Terry Carson
RD*, Te Awamutu
Ph (07)871 6312 Cell no: (027-*******
E-mail: ***********@*******.***
Career Objectives:
I am looking for a career opportunity in Mechanical Engineering / Design to
apply my expertise in CAD programs by utilizing my varied skills and work
experience.
Professional Profile:
V Over ten years of work experience in CAD design using SolidWorks
including simulation for stress and flow, sheet metal and limited
use for injection molding.
V Dedicated engineering career to working for EPCM companies in the
food, energy
generation and mining industries.
V Close attention to details and takes pride in collating and
verifying data to ensure plant
design is correct down to each nut and bolt, tolerance and
specification.
V Supervised staff in a manufacturing environment for BBC Technologies,
Tyco
Flow Control and Tyco Tamar.
V Excellent procurement and project management skills.
V Trained and mentored staff on new 3D-design software at BBC Technologies
and Tyco Tamar.
V Able to meet deadlines and deliver quality work.
V Able to work independently or in a team environment.
V Excellent customer service skills.
1 Skills:
Non-Technical Skills: Team player with emphasis on total quality
management. Works well under pressure and
good multi-tasking skills.
Computer Skills: Over 9 years of SolidWorks; 2 years SolidEdge and
intermediate level AutoCAD, Revit and Inventor;
Microsoft Word, Excel and
Windows.
Other: Licensed to operate a car, special
wheeled vehicle up to 18 tons, 15 ton trucks and
Dangerous Good certificate.
Employment History:
Greymouth Petroleum - New Plymouth NZ
March 2013 - Present Piping Designer/Drafter.
Main duties: Designing piping
layouts for new production facilities.
Produce drawings for
certification purposes.
Responsible for all control
documents.
Collating all documents to
close out projects.
Pump Technologies - Rockingham
Oct 2012 - January 2013 Mechanical Designer/Draftsman
Main duties :
designing/drafting new and existing pump components.
Updating drawing database
Using latest 3D scanning
technology to evaluate everything from rough
castings to finished machined
cases.
Problem solving.
Critiquing new and existing
pump/pump assembly designs.
ProMet Engineers - Perth
Aug 2011 - Sept 2012 Mechanical Designer/Draftsman
Main duties include designing/drafting buildings,
pipelines, conveyors, etc. for new and existing
processing facilities locally and international. I
was a designer on a 12Mtpa Magnetite processing plant
a Synthetic Rutile plant and a Magnetite recovery
plant.
Some of the projects I was involved in were Cape
Lambert (MCC), Balmoral South, Tiwest, Tucano, Deep
Yellow and Mt. Ida.
My past experience in EPCM helped me find and correct
many design errors and oversights by others both
internal and external.
Tyco Flow Control (New Zealand) / Tyco Tamar (Australia)
Aug 2006 - Dec 2010 Mechanical Designer/Draftsman
Initially employed in New Zealand then transferred to Australia in May
2008.
New Zealand Duties: Designed industrial valves, injection molded plastic
handle and maintained drawing database.
Australian Duties: Designed Turgo and Francis turbines for hydro power
generation.
I was responsible for turbine design, drawing production and procurement of
materials. Most parts were made in-house and monitored all aspects of
project assembly. Limited on-site installation experience.
Achievements: Small and Large Projects Completed
June 2010- Dec 2010 Adelaide Desalination Plant, 2 x 1.5MW Francis
Turbines. Collaborated on
design (Adelaide, Australia).
June 2009 - June 2010 Lower Lake Margaret 3MW 3 Jet Vertical Turgo
Turbine.
Collaborated on design (Tasmania, Australia).
March 2009 - June 2010 Sugarloaf 4.2MW 3 Jet Vertical Turgo Turbine.
Sole designer, largest turbine in companies history
(Melbourne Australia).
Nov 2008 - Mar 2009 Upper Yarra 850kW Horizontal Francis Turbine.
Sole designer (Melbourne, Australia).
June 2008 - Nov 2008 Pine Gully 600kW 2 Jet Horizontal Turgo
Turbine.
Sole designer (State of Victoria, Australia).
BBC Technologies (New Zealand)
Mar 2003 - Aug 2006 CAD Designer
New machinery designs in horticulture industry from weighing/packing
machines to self-propelled harvester. Delivered high
quality design drawings for product development
projects in a high-pressured environment.
2 Achievements: Product Development Projects - exported internationally
Fill by Weight Machine: 6 lane fully automatic small goods
weighting/packaging machine Colour Sorta Machine:
Advanced small goods sorting using colour sensors
Soft Sorta Machine: High-speed in-line sort and removal of
soft fruit. It is the first of its
kind and named one of the Top Ten New Products at the
2005 World
Agricultural Expo in Tulare,
California USA.
RD1 (subsidiary of Fonterra New Zealand)
Jan 2000 - Jan 2001 Inventory Clerk / Site Safety Officer/
Collective Wage Negotiator / Fire Fighter
Inventory and distribution control, order filling,
forklift driving, Site
Safety Officer, Collective
Wage Negotiator.
National Certified courses: Dangerous Goods
Certificate, Forklift operating, and Fire Fighter.
Shoof International (New Zealand)
Feb 1998 - Jan 2000 Store man
Inventory and distribution control, order filling,
forklift driving, and
customer relations.
Mokoia Stud Dairy Farm (New Zealand)
Jun 1989 - Feb 1998 Contract Milker
All farming activities including, harvesting, animal
health, milking,
cropping, etc.
Saunders Contracting Ltd (England)
Sept 1993 - Feb 1994 Agricultural Contractor
Contract work around Oxfordshire, England.
Education:
Waikato Institute of Technology (New Zealand)
Jan 2001 - Dec 2002 Diploma of Mechanical Engineering
Massey University (New Zealand)
May 1988 - Jun 1989 Diploma of Agriculture
Interest:
Travelling, rugby, cricket, sailing, fishing, camping, history, cars and
motorbikes.
References:
1
2 Graham Warren Tyco Tamar (Tasmania, Australia). Tel. No.
+61 3 63940300
Head of CAD Design
3 Gareth Blakey ProMet Engineers.
Tel. No. +61 8 9476 5700
Head of Engineering Dept.
4 Malcolm Cook ProMet Engineers.
Tel. No. +61 8 9476 5700
Head of Design