Experience

Stawell Gold MInes

• Australia
• Mining
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Electrician

  • Dec 2021 - Present



Goldwind

• China
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Service Technician/Electrician

  • Dec 2018 - Dec 2021

  Whilst working with Goldwind at Stockyard Hill wind farm as a Service Technician/Electrician. My role includes supervising wind turbine installations, HV operator, turbine commissioning & servicing, design, and installing retrofits to comply with AS3000. Whilst working with Goldwind at Stockyard Hill wind farm as a Service Technician/Electrician. My role includes supervising wind turbine installations, HV operator, turbine commissioning & servicing, design, and installing retrofits to comply with AS3000.



Programmed

• Australia
• Facilities Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Site Services/Security Manager

  • Sep 2017 - Dec 2018

• Electrical Supervisor

  • Oct 2015 - Sep 2017

  Part of my work with PFM at HCC is overseeing the operation and maintaining of electrical & security systems. This includes supervising a team electricians and other trade staff on completing reactive and scheduled activities within the specified time frame. Also includes working with a security contractor to ensure systems are stable and reliable by completing scheduled preventative maintenance.



Pacific Hydro

• Chile
• Electric Power Generation
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Wind Farm Operator

  • Sep 2011 - Oct 2015

  19th September 2011 to present. Pacific Hydro (Challicum Hills Wind Farm) Part of my work with Pacific Hydro is maintaining the wind turbine generators and their infrastructure, to produce as many megawatts as we can and keep the availability as highest possible. Maintaining the wind farm consists of • Climbing and work on the turbines on a vertical ladder up to a height of 80 meters from the ground. • Working on electrical apparatus such as lights, GPO’s, transformer’s, motors (two speed 4pole & 6pole all in one), generators, slip rings, ranging from 690 to 24VAC to 48-24VDC • PFC (power factor control) and STATCON(static synchronous compensator) that is used for power factor correction and voltage control • SCR (Silicon controlled rectifier) which is used to lock the generator on to the grid and as a soft starter when the generator is used as a motor, Anemometer and wind vain • Vibration monitoring • HV switching operator • ARB circuit brake maintenance • Optic Fibre • Safe Work Method Statement (SWMS) or JSA • On site inductions for contractors • Tools Box meetings • Incident Report-Investigation Forms • HV Switching Instruction • Electrical Access Permit • Certificate of Electrical Work • The role as a wind farm operator also consist of • Working on hydraulics • Changing of generator bearings • Changing and refurbishing yaw brake calipers • Changing gear and hydraulic of oils and oil filters • High Torquing • Auto greasers • Worked away from home at the Codrington and Yambuk wind farms • Replacing generator and gearbox • Degreasing and cleaning of wind turbine generators • Short Course I have completed whilst working for Pacific Hydro • Apply First Aid • Working at heights • Height rescue • HV operator • Confined spacers • ARB circuit brake maintenance • SEL protection relay • Medium ridged truck licence • Forklift Licence • ICAM basic investigation course • Cert 2 in Fire Protection & Testing • Word level 2 • Excel level 2



Ararat Abattoirs

• Electrician Supervisor and an Apprentice Refrigeration Mechanic.

  • Feb 2010 - Sep 2011

  As part of my work with Ararat Meat Exports, I oversaw and co-coordinated the maintenance and the running of all electrical and refrigeration systems throughout the factory. As part of this I was able to maintain, install and design all electrical and refrigeration systems. This includes maintaining and the upgrade all the switchboards, systems and safety systems require to bring these up to Australian Standards. These upgrades have been applied throughout the facility, including cut-up room, slaughter floor, chiller plant (NH3), large freezer storage (R22) and the large Blast Freezer plant (NH3). As a part of maintaining, installation and design of electrical appliance and wiring systems throughout the facility this involves: • The replacement of switchboards, RCDMCB, GPO’s, lighting and the upgrading of systems apparatus; • Modifications as in the insulations of VSD’s, Safety relays and remote start/stops stations for multiple appliance; • Fault finding is a regular occurrence, from basic dead short because of water ingress, to refrigeration valves failing and giving incorrect inputs to a plc or PLC fault. As a part of maintaining the refrigeration plants, checks are made for leaks of refrigerant, oil and water. Other equipment includes checking that cooling tower chemical dosing equipment is working correctly to prevent against legionella. Additionally, this includes monitoring of all temperatures to ensure that all product is kept chilled at 4°C or frozen at -18°C or lower, including that freezers stay below -18°C, regulator defrost are required. Other maintenance activities include: • topping up of refrigerant (if needed); • draining of oil from the ammonia refrigeration systems; • pumping down the plant, so work can be done on systems; • disconnecting, removing and reinstalling compressors for rebuilds; • replacement of valve, oil filters.



Tatiara Meat Company

• Australia
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Apprentice Electrician

  • Sep 2008 - Feb 2010

  I moved away from home in order to gain experience as an industrial electrician. As part of my work with Tatiara Meat Company, I was working on the PM shift and did so for 15 months. I was involved in maintaining and installations of electrical and mechanical systems/ machines, PLC throughout the plant, and also maintaining the refrigeration plants on site. This included: • maintaining of systems/ machines and items in the boning room, slaughter floor, refrigeration plants and the rendering plant; • overseeing and maintaining the running of the slaughter floor and boning room ; • installation of electrical appliance and wiring systems; • breakdown work systems/ machines and items in the boning room, slaughter floor, refrigeration plants and the rendering plant.



Ararat Energy

• Apprentice Electrician

  • May 2006 - Sep 2008

  As part of working with GE&NJ Pugh [Ararat Energy] who carries out domestic, commercial and industrial electrical contracting, I was involved in the testing, maintaining and installations of electrical wiring systems. This included installations and maintaining of electrical wiring systems for new and old homes, Farms, KFC, McDonald’s, Safeway, Coles and commercial and industrial work sites. This also included responding to bread-downs logged by clients such as KFC and McDonald’s. As part of working with GE&NJ Pugh [Ararat Energy] who carries out domestic, commercial and industrial electrical contracting, I was involved in the testing, maintaining and installations of electrical wiring systems. This included installations and maintaining of electrical wiring systems for new and old homes, Farms, KFC, McDonald’s, Safeway, Coles and commercial and industrial work sites. This also included responding to bread-downs logged by clients such as KFC and McDonald’s.