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Benete, Sambawa

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Pre-FEED construction execution support for the Associated Gas Project at the Agogo Production Facilities

Nhulunbuy, Northern Territory, Australia

Owners team role for the execution of the Eldo Plateau Project Civil Packages, including; - Production Water Bore 18 – New 70m 350mm dia. bore for additional construction and production water- Eldo Plateau Haul Road – New CAT 777 haul road for the extension of the mine area approx. 6km- Daliwuy Bay Road Relocation – Additional local road diversion for extending bauxite mining, approx. 7km- Latram River Crossing – a Large multiple barrel precast concrete culvert installation- Quarry Crushing Campaign – 275,000 ton of Laterite Roadbase for various projects across the mine and refinery closure projects

Australia

Mondium have secured its largest EPC contract with Rio Tinto for the Western Turner Syncline 2 Project.

Gorgon Lng

Wheatstone Lng, Onslow Wa, Australia

Wheatstone LNG is a Chevron mega-project that spanned 8 years of construction. The project was commenced on site in Q3 2011 and is due for completion in Q1 2019. At a cost of $USD34b the project had approximately 7500 a peak on site and completed 175M manhours of construction and commissioning. Over 7.5 years I have held numerous positions at WLNG, employed initially for civil construction execution and finishing as the delivery lead for handover to the client’s operations team.Duties• Lead role project close out team, covering CSU Commissioning activities, Pre-Start Safety Review (PSSR) and final acceptance plant to Client Operations Team. • Direct reports included System Delivery Engineers with collaboration with the leads from all other aspects of the project, from Client to Subcontractor.• Oversaw all aspects (safety, quality, engineering, documentation and turnover) and disciplines (SMP, I&C, Elec and Comm’s) involved in achieving a stable operating plant safely and in accordance with the schedule.• Management of the first Turnaround/Shutdown Late Scope process for appropriate scopes of work. Responsible for construction of Civil, SMP, Electrical, Instrument, Communication works to completion.• Oversight of three major subcontractors approximately 2M man-hours of direct works.Achievements• Lead an integrated team from Chevron, Bechtel and Operations to review and sign off first LNG train within 150 days of first liquid LNG rundown, with only $10M of Carry-Through-Work. This was significantly better than the other company projects as a first Turnover deliverable.• Improved process and leveraged team and relationships to review and signoff second LNG train within 90 days of first liquid LNG rundown, with only $1M of Carry-Through-Work. Performance recognised as world class by company.• Developed and refined the procedure for documenting and transitioning of open Engineering items from the EPC to Operations technical authority.

Wheatstone, Onslow, Wa

Overseeing the subcontractors delivering the civil works at the Wheatstone LNG site

Duties• Seconded to the EPC (Bechtel) as a leadership resource, to support and drive the execution of site Civil works. • Primary function of the role was to deliver the civil scope of work and additionally support Chevron-Bechtel Senior Management with resource management decisions impacting the project. • Directly responsible for the execution of works with a 750-man workforce; equating to 2.3M man-hours of direct works.• Technical review and formation of subcontract packages. These included all aspects of design and specification, scope of work and leading the Client assessment of Tenders.• Performed lead Client role in the Pre-Award Negotiations alongside Bechtel (EPC); Access Roads (~$100M); Site Preparation (~$800M); Piling (~$200M) ; Concrete Supply (~$260M); Concrete Form/Fix/Pour (~$650M); Quick Mud Creek Bridge (~$20); 132kV Duct Bank (~$25M); Misc. Civil Services (~ $100 M) • Lead a team of direct reports and several indirect support functions to ensure the works were executed in accordance with the design, specification and contracted conditions. • Strategic planning, projecting potential issues and challenging solutions to ensure best for project outcomes.Achievements• Instigated and ran daily stand-up planning meetings with subcontractors in the field to ensure that overall project critical path priorities were being achieved.• Developed and chaired co-ordinated 3 week look ahead integrated meetings resolving conflicts prior to integrating in the master project schedule.• Prepared Key Decision Sheets (KDS) for change to geotechnical testing specifications enabling value driven engineering at time of tender, circa $15M savings.• Instigated claim challenges against submissions by subcontractors which resulted in over $120M of rejected and settled claim savings.• Lead Quality Assurance Root Cause Analysis into petrographic analysis of project aggregate removing requirement for rework saving circa $25M plus schedule.

