Civil / Building / E&M

Senior Planner, Ticor SA, Ticor SA Mineral Sands Project

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Experience Hours (Planning & Scheduling)
6400
Experience Hours (Cost Management)
400
Experience Hours (Forensic Analysis)
300

Building of 2x132 KV DC Arc Furnace, a Metal Treatment Plant, Slag & Reductant Plants, Water Treatment Plant, Sub Stations & Switch Yards for a Heavy Minerals Smelter.

Overall responsible for all planning functions from progress updates to month end reporting to client boardroom presentations of progress, delays, options, risk etc.

Senior / Principal Planner, Group Five Projects International Ltd, Mozal Aluminum Smelter in Maputo - Procedair contract 404

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Experience Hours (Planning & Scheduling)
1350

Managed Various Projects at the same time.

Mozal Aluminum Smelter in Maputo - Procedair contract 404 at.

Iscor Heavy Minerals MSP Project in Richards Bay.

Various Group 5 Projects tenders’ programmes are done in Primavera.

Planning Manager, Group Five Projects Pty Ltd, Saldanha Steel Project

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Experience Hours (Planning & Scheduling)
4000
Experience Hours (Cost Management)
250
Experience Hours (Forensic Analysis)
400

Started with development of coding structure for consortium and level 3 programs for “Saldanha Mechanical Contractors”, written in Primavera ver 2.b. This contractual program had to be integrated with other contractors on site due to the fast track nature of the project and had to be totally network compatible so that all contractors on site could update one integrated schedule. This schedule became contractual level 3 programs for the consortium.

Lead Planner, Grinaker LTA, Polifin PVC Expansion Project

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Experience Hours (Planning & Scheduling)
5850
Experience Hours (Cost Management)
300
Experience Hours (Forensic Analysis)
150

Group projects planner. Co-ordination, checking & detailing of all programs for various project sites, that include a hands on approach. Liase with client, suppliers & fabricators. Going to various sites and fulfilling planning functions, to reschedule and re evaluate environment with changes in scope and contract.

1996 Namdeb Floating Treatment Plant. Level 4 programs for fabrication of barge, structural steelwork, platework and piping.

1996 Goldfields Refrigeration Pipeline. Installation of pipeline for Mine chilled water system.

Planner, Murray & Roberts, Venetia Diamond mine

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Experience Hours (Planning & Scheduling)
3950

Site planner for Structural, Mechanical and Piping installation’s on a new process plant and open cast Diamond Mine called Venetia Mine. Fast track project with 27000 tons of structural steel and mechanical equipment. Project scheduling software was Prestge Project Planner and Open Plan. Was responsible for controls and progress measurement of steelwork erection. First introduction to use of bar-code technology through RS232 ports to handheld units to control measure of structural steel erection. Responsible for planning of all ranges of mechanical and plate work items installation.