Profile
A technically competent Materials Scientist and SMP infrastructure Project Manager with a Bachelor of Applied Science (Materials and Metallurgy) and Law (contracts and dispute resolution) with over 20 years’ experience. Management of various projects of $50K to over $800 Million, in disciplines including structural, civil, mechanical, plumbing, electrical, control systems and commissioning. Commenced in designing corrosion inhibition chemicals, and progressed to field work involving various projects with major works in Corrosion technology, including selection, coatings, prevention, detailed analys and correction.
Competencies include managing all facets of technical works, managing teams of professionals, providing technical solutions to various problems including corrosion of major structures within various industries including oil and gas, water systems, waste water treatment plants, mining and mineral plants. Designs include new builds with corrosion prevention on both Greenfield and Brownfield plants.
• Project completion ahead of schedule and budgets for projects exceeding $500M for over 15 years.
• Completed corrosion projects valued to $10M on mining plant.
• Corrosion analysis, review and provide recommendations for correction of corrosion in various metallurgical structures (both internal structures and external).
• Able to work under high pressure environment (worked in shutdown and commissioning environment).
• Understanding of infrastructure, gas, oil, water systems, ports and others.
• Competent in materials engineering (corrosion), mechanical, structural, civil, electrical, instrumentation.
• Technical Professional managing people, budgets, contracts, schedules, risks, forecasting, etc.
• Manage teams exceeding 100 professional including engineers, construction, technicians etc.
• Manage safety and perform risk reviews on all tasks.
• Excellent stakeholder management.
• Employee of the year with Nalco Chemical Company (Australia & New Zealand),
• Successfully planned, designed and operated plants nationally.
• Successfully designed various inorganic corrosion inhibitors for the water treatment industry.
• Successfully liaise with management including Directors, VP’s Marketing, Technical and CEO’s
• Excellent communications and computer skills.
• Proficient in SAP and other software.