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Geelong, Victoria, Australia

Altona, Victoria, Australia

Optimization Site Lead for Altona Refinery (Australia) and Sriracha Refinery (Esso Thailand)Value capture from Automated Optimization including Rigorous RTO (Aveva ROMeo) and MPC (Aspen DMC), through application improvement, reporting, work process re-engineering, training, mentoring and quantitative constraint management Developing mathematical methods for Closed Loop Analysis of DMC-based MPC systemsDelivering Training in MPC and RTO, especially in Closed Loop Analysis.Regional consultant in RTO and MPC

Altona, Victoria, Australia

Leadership of Optimization Application strategy & development at Altona Refinery;Implemented RTO using Aveva ROMeo platform on Alkylation Unit and Crude Complex (including Hydro Desulfurizer and Jet Fule Treater) Implemented Model Predictive Control (MPC) using DMC software on Refinery Process units - Crude Distillation - Alkylation - Fluid Catalytic Cracking - Reforming - Hydro-desulphurizationAdvanced Control implementation and DCS configuration on Honeywell systems Alarm Management technology implementation and work process integration

Altona, Victoria, Australia

Developing and supporting ORMs (Optimizable Refinery Models, or production planning models on an Aspen PIMS platform).Regional Development Team lead for PIMs Model Validation Management System Integrating Aspen PIMs planning models with Closed Loop Real Time Optimisation.

Altona, Victoria, Australia

Implemented Model Predictive Control (MPC) using DMC software on an Open VMS platform, later converted to Windows Servers.- Refinery Crude Distillation (Project lead)- Semi-Regen Reformers- FCC- Alkylation UnitImplemented Closed Loop Real Time Optimizer on Crude Distillation Complex - DMO/Open VMS platform, later converted to Aveva ROMeo on Windows Server.- First closed loop Crude RTO in ExxonMobil globally: - complex software delivery project costing A$2 million- benefits US$1.5 million p.a. Advanced Control implementation and DCS configuration on Honeywell TDC3000 systems; attended numerous Honeywell DCS courses

Kempton Park

Gas Turbine Control Systems Design, dynamic modelling of gas turbine engines, FADEC design.• Gas turbine engine control systems R&D, strategy planning, project management• Engine test cell automation strategies developed in Pascal• Software development for engine controls, FADEC design• Software development for engine health monitoring avionics• Mathematical modelling of dynamic controller & engine performance• Aircraft mission profile modelling and simulation.

Pretoria Area, South Africa

Researching alternative fuels for combustion engines (Spark ignition and Diesel) Running engine performance and durability tests & analysing test resultsIC engine test facility developmentNumerical modelling of heat transfer o application to building energy simulation o using purchased software packages and developing software in-house. Developing, maintaining, supporting the “SIMAC” building energy simulation program (Fortran, Basic).Work for outside clients involving application of numerical heat transfer simulation.

Graduate Diploma, Information Technology

The Graduate Diploma in Datametrics is an IT curriculum intended for graduates in other disciplines. It covered - Computer Science.

Bachelor'S Degree, Engineering, Summa Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: University of Natal Yacht Club