Experience

Advisian

• Australia
• Business Consulting and Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Associate

  • May 2021 - Present

  Responsible for leading and developing various projects across multiple sectors, to ensure optimal business outcomes are realised by Advisian customers. Reporting to Managing Consultant within the Advisory team for Advisian. Projects managed to date have all been related to supporting companies and Governments in developing their strategies for decarbonisation through electrification and hydrogen. The main challenges from these assessments have been ensuring that the analysis is presented clearly to allow non-technical stakeholders to understand complex technical issues meeting the client’s needs.



Worley

• Australia
• Professional Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Delivery Team Leader on Woodside Brownfields EP

  • Aug 2018 - May 2021

  Reporting to Woodside Brownfields EP Program Manager for Worley. The Woodside Karratha Gas Plant (KGP) facility is one of the most advanced, integrated gas production systems in the world, producing LNG, domestic gas, condensate and LPG. Responsible for the delivery of a portfolio of EP projects ($1 million to $75m) at KGP managing a team of Project Engineers / Project Managers. Ensuring consistent delivery of projects within the Woodside Brownfields EP program. This including resource management, planning, engineering/design, procurement and commissioning within agreed time, cost, schedule, quality, safety and performance specifications.



bp

• United Kingdom
• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Major Projects Manager

  • Sep 2016 - Aug 2018

  Reporting to Project Engineering Superintendent. The Kwinana refinery processes crude oil to manufacture products including LPG, petrol, diesel kerosene, jet fuel, aviation gasoline, heating oil and the low-aromatic Opal fuel. Responsible for the delivery of major projects ($20 million to $75m) including planning, design, procurement, construction and commissioning within agreed time, cost, schedule, quality, safety and performance specifications. Key Achievements Swiftly identified where a major strategic project for the refinery was not performing. Implemented structured project processes and drove compliance within the project team. Successfully managed relationships with multiple stakeholders both internal and external to BP ensuring they were engaged in the delivery strategy. Worked with the Business Development Manager to develop the process and tools to rank project opportunities ensuring the right opportunities are exploited to maximise performance against business drivers.



BASF

• Germany
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Process Engineer

  • Aug 2015 - Aug 2016

  Reporting to National Engineering Manager. The Kwinana site manufactures Performance Products, using a number of highly hazardous materials. Duties • Recruited to deliver a challenging portfolio of projects. • Provide support and guidance at the Kwinana site to site management and safety personnel to improve process standards, improve cost control and ensure process/safety equipment is being operated correctly Key Achievements • Rescued a portfolio of poorly performing projects to deliver the key priority projects within the approved total budget and in a timely manner for the production facility. • Managed to re-engage and utilise expertise within the global BASF Engineering community to support project delivery. • Successfully managed senior management’s expectations for the project portfolio, ensuring key stakeholders were engaged in the delivery strategy. • Improved the Kwinana site integrity, driving compliance with key business processes and management of key engineering documents.



Fircroft

• United Kingdom
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Deputy Engineering Manager CPF

  • Mar 2012 - Dec 2014

  Deputy Engineering Manager, CPF Topsides for the INPEX Ichthys Project. The Ichthys development, located in the Browse Basin on the NW shelf of Australia, is a major offshore gas and condensate project designed to produce 8.4MTPA of LNG and 110kbpd condensate. There are two major offshore facilities, Central Processing Facility (CPF) and an FPSO. The CPF will be the largest semi-submersible floating production unit in the world once completed.Detail design Houston 03/12 to 12/13 and Geoje 01/14 to date.Reporting to the engineering manager accountable to deliver a design that meets the requirements of the project in safety, reliability, operability and maintainability throughout its 40yr service life. Managing the INPEX CPF topsides engineering team that is overseeing the detailed engineering work being carried out by SHI / Mustang engineering in Houston and SHI engineering team in Korea. Supervise work carried out by the INPEX CPF topsides engineering team and the Contractor. Coordinate/prioritize assigned work in line with project requirements, and manage the interface between the INPEX engineering team and the other INPEX project teams.Following transfer of engineering from Mustang to SHI provide strong guidance to SHI on the priorities and remaining work in order to complete the detailed engineering deliverables to the construction schedule whilst ensuring quality and design integrity.

• Deputy Engineering Manager (Ichthys Project CPF) at Fircroft

  • Aug 2011 - Mar 2012

  Deputy Engineering Manager, CPF Topsides for the INPEX Ichthys Project. Commenced employment at the end of FEED. Part of the bid review team for the CPF EPC contract with specific responsibility for the Topsides engineering in London. Demonstrated strong technical knowledge of offshore production facilities and engineering systems and procedures in identifying interface issues and challenges that needed to be managed between different EPC packages and across different geographic locations.Significant role played in recruitment and development of the INPEX topsides engineering team in preparation for detailed design.



bp

• United Kingdom
• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Accommodation Delivery Manager for the Clair Ridge Project.

