Patrick Stokes Email & Phone Number

Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand

Kinleith Mill

Leader of the Major Hazard Facility Safety Case Programme for the Kinleith Mill. The Safety Case Programme covers the following aspects:Development, documentation and maintenance of the facility Safety CaseFacility safety assessment-Major Incident Hazard and Safety-Critical Element identification-Development of Bow Tie diagrams-Compilation of risk registers and development of risk improvement plansImplement of Safety Management System upgrade-Permit to Work and hazardous energy isolation practices-Management of Change-Operating Procedures-Emergency Response PlanningEngagement, Consultation and Communication-Worker engagement-Interaction with regulator-Communication with surrounding authorities, community and industry

Townsville, Australia

Leader of the technical development team for the Final Products Area at the Palmer Nickel and Cobalt Refinery.Responsible for:- Process troubleshooting and plant de-botlenecking activities- Technical Research and Development (R&D)- Management of Change (MOC)- Cost control and performance benchmarking- Maintenance of Quality Management System (QMS)- On-call technical support to operating plants- Mentoring and development of junior EngineersLeader of the Safety Assessment Team for the the Palmer Nickel and Cobalt Refinery.Responsible for:- Development of safety assessment standards, procedures and methodology- Hazard Identification (HAZID) and Risk Scenario Development- Consequence assessment for potential major incidents- Identification of critical safety controls and independent protection layers (IPL) - Development of Bow Tie diagrams- Semi-Quantitive risk analysis using Layers of Protection Analysis (LOPA)- Fully-Quantitative risk analysis and comparison against planning guidelines- Compilation of risk registers, development of risk reduction action plans and continuous monitoring of register items- Coaching and mentoring of process engineers in PSM techniques and tools- Development of Phast, Safeti and ALOHA models for process safety eventsRoaster Gas Conversion (RGC) Project - Involved in the concept, feasibility and design phases of the Roaster Gas Conversion project.- Contributed to development of overall mass and energy balances, process control functionality and safe process design (SIL/SIF).- Controlled management of change for Process Flow Diagram (PFD), Piping and Instrumentation Diagram (P&ID) drawing revision.- Verification of line lists, pipe & valve specifications and isometric drawings to ensure design issued for construction was as per P&IDs.

Townsville, Australia

Commissioning support and post-commissioning optimisation for gas conversion project.Commissioning support for expansion project.Process Safety studies including HAZOP, PHA & SILTechnical support to Roaster, Kiln and Furnace Operations.Maintenance of Quality Management System.

Mount Isa

Plant Metallurgist in the Lead Smelter and Copper Smelter at Mount Isa Mines.-Rountine plant process control-Lead Sinter Plant, Blast Furnace and Drossing Aisle-Copper Converting (Peirce-Smith), Anode Furnaces and Casting

Mount Isa

Graduate Metallurgist - Metallurgical Develoment Department- Copper Concentrator: Laboratory and pilot scale flotation testwork- Copper Smelter: Plant trial of the Semtech OPC control system for Peirce Smith Converters- Lead Smelter: Laboratory and plant sinter machine feed pelletising trials

Bachelor Of Engineer, Mineral Process, Honours Class 1

University of Queensland Medal for outstanding scholastic achievement. Department of Mining, Minerals and Materials Prize for first place.

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