Kees Payens Email & Phone Number

Carrara Gold Coast

Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia

Music business "Flute Salad" consists of Kees Payens (classical / Latin guitar) and Robyn Payens (flute) that plays for restaurants, weddings, corporate functions and other events in the following styles of music – classical, contemporary, popular, Latin or jazz.Our website www.flutesalad.com.au has video showreels and pictures of what we provide.

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Project Engineering assistance for the Mantoverede Project, Chile. Role involved reviewing and updating of Ausenco procedures, checklists, forms, templates, guidelines for this particular project, with an emphasis on incorporating the Hexagon suite of Engineering applications recently adopted by Ausenco.Subsequent Engineering work for Corani Project, Copi.

Brisbane, Australia

Lead Mechanical Engineer for a variety of minerals projects, manufacturing project and quality assurance roles. Projects included: Silangan open cut and underground PFS & DFS (Philippines); black rock open cut project (Mt Isa); Carrapateena project (South Australia); Martabe debottlenecking project (Indonesia); lithium ion battery PFS (Townsville).Internal.

Mt Warren Park (APR2010) / Sunnybank Hills (NOV2012) / Springwood (OCT2013)

Joint owner (with my lovely wife Robyn!) of three 24/7 gym facilities offering cardio equipment, free weights, pin and plate loaded machines for fitness and personal training.We finished up in December 2018 after 9 magnificent years with this vibrant business. Check out the Queensland clubs of Mt Warren Park, Sunnybank Hills and Springwood to see them grow.

Robina, Gold Coast

Senior Mechanical Engineer for:1) Grande Côte Project (subcontract from SNC Lavalin) for design phase for wet concentrator plant (Senegal, West Africa);2) DFS & detailed design for Southern Ionics Incorporated floating wet concentrator plant (Georgia, USA);3) DFS for Obukhovskoye mineral separation plant (Khazakhstan);4) Detailed design for Southern Ionics.

West End, Brisbane

Lead Mechanical Engineer for Martabe Gold Project (Indonesia), Cadia East Project (near Orange, NSW)) responsible as area lead for various materials handling. Grande Côte Project (dredge plus main EPCM proposal preparation); Doanld Mineral Sands Project scope definition.Internal quality auditor within Ausenco to ensure consistent approach to EPCM processes.

Preparation of specifications, scope of work and mechanical detailed design of process plant and materials handling systems for the Jabal Sayid Copper project Definitive Feasibility Study.

Management of projects and proposals for the Aran range of mineral processing and construction equipment including paste mixers, batch mixers, complete turnkey solutions.Major projects included Dinmore to Goodna Project (QLD); Penrice (SA), Cotter Dam concrete batch plant (ACT).

Preparation of tender documents, specifications and mechanical detailed design of process plant and materials handling systems for various mining projects. Involved equipment supplier liaison, reviews, design, expediting and construction support.Major projects include Hidden Valley Gold Project (Harmony Gold), Bemax Snapper Project, Martabe Gold Project.

Preparation of proposals, tender documents, specifications, cost estimates, project implementation schedules and mechanical detailed design of process plant and materials handling systems for various mineral sands projects. Involved project management, project controls, valve selection & design and expediting.Implementation and development of Engineering.

Design and project management for engineering scopes for Shell terminals and rural depots inclusive of proposals, tender documents, specifications, cost estimates, project implementation schedules and mechanical design of fuel process plant and infrastructure. All design processes in accordance with Shell Depot Design Guidelines, Shell standards and AS1940.

Preparation of proposals, tender documents, specifications, cost estimates, project implementation schedules and mechanical design of process plant and materials handling systems for various mineral sands and iron ore projects. Involved project management and expediting.Implementation and development of JD Edwards business management computer system.

Engineering design investigations and day to day engineering assessments of all aspects of Telstra’s 28,000 items of mobile plant. Plant involved included sedans, station wagons, light commercial vehicles, cable laying bulldozers, etc.

Energy audits and project engineering including project planning and scheduling, engineering investigations and reporting.Clients included Fututech P/L, BHP Australia Coal, Boral Resources and Brisbane City Council.

Energy audits and project engineering including preparation of tender documents, specifications, cost estimates, project implementation schedules and design investigations.Clients included Copper Refineries Limited, Boral Asphalt, Port of Brisbane Authority, CSBP & Farmers Ltd, BHP Petroleum, QEC, Mt Leyshon Gold Mines Ltd, MIM Holdings Ltd, Comalco Ltd.

Duties included steel plant purchased energy optimisation and development of philosophy for purchasing power from ETSA. Forecasting techniques were employed and a complete steelworks’ energy balance was developed. Ongoing energy audits for complete steelworks.Acoustics and vibration control throughout the steelworks.

Bachelor Of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists & Managers.

Queensland Senior Certificate