ROB AZZOPARDI

Home Address: Fremantle, Western Australia

Mobile: 040*-***-***

Alternate Mobile: +84-909-***-***

Nationality: Australian - Passport No. E4081316

Date of Birth: 12th September 1960

E-mail: cggcw6@r.postjobfree.com

CURRENT STUDIES

Masters Degree in Training and Development (Deferred) - Edith Cowan University, Perth

Certificate IV Training & Assessment TAA40101(Incomplete)- Training Express / ERGT, Perth

CAREER OBJECTIVE

To be successful in a senior role within a company that is innovative and dynamic. To grow within that role to a level that is both personally fulfilling and rewarding and is viewed as value adding to the organization. I possess a genuine interest in people and competency development, particularly in developing regions.

PROFILE & CAREER OVERVIEW

An accomplished motivated professional generalist with over 20 years experience in the resources sector, predominantly oil and gas development projects. I have a complete and full understanding of best practices in HSE, Resourcing, Competency Development, Compliance, Verification and Succession Planning / Nationalization coupled with a Technical (Mechanical) background. I am totally committed to the HSEQ concepts of no harm to people and minimal impact to the environment and company assets. An effective manger of change, commercially aware and cost focused. Style is a strong team player with advanced EQ skills and a motivated leader of Resourcing & Development departments in both pre operations and operations phases. I possess a high level of customer focus with excellent organization and communication skills and the ability to think laterally.

Training & Competency Advisor-Vietnam Korean National Oil Corp Sept 12 - Current

Resourcing & Development Specialist-Myanmar Daewoo International Corp Jan 10 - Sept 11

Training & Development Manager-Singapore Prosafe Production July 07 - Nov 09

Resourcing & Development Specialist-Vietnam Korean National Oil Corp Jan 06 - July 07

Resourcing & Development Manager-Vietnam Japan Vietnam Pet Co Sept 02 - Dec 05

Capability Development Analyst & Woodside Energy Jul 00 - Sept 02

Senior Recruitment Adviser

Senior Recruitment Consultant Brunel Energy Jan 98 - Jul 00

Business Development Mgr SEA - Singapore Davy Omega Sept 97 - Jan 98

Senior Recruitment Consultant AOC Australia May 96 - Sept 97

Various Operations HR Management Positions Skilled Engineering Oct 87 - Jan 95

Mechanical Technician / Supervisor Various Apr 82 - Oct 87

Apprentice Fitter & Turner Unigate Australia Pty Ltd Feb 78 - Mar 82

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

KOREAN NATIONAL OIL CORP, Vietnam

Training & Competency Specialist (Sept 2012 to Current)

Profile:

This is a short term contract to review the facility training and competency system.

Duties:

o Review all training and competency documentation and report on effectiveness.

o Complete a skills gap analysis on all National staff.

o Develop programs for Operations & Maintenance staff.

o Develop Succession Plans.

o Drive Nationalization.

DAEWOO INTERNATIONAL CORP, Myanmar

Resourcing & Development Specialist (Jan 2010 to Sept 11)

Profile:

The Shwe and Shwe Phyu fields are essentially gas fields and are located within the Bay of Bengal, offshore western Myanmar. The Shwe greenfields development consists of a Central Drilling, Production and Processing Platform (SHP) in 111m of water, a 100km pipeline to the Onshore Gas Terminal & Supply base and a 600km pipeline to China.

Duties:

o Developed and set up the Daewoo Training Academy for Burmese National employees.

o Development of the O&M HR Policy Manual including salary banding, terms & conditions, benefits, position descriptions and profiles.

o Development of a Competency Standard & Strategy for Daewoo across all operations including documentation and tracking systems to ensure and verify competency.

o Development of the prestart O&M training budget ($4.8m USD).

o Developed the Resourcing Strategy for the O&M Team.

o Managed the Resourcing function for all the O&M Team, including Nationals, Regional and Western expatriates (220 people).

o Development of an activities plan to ensure all Resourcing & Development activity is identified, tracked and monitored with regular progress reporting to the senior management Ops Readiness Team.

o Development of the Resource O&M Budget.

o Developed work scopes to engage 3rd party providers and identified suitable industry specific Vendors through an auditable process.

o Development of a People Review, Performance Appraisals, Personal Development and Succession Plan process for each location.

PROSAFE PRODUCTION SERVICES, Singapore

Training and Development Manager (July 2007 – Nov 2009)

Profile:

Prosafe Production Services is an organisation with 10 Floating Oil & Gas facilities operating globally. My role was to manage the Training and Development of Prosafe people across all facilities. This involved me working in locations such as Brazil, Australia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Congo and India.

