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• Construction
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Instrumentation Commissioning Specialist

  • Apr 2017 - Present

  Instrumentation Commissioning Specialist on various projects for local construction company Industrial Control and Automation (ICA), and construction engineering/management company Sivest. Instrumentation Commissioning Specialist on various projects for local construction company Industrial Control and Automation (ICA), and construction engineering/management company Sivest.



Chevron

• Bangladesh

• I&E Supervisor

  • Sep 2013 - Apr 2016

  Contractor employee for Chevron, as I&E Supervisor on construction of surface facilities for new gas wells, containing safety systems, interconnecting piping, test and production manifold, MCC building, Cathodic Protection Systems, Utilities building and remote utilities. On hands training and mentoring of local Supervisors and Technicians. Helping build technical knowledge, as well as instilling good work practices, and ingraining Chevron’s strong safety culture. Lead SAT on Well Head Control Panels for all pads. FAT lead on Well Head Control Panels for specific pads. Various small projects in existing brownfield gas plants and well pads. Show less



Illovo Sugar Africa

• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Instrumentation Specialist

  • Jan 2013 - Aug 2013

  The contract was to install screening on all IS certified instrument loops, up to required spec for ISO certification. Updatied all IS loops numbering system to one standard throughout, and updated all loop drawings, JB drawings, accordingly. The contract was to install screening on all IS certified instrument loops, up to required spec for ISO certification. Updatied all IS loops numbering system to one standard throughout, and updated all loop drawings, JB drawings, accordingly.



Stone & Webster

• Jurong Island, Singapore

• Loop Check Superintendent

  • Oct 2011 - May 2012

  Working on the Singapore Parallel Train Olefins Recovery Project, as Loop Check Superintendent for main contractor Shaw Stone & Webster, and then for Integrated Management Team with client ExxonMobil. Control of loop folders from mechanically complete by sub-con, till sold to client. Co-ordination of all punch clearing activities by sub-con, according to turn over system priorities. Resolving any issues arising during QC punching and clearing thereof, to ensure a steady flow of loops to the loop check team. Tracking all folder traffic, and utilizing man power and resources accordingly in order to clear any bottle necks. Resolving any issues arising during loop checking, including where needed, mentoring and helping technicians to lift difficult faults. Ensuring that all work done to Shaw and ExxonMobil's strict SHE standards. Show less



Techint Cimmi Montubi

• Escravos, Nigeria

• Pre-Comm

  • Dec 2010 - Oct 2011

  Pre-Commissioning on EGTL (Escravos Gas to Liquid) Plant, Yokogawa CS3000 DCS, and Yokogawa Pro-Safe SCS systems. Foundation Fieldbus and conventional 4-20mA installation. Doing pre-loop as well as loop checks. Liaising with construction and QC to co-ordinate the timely completion of loops for us to begin loop checking. Fault finding and repairing any issues that arise during testing. Generating Punchlists. Maintaining a high standard of safe practices for myself and the team working with me. Diagnostic/ Test Equipment: Pepperl+Fuchs Mobile Fieldbus Diagnostic Kit, PACTware Configuration Tool, Emerson 475 Field Communicator, Relcom FBT3. Show less



Cube Technologies (Pty) Ltd

• South Africa

• Project Engineer

  • Mar 2009 - May 2009

  Instrumentation Project Engineer, doing detailed design for Tenders on a new Evaporator plant in USA Distillery (Swaziland), and Dombe Bio Fuel Ethanol Plant (Mozambique) I did the ground work for Cube Technologies, on new evaporator project at USA Distillery. I Designed a Profibus and AS-i network, as well as an alternative for conventional 4-20mA. Sized all Instruments, valves, motors, cables, trays etc. and generated the Bill of Materials and Budget Quotation, for supply and installation of the two different options. Generated Control System Architecture for the Dombe Project, Proposed Siemens PCS-7 Configuration, incorporating Profibus. Show less



Cube Technologies

• Saudi Arabia

• Electrical & Instrumentation Project Engineer

  • Dec 2006 - Aug 2008

  Working at USC United Sugar Company, on the detail design, construction and installation phases, of a new packaged boiler installation and other internal projects. I designed all P&ID’s, Cable Tray drawings, Loop Drawings, JB drawings, Cable Schedules, Fibre Optic Network drawing additions, generated Control Strategy. Also did all drawings etc. for a new MCC and remote I/O Room installation, as well as other smaller projects. Sized and ordered all instrumentation, valves, cable, tray etc… Oversaw construction by the contractor, making sure they worked to schedule, to the company’s high safety standards, and according to drawing specifications and scope of work. I generated Punchlists, and was involved in all pre-commissioning and commissioning. Cube Technologies offered me a permanent position as a DCS Technician, with the necessary Siemens PCS-7 training. I declined as I did not wish to live permanently in Saudi Arabia. Show less



Industrial Control & Automation

• Automation Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Instrument Technician

  • 2000 - 2008

  Freelance Instrument Technician on various greenfield and brownfield projects, shutdowns, and plant maintenance at various different plants: Huletts sugar refinery, Illovo alcohol plant, Foskor fertilizer plant, Isegen chemical plant, Plascon paint manufacturers, Eston sugar Mill, Lacsa pharmaceutical plant, Phoenix WasteWater Works, HOSAF, Hulett Sugar Refinery. 2000 till present. Freelance Instrument Technician on various greenfield and brownfield projects, shutdowns, and plant maintenance at various different plants: Huletts sugar refinery, Illovo alcohol plant, Foskor fertilizer plant, Isegen chemical plant, Plascon paint manufacturers, Eston sugar Mill, Lacsa pharmaceutical plant, Phoenix WasteWater Works, HOSAF, Hulett Sugar Refinery. 2000 till present.



Allen Diesels Centre Rolls Royce

• Sudan

• C&I Engineering Consultant

  • Aug 2003 - Dec 2006

  C&I Consulting Engineer for Rolls Royce, at pump stations on oil Pipeline to GNPOC (Greater Nile Petroleum Operating Company.) We were assigned to give the local engineers on-the job training, to bring them to a level of competence, and instil a “safety culture”, that would enable them to eventually take over the running of the Pump Stations safely and effectively. We also supervised, as well as were hands on with the routine maintenance, engine overhauls and corrective maintenance. C&I Consulting Engineer for Rolls Royce, at pump stations on oil Pipeline to GNPOC (Greater Nile Petroleum Operating Company.) We were assigned to give the local engineers on-the job training, to bring them to a level of competence, and instil a “safety culture”, that would enable them to eventually take over the running of the Pump Stations safely and effectively. We also supervised, as well as were hands on with the routine maintenance, engine overhauls and corrective maintenance.



UIC (Ultimate Instrument Contractors)

• QC, Construction and Commmissioning

  • Oct 2005 - Dec 2005

  Profibus installation for a falling film evaporator, at Sappi Saiccor pulp mill.I helped supervise the installation, as well as doing hands on construction work. I generated punchlists, and oversaw as well as did the corrective action required.I was involved in the pre-commissioning and commissioning.

• QC and Commissioining

  • May 2005 - Sep 2005

  Quality control and commisioning on a Profibus installation for a Voith paper machine, at Mondi paper mill (PM 31 UWF Conversion Project) (May 2005 - Sept 2005)We did internal Quality Control and all accompanying documentation on the Instrumentation Installations by UIC. We oversaw any correction needed on the installations and then did QC again with the client, selling the loops to them on completion. We were also involved in the pre-commissioning and commissioning stages of the project. Show less



Tongaat Hulett

• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Instrumentation Apprentice

  • 1996 - 1999