  • Jan 2010 - Aug 2011

  Reporting to the project manager accountable for development of the accommodation functional specification. Part of the bid review team with specific responsibility for the fabrication of the accommodation unit.Transferred to Power Generation & Compression Delivery Manager for the Clair Ridge Project. Reporting to the project manager accountable for delivering the power generation & compression modules. Contract manager for fabrication of the accommodation unit / power generation & compression modules, ensuring they meet HSSE, quality, technical, cost and schedule requirements. Managed interface between the Fabrication contractor and the BP Engineering team.

• Project Engineer for the Clair Ridge Project

  • Sep 2008 - Jan 2010

  Project Engineer for the Clair Ridge Project reporting to the project manager. Prepared the Clair Ridge Concept Selection Recommendation report & documentation. Provided project technical interface with partners to ensure concept select report and decision packages accepted by partners with no re-work. Managed interface between Project Team, Operations and Subsurface team. Knowledge and risk champion for the project. Established and managed the project knowledge and risk management systems.Contract manager for Genesis subsea scope. Managed third party contract to deliver subsea design work scope within budget and meeting key deliverable milestones. Managed the flow assurance work carried out by Genesis. Obtained partner approval for subsea pre-investment activities.Accountable for Sullom Voe Terminal modification scopes. Managed work to identify modifications required to support oil export route. Managed interface between terminal, bp offshore operations and partners.

• Project Engineer within the Developing Business Unit

  • Feb 2007 - Sep 2008

  Project Engineer within the Developing Business Unit within the Clair Projects team reporting to the Field Development Manager. Responsible for management and delivery of the Telecoms Upgrade and £Multi million Fibre Project. Also responsible for the interfacing with other related Projects on Clair to ensure synergies are met. Working within a multidiscipline team to ensure all aspects of the Project are successfully met.Project Engineer for the Clair Ridge Project. Responsible for the Appraise Engineering deliverables for the project. Developed the SOR for Select phase which was accepted by partners without rework and met project schedule. Managed process studies to deliver the project schedule. Delivered the Project Risk Workshop. Successfully delivered Appraise to Select Decision Support Package.

• Project Engineer within the Developing Business Unit

  • Mar 2006 - Feb 2007

  Project Engineer within the Developing Business Unit on Clair Ridge Project reporting to the Project Director. Onshore based.Responsible for management and delivery of the Drilling package for the Clair Ridge development. Currently this new platform is believed to be a clone of Clair Phase 1, but work is also being done looking into new technology and lessons learned. £Multi million Drilling package requires good interface with the Facilities workscope to ensure that the Project meets tight schedule for a successful Project implementation. Managing all third party contractors & BP staff involved with the Drilling package, to meet the targets.

• Project Engineer - Andrew Field

  • Jun 2005 - Feb 2006

  Andrew Project Engineer within the Mature Business Unit on the Andrew platform reporting to the Engineering Team Leader. Onshore based.Responsible for the management and delivery of the three key Projects on the Andrew platform; OSPAR, Blackstart and Sandwash. £Multi million projects, that all have a tight schedule and have needed to be innovative to meet the legislation or project requirements. Focused on meeting the key Project deliveries of Cost, Schedule and Scope. Managing all third party contractors, to meet these targets.

• Lead Process Engineer within the Mature Business Unit

  • Jul 2003 - Jun 2005

  Lead Process Engineer within the Mature Business Unit on the Andrew platform reporting to the Production Team Leader. Onshore based. Managed all environmental issues on Andrew. Submitted the 2004 Flaring submission, which has been accepted by the DTI. Identified energy savings projects within the asset to be delivered in 2004. Lead discussions to identify improvements to reduce water discharges to sea, to meet the OSPAR regulations. Key operations contact in the CVP appraisal / select process for the Farragon Development Project. Managed the contractors used to carry out the capacity review of the Andrew platform. Set study requirements for the next phase of the facilities review. Integrated member of the Project team, involved in the safety / environment impact review and support where needed.Process Technical Authority responsible for delivering process support to the offshore Andrew production platform and the onshore support team (integrity, wells, drilling, commercial etc.). Responsible for identifying and implementing modifications that improve and optimise the platform operations. Managed the project to implement Process Net on the Andrew platform. Key Member of team developing and setting the sand strategy for the Andrew platform.

