Samar Rehman Patel Email & Phone Number

Shepparton, Victoria, Australia

Looking after a highly skilled team responsible for OT (Operational Technology) Assets. This includes Control, Telemetry, Instrumentation and Electrical assets, inclusive of reliability and engineering functions. In 2024, after a restructure was given the responsibility of establishing and setting up the Mechanical Maintenance team as well.Responsible for delivery of asset maintenance strategy and execution. Responsible to understanding the relationship between asset management, maintenance and works management for all assets. Scheduling and Planning oversight along with long term financial modelling for assets.

Shepparton, Victoria

Achievements:Significant experience in leading the Asset Optimization (engineering) team in acting roles.Key stakeholder in design and project management to deliver risk reduction at GVW’s largest sewage pump station.Created and managed the Corporation’s Manhole Rehabilitation Program, the first of it’s kind in Victoria.Designed and created maintenance strategies for 50% of all of the Corporations’ portfolio of assets.Produced or upgraded more than 10 design guidelines that affected all assets within the Corporation.Demonstrated reduction of external maintenance of sewage pump stations by 30% using control logic optimisation.Co-authored the Corporation’s Maintenance Manual, which sets the maintenance expectations and levels.Responsibilities:Lead the engineering team when required in an acting role.Provide specialist engineering input to project team and failure investigations.Collect, manage and analyse data relating to the maintenance and operational performance of assets.Provide operational and technical support to staff responsible for the replacement / maintenance of assets.Prepare justification proposals to senior management for works to be included in capital or recurrent works programs, including written and oral presentations.Assist in the preparation of regulatory, benchmarking and other reports of operational performance.Participate in projects to improve the performance of the Corporation's infrastructure and systems.Undertake asset condition and criticality assessments to optimise asset performance and lifecycle outcomes.Assist with the development of long-, medium- and short- term programs for the replacement of infrastructure.

Shepparton, Victoria, Australia

Sponsored by Goulburn Valley Water to participate in Fairley Leadership Program. The objective of the program is to:1. Prepare emerging leaders in the area of community leadership2. Network with community minded individuals to grow influence3. Liase with local, state and federal leaders to understand how to effect change

Victoria, Australia

Looking after Asset Optimisation projects undertaken under the IWN umbrella around Water Corporations in Victoria.Managing different projects across different water authorities in Victoria from point of view of technology appraisal, funding and scalability.

Queensland, Australia

Achievements:Implemented logic optimisation for increasing boiler tube life on the furnace walls by 25%.Made multiple changes to materials and tactics to increase baghouse life.Changed the way the Stormwater was managed, and eliminated the site discharge violations in 2016.Created long term strategies for Demin plant to realign production and maintenance objectives.Achieved increased reliability of the DESoX plant and reduce our compliance violation risk.Conducted PM optimisation and reduced workload on mechanical tradesmen by 22%.Implemented residual life management across to foresee major maintenance.Successfully completed numerous RCAs on various production equipment and auxillaries.Graduate Experience and Achievements: Conducted studies for 2016 capital plan for fiscal viability, for projects worth more than 10 m$. Installed an Acid cleaning system for the HID system, saving 1.3m$ annual cleaning costs.Modified gearbox design on vacuum pumps improving life by 40%.

Western Australia, Australia

Achievements:Established critical spares for underground mobile fleet and created linkage with maintenance plans. Eliminated shovel tooth failures by changing design and material of shovel teeth.Designed and set up the Delay accounting system (RTDuet) for underground mobile and fixed plant production delay reporting and analysis which achieved 10% higher accuracy in this regard than the incumbent mine system.Created a novel project criticality ranking system based on AHP approachDeveloped and Implemented Rapid Equipment Strategy Development paradigm which combined Failure Mode effect and criticality analysis (FMECA) with cost, hours, and impact on utilization for mobile fleet . Optimised shut plans for fixed plant and achieved significant inventory reduction. Implemented redesign of chutes and reduced downtimes caused by wet ore blockages by 50%. Practical problem solving process for Vent fans bearing overheating and Crusher eccentric bush failures.

Kharagpur Area, India

Metrology Lab

Kolkata, India

Achievements:Designed a fully-automated prototype for adjusting skirtings to reduce material losses in conveyors. Finished mechanical prototype could adjust itself based on conveyor drift. Responsibilities:Report to R&D department to develop new products to increase customer base.Deliver a working model at the end of the program.

Abu Dhabi. Uae

Analyse the process involved in programming a DCS for large scale thermal power plants. Created Project Schedules for teams updating a client’s installation which reduced the total project time.

Master Of Technology (M.Tech.), Manufacturing Science And Technology, (Hons)

Wrote a dissertation on effect low power laser pulse on steel surfaces (an analysis of X-Ray diffraction read residual stresses.

Bachelor Of Technology, Mechanical Engineering, (Hons)

Activities and Societies: Founder Member Robosoccer @India Competition, Student Counselor for the Student Counseling centre, Co-ordinator.

High School, Physics, Chemistry, And Maths., A

Activities and Societies: School Captain for the session 2006-07Education with Physics. Mathematics and Chemistry as core subjects.