Trevor Mcbain Email & Phone Number

Canterbury, New Zealand

Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Assigned by MINACS (N.Z.) and responsible for leading the Independent Safety Assessment work to be undertaken in support of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport Automatic People Mover replacement on the production and validation activities being undertaken by Alstom in Kuala Lumpur.

Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Assigned by MINACS (N.Z.) and responsible for providing subject matter expertise for the Independent Safety Assessment work being undertaken in support of the System Integration of the Metro Trains Melbourne mixed traffic CBTC system upgrade and the Metro tunnel activities being undertaken by Alstom (formerly Bombardier) in Melbourne, Australia.Metro.

Assigned by MINACS (N.Z.) and responsible for leading the Independent Safety Assessment work to be undertaken in support of the Alstom ETCS L1 AMS Data production for the MTMS2 transportation program (JMDR & WSP signalling) and validation activities being undertaken by Alstom in Sydney.

Christchurch, New Zealand

Assigned by MINACS (N.Z.) and responsible for leading the Independent Safety Assessment work to be undertaken in support of the Alstom ETCS L1 AMS Data production and validation activities being undertaken by Alstom in Sydney.

Assigned by MINACS (N.Z.) and responsible for leading the Safety Assurance work to be undertaken in support of the Alstom ASDO Data production and validation activities being undertaken by Alstom in Sydney.

Assigned by MINACS (N.Z.) and responsible for developing the Safety Assurance bid work to be undertaken in support of the Alstom ETCS Level 2 Trackside bid activities being undertaken by Alstom in Sydney.

Christchurch, New Zealand

Supporting projects from a systems & software perspective in the transport field for various clients in Asia and Australasia.Including:Bangkok Purple Line Metro, ThailandSGT ISA, Sydney, AustraliaNIF ISA, Sydney, AustraliaRail Timetable Assurance, Sydney, AustraliaWaratah DTRS, Sydney, AustraliaAMS Trackside, Sydney, AustraliaRoma Street Resignalling.

Supporting projects from a safety, systems & software perspective in the nuclear and transport fields for various clients.

Sydney, Australia

Assigned by MINACS (N.Z.) to Transport for New South Wales (TfNSW), as the Software Assurance Specialist with responsibilities for developing the software assurance artefacts against the Timetable Development Lifecycle (TTDLC) for the development of the More Trains, More Services stage 2 (MTMS2) heavy rail Standard Working Timetable (SWTT), 2024 SWTT and.

He is assigned by MINACS (N.Z.) to Niigata Transys Co., Ltd, as the Software Assurance Consultant for the Yangon-Mandalay Railway Improvement Phase 1 – Rollingstock, with responsibilities for developing the Software Quality Assurance Management Plan for the Rollingstock and associated sub-systems, including support in executing the planned activities.

Assigned by MINACS (N.Z.) and responsible for leading the Independent Safety Assessment work to be undertaken in support of the design, build, installation and testing of the new trains that will be utilised on the Sydney Trains network in New South Wales, replacing the current 'S' sets and the associated maintenance facility at Mortdale.

Sydney, Australia

• Assigned by MINACS (N.Z.) as a Safety Assurance Specialist working on the safety and data assurance of the Sydney 2017 Standard Working Timetable; the September 2018 service adjustment; April 2019 service adjustment.
• Review the end-to-end timetable development process (i.e. OB development/TT design/modelling/SWTT and Geography production) to ensure safety and human factors assurance is in place and supporting artefacts (i.e..
• Review of timetable development progress to ensure adherence to process and assure the integrity of evidence
• Ensure that appropriate stakeholder engagement and consultation has occurred and supporting artefacts are available at key project stages
• Develop the timetable safety change plan in accordance with the TfNSW Enterprise Risk Management (TERM) framework and ensure all requirements are satisfied. This includes:.... o Carrying out an Initial Safety Change.
• Prepare the timetable safety argument (e.g. using GSN) and produce Safety Assurance reports (SAR) for the timetable development and implementation phases

Sydney, Australia

Assigned by MINACS (N.Z.) and responsible for undertaking safety assurance work for Alstom in support of:Roma Street to Corinda Signalling Renewal Project, Brisbane; andTfNSW AMS GSFT & SIT Trackside project, Sydney.

Bangkok Metropolitan Area, Thailand

• Assigned by MINACS (N.Z.) as Software Assurance Manager responsible for all software assurance matters associated with the Mechanical & Electrical Systems for the Bangkok Purple Line MRT systemThe principal.
• Establish a control list of all software deliverables on the project.
• Develop a set of detailed software documentation.
• Coordinate with and assist all subcontractors and Rail Systems engineers in the development of their detailed software documentation such that it is aligned with project standards.
• Monitor and audit subcontractor software development progress.
• Coordinate with safety Assurance team to determine appropriate software safety classification.

Christchurch

• Principally worked on railway projects.Worked on various Systems Engineering & Assurance tasks on the Taiwan Airport Rail Link.Also assigned part-time as S/W Safety Assessor for Singapore Rolling Stock for North-South.
• Completed the Company's Nuclear Competency Statement.
• Lead the evaluation and provisional implementation of a web-based Hazard Management system for application on projects for clients in Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong.
• Participated in HAZOPS on the operation and commissioning of the Palm Jemairah Transit System in Dubai.
• Provided support for Systems Assurance (SA)/Reliability, Availability, Maintainability & Safety (RAMS) programmes for Railway systems in Sydney, Australia; Singapore; Delhi, India and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
• Developed a Tender for Nuclear Safety Assurance in China.

