Experience

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  CIGRE SC A3

  • Australia

  • Convenor - CIGRE WGA3.47 - Lifetime management of medium voltage switchgear

    • Aug 2022 - Present
    • Australia
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  AMCL

  • Perth, Western Australia, Australia

  • Associate Director

    • Oct 2021 - Present
    • Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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  Asset Management Council

  • Perth, Western Australia, Australia

  • Chair - Asset Management Council WA Chapter

    • Mar 2022 - Present
    • Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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  Western Power

  • Australia
  • Utilities
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Principal Consultant - Asset Management - Transmission and Distribution Network

    • Mar 2019 - Oct 2021

    Stewardship of the Asset Management System of the state owned electricity transmission and distribution utility that covers over 260,000km2 service area. I have developed the asset management system that covers end to end asset management activities for the network owned by Western Power. I am the custodian of ISO55001 certificate and AS5577 compliant Network Safety Management System. The system covers all reliability, safety and environment strategies, plans and implementation including performance management, risk management and supporting tools and systems.Intensive cross industry experience in asset management of utility/ industrial assets across all life cycle stages including planning, asset creation, operation and maintenance. In-depth experience in asset risk and performance management, regulatory requirements, provide technical leadership, counsel, guidance and direction on asset management practice. Extensive experience in leading and working with cross section of stakeholders through entire organisational value chain from Owners/ Shareholders, Board, Executives, Management and Operational Staff.

  • Manager Asset Strategies & Risk - Strategic and Tactical Mgmt - Tx and Dx Networks

    • Apr 2017 - Mar 2019

  • Chief Asset Management Officer

    • Apr 2012 - Mar 2017

  • Branch Manager - Asset Performance

    • Jul 2010 - Apr 2012

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  Norman Disney & Young

  • Perth, Australia

  • Associate Director - Power Design, Engineering, Asset Management, Master Plan...

    • May 2006 - Jul 2010
    • Perth, Australia

    Member of executive management team, accountable for the consulting portfolio for power group offerings by the organisation. I was accountable for development of strategy and its implementation for market diversification and penetration for power sector. I contributed to the development of busi...

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  Transend Networks

  • Australia
  • Utilities
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Manager Network Compliance & Development - Development, Renewal, Safety and Environment

    • Aug 2004 - Apr 2006

    Employed with the utilities Network Division, leading the group responsible for:• Concept development of network development capital works program (in the order of $60M/yr);• Engineering, design & construction standards, benchmarking, performance monitoring & analysis;• Strategic asset management (cradle to grave) resulting in asset replacement and operational projects (in the order of ~$40Milion Capex and ~$19 Million Opex);• Asset Management Information System (AMIS);• Compliance systems (Occupational Health and Safety, Environment and Quality); and• Asset management related regulatory and customer compliance systems.Successfully led a team of multi disciplined specialists and consultants to deliver on its asset management objectives whilst building asset management capabilities for sustained performance. Key contributor to the entry of the state in National Electricity Market through technical and asset management submissions including the first ever regulatory submission to Australian Energy Regulator (then a sub arm of ACCC)Member of the national utility forum that designed the initial service incentive scheme for transmission utilities.Led the organisations input in design of and participated in benchmarking of operational and maintenance cost and technical performance through a consortium of 30 leading electricity transmission utilities across the globe.

  • Manager Performance Improvement - Transmission Asset Management

    • Mar 2001 - Aug 2004

  • Substations & Systems Engineer - Primary and Secondary Systems Engineering

    • Oct 1999 - Mar 2001

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  ABB ALSTOM Power

  • North Sydney. Sydney

  • Project Design Engineer - 2 x 174MVA Power project

    • Mar 1999 - Oct 1999
    • North Sydney. Sydney
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  Alstom Power

  • Sydney, Australia

  • Electrical Design Engineer 2x28MW power and Rail SCADA

    • Nov 1998 - Feb 1999
    • Sydney, Australia

    Various specialist engineering assignments related to power systems, SCADA, protection and control. Key projects included 2x28MW steam generator protection and control system, railway SCADA system, HV power distribution network.Assignment included application of national electricity code require...

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  Kinhill Pty Ltd (member of Brown and Root)

  • Melbourne, Australia

  • Electrical Design Engineer - Water Treatment Captive Generation

    • May 1998 - Nov 1998
    • Melbourne, Australia

    As a lead power system engineer with kinhill (member of brown and root engineering and construction), appointed to undertake power system analysis studies for feasibility of power generation at eastern treatment plant for Melbourne Water at their plant in Carrum, Victoria.I introduced a new power...

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  ABB POWER T&D LIMITED

  • North Sydney, Sydney

  • Power Plant Project Engineer - Conceptual design and techni

    • Jul 1997 - Apr 1998
    • North Sydney, Sydney
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  ABB

  • Vadodara Area, India

  • Application and Marketing Engineering - Protection and Substation automation

    • Apr 1995 - Mar 1997
    • Vadodara Area, India

    Accountable for promotion and application engineering of protection and substation automation across India, I worked with clients encouraging early adoption of state of the art digital protection and substation automation solutions for their power generation, transmission, distribution and reticu...

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  Grasim Industries Limited | Pulp & Fibre

  • Birlagram Nagda, MP, India

  • 40MW Captive Power Plant electrical design engineer

    • Nov 1993 - Mar 1995
    • Birlagram Nagda, MP, India