Power Plant Manager
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Curriculum Vitae
GRAEME PATTERSON
*. PERSONAL DETAILS
. Nationality : South African
. Profession : Project Site Manager/Construction
Manager
. Specialization : Engineering and Construction
Management
. Year of Birth : 1967
. Residential address : Arcos Gardens Golf and Country
Club
Adosados Fairway Gardens
Casa E4
Arcos de la Frontera 11630
Cadiz
Spain
. Contact number : +353-**-****-***
. Email address : *********@*******.***
2. KEY RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
. No. of Years Experience in Project Field : 22 years
. No. of Years Experience in Botswana : 9 years
. South Africa : 7 years
. Hong Kong / Malaysia : 1 year
. Ireland : 1.2 years
. Nigeria : 6 months
. Kuwait : 3
months
. Macedonia : 2 years
. Norway :
10 months
3. EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
. Structural, Electrical, Building, Mechanical (DOP - N6) - Maitland
Technical College, RSA - 1989
. Building and Structural Surveying (N4) - Maitland Technical College,
RSA - 1989
. Autocad AOC1 - AfraCad - 1989
. AutoCad Customization and Programming Diploma - AfraCad - 1990
. Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint
. Quick books
4. EXPERIENCE RECORD
. 2013 (Jul) - 2014 (May) Norske Shell AS
Construction Area Coordinator / Acting Construction
Manager - Nyhamna Expansion Project, Aukra, Norway -
E2.8 billion
. Coordinating and managing group of Area
Engineers, monitoring the EPCm contractor -
including civil, structural, electrical and
mechanical
. Commenting and approval of procedures
. 2011 (Jul) - 2012 (Mar) Linde AG
Linde Engineering Division, Germany
Site Superintendent Structural Steel - EPU5 Sasol,
Sasolburg, South Africa - E180 million
. Specialist - responsible for the erection of the
Ethylene Purification Plant structural steelwork -
controlling the works of the sub-contractors and
co-ordination between all parties on site.
. 2007 (Nov) - 2010 (Apr) ALSTOM (Switzerland) Ltd
Resident Engineer/Project Site Manager - Skopje Power
Project, Macedonia - E220 million
. Initial responsibility was to look after ALSTOM's
interests in the partnership with GAMA on this
complex project.
. Principle duty to manage and oversee all facets of
the construction project from delivery of
equipment from Thessaloniki, Greece to Skopje,
Macedonia, erection and commissioning from a TFA
and TCS aspect - 220 MW Cogeneration Combined
Cycle Power Plant.
. Value - E200 million.
ALSTOM (Switzerland) Ltd
TOP Manager/Acting Project Site Manager - Az Zour
Power Project, Kuwait - $1.8 billion
. Principle duty to manage and oversee all facets of
Turn Over Procedures from erection to
commissioning - 800 MW - 5 x 13E2 Alstom Gas
Turbine Power Plant.
. Value - $1.2 billion.
. 2007 (Feb) - (Sep) Marubeni / Shanahan Engineering
Project Site Manager - NIPP Calabar Power Project,
Nigeria - E170 million
. Principle duty to manage and oversee all facets of
the construction project - 565 MW - 5 x GE Frame 9
Gas Turbine Power Plant.
. Value - $300 million.
. 2006 (Apr) - (Dec) Shanahan Engineering Ltd
Construction Supervisor - Huntstown Power Project
Phase II, Dublin, Ireland - E200 million
. Principle duty to manage and oversee the
structural steel erection.
. Overall supervision duties of other general
engineering.
. Contractors under my supervision: SIAC Butler
Steel - all structural steelwork, SIAC
Construction - all cladding, Alcrete - concrete
walls, TEC - complete ACC, Buttimers - tanks, ALE
- heavy lift.
. BOP piping co-ordination and distribution.
. Reconciliation of variation claims and other
commercial issues.
. Value - E430 million.
. 1999 (Jan) - 2006 GAP CADD (Pty) LTD
Managing Director, Gaborone
. Controlled all accounting, negotiations and
drawing up of contracts, project management and
site control of GAP CADD.
. Structural design and detailing for Profile
Botswana, Mendel Welding, steel fabricators and
erectors.
. Design and site supervision Workshop and Offices
for Profile Botswana.
. Detailing roof steelwork, structure, and site
supervision, South Ring Shopping Center, Gaborone,
Botswana
. Detailing roof steelwork and structure, Super
Save, Mogoditshane, Botswana.
. Detailing roof steelwork, Central Transport
Organisation, Quartermasters stores and offices,
Village, Gaborone, Botswana.
. Steelwork detailing for Teachers Training College,
Francistown, Botswana.
. Steelwork detailing and supervision extension to
3D Marketing, Gaborone, Botswana.
. Roof steelwork for: Apple Center, Botswana
Telecommunications Authority, Capital Organisation
Phase 1 & 2, University of Botswana Undergraduate
Hostels, UB Library and Continuing Education,
Directorate of Economic Crime and Corruption,
Wildlife hangar Sir Seretse Khama Airport, Haskins, Inco Holdings, Komatsu headquarters, Letlhakeng
Rural Administration, Naledi Senior Secondary
School, Segwana Kanye, St Joseph's College and
Shushi House.
. Steelwork for Xhumo Bridge, Botswana.
. Steelwork for Rakops Prison, Rakops.
. Reinforced concrete and structural steel design
and detailing for Vancouver Consolidated
Investments.
