Utilise Agile Project Management methods to co-develop and deploy customised analysis software for BHP Minerals Australia Planning and Technical function to enable the improvement of mine planning and execution.

RESPONSIBILITIES■ Equipment optimisation■ Defect elimination■ Contract Management■ Data analytics and analysis■ Maintenance planning■ Performance improvement ■ Strategy development■ Condition monitoringACHIEVEMENTS■ $5M plus savings removing duplication of maintenance activities through data analysis■ Developed software to automate and optimise maintenance planning which is utilised across BHP

RESPONSIBILITIES■ Execute projects between $500k to $20M in the Projects Group department to allow the continuation of underground coal mining;■ Create scopes of work and issue instruction to contractors;■ Tender work packages, review and award;■ Provide engineering solutions and designs for conveyor structures and mine site infrastructure to meet relevant Australian Standards and Coal Mining Safety and Health Act and Regulation;■ Perform daily progress meetings with contractors; ■ Attending meetings with stakeholders and other departments;■ Prepare procedures, safe work instructions (SWIs) and job step analyses (JSAs);■ Perform risk assessments to identify and control projects risks;■ Review project specification requirements, drawings and their implementation;■ Verification and rectification of project defects;■ Logistics;■ Planning specific project activities and tasks;■ Supervision of contractors;■ Ensure compliance with project QA requirements;■ Identify and issue any contract non-compliance;■ Assist with developing inspection and test plans;■ Perform prestart meetings with construction crews; ■ Develop strategies for mobilising and demobilising plant and equipment for surface and underground installations;■ SAP - master data, maintenance plans and procurement.ACHIEVEMENTS■ Successfully introduced a new method of installing conveyor belt to Broadmeadow Mine to reduce conveyor installation schedule by 10 days ($1M/day);■ Designed and installed a customised ramp with feeder breaker to save business $100k per month in coal haulage costs;■ Designed and introduced modified trailers to transport conveyor structure to accelerate installation schedule ($1M/day).

RESPONSIBILITIES■ Identify, design and execute projects to assist in delivering the site CAPEX and OPEX valued up to $5M;■ Civil design and installation;■ Development of dewatering strategies;■ Stakeholder engagement to identify requirements and scope development;■ Initiate engineering design, perform design risk assessments and review design to ensure safety in design;■ Compile budget estimate and documentation for capital budget approval;■ Tender work package and award contract;■ Estimate and prepare purchase requisitions for required plant, equipment and personnel;■ Managing procurement, balancing the procurement through the project;■ Update project progress and baselines;■ Controlling the quantity and quality of work performed by contractors;■ Proposing corrective measures;■ Controlling project’s budget including cost tracking, forecasting and accruing costs;■ Developed a suite of reports used for cost forecasting and tracking;■ Verify and implement solutions to site problems;■ Weekly progress report and presentation;■ Project handover and close off procedure;■ Assistance and mentoring of graduate & cadet engineers.ACHIEVEMENTS■ Executing the installation of underground dewatering system including all surface infrastructure to enable the dewatering of underground mine;

RESPONSIBILITIES■ Planned and executed improvement projects in the Maintenance Department up to $500k;■ Procurement of mine site plant and equipment including front end loaders, forklifts and maintenance trucks;■ Managed Maintenance Department budget utilising Xeras;■ Assisted with the development of the schedule, scope of works and cost forecast for a dragline and shovel shutdown;■ Engineering support for the execution of wash plant maintenance shutdown;■ Conducted spares review;■ Developed processes for new team members;■ Implementing safety in the workplace through the process of risk identification and assessment;■ Hazard identification and safety improvement projects;■ Developing SAP Maintenance Plans including master data, task lists and upload sheets.ACHIEVEMENTS■ Upgraded maintenance workshop - $500k;■ Mobile office with communications utilised for all maintenance shutdowns in the field - $100k.

Hands-on service and repair of fixed mining plant including pumps, conveyors, thickeners, cyclones and mobile equipment with mechanical fitters.

Subjects taught:Literacy, Numeracy, SOSE, Science, The Arts, Physical Education, Technology & Religion