CEI specialist in the control of gantry, manipulator & robotic systems.Projects included:Heavy Duty Hydraulic Manipulator Joint building, configuration and testing.On-site support and repair of damaged joints being used in trials at Kuka Robotics.M16 / M24 bolting trials specification, design, programming and execution.3 metre cubed box remote operations.

CEI specialist in the control of gantry, manipulator & robotic systems.Projects included:Heavy Duty Hydraulic Manipulator (HDHM) Configuration & Test.On and Off Site systems support of a HDHM deployed in a test facility at NESL in Wolverhampton.Programming re-usable robotic paths on the HDHM deployed in a test facility at NESL in Wolverhampton.HDHM Single.

• CEI specialist in the control of an advanced heavy duty hydraulic manipulator and associated build/test equipment.
• Creation of Operation and Maintenance Manuals.
• Creation of System Definition Documents and System Software Specifications using the System Architect (Yourdon/Ward-Mellor) software design tool.
• Creation of system build and test documentation.
• Configured, Produced & Reviewed software for fault solutions for the Heavy Duty Hydraulic Manipulator and Single Joint Test Rig (Microware C for VME/OS9/68000, C for VME/VxWorks/68000, Script for MSDOS & Windows.
• Produced comprehensive controlled documentation sets for Manipulator / Robotic Equipment.

• CEI specialist in the control of an advanced heavy duty hydraulic manipulator and associated build/test equipment.
• Reverse Engineered the Heavy Duty Hydraulic Manipulator real-time control system software to allow use on Sellafield Site.
• Creation of Operation and Maintenance Manuals.
• Creation of System Definition Documents and System Software Specifications using the System Architect (Yourdon/Ward-Mellor) software design tool.
• Creation of system build and test documentation.
• Utilised LDRA Testbed in support of reverse engineering activities.

• Produced & Reviewed software for fault solutions for real-time Special Instruments ( VAX Pascal; Omegasoft Pascal and Microware C for VME/OS9/68000)
• Nominated under the system modification process for all duties except Design Review Panel Leader & FSA Panel Leader (including System Manager for Euratom Systems) for Thorp Special Instruments
• Produced comprehensive controlled documentation sets for Euratom Equipment.
• Provided a technical support to the design & testing of the Linear Accelerator automation software suite.
• Provided solutions to design issues with Euratom Equipment
• Generated Business Cases and Requirements Specifications for Instrumentation Upgrade Projects

• Produced & Reviewed software for fault solutions for real-time Special Instruments ( VAX Pascal; Omegasoft Pascal and Microware C for VME/OS9/68000) under the SMR process.
• Nominated under the SMR process for all duties except Design Review Panel Leader & FSA Panel Leader (including System Manager for Euratom Systems) for Special Instruments
• Produced comprehensive controlled documentation sets for Euratom Equipment.
• Provided a technical support to the design & testing of the Linear Accelerator automation software suite.
• Provided solutions to design issues with Euratom Equipment
• Generated Business Cases and Requirements Specifications for Instrumentation Upgrade Projects

• Setting up and Installing new computers and software.
• Administering the company’s LANtastic computer network.
• Administering the company’s Lotus Notes System.
• Managing the network connections to the PICK Server.
• Planning future network hardware and software upgrades.
• Providing user support.

• Written a generic module test harness for a safety system in Pascal (Omegasoft Pascal for VME/OS9/68000 )
• Reviewed Vendor-produced software ( VAX Pascal, Omegasoft Pascal, and Microware C )
• Undertaken Internal Quality Audits to fulfil the requirements of the QMS
• Involved in the further development of the QMS to satisfy ISO9001 & ISO9000-3 guidelines
• Liaised with Lloyds Register Quality Assurance
• Operated to the requirements of ISO9001

• I had a duel role as a Safety Systems Commissioning/Test Engineer and a Network/System Manager.Systems Commissioning and Test Engineer ( THORP Plant, Sellafield )
• Commissioned largest radiological protection system in the world.
• Maintained QA documentation & performed system audits
• Prepared system-commissioning documentation.
• Tested protective interlock and computer systems.
• Investigated design faults in the communication protocol to the neutron generators and successfully introduced modifications.

• Maintained QA documentation & performed system audits
• Operated to the requirements of ISO9001 & IEC5108 (Draft) including the roles of Design Review Panel Leader and Functional Safety Assessor
• Designed protective interlock system.
• Designed and built radiometric Instrument Simulator
• Answered Vendors technical queries.
• Verified Vendor-produced Yourdon/Ward-Mellor design documentation utilising the System Architect CASE tool.

• Designed software using the Yourdon/Ward-Mellor method and the SELECT CASE tool.
• Programmed Software in Pascal ( VAX Pascal & Omegasoft Pascal for VME/OS9/68000 ).
• Programmed Software in Basic.
• Supervised technical staff.
• Prepared module, integration and system test specifications.
• Performed software code reviews.

Sellafield, Seascale, Cumbria

Undergraduate systems engineer.Developed hardware modification and software for a counter and timer to be utilised on nuclear instrumentation.Testing of the Product Inventory Measurement System.Software development work for the Fissile Material Detector.

B.Eng (Hons), Electrical & Electronic Engineering

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