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Gary Whitehead

First Name
Gary
Last Name
Whitehead
Professional Since
Oldest experience
Years Experience
14
Guild Accreditation
Awaiting Applicant
LinkedIn Profile
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Over the years i have worked in a variety of industries including: Water, O&G, Pharmaceutical, Airports and Rail. And also a number of roles including design-planning, client-planning, PMO, site-planning & planning manager. I have lead a number of process improvement and change management initiatives and enjoy training & mentoring junior planners. Have a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Brunel University, and also experience of project accounting, tender reviews, Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma. Very much a Jack of All Trades and Master of None!

Christian Chandler

First Name
Christian
Last Name
Chandler
Professional Since
Oldest experience
Years Experience
4
Telephone Number
0437818883

From the experience I have gained from the industry’s I’ve been involved in, I have found that there are many gaps in sound planning practices and have developed  processes and systems to counter these problem areas.

My Strengths are as follows:

  • I am highly experienced in the development of levels 3 to 5 Construction schedules.
  • I am a strong believer in the importance of a baseline.
  • Ability to track progress and identify trends in slippage as well as resource underperformance.
  • I can analyse Contractor schedules and identify gaps in t

Portfolio Planner, Rio Tinto, Project Engineering Capital Works

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END Date
Experience Hours (Planning & Scheduling)
4000
Experience Hours (Cost Management)
1000
Experience Hours (Forensic Analysis)
4000
  • Managing operational readiness schedule and portfolio of construction projects
  • Using Primavera and MS Project software for planning and scheduling
  • Analysing schedule versus baseline and portfolio performance
  • Attending meetings with contractors and assessing and reviewing contractor schedules
  • Analysing resourcing and capabilities in the team (Project Engineers, Supervisors, etc)

Project Control Engineer, Hatch Associates Pty Ltd, Koniambo Nickel Mining Project

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END Date
Experience Hours (Planning & Scheduling)
2000
Experience Hours (Cost Management)
2000

Projects Executed

Ø    Koniambo Nickel Project – Construction of Nickel Refining Plant at Koniambo Massifs in New Caledonia (a 60,000-tonne-per-annum ore processing facility developed by a joint-venture partnership between Xstrata Nickel and SMSP New Caledonia. Hatch - Technip joint-venture is designing and constructing the project with Chinese & Korean companies (CMIIC, Doosan etc) as construction contractors.)

 

Major Responsibilities

Principal planning and scheduling, Anglo Platinum, Variuos, mining, process, housing ,CED, SIB

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Buks Beukes 👤 Member for 12 years 1 month
START Date
END Date
Experience Hours (Planning & Scheduling)
1500
Experience Hours (Cost Management)
1500
Experience Hours (Forensic Analysis)
1500

Managing planning departments, ensuring correct policy and procedure compliance and project principle compliance. Adhering to APW and best practises. gab analysis, reviews and audits, training where required and planning systems.

Buks Beukes

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Buks Beukes 👤 Member for 12 years 1 month
First Name
Buks
Last Name
Beukes
Professional Since
Oldest experience
Years Experience
44
Telephone Number
0836308080
LinkedIn Profile
buks beukes

Experienced in Mining operations Gold platinum and gold deep remnant ming, Was a production shift overseer and mine overseer as well as contracts manager.  I got my certificate in Purchasing and Procurement management through UNISA and worked as Commercial manager for ARM gold and Freegold as well as Modikwa BEE procurement. I worked as the project controlls manager (Chief technical officer JIC) and did project planning in detail from fre feas to execution.

Owner Representative Schedule and planning, Anglo Platinum, Variuos Capital projects

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Buks Beukes 👤 Member for 12 years 1 month
START Date
END Date
Experience Hours (Planning & Scheduling)
4000
Experience Hours (Cost Management)
4000
Experience Hours (Forensic Analysis)
3000

Was responsible for reviews of project schedules, attending to company governance, assisted in training of the APW and implementing APW as well as Ownersteam concept on projects.

Core senior Planner, TWP Projects, TWP various

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Buks Beukes 👤 Member for 12 years 1 month
START Date
END Date
Experience Hours (Planning & Scheduling)
8500
Experience Hours (Cost Management)
8000
Experience Hours (Forensic Analysis)
4000

Responsible for compiling schedules for pre feas, feas, execution, assisting with CBE and procurement planning as well as monthly and quarterly cashflow detail planning. Progress reporting, production reporting and optimazation for earlier execfution. optimizing schedule to meet deadlines, schedule crimping.

Chief Project Controls Manager, JIC mining, JIC Mining

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Buks Beukes 👤 Member for 12 years 1 month
START Date
END Date
Experience Hours (Planning & Scheduling)
6000
Experience Hours (Cost Management)
6000
Experience Hours (Forensic Analysis)
4000

Resposible for all project reporting, planning, costing, safety. Feasablility studies. Operational controll room.

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