Manager Training

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: ***********@*****.***

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 Instructors, Australia

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

*****.*******@*****.*** *********@*****.*** or Jim.Pobjoy@bg-

group.com

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