Three new conversion Greenfield projects in Singapore during 2007-2009 included:

o Azurite FDPSO - Murphy, Congo (First ever combined drilling & floating production facility)

o Cidade de Sao Mateus - Petrobras, Brazil (Prosafe’s first Gas FPSO)

o Ningaloo Vision - Apache, Australia

Duties:

o Generalist HR.

o Developed a Training & Competency Standard for Prosafe across all operations.

o The Implementation of that standard to ensure compliance across all operations.

o Work with the management teams to identify training needs.

o The development of facility training matrix to ensure minimum competency levels are maintained offshore at all times across all facilities.

o The development of procedures and competency profiles.

o The development of the organisations Competency (CBTA) model.

o The identification of suitable industry specific training providers.

o The implementation of a People Review, Competency Verification, Person Development and Succession Plans for each location.

o The setting up and management of facility training budgets.

o The development of systems required to record and report training and competency compliance.

o The management of a team of 6 people.

KOREA NATIONAL OIL Corp, Vietnam (PSN & PTSC)

Resourcing & Development Specialist (Jan 2006 - July 2007)

Profile:

The Rong Doi greenfields development is situated 320 klms off the coast of Vietnam. It comprises of a Processing & Accommodation Platform Bridge linked to a Wellhead platform. Production from this gas field is currently from 5 wells in the Rong Doi reservoir and one well producing from the Rong Doi Tai formation. Wellhead gas is compressed by a gas turbine driven compressor while an electrically driven flash gas compressor recovers gas released during the stabilization of condensate. All gas is processed prior to being exported to the NCS pipeline. A dedicated FSO receives the condensate from Rong Doi prior to being exported by tanker.

Duties:

o Recruited to perform the same duties as my previous role which includes the recruitment of all personnel, all pre start training for the team in preparation for offshore operations, developing the competency model along with ongoing training coordination and planning.

o The management of a team of 3 people.

JAPAN VIETNAM PETROLEUM Co, Vietnam (AK & PTSC)

Competency Development Manager (Sept 2002 - Dec 2005)

Profile:

Offshore based position on the Rang Dong field greenfields development Central Production Complex situated 90 klms off the coast of Vietnam. The 7 platform facility comprises of gas lifted wells reaching multiple producing zones of a complex reservoir supported by water injection. Liquids collected from four distributed wellhead platforms are processed on an FPSO prior to tanker export. Collected gas is compressed for gas lift and further conditioned for pipeline export. Water injection pump and gas compressors are gas turbine driven with electrical power being provided by two gas turbine driven generators.

Duties:

o Responsible for the Competency Based Training Assessment function within the facility including the design and development of the complete competency model, development of training plans for each position and individual, conducting and delivering training modules, developing and conducting competency assessments including the development and implementation of a competency tracking and reporting system.

o Developed assessment material and training modules in line with HSE, Maintenance and Production procedures.

o Development and facilitation of the people management processes including coaching and advising senior management on people reviews, performance appraisals, personnel development, training needs, succession planning and Nationalisation.

o Acted as a mentor and confidant for the Vietnamese Nationals.

HR / Training Manager

Profile:

Based Onshore with JVPC, provided all HR, resourcing and pre start training of all offshore personnel.

Duties:

o Carried out the resourcing and assessment of applicants against personnel selection criteria for the JVPC Rang Dong Project of approximately 80 offshore and onshore support personnel, including National, Regional and Western Expatriates.

o Implemented a personnel selection and resourcing strategy in line with the JVPC project requirements.

o Sourced training providers and coordinated all management, vocational and safety training on time and under budget.

o Managed the prestart training budget (US$1m)

o Devised and implemented a personnel offshore logistics tracking system.

o Coordinated the development of the Competency Framework and Competency Based Training Assessment (CBTA) Modules.

o Conducted the Skills Gap Training Needs Analysis (SGTNA) on each individual.

o Provided full HR Support to the Offshore Rang Dong CPC Project greenfields development based in Vung Tau, Vietnam.

o Developed and administered employee succession planning.

o Ensured all work was conducted in full compliance with the JVPC Safety Management System.

WOODSIDE ENERGY LTD, Perth

Capability Development Analyst (July 2000 - Sept 2002)

Duties:

o Provided support to the People Management Process and Competency Model including departmental people reviews, performance appraisals, personal development and succession planning.

o Provided detailed reports to the Business Units regarding the People Management Processes.

o Provided general HR support and coaching to the Line including staff training needs.

o Administered the development of Standard Operating Procedures within HR.

o Advised on Woodside Company Policies regarding terms and conditions of employment.

