Experience

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  Neoen Australia

  • Canberra, Australia

  • Manager Operations Control Centre

    • Oct 2017 - Present
    • Canberra, Australia

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  TransAlta Corporation

  • Canada
  • Utilities
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Consultant Wind Services

    • Dec 2016 - Aug 2017

    Consultant for Wind and EHS Services, and Facility Operations

  • Supervisor Wind Services

    • Sep 2015 - Dec 2016

    TransAlta, Canada's largest publicly traded power generator and marketer of electricity and renewable energy.Supervisor Wind Control Centre, Wind Division Environment, Health and Safety, Wind and Hydro Compliance Turbine Blade repair teamKey Responsibilities• Direct control of Wind turbine and high voltage portfolio over 1300MW of wind generation assets in 4 jurisdictions across Canada• Operator in Charge point of contact for ISO, and emergency response assistance, turbine resets and dispatch generation for 16 major Wind facilities across Canada• Compliance oversight and support for NERC and Market Rules; Wind NERC Operations process owner• Environment, Health and Safety Supervision for maintenance and Operations teams. • Environmental Support for operating and development pipeline facilities in Canada and US. • Wind Turbine Blade team for in-house blade repair program for Canada and US facilitiesKey Accountabilities• Operational compliance to Safety, Availability, Compliance and Environmental oversight• Selecting, developing and managing a high performance team of employees in achieving expected outcomes of plants and holding them accountable for delivery. • Providing risk management and compliance assurance to senior management• Development and implementation of Corporate Initiatives, procedures and processes• Support to multiple stakeholders in various jurisdictions

  • Wind Control Centre Supervisor

    • Dec 2010 - Sep 2015

    Project Managed creation of 24/7 Wind Control Centre Key Accountabilities• Managed system for real time operations of 9 wind facilities and 800 MW, expanding to 15 facilities and over 1300 MW as facilities added• 24/ 7 coverage responsible for ISO point of contact, Emergency Response and turbine control • Selecting, hiring, training and managing team specific to 24/7 operations of wind and high voltage facilities• Primary Outage Scheduler• Developed, monitored and managed Control Centre budget• Responsible for High Voltage and “Balance of Plant” team for 9 sites in Alberta

  • Operations Supervisor

    • Jul 2003 - Mar 2011

    TransAlta Operations Site Representative Key Responsibilities• Managed Operations and Maintenance LTSA (Vestas) for up to 5 Wind facilities as construction handed over facilities . • Balance of Plant Operations, responsible for high voltage, operations and stakeholder management• Developed process and procedures for operating wind facilities• Supervised construction and reclamation handover and Punch-list completion• Substation controls, high voltage distribution maintenance and outage management

  • Wind Facility Construction Supervisor

    • Apr 2008 - Mar 2009

    Construction Supervisor of 1st Wind facility in New Brunswick, Canada.Key Responsibilities• Oversaw construction timeline and implementation of 170M project• Managed external construction contractors • Responsible for hiring of 40+ internal construction installers, • Administration, shipping and Safety • Project on time, on budget

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  VisionQuest Windelectric

  • Southern Alberta, Canada

  • Wind Turbine Installer

    • Jun 2001 - Jul 2003
    • Southern Alberta, Canada

    Wind turbine lead Installer at Castle River and McBride Lake WindfarmsKey Responsibilities• Electrical and Mechanical Installation of turbine components• Crane Rigging• Oversaw reclamation and Punch List completion after construction

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  OzCan Construction

  • Crowsnest Pass, AB

  • Owner/ Operator

    • May 1998 - Jun 2001
    • Crowsnest Pass, AB

    Owned and operated construction company specializing in small home renovations