Experience

Apex Water Ltd

• New Zealand
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Manager

  • Jun 2020 - Present

  My aim is to manage projects effectively and professionally, operating in the water and waste water industry. A key part of this role is understanding the technical elements of each project and being able to effectively manage design to construction and commissioning phases to ensure that each project is delivered on time, within budget and that it meets all requirements of the Client. My aim is to manage projects effectively and professionally, operating in the water and waste water industry. A key part of this role is understanding the technical elements of each project and being able to effectively manage design to construction and commissioning phases to ensure that each project is delivered on time, within budget and that it meets all requirements of the Client.



Westland District Council - Te Kahui o Poutini

• New Zealand
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Capital Projects Manager

  • Jan 2019 - Jun 2020

  1. ensure consistent, on-time execution of work across all disciplines, organised workflow and resources on projects that involve all assets for the WDC2. leading the planning and implementation of projects across the district3. management of staff and contractors involved in these projects

• Capital Projects Manager

  • Jan 2019 - Jun 2020



Westland Milk Products

• New Zealand
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Sn Process Engineer

  • Nov 2016 - Jan 2019

  The principal function of the Sn Process Engineer is to provide technical support to all areas of the business in order to achieve:1. Solutions that improve performance, primarily focused on commodity production2. Well run projects to push site capacity, quality and product mix3. Commodity production is running at maximum effective capacity4. The site strategic goals for the company5. Current and correct site documentation The principal function of the Sn Process Engineer is to provide technical support to all areas of the business in order to achieve:1. Solutions that improve performance, primarily focused on commodity production2. Well run projects to push site capacity, quality and product mix3. Commodity production is running at maximum effective capacity4. The site strategic goals for the company5. Current and correct site documentation



Worley

• Australia
• Professional Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sn Process Engineer

  • Jul 2011 - Nov 2016

  Duties & Responsibilities Provide process engineering skills for concept, pre-feasibility, feasibility, EPCM and turnkey process projects undertaken by WorleyParsons Understand the latest technologies and applications to provide process design inputs and outputs to projects and review processes (process design) Manage drawing and other process resources Manage projects by coordinating client requirements and manage time, cost, quality and scope of projects assigned to Considering Health, Safety and Environmental issues in all design aspects and work on siteAchievements• Lead Process Engineer for the design of the new Silver Refinery at Rand Refinery Limited and for the Golpu Stage 1 Feasibility Study for the Morobe Mining JV which were both successfully executed• Complete debottlenecking of the Mogalakwena North Concentrator for Anglo American Limited



Toastmaster International

• DTM

  • 2001 - 2016



Implats

• Mining
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sn Process Engineer

  • Aug 2007 - Jun 2011

  Duties & Responsibilities Running of Capital Projects for the Precious Metal Refinery (PMR) from conceptual engineering, feasibility study to planning, installation, commissioning and hand-over to Operations. The PMP project structure was being followed. Financial budgeting and feedback for the Projects being managed. Budgets for projects vary from R3mill to R150mill and more than one project was being handled at the same time. Design work for each project, drawings and contractor selection (tenders and adjudication) as well as supervision of all contractors Investigations into Operations problems to identify short-term as well as long-term solutions for implementation Environmental, Health and Safety of all personal involved in the projects being managedAchievements• Palladium Ion Exchange (Pd IX) circuit redesign to achieve Pd first time pass recoveries of 100%; project lead from design to commissioning• Process and engineering design, procurement, manufacture and installation for an Additional Effluent Treatment plant to return raw water and dry salt for disposal at an H:H Waste Disposal Site



Johnson Matthey

• United Kingdom
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Specialist Physical Testing

  • Jul 2006 - Jul 2007

  Duties & Responsibilities Oversee the running of the SCAT and Physical Testing laboratory to ensure improvements are made so that it can become part of the regular quality testing facility at JM Germiston Provide technical support to the Back Pressure facility including calibrations, correlation and major maintenance Implementation of TPM processes as part of the AM and FI pillars Co-ordinate all statistical control and R&R studies within the plantAchievementsFirst successful implementation of SCAT testing in South Africa

• Sn Process Engineer

  • Mar 2001 - Jun 2006

  Duties & Responsibilities Review, implement and assess new and current processes, technologies and equipment so as to ensure continuous improvement and development of products for the Autocatalyst Business Unit  Ensuring effective and on-time introduction of new technologies; troubleshooting process failures and introducing corrective actions to address the failures; reviewing process and equipment design in order to evaluate alternatives and achieve optimisation; assist with the introduction, commissioning and de-bottlenecking of new equipment; to provide technical assistance to other functionaries, e.g. Quality, Production and Maintenance; as well as development work and project management as well as co-coordinating the above Project management of the implementation and maintenance of PFMEA's and Control Plans in this site to ensure current and user friendly information is always available Commissioning and correlation of the three Back Pressure rigs, this includes testing and discussions with other JM sites and customers directly Establish a Synthetic gas Catalyst Activity Test (SCAT) facility in Germiston, which involved intensive research on SCAT as well as starting and running a laboratory. Numerous technical equipment problems had to be solved by myself as there are no SCAT experts in South Africa. The establishment of a new laboratory including all Health and Safety, Environmental, Quality, stock keeping, training, staffing and continuous improvement issues had to be addressed.



Afrox (Pty) Ltd

• Chemical Development Engineer, Gas Equipment

  • Nov 1998 - Feb 2001

  Duties & Responsibilities Continual Research and Development on the Afroxpac, improvement of all functional performance requirements and extension of the duration from 30 minutes at a ventilation flowrate of 30 L/min to 40 minutes at 35 L/min  Equipping and testing done at the research laboratory at the Gas Equipment Factory (GEF). I was also involved extensively in improvement of production methods at GEF, risk assessment studies, safety and awareness training based on the outcomes based learning procedures. I was also responsible for all the chemicals handling and procedures at GEF. This involves a great deal of Project Management.  Management of the implement the ISO 9000/2000 standard in the entire factory  Involvement in the redesign of a wet mixing system for the Welding Consumables Factory in Brits as an additional projectAchievementsImprovement of all functional performance requirements of the Afroxpac and extension of the duration from 30 minutes at a ventilation flowrate of 30 L/min to 40 minutes at 35 L/min