• Lead Process Engineer within the Central North Sea ETAP platform

  • Dec 2001 - Jul 2003

  Lead Process Engineer within the Central North Sea ETAP platform reporting to the Onshore Operations Team Leader. Onshore based.Responsible for delivering process support to the offshore ETAP production platform. Provide technical expertise to optimise production rates and minimise operating costs. Developed ETAP Performance Improvement Process, re-invigorating existing processes (PUR /Choke model /Operations Problem List) to eliminate defects and improve performance.Process Technical Authority for the Central North Sea. Responsible for ensuring best practice for Safety and work process are followed. Also share learning’s from communication through the BP networks. Led the successful implementation of the ETAP Deliquidiser project, which received a commendation in the 2003 Helios awards for innovation. Worked closely with the integrity team to review different systems to develop a risked based approach to inspections. Provided the Process / Operations input.Provided offshore support as Production Support Engineer (PSE) on a regular basis to cover for leave. Responsible for process troubleshooting. Through technical troubleshooting identified a problem with a heater on the HP Flare drum, causing asphaltene problems. Also used these skills on the Gas dehydration system, to provide quite innovative recommendation to reduce condensate carryover, which will be implemented in the May 2003 shutdown. Supervised graduate student developed a set of objectives and monitored performance on a continuous basis. Coached the individual on some non-technical performance related issues that arose. Also gained interview experience and help in the Graduate Chemical Engineer interviews.

• Manufacturing Engineer

  • Jan 2001 - Dec 2001

  Manufacturing Engineer on the low density polyethylene plant reporting to the Manufacturing Team Leader. Polyethylene plant was COMAH registered, 90kte/yr continuous operation facility involving high pressure gas phase reaction, extrusion and solids handling.Supported the manufacturing team in daily operations providing technical support to optimise production rates, quality and reduce operating costs. Utilised troubleshooting techniques to identify root cause of deficiencies and lead speedy rectification including process plant modifications and operator training.Responsible for collating and reporting the production unit’s environmental data both internally and to the Environmental Agency. Lead the implementation of ISO14001, performing gap analysis between actual practices and ISO14001 compliance. Managed the team of contractors to eliminate gaps identified. BP responsible person for control of Legionella on the Wilton site ensured all testing and test documentation within compliance.Lead the de-inventory team during the de-commissioning of the Novex 3 production unit. Managed site resources and liased with customers and disposal companies to ensure safe and efficient removal of chemicals from site. Developed temporary operating procedures to cover clean up operations and completed detailed risk analysis of new operating tasks.



Basell (BASF & Shell JV - Polyolefins)

• Assistant Plant Manager

  • May 1999 - Jan 2001

  Assistant Plant Manager on the Standards Polypropylene and specialities Compounding units, reporting to the Plant Manager. The propylene unit was a 180kte/y continuous operation facility involving gas phase reaction, extrusion and solids handling.Promoted and policed high standards of HSE performance through setting examples of the required performance level and through utilisation of site based systems and procedures. The polypropylene unit was COMAH registered using hazardous substances propylene and aluminium triethyl.Supported the manufacturing team in daily operations optimising production rates, quality and reducing operating costs. Lead the standards and specialities reliability improvement team. The team used a structured approach to improve operational reliability from 75 - 80% to 90%. Utilised troubleshooting techniques to identify root cause of problems beyond shift boundaries. Co-ordinated technical resources to ensure swift rectification. Delivered training to support shift performance improvement needs.Provided operations input to the production plan and provided operation direction to the shift team to enable the production targets to be met. Prioritised and scheduled maintenance activities to maintain production targets whilst maintaining safety compliance and maintenance budget.Manufacturing representative on major projects such as Granulated Masterbatch. Steered the project to ensure the project met its premised goals whilst not adversely impacting production during all stages of the project. Achieved through utilising experience and co-ordinating input from operations and technical staff.System owner for plant Distributed Control System and approved all on-line changes. Using the system as a management tool monitored plant performance, provided solutions for control improvements and identified and implemented any training requirements for the shift team.

• Process Engineer

  • Dec 1996 - May 1999

  Process Engineer on the Standards Polypropylene unit reporting to the Technical Engineering Manager.Responsible for projects from initiation and definition through to front-end engineering, commissioning and start up. As project manager I ensured the project was completed within budget, to schedule and met the premised goals that I achieved. To date I have been responsible for £500k of capital projects including safety, process control and cost improvements.Modelled a C3 Splitter on ASPEN PLUS as part of a feasibility study / cost estimate for a replacement column.Identified and co-ordinated cost improvement initiatives, process control improvements and provided day-to-day support for the production unit. Also gained production experience whilst successfully running plant trials. Gained valuable production and management experience when running a shift team for two months as Shift Manager.Member of the successful PROVOX migration team in May 1999, I gained experience with Fisher PROVOX distributed control system (DCS) used in computer-integrated manufacture. Within the team responsible for completing Factory Acceptance Testing of the new operating software. Utilised experience of PROVOX to write simulation definitions, test software changes and make some configuration changes.