chief electrician

Fully qualified electrician, with construction, factory machine maintenance and oil rig work, with 15 years experience on oil rigs from offshore South Africa, Angola, North Sea, Persian Gulf and Caspian Sea as rig electrician and Chief electrician.

Present: Employed for Saipam working in Saudi Arabia on land rigs as chief electrician on the Manifer project.

December 2006 – February 2009

Chief electrician for two land rigs on an artificial island in the Caspian Sea. Leader of a team of electricians during extreme conditions of heat and cold.
I had to resign from this post due to pressing family problems, which now has been resolved.

September 2005 – December 2006

Electrician and Chief electrician on jack-up rig in the Persian Gulf. During this time I received training in Singapore for ‘Top Drive’ systems, and applied that skill on the rig there. Left at the end of my contract expiry

August/September 2005

Electrician on semi-submersible rig off Angola and on passage to the North Sea (Aberdeen based) drilling nears the Shetland Island.
Left after the firms enforced a ‘UK citizens only’ labour policy.

July/August 2005

Short contract on Norwegian rig ‘Leiff Eirikson’ off Angola. My initial task was to install thruster sensors and controls to this self-positioning rig. Left at the end of contract

1999 - 2005

Offshore South Africa and Angola as rig electrician. In addition was responsible for maintenance on ‘Flotel’ – accommodation platform offshore Mosselbay. Transferred to semi-submersible, doing maintenance during refit in Cape Town and offshore drilling in Angola.

1997 – 1999

Factory maintenance in aluminum smelter (Natal, South Africa) Work on conveyor systems and smelters.

1992 – 1997

Apprentiship and qualification (National Technical Certificate II)
Plant maintenance on diamond mine, Klein zee South Africa. Conveyor systems and control systems for diamond mining and sorting

1990 – 1992

Apprenticeship with South African Navy, installation and maintenance of marine systems on warships.

Basic trade training South African National Technical Certificate II
Marine Firefighting South African Navy firefighting qualification
First aid Maritime first aid for team leaders
Rig Safety Department of Transport (U.K.) safety certificate
Industry standards Trans-Ocean in-house training (Aberdeen)
Equipment standards ‘Top Drive’ systems training (2008 Singapore)

Basic trade training South African National Technical Certificate II
Marine Firefighting South African Navy firefighting qualification
First aid Maritime first aid for team leaders
Rig Safety Department of Transport (U.K.) safety certificate
Industry standards Trans-Ocean in-house training (Aberdeen)
Equipment standards ‘Top Drive’ systems training (2008 Singapore)

I am able to work as a member of a team, and to control and guide subordinates as a Chief electrician. I am able to follow laid down maintenance schedules, do preventative maintenance, do emergency repairs, issue safety/permission to work certificates and draw up maintenance plans.

My experience and qualifications have enabled me to work on all types of marine oil rigs: semis-submersible, self propelled and jack up.

I can get along with workers of all nationalities, and am easily able to fit into a multinational team environment. I have no problems working on extended shift rotations.