Ph.D. Engineering Expert for Energy Industry in: Control Engineer, Chartered Measurement, Change Management- Certified International Project Manager

Expertise

Summary

Electric Engineer executing detail design, engineering management, and project management in the energy and petrochemical industries.  This includes petrochemical-oil refinery operations, EIC-Engineer, Charge Management overseeing; maintenance of petrochemical and oil refineries, fertilizer plants, CTL (Coal To Liquid), oil and gas commissioning, refinery oil and gas infrastructure, LNG (Liquid Natural Gas) and Coal Mining.  CFSE - Certified Functional Safety Expert qualified exam writing and training.

Client Management

• Contract management
• Change management
• Business development and analysis
• Management consulting: Technology implementation, construction management, project implementation, strategy development, strategic leadership, risk management, operational strategy, procurement, and maintenance management.

Operations

• Determined leadership style, pragmatic approach to problem solving – and huge depth of technical experience.
• Dedicated, proactive and highly experienced engineering practitioner, with extensive technical, project management and leadership expertise gained through senior executive positions within the construction, oil and energy industries on an international level.
• A goal-oriented and organized achiever committed to maintaining high standards and generating effective solutions facilitating the successful completion of large and complex projects within strict time and budgetary constraints. Accustomed to a global arena and a multi-cultural workplace; open-minded and receptive to new ideas and innovative approaches.
• A strong and supportive leader with a record of success who inspires by example and builds cohesive teams through motivation and the recognition and encouragement of potential.
• Articulate and outgoing, an accomplished communicator with excellent interpersonal skills who commands respect and credibility through breadth of knowledge and personal integrity.
• Senior experience and knowledge as a Project Manager and Engineering Manager successfully overseeing complex projects execution.
• Broad technical, administrative and financial experience.
• Superb communication skills with all stakeholders.
• Exceptional ability to develop and implement strategies.
• Determined and self-driven with good interpersonal skills.
• Analytical, with a disciplined and logical approach.
• Management style: commanding, logical, inspirational and supportive.

Experience

Independent Subject Matter Expert, Present

• Successfully commissioned and turnover management of complete refinery.
• Petrochemical refineries, (x2) which including CTL Plants, Implementing new DCS (Distributed Control System) and ESD (Electronic Service Delivery) systems.
• Successfully managed maintenance sections and teams on petrochemical refinery and fertilizer plants including: GCU (Gas Concentration Unit), FCCU (Fluid Catalytic Cracking Unit), Merox , and Vacuum Plants

Areas of Service 

• Field instrumentation to electronic
• Substation interlocks and control
• Compressors and controls
• Burner management systems
• Steam boilers
• Petrochemical (oil refineries)
• GCU (Gas Concentration Unit), FCCU (Fluid Catalytic Cracking Unit), Merox, and vacuum plants.
• Fertilizer
• NH3 plant
• Material handling
• Producer gas plant
• LAN (Local Area Network) plant

Employed Projects

• Successfully Engineer in the following roles: Senior Engineer, Principal Engineer, Project Engineer in petrochemical - CTL and fertilizer plants, fulfilling the following services:
• Substation design LV/MV (low and medium voltage)
• Substation automation
• Safety System Development (SIS/ESD) implementation, (refinery and ammonia)
• DCS Development and implementation, refinery and fertilizer
• PLC and SCADA Development and system deployment
• Process plant upgrades, (revamp)
• CTL Plants
• Petrochemical
• NH3, (nitrogen (N) fertilizers) and ammonia plants
• Oil refinery
• Oil and gas, (gas compressor plants)
• Material handling
• Nickel and diamond mine
• Petrochemical and CTL plants.
• Tank farm
• Coal Mine
• Natural Gas Compressor
• Power Transmission Systems; Gas Compressor
• Successfully managed projects as project manager
• Infrastructure (applicable to coal mine: rail, road and water)
• Completed global projects in the following countries: South Africa; Singapore; Bangladesh; Malaysia; Sarawak (Borneo); UAE; Saudi Arabia; Zambia; Nigeria; Algeria; Thailand; Philippines; Russia; and Belgium.

Educator

• Institution of Engineering and Technology, (United Kingdom and Middle East)
• Technical Professional Review and Interviewer, (for C Eng & I Eng Registration)
• Mentor (Electrical & Power)
• International Professional Registration Advisor

Training, Lecturing, and Coaching

• Conducted in excess of 200 lectures and training
• Electrical Engineering, (Intermediate & Advance)
• Industrial Instrumentation & Control Systems (Intermediate & Advance)
• Project Management / Leadership
• Online training, technical (instrumentation, electrical, project engineering), project management and contracts management, gap analysis, professional registration guidance and assistance.

Military

• Served in 1 Parachute Battalion/Tempe / Bloemfontein (as a paratrooper ).
• Scouting: 4th Troop Maitland / 1st Class Scout/ 1 badge short to earn the coveted " Springbok Badge "

Honors & Publications

Credentials 

• Computer Engineering Diploma ( ICS )
• Advance Technical Diploma- ATD/NDE, (MTC), Electrical, Instrumentation & Control Systems
• Diploma as Professional Engineer, ECUK

License and Certification

• Certified International Project Manager – CIPM-Certified International Project Manager - CIPM
• IPMCIPMC
• European Engineer – FEANIFEANI, Eur Ing
• Chartered Engineer - C Eng, ECLUK
• Incorporated Engineer: I Eng, ECUK
• Certified International Project Manager: CIPM: IPMC and obtained MPM (Master PM), Institute of Measurement and Control (UK)
• Institute of Engineering & Technology License-(IEE-UK)
• CFSE - Certified Functional Safety Expert

Software Knowledge

• Python , C++ , R , Machine Learning , Deep Learning , Data Science , MS Access , Oracle , SQL Server Conversant : Keras , Numpy , and PyTorch.

Languages 

• Fluent ( English & Afrikaans ); Average ( Dutch ); Hebrew - basic

Academic and Professional Affiliations

• MIRI :  Member of Machine Intelligence Research Institute
• Chartered Management Institute Chartered Management Institute
• Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers Institute AWARDS
• Institute of Engineering & Technology (UK)

 Publications

• Authored over 100 articles published
• Author of technical educational text
• Author of technical studies

Education

• Ph.D.   Electrical, Hampden University, Hampton, VA
• M.Sc.   Project Management, The Engineering Council, United Kingdom