Aramco Mechanical Engineer
Resume:
Brompton on Swale
Date of Birth 23 February 1976
Nationality British
Driving Licence Full UK Licence
I have over 25 years experience in the power generation and Oil and Gas industry. I am classed as an expert in my field by my peers. I have worked my way up from my initial apprenticeship to senior management level, I have achieved this with my work ethic and passion. I enjoy a challenge and embrace all opportunities, with my experience and knowledge gained throughout my career I am able to apply different techniques and understand that it is important to always be ready to learn. I have managed large CAPEX projects ensuring delivery by means of programming and planning, with my level of experience in large projects I am able to realise risk and opportunities enabling a safe and structured approach.
2022 – Present RWE
UK
Overhaul works manager
RWE have decided to sell the service leg of the business, I was asked to come back and assist with the sale of the business and run the services side while the prospective takeover completes. There is a high degree of management required for staff and current business to enable all CAPEX work packages to complete successfully and to safety standards while uncertainty is prevalent through the sale process. As overhaul manager I have to grow the business and manage expectations of planned projects through a difficult process. Projects such as large coal fired power plants with CAPEX improvements are significant within RWE, I have managed these projects from pre -planning stage, through to execution.
April 2019 – 2022 Private Hospitality company
UK
Director
In the last 3 years I have acted as a director for a family run Hotel, After completing previous work at TAPCO, I was asked by a family member to assist on getting the business up and running. When COVID hit I helped keep the business going with financial decisions and streamlining the business. I had transferable skills from the power industry on managing budgets and forecasting. It was a difficult 3 years for the business and I take pride in helping keep the business performing in a very difficult environment.
April 2015 – 2019 TAPCO – Taweelah B Power Plant 2000MW
Abu Dhabi
Maintenance Manager
Taweelah B is the largest power and water facility within Abu Dhabi and boasts 13 Steam and Gas turbines plus 13 declination units. Consisting of Siemens, GE and ABB equipment. Operating profits of $250M with dividends of $70M to shareholders. The role includes training local labour to run the business and assisting in Emiratisation. Utilising contract partners to engage in best practice techniques and re-organising departments to gain world class status within the UAE. Passing through a very strong safety culture and changing the mind-set of a nation. With budgets of over 84M in opex and 16M in capex DCS upgrade and Life Time extensions the maintenance managers role is to direct and report upwards to the Executive managing director of Taweelah Asian Power Company. Introducing RCM, new quality control documentation through a technical support team. Reporting to board of directors on operational and maintenance aspects of the plant.
Key achievements:
Working my way through the ranks and never moving outside my capabilities.
Programming CAPEX projects from cradle to grave on large coal fired assets
Moving to other countries to help train and develop further skills of others
Project managing the CAPEX Life Time Extension of 2 gas Turbines and HRGS at Didcot B
Senior management role within TAPCO dealing with Business issues at Board level.
April 2014 – April 2015 Dresser Rand – Siemens Oil & Gas
Saudi Arabia
Service manager MENA (Middle East and North Africa
Dresser-Rand Siemens is a leading business function within the oil & gas field, as part of company expansion a state of the art engineering facility was built within Saudi Arabia to manage all oil and gas engineering functions within the middle east and North Africa. My role as Service center manager included the following, Controlling costs for the services and parts with an annual turnover of circa $250M. Leading a diverse 150 strong team and coaching local labor in line with government requirements. Reporting direct to the CEO and vice CEO of Dresser on potential projects and issues and managing all output through the facility.
Safety driven to bring European standards to the middle east
Meeting stakeholders and reporting on deliverable
Building the facility from ground up to a functional business unit
Training local labor in line with government requirements
Driving Quality and culture to meet Aramco regulations.
May 2013 – April 2014 RWE npower Owner operator of large coal and gas fleet(Ferrybridge) UK
Workshop Manager
RWE npower is one of the UK’s leading energy providers, part of the RWE Group, who are active in the generation, trading, transmission and supply of electricity and gas.
The Technical Support Group (TSG), is based at Ferrybridge and offers maintenance and workshop services to power and other heavy industries.
Responsibilities:
Manage the Ferrybridge workshop, ensuring quality, safety and cost effectiveness whilst reacting to breakdowns and planned work.
Management of 67 individuals with varying skill sets, to produce diverse parts / spares for the power industry.
Contribute to the growth of the business unit through the delivery of projects to achieve a turnover of £26 million per annum.
Contribute to strategic account planning to deliver business plan targets.
Key achievements:
Improve quality standards to reduce wastage
Restructure to create lean working techniques
Improve process planning to achieve customer requirements
2011 – April 2013 RWE npower (Technology) UK
Lead Project Engineer/ Site Manager
Working within RWE Technology as a key member of the project team, delivering the successful completion of a replant CAPEX project on a CCGT in the UK. The project was worth in excess of £150M CAPEX, and focused on the replacement of two GE 9F Turbines with upgraded components, leading the station into a further 20 years of running capability.