Senior Recruitment Adviser

Duties:

o Successfully provided recruitment support for the Geoscience and Petroleum Engineering skill pools during Woodside’s most active exploration and development phase in the Company history, including global recruitment of Geoscience and Petroleum Engineering professional’s.

o Negotiated Preferred Supplier Agreements / Contracts and managed the process within the upstream sector.

o Managed salary parity amongst all disciplines and provided input into HR Policy development.

o Provided efficient and accountable recruitment service to the business units

BRUNEL ENERGY, Perth

Senior HR Consultant (Jan 98 - July 00)

Duties:

o Contract management and administration services for over 200 engineering personnel.

o Recruitment of Engineering and Construction personnel for project activity.

o Project resource planning and provided best practise HR advice in attracting and retaining the best possible candidates to external clients.

o Negotiated terms and conditions for local and overseas assignments.

DAVY OMEGA (SEA) PTE LTD, Singapore

Business Development Manager (Sept 97 - Jan 98)

I was responsible for coordinating the recruitment of technical personnel throughout Asia, with particular focus on the petrochemical and construction industries. Developed HR / Recruitment policies, set up supply contracts, mentored local staff and identified and sourced new business.

AOC AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, Perth

Senior Consultant (Mar 96 - Sept 97)

Duties:

o Provided HR, manpower planning and coordination support for the Wandoo ‘B’ HUC project.

o Set up AOC’s capability to provide in house Technical Engineering support.

o Negotiated Preferred Supplier Agreements and Contracts.

o Provision of full HR services for AOC clients both internal and external.

o Conducted site inductions and managed employee and industrial relations.

SKILLED ENGINEERING LIMITED, Australia (Oct 86 - Jan 95)

Skilled Engineering is one of Australia’s largest resourcing companies with a workforce in excess of 7000 people.

Key Achievements:

o Developed and structured 2 new Branches turning over in excess of $3 million in their first year of operation.

o Management of WA Operations department for 5 years (500+ employees).

o Negotiated O&M Contracts with potential Operating Companies.

o Managed the State training and budget.

o Mentored National staff in Operations procedures.

o Management of several Maintenance contracts.

o Conducted and administered staff psychological appraisals.

Held various Senior Management positions with Skilled Engineering including:

• Branch Manager - Mackay Qld, Kalgoorlie WA & Karratha WA

• Operations Manager - Perth WA

QUALIFICATIONS & COURSES

2009 - MISC (Marine Security Identification Card

2008 - Cert IV in Training & Assessment TAA41014 (Current)

2008 - Qualified Workplace Assessor TAA40104 - Training Express, Australia

2008 - BOSIET (Basic Offshore Safety Induction & Emergency Training, Expires Sept 2012)

2004 - Coxswain Certificate - SEATAG Vietnam

2004 - BOSIET (Basic Offshore Safety Induction & Emergency Training)

2003 - Workplace Assessor - Risktec Australasia / 3CM, Vietnam

2003 - Vietnamese Culture Awareness - ILA, Vietnam

2001 - Summary Incident Reporting and Analysis - Internal Woodside

2001 - Managing Hazards - Internal Woodside

2001 - Working Smart with Outlook - Priority Management, WA

2001 - Behavioural Interviewing (Woodside) - RSA Consulting

2000 - SAP - Internal Woodside

2000 - Cross Cultural Workshops - Internal Woodside

2000 - Performance Leadership/Leadership in Teams - Internal Woodside

2000 - Competency Based Interviewing - RCSA WA

2000 - Professional Development - Krauthammer International, Singapore

1999 - Various Management courses between 1988 & 1999

1981 - Trade Technician Certificates - Dandenong TAFE College, Vic

1. Jig and Tool Drafting

2. Metrology and Inspection

1981 - Fitting & Machining Apprenticeship - Dandenong TAFE College, Vic

PERSONAL & MEMBERSHIPS:

Qualified RYA Offshore Yachtmaster - Royal Yachting Association (RYA), London

Qualified Open Water Scuba Diver - Professional Association of Diving Instructor

Life Member - Ao Chalong Yacht Club, Phuket

Senior Member - East Fremantle Yacht Club, Australia

REFEREES

Mr Jim Grant Mr Jim Pobjoy

BW Offshore British Gas - Brisbane

Operations & Maintenance Manager Operations & Maintenance Advisor

JVPC / Aker Kvaerner Vietnam KNOC Vietnam

Prosafe Production Services Singapore Daewoo Myanmar

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