Operations Engineering Manager

To achieve my personal ambitions and to exceed those of my employer.

Employer Top Oilfield Industries Ltd (U.A.E.)
Position Operations Engineering Manager
Period August 2008 – Present
Duties Project Management refurbishment of Land and Sea Oil Rigs including all top side rig equipment
Overall responsibility for ensuring QA/QC and HSE requirements and ensuring the company operations are completed on schedule in a cost effective manner.
Working out the human and material resources needed;
Drafting a timescale for the job;
Estimating the costs and setting the quality standards;
Monitoring the production processes and adjusting schedules needed;
Responsible for the selection and maintenance of equipment;
Monitoring product standards and implementing quality control programmes e.g. ISO 2008:9001 and API certification;
Liaising with different departments, e.g. suppliers, fabrication, hydraulics, mechanical, electrical;
Working with department managers to implement the company’s policies and goals;
Review the performance of staff member’s, identify training courses and continuous improvement required.


Employer Coatec Mechanical Solutions (Cape Town)
Position Workshop Engineering Manager
Period 2003 – 2008
Duties Manufacturing and servicing various industries:
Marine
Water treatment works
Oil & Gas Industry
Petro-Chemical
Food
Re-manufacturing of worn parts using HVOF, Thermal Spray and Welding Technologies;
Oversee workshop activities and CAPEX;
Planning of daily works, adhering to ISO9001;
Staff training/supervision/development;
Purchasing of goods and equipment;
Equipment and tooling maintenance;
Administer deliveries en dispatch;
Quality control and assurance;
Coordinate between customers, suppliers and sub-contractors, stock control etc.
Achievements Increased workload from +R200 000 to +R1,2m per
month and workforce from 5 to 50 workers



Employer Adweld UK Ltd.
Position Technical Director
Period May 1998 – 2003
Duties Fabricating structural steel and pipe work
Drawings on CAD-design
ASME IX pipe-welding
Hopper and Conveyor systems
Steel erection
Site and Project management (HM Dockyard Plymouth and new nuclear refuelling station for Trident Submarines)
Q/A Q/C ISO9001 System

School Completed O’ Levels at Prince Rock Secondary Modern (UK) – graduated 1982

Tertiary Education Mechanical Engineering at Plymouth College 1983 – 1987. (4 year Tool Maker Apprenticeship).

Courses Wetherford International E.E.P. Course
5 Day Offshore Survival, H.U.E.T, Fire fighting, and
First Aid Course
CAD Design, Part 1
Welder-approved Tests
Health & Safety Operator License
Diesel Telescopic Handler
Safety Awareness in High-pressure Water Jet Blasting
CITB Safety Awareness

Computer Literacy Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook and Project.

O' Levls
City & Guilds Mechanical Engineering