Hides, Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea (Png)

PNGLNG is an ExxonMobil mega-project was constructed in two major sections, the upstream Southern Highlands Well Pads and Conditioning Plant and the Downstream Gas Liquefaction Plant in Port Moresby, linked by over 700km of overland and subsea pipelines. Over the 1.5 years I was at PNGLNG, my team managed to establish and develop the initial infrastructure in one of the remotest and under-developed areas of the country.Duties• Establish projects presence in the Highlands. Worked closely with Transport and Logistics along the Highlands Highway and engaged with local Landowner Companies, to develop a viable workforce from within one of the most illiterate communities in PNG. • Construction of bulk earthworks, cut, blasting and fill of 1.9Mbcm soft volcanic clays, 2.3Mbcm rock in high rainfall mountainous region.• Established workshops, camps (100, 330, 1500 man), explosive magazines, quarries and construction lay-downs, 2.5M litre fuel farm, 2 x 600m 22inch bores, waste handling facilities and other infrastructure required for the next phase of the PNGLNG project.Achievements• Assisted Client’s team in execution strategies to overcome major geotechnical issues including resubmission of the Target Cost Estimate, based on first principals developed from initial site experience and negotiation with the Client to accept the changes to the execution strategy with minimal impact.• Nominated for Clough’s national safety award of the year, for leadership during a volatile camp incursion and subsequent rapid excavation of 300 people and subsequent upgrade and fortification of the Project assets.

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Watpac Civil and Mining was formed from the acquisition of JJ McDonald and Son by Watpac. I was employed as the Brisbane based Operations Manager responsible for coordinating and growing the business in the southern region and coalfields, challenged by the global financial crisis and rapidly changing market conditions.Duties• Responsible for the co-ordination of projects, resources with a combined revenue stream of est. $6-8M per month. • Supported Project Managers and their teams to deliver contracted works. • Instigated program’s and coaching to place emphasis on Fiscal, OH&S, Risk and Opportunities and contractual reporting requirements. • Role included client liaison at a strategic level and business development. Included the identification of opportunities and promotion of capacity, review and approval of estimates and tender submissions, pre-award meetings and award negotiation.• Projects included:­ Dept. Main Roads Highway Realignment and Pavement Stabilisation. ­ Goonyella Coal Mine Tailings Dam and Decant Pipe.­ Origin Ramyard/Lucky Gully (Earthworks, HDPE Liners and Concrete Works)­ Goonyella Coal Mine High Dump Rehabilitation.­ Origin Talinga Developments (Earthworks, HDPE Liners and Concrete Works).­ Peak Downs Coal Mine Topsoil Strip, Rehabilitation, Dragline Pad Construction.­ Goonyella Coal Mine New Camp Construction (Eureka Creek Camp).­ BHP Yabula Nickel Refinery Solar Drying Alliance.­ GEMCo (BHP) Manganese Mine Incremental Expansion to Processing Plant and Mine Environmental Rehabilitation.­ Dept. Main Roads Dawson Highway Realignment and Pavement StabilisationAchievements• Managed the retrenchment of over 400 mine based employees during the GFC and subsequent redeployment of 250 employees into new market opportunities minimising downtime.• Renegotiated long term plant hire agreements with key suppliers enabling a competitive fleet to be deployed into new work opportunities.

Projects included: Darling Down Power Station, Dalrymple Bay Rail Triplication and Curragh Coal Mine Overland Conveyor System.

Worked in the industry gaining qualifiacations in both engineering and deck, the following are the highlight yachts:77ft Ocean Phoenix115ft Silvertip56ft Solway Maid

Various

After graduating University of Canterbury, I succeed in various engineering and construction positions as I relocated from New Zealand to United Kingdom via Australia. I was very mobile and took on opportunities as and when they arose. This exposure to numerous industries, work cultures and team dynamics matured and broadened my skill set.• Civil Construction Manager/Snr Engineer – Laing O’Rourke, Brisbane Queensland, Australia.• Senior Project Engineer – Thiess Infraco (Bayside) Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Australia.• Senior Section Engineer (Sub Agent) – Carmichael Site Services, London, UK.• Design Engineer – Urban Design, Hyder Consulting, London, UK.• Section Engineer/Site Manager– Advance Civil Engineering, Darwin, Australia.• Assistant Engineer– Works Consultancy Services, Whangarei, New Zealand.• Undergraduate Engineer- Bangkok Transit Systems, Bangkok, Thailand

Bachelor Of Engineering (Honours), Civil

Civil Engineering