Pressurized Systems & Rotating Equipment
- 8 years experience in the Inspection of Refinery Fixed and Rotating Equipment
- In-service Condition-Monitoring of Vessels, Piping and Machinery, using a wide range Nondestructive and Risk-Based Analysis Techniques
- Quality Assurance in the Fabrication & Repair of Pressure Vessels and Pressure Piping for petrochemical-service
- Development and Execution of Quality Control Plans for Repairs and Modifications to Pressurized Equipment
Project Management
- 6 years experience in the Management of non-Capital Multi-Disciplinary Projects in a Petrochemical Environment
- Skilled in the Development, Execution and Financial Control of inspection engineering projects
- Supervision of Contractors - Civil, Mechanical and Non-Destructive Testing crews
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft Project, to track project progress and control finances, and Microsoft Access to manage Inspection Information systems
Engineering Design & Failure Investigation
- Management-of-Change in Process Design & Operating Conditions:
- Reliability and Efficiency Improvement
- Calculations to Code Requirements
- Metallurgy & Design Reviews and Approval
- Quality Assurance of Welded Fabrications
- Fitness-for-Service Assessments, coupled with Risk-Based Analysis
- Technical input to Failure Investigations:
- Metallurgical analyses
- Failure Mode identification
EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
- Mechanical Engineering, Cape Peninsula University of Technology (July 2001)
- ASME & National Board Inspection Codes, South African Institute of Welding(2006)
- Level II Welding & Fabrication Inspector, South African Institute of Welding (2003)
- Level I Infra-Red Thermographer, ITC/ABB School of Maintenance (2003)
EXPERIENCE
- Lead Area Inspector
- Refinery Lead Fixed-Equipment Reliability Inspector, with 2 Zone Inspectors & 4 NDE Technicians reporting.
- Design Reviews and Modifications, as per Management-of-Change principles, for Capital Projects
- Quality Audits of company Vendors & Suppliers.
- Quality Assurance of Maintenance Activities on Fixed and Rotating Equipment.
- Planning & Execution of Shutdown Inspection & Repair activities - planned/unplanned
- Leading Role in Incident Investigations and Failure Analysis
- Equipment Reliability Project Management, incl. Condition Monitoring and application Nondestructive Testing.
- Fitness-for-Service Assessment and Risk-Based Inspection to extend Inspection Frequencies/reduce Inspection scope.
- Corrosion Under Insulation/Fireproofing Project, Project Manager
- High-Temperature Hydrogen Attack Survey, Project Manager
- Product Quality Project – Diesel Hydrotreater, Project Support
- FCC Feed Nozzle & Slide Valve Upgrade Project, Lead Project Reliability Inspector
- Visbreaker Upgrade Project, Lead Project Reliability Inspector
- Vacuum Bottoms Upgrade Project, Lead Project Reliability Inspector
- Shutdowns
- LSFO Turnaround: El Segundo, California: May – Aug 2007, Lead Inspector, Columns
- Crude & FCCU South Cluster: Mar-Apr 2007, Lead Inspector, Fixed Equipment
- Naphtha Hydrotreater & Platformer Regen SD: Aug 2006, Lead Inspector, Fixed Equipment
- FCCU Breakdown: Mar-Apr 2006, Lead Inspector, Fixed Equipment
- Core Cluster SD: Oct-Dec 2005, Inspector: Platformer, Sulfur Recovery Unit, Amine Treatment Unit
- North Cluster SD: Nov-Dec 2004, Inspector: Kero Hydrotreater, Sulfur Recovery Unit, Amine Treatment Unit
- Workshop/Planning Office Assistant
- Workshop Assistant in the Fleet Maintenance Section - general workshop duties
- Assistant to Planners in Microwave and Radio Transmission Section - office duties
- Creating Records of Switchgear at Telkom Exchanges, Evaluating Sites for Future Transmitters, Maintaining the Section Web-Site
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