. Spiral staircase design and detailing, Game
Stores, Francistown for Suncon.
. Ground tank base and 20m GRP tank stand design and
detailing, Ghanzi Infrastructure, for Stocks and
Stocks.
. Design, detailing and supervision - Warehouse and
Office block for Charlton Electrical, Gaborone.
. Dept of Water Affairs, Serowe for M3 Consulting -
Foundations, slabs and beams including
reinforcement.
. New Parliamentary Building, Arup Botswana.
. Eirecape, GICP, BCHOD.
. Zwenshambe Brigade, BB Engineering.
. Kanye Senior Secondary School, BB Engineering.
. BDF Paje - roof design, Bothlaga Burrows.
. Sub-station and pylons, Conco Nigeria.
. Baylor Clinic, FB Engineering.
. Ramotswa Lutheran Hospital, Know How.
. SSKB Officers Mess and Auditorium, Pula
Consultants.
. VTS Lobatse and Palapye, Turbo Agencies.
. Moshupa Senior Secondary School, Tuwana
Construction.
. Lehututu and Lobatse Brigades, Mendel Welding.
. New offices and warehouse Bushmills.
. Kanye Police Station - roof.
. Lethlakeng Police - roof.
. Mahalapye District Hospital, Mendel Welding.
. Non-formal Education, Kang, Mendel Welding.
. Resource Center, Thornhill Primary School.
. Tsabong Clinic, Mendel Welding.
. Wharic Studio - BB Engineering - Contracts
management.
. BIAC - Universal Builders.
. Primary Schools Backlog Eradication Project -
Mendel Welding, Chocholoza Building Construction,
Tuwana.
. June 2000 - Dec 2000: Consulted to TTCS Consulting
Engineers as a Senior Structural Technician, in
Botswana on the New Lobatse Mental Hospital, value
P239 million, structural steelwork and reinforced
concrete design and detailing.
. Detailing and supervision of steelwork and
reinforced concrete on International Broadcasting
Headquarters, Gaborone, value P250 million.
. Acumen House and the University of Botswana Sports
Facility, structural steelwork.
. Site supervision on the City Council Community
Hall, in Gaborone West, TTCS.
. Property Management - Pelegano Village Industries,
Gabane - maintenance planning and scheduling - 70
properties.
. BEDIA Factory shells for Caitec - Fabrication
details
- P12 million.
. GMR Freights (Botswana) (Pty) Ltd - Design of
1820m2 warehouse with 1000m2 offices, with
separate workshops. Project management of all
structures - P3.6 million. (2005)
. CA Sales (Pty) Ltd - Structural design check for
Newton MacDonald and Associates, including
fabrication details
- P22 million. (2005)
. 1997 - 1999 PARC Technical Services, Gaborone, Botswana
Structural Technician
. 2-year contract for the Department of Architecture
and Building Services, Botswana Government.
. Structural design and detailing - several backlog
projects for NDP 5.
. Concrete reinforcing and structural steel work.
. Computer systems administrator.
. Transport management.
. Site supervision and inspections.
. 1995 - 1997 LAMA International Contractors, Cape Town, South
Africa Structural/Civil Technician
. 1-year contract work on Chek Lap Kok Airport, Hong
Kong.
. 1-year permanent position, design detailing and
site work on the Chek Lap Kok Airport, Hong Kong.
. 1994 - 1995 Watermeyer Prestedge Retief, Cape Town, South
Africa
Marine Technician
. 1-year contract on the New Basin Infrastructure,
Victoria and Alfred Waterfront, Cape Town Harbour.
. Detailing and supervision of concrete works,
floating jetties, canals, locks, pedestrian and
bascule bridges and aquarium platforms.
. 1988 - 1993 Cape Town City Council, City Engineers Department,
Waterworks
Branch, Cape Town, South Africa
Draughtsman / Civil Technician
. Updating of reticulation drawings for
computerisation.
. Training staff on the use of AutoCad.
. All aspects of Cad management.
. Drawing library management.
. Receiving and dispatching of work to and from
staff.
. Detailing and supervision of construction drawings
for the Glen Garry Reservoir, Link Pipeline and
the Faure Water Treatment Plant on the Palmiet
Augmentation scheme.
References
Mr. Fergus Moloney
Senior Project Architect/Manager (DABS - Botswana
Government)
Mr. Pat Martin
Mechanical HRSG Lead (Shanahan Engineering Ltd)
Mr. Stephen Philipson
Project Director (ALSTOM Switzerland Ltd)
Mr. Siegfried Trippold
Project Execution Department Manager (ALSTOM
Switzerland Ltd)
Mr. Carl Ralph
Project Manager (Linde LE)
Mr. Mario Zimmermann
Head of Department Construction Civil and Structural
(Linde LE)
Mr. Tanno Felius
Site Manager (Norske Shell)
(+47) 90702218
Mr. John Bowman
Quality Manager (Norske Shell)
5. SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS
. National Cricket Coach for the Botswana Cricket Association (1997-1998).
Tour to Zimbabwe for the Zone 6 All African Tournament. (Now the All
African Cup).
. Torquay Cricket Club, Devon, UK (1991).
. Western Province B, South Africa (1988)
. Cape Town Cricket Club, South Africa (1993-1997)
. Fish Hoek Cricket Club, South Africa (1991-1993)
. Alma Marist Cricket Club, South Africa (1988-1991)
. Western Province Defence Cricket Club, South Africa (1986-1987)
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