Responsibilities:
Direct interaction with the OEM, ensuring quality, performance and project compliance.
Liaise with customer on requirements and expectations going forward
Deliver the project to time, cost and quality with exemplary safety statistics
Key achievements:
Completion of a difficult project with high standards of quality.
Customer requirements met to all high expectations
2007 – 2011 RWE npower (Didcot B) UK
Lead Mechanical Engineer
Specific responsibility, working as the Gas turbine/Steam Turbine Engineer.
Responsibilities:
Project managing future outages both with an LTSA service provider and tendering to the open market.
General day to day running of Didcot B.
Cost tracking and meeting the company’s deliverables in a largely competitive market.
Key achievements:
Managed and lead the engineering of the power station’s Life Time Extension project, which saw the station take on the largest overhaul since the build. The project finished to time, budget and safely.
2006 – 2007 RWE npower (Ferrybridge) UK
Senior Engineer
The senior engineer position required focus and organisation throughout the course of any project. The senior engineer reported directly to the project manager on a weekly basis ensuring good communication throughout the project.
Responsibilities:
Responsible for the completion of safe and well engineered projects.
Cost tracking and planning.
Solving engineering problems and performing under pressure
Key achievements:
Completion of significant projects using good engineering skills
Gaining good leadership qualities
Working under pressure to tight time scales
2003 – 2006 RWE npower (Ferrybridge) UK
Site Engineer
Site engineering on various balance of plant and turbine/generator maintenance projects. I had to make. This role required dedication and awareness at all times, giving the Client confidence throughout the project.
Responsibilities:
Challenging, complex engineering decisions on a day to day basis.
Maintaining quality throughout all aspects of the job
Assisting supervision in engineering decisions.
Key achievements:
Gaining experience through problem solving
Improved client interface skills
Gained sense of achievement through task completion
2000 – 2003 RWE npower (Ferrybridge) UK
Supervising Engineer
Supervising a large team of men on intensive, high profile projects in the UK and overseas.. During the outages, the supervisor is the first point of contact for both the Client and the site team. This responsibility demands a first class level of man management skills, coupled with the capability to ensure that the programme is strictly adhered to in a manner that satisfies all QA requirements as well as all statutory requirements.
Responsibilities:
Management of site teams.
Managing projects to time, cost and quality.
Man Manage large teams of different skills and levels.
Key achievements:
Gained confidence and knowledge to progress
Used lessons learnt throughout the role
Increased knowledge capture
1996 – 2000 RWE npower (Ferrybridge) UK
Enhanced Mechanical Craftsman
I provided a skilled level of craftsmanship in a workshop and outage environment working on intense projects with strict quality control procedures. These were time and cost intensive projects which placed particular emphasis on successful interface with the Client and sub contractors.
Responsibilities:
Working within the outage section moving around various sites within the UK
Providing outage services for internal and external clients.
Worked within an engineering workshop on varying jobs
Key achievements:
Learnt new things
Became more aware of problems and solutions
Enhanced my career options
1994 – 1996 RWE npower (Ferrybridge) UK
Mechanical Craftsman
Responsibilities:
Responsible for maintaining all site equipment throughout the power station.
Key achievements:
Continuous learning
1992 – 1994 CEGB UK
Modern Apprenticeship (National Power)
4 Year National power modern apprenticeship in Mechanical/Electrical discipline. Trained at Agecroft Training Centre for Drax Power Station with block release at college.
September 1994 – September 1995 Manchester College
Mechanical Engineering
HNC
Result – Pass
Modern Apprenticeship (4 years Mechanical/Electrical)
The modern apprenticeship, which lasted four years, was heavily structured to give a broad overview of all aspects of business, in particular the mechanical and electrical engineering disciplines. After this basic training I went on to gain practical experience working on a number of power stations as well as within an outage team and workshop environment.
I have gained numerous industrially focused qualifications:
NEBSM Management
Project Management delivered by CITI
IOSH Managing safety
Client Manager Course – CDM
Technical Officers Course
Root Cause Analysis
Supervising and man management course
Basic Fire Marshal Training
Breath of Life - Resuscitation
General Safety
Risk Control
Risk Assessment / Assessor
RoSPA Drive to Survive
Swage Lock Course
Burning and welding procedures course
Abrasive wheels
Tilbury Parsons Erith 350 MW
Aberthaw GEC 550 MW
Littlebrook GEC 660 MW
Drax Parsons 660 MW
Didcot B V94.3 and V94.3A
Little Barford GEC Frame 9’s
Deeside ABB 13E2
Marmara Turkey Alstom 13E2
Hub River Ansaldo 323 MW
Argentina Termoandes V94.3A Siemens
Eggborough GEC 550 MW
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