Pre-Commissioning/Commissioning/Mechanical Maintenance/Shutdowns/Turnarounds/

More than 35 Years experience on Power Plant, Refinery, LNG and NGL Plant Construction, Plant Erection, Mechanical Completion, Commissioning, Plant Start Up, Shutdowns/ Turnarounds and Plant Maintenance.

Air Energi Qatar - Seconded to Qatargas II LNG Plant Expansion Project as Process Completions Coordinator.

Previous Employment:

- BTC Pipeline, Turkey- Senior Mechanical Advisor
- Rasgas LNG Co Ltd, Qatar- Start Up Specialist /Shutdown Engineer.
- PetroNet SA (Mossgas) South Africa. Divisional Engineer/Maintenance Superintendent.
- Escom (Electricity Supply Commission) South Africa. Maintenance Superintendent

Point of Hire- South Africa

Contact Information: Qatar Tel: 00974 6877349 (m), 00974 4741579 (o)
E-Mail miczimny@yahoo.com; mzimny@qatargas.com.qa

Availability: 16 September 2009


CurriculumVitae: MICHAEL ZIMNY

Nationality South African

Date of Birth 2 August 1950

Educational Qualifications

Technical Qualifications:
Trade Diploma as Fitter & Turner from Ministry of Labour, South Africa.
National Higher Diploma T4 - Mechanical Engineer. Witwatersrand Technicon, South Africa.
Mechanical Engineers Diploma T3 from Witwatersrand College for Advanced Technical Education, South Africa.
National Technical Certificate (Mechanical) from Department for National Education, South Africa.
National Higher Technical Certificate (Mechanical) from Department of National Education, South Africa.

Management Qualifications:
Management Development Program-Graduate School of Business-University of Stellenbosch, South Africa.
Managing Efficient Shutdowns & Turnarounds from EuroMaTech, Dubai-UAE.
International Management Tactics from FSA Contract (PTY) Ltd., South Africa.
Advanced Project Management Program from Peter Michel Gesellschaft, South Africa.
Safety Leadership Program by EDN, Qatar

Educational Qualifications

Technical Qualifications:
Trade Diploma as Fitter & Turner from Ministry of Labour, South Africa.
National Higher Diploma T4 - Mechanical Engineer. Witwatersrand Technicon, South Africa.
Mechanical Engineers Diploma T3 from Witwatersrand College for Advanced Technical Education, South Africa.
National Technical Certificate (Mechanical) from Department for National Education, South Africa.
National Higher Technical Certificate (Mechanical) from Department of National Education, South Africa.

Management Qualifications:
Management Development Program-Graduate School of Business-University of Stellenbosch, South Africa.

Seconded to Botas International Ltd (BIL) on the BTC Pipeline Project, Turkey. Involved with Mechanical Completion, Systems Completion Tests and Inspections, Commissioning Activities, Hand Over Coordination/Preparation and Maintenance Activities.

Aug 1998 to Jan 2006 Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Co. Ltd. (RasGas), Doha, State of Qatar.
Start Up Specialist/Shutdown Engineer


Managing a Core Team During Mechanical Completion of the LNG Train Erection Checks, Pre-Commissioning Checks & Hand Over of Plant from Contractor to Operations.

During each Major LNG Train overhaul I had overall management & control of all plant assets. This included managing over 2,000 people supplied by the RasGas consolidated maintenance contractor as well as outside vendors. Typical overhauls durations vary from 14 to 42 Days. Further responsibilities included managing specialized contractors such as GE, Demag, Elliott & Mitsubishi plus overall safety management with strict control to work procedures, standing instructions, PTW system and plant access control.