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Darwin, Nt, Au

Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia

● Management of microgrid assets across over 75 remote communities. ● Assets include solar PV, battery energy storage, diesel, and gas generation as well as transmission networks and customer meters.● Development of renewable energy projects to achieve NT governments renewable energy targets.● Budget management including producing business cases to justify investments.● Development of asset management plans for all asset classes.● Development of asset maintenance strategies utilising Maximo works management system.● Reviewing compliance of asset design and maintenance against Australian Standards e.g. renewable assets and fuel systems.● Design and procurement of fuel storage and pumping systems.● Analysing and mitigating asset risks accounting for cultural sensitivity, environmental and safety issues. E.g. fuel spills and lifting equipment.● Reliability analysis including monthly reporting, developing a root cause analysis system for the business unit, and delivering reliability improvement projects.

• Management of power station assets in accordance with ISO 55000 including asset management plans, economic analysis, budget management, process safety, contract management, technical advice, and engineering analysis.• Received 2 safety excellence awards for developing and implementing innovative projects.• Responsible for 100+ assets in the Turbine area including pumps, heat exchangers, filters, valves, conduits, pipework, oil systems and motors.• Developed and installed multiple plant upgrades following stringent engineering change management principals.• Compliance to Australian Standards on various areas of plant.• Project Manager for the lifecycle of numerous contracts including writing specifications, tender evaluation, and project execution. Conducted numerous negotiations to ensure the best outcomes for Delta.- Turbine Condenser Upgrade - Responsible for the safe and timely delivery of condenser re-tube working with overseas and local contractors' Completed project within outage duration utilising 24/7 shifts to meet schedule.- Boiler & Turbine Shutdown Alliance contract. Developed and evaluated contract tenders, delivered 8 shutdown projects, and worked through numerous complex contractual issues- HP & IP Turbine Upgrade - Member of team responsible for design review QA, installation, and performance testing.• Project Leader for Turbine maintenance shutdowns. Successfully delivered two shutdowns, each with tight deadlines and a high degree of complexity. Demonstrated strong project preparation in the 6-month lead up. Led a team of 78 staff and contractors for 2-month shutdown periods. Prepared and tracked the project plan and timeline ensuring all activities were coordinated and aligned with the project objectives and deadlines.• Experience in Reliability Engineering and root cause analysis (RCA). Performed numerous RCAs to identify underlying issues and followed through with the implementation of recommendations.

Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Leadership Specialisation, Distinction Average

Master Of Engineering (Electrical Systems)

Focus on renewable energy, power generation and distribution

Bachelor Of Mechanical Engineering, 1St Class Honour’S