing / exporting cables to towers and to the shore.
• Performed scheduled and emergency maintenance work to ensure all equipment was in good working order at all times.

United Kingdom

• Contracted to a multinational oil and gas services company, working across several different offshore oilrigs in the North Sea. Performed general rigging duties and provided cover for pre-shutdown work during busy.

United Kingdom

• Contracted to a multi-disciplined engineering company providing specialist services to the nuclear, oil and gas, petrochemical and food process industries, based at BP's Saltend Chemicals Park in Hull.
• Worked on a new build biofuel project, responsible for laying down, transporting and erecting all motors and pumps using mobile and static cranes on all gauges of pipelines from 2 to 40-inch.
• Managed large cranes and overhead lifts, incorporating radio control and hand signals.
• Constantly monitored health and safety issues on site, ensuring all safety protocols were adhered to at all times. Reported any issues to management for appropriate remedial action.

United Kingdom

• Contracted to a leading provider of brownfield services to the oil and gas industry, based offshore on the Ninian Central Platform, a 600,ooo tonne oil platform in the North Sea.
• Tasked with replacing a large-gauge pipeline and associated vales, mainly using chain block and pull lift work with some tower crane work.
• Removed and reinstated the aftercooler, valves, spools and a Rolls-Royce turbine.

United Kingdom

• Based at Conoco Phillips' Immingham Combined Heat and Power Plant in Lincolnshire. Responsible for general rigging duties and shutdown work.

United Kingdom

• Contracted to a specialist provider of working at height services to civil engineering and contraction companies, working on a number of projects across the UK including a number of power stations and petrochemical.
• Performed general rigging duties on shutdowns and assisted with steeplejack and crane work.

United Kingdom

• Worked on a number of petrochemical sites, responsible for general rigging duties and replacing gas lines and flare tips.
• Also worked as a Banksman to supervise crane movements.

United Kingdom

• Contracted to a specialist engineering company, based at the Dragon Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) plant in Pembrokeshire.
• Performed rigger duties on a number of transportation projects and the erection of storage tank walls. Also worked on a project to build supply pipelines from the storage tanks to the jetties.

United Kingdom

• Worked on a number of petrochemical sites, responsible for general rigging duties and replacing gas lines and flare tips.
• Also worked as a Banksman to supervise crane movements.

Europe

• Worked for a specialist provider of maritime crew communication systems, responsible for performing general rigging duties on man-riding cradles at sites throughout Europe.

United Kingdom

• Worked in a busy shipping port performing a wide range of duties including deep-sea salvage, rigging, slinging, burning, engine servicing and maintenance.