Experience

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  Woodside Energy

  • Australia
  • Oil and Gas
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Senior Reliability/Maintenance Engineer - Operations Readiness

    • Aug 2019 - Present

    Supporting the central Operations Readiness Group. Ensuring the necessary maintenance requirements are in place for the safe, seamless start-up and operation of Woodsides greenfield and brownfield projects. • Development/implementation of maintenance builds; supporting Woodsides fixed platforms, FPSOs and gas plants.• Direct EPC contractors in delivering all meta/master data required for maintenance builds.• Review/select specialist maintenance TPCs to undertake maintenance builds. • Development, creation and implementation [into SAP] of maintenance builds. Lead/manage TPCs in the delivery.• Maintenance build development [strategies, tactics, tasks, spares, scheduling]; uploaded and scheduled in SAP; covers Safety/Environmental Critical, Performance Standard and Technical Integrity maintenance.• Upload of all maintenance build documentation to Woodsides document management systems at handover.• Completed maintenance build handover to facility operations.• Subject matter expert to advise/guide greenfield/brownfield/existing ops on maintenance issues.

  • Senior Reliability/Maintenance Engineer - System Engineer

    • Dec 2009 - Aug 2019

    Supporting the Onshore Operations Group. Responsible for all utilities systems across Woodsides NWS Gas Facilities; NRC, GWA and Angel. Comprising 30% of the total maintainable equipment across the three facilities• Reliability Leadership – Provides clear direction on reliability/maintenance strategies and tactics. • Reliability Engineering – Calculative/analytical methods.• Reliability Engineering – Reliability, Availability, Maintainability Modelling.• Reliability Engineering - Equipment failure investigation.• Maintenance Engineering – New, existing maintenance program evaluation. • Maintenance Engineering – Direction, coordination of maintenance campaign work scopes.• Maintenance Engineering – Coordinate contractor workshop planned/breakdown overhauls/repairs.• Maintenance Engineering – Aged/obsolete system/equipment ‘rehabilitation’.• Condition Monitoring – Manage the facility PdM program. • Reliability Vulnerabilities Management – Custodian of NWS Gas FRACAS.• Defect Elimination – Leads, coordinates Failure Cause/Root Cause Analyses.• Project Management – Identifies, sets system/equipment upgrade/improvement scopes.• Contract Management – Vendor/supplier contract framework negotiation. • Change Management – Operates within structured Technical Management of Change [MoC] framework. • Strategic Planning – Sets short/long term operating, maintenance, equipment life extension/upgrade strategies. • Facility Operations Support – Monthly offshore/site support. • Safety Case Regime – Full compliance within safety case regulatory framework.• Process Safety Management – Full adherence to process integrity hazard mitigation/management.• Safety Focus – Embraces safety culture and positive safety behaviours.

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  Sherwood Utilities

  • Principal Consultant - Maintenance/Reliability Services

    • Sep 2007 - Dec 2009

    • Maintenance/reliability services development - ‘In-house’ methods, software applications/tools and supporting procedures. • Business Management System framework development - Consistent, repeatable and auditable business/project delivery process.• Client liaison/Consultant - Across all resource industry sectors. Team/project lead, sole practitioner supporting internal/external projects. • SUPL Promotion - Build upon existing, identify new business relationships and opportunities.• Management, supervision, training and mentoring of maintenance discipline specialists.

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  PCT Engineers

  • Principal Engineer - Maintenance/Reliability Services

    • Apr 2006 - Sep 2007

    • Maintenance/reliability services management and delivery - internal projects and external client support.• Maintenance/reliability service line capabilities development - integrated whole-life solutions, individual standalone methods and processes.• Project management, client collaboration, business acquisition and recruiting, training, mentoring and supervision.

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  KBR Production Services

  • Senior/Principal Engineer - Operations and Maintenance Group

    • Jun 1998 - Mar 2006

    • New maintenance program development – Strategy/tactics development and CMMS implementation. Oil and Gas, Utilities, Transport, Health, Maritime.• Existing maintenance program review and effectiveness evaluation. Rule based/best practice/generic methods.• Analytical reliability/cost-benefit reviews/studies - Team lead/sole practitioner. RAM modelling, life-cycle cost studies, RCM studies, RCA. • Trained/mentored KBR O&M Group team members in core maintenance methods and practices.

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  HM UK Forces Royal Air Force

  • Maintenance and Operations

    • Jun 1986 - Jun 1998

    • RAF Ground Support Equipment (GSE) mechanical engineering technician, serving within the UK mainland and various overseas locations.• Operator/maintainer of mobile and fixed rotating and static machinery/equipment and plant in support of RAF flying and ground assets. • Supervised, inspected and directed work carried out by peers and subordinates.Experienced in maintaining:• New major equipment evaluation - In terms of ‘fit for purpose’ prior to entry into service.• Computerised Maintenance Management Systems - Planned/corrective work management. • Power generation [diesel] - Mobile and hard standing.• Diesel and electric powered reciprocating/centrifugal pumps and compressors.• Portable gas turbine heavy aircraft start systems.• Refrigeration, air conditioning and non-toxic air cooling/heating equipment.• Hydraulic systems/rigs, hydraulic lifting devices and jacking equipment.• Lifting and haulage equipment - Hoists, portable cranes, gantries, slings.• Climbing and access equipment, including working at heights.• Construction and erection of temporary accommodation and aircraft/support hangers.• Ground airfield/air defence radar. • Compressed gaseous equipment, including inspection of mobile plant receivers and vessels.• Aircraft crash/rescue and emergency services equipment. • Aircraft emergency recovery airfield arrester systems - Hard standing and transportable.• Liquid oxygen/nitrogen production.