Full Name:Grant George Curich
Identity number: 6111085033081
Address: 38 Acacia, Greenstone, Edenvale
Contact nr: 073 060 2558
E-mail: [email protected]
Tertiary Education:St John Bosco College
Matric
Military Service: June ’80 – June ‘82
Rank: Corporal
Unit: SWASPES
Sports: Golf/Rugby
Hobbies: Angling
Health: Excellent
Driver’s License: Code 08
Marital Status: Single
Languages: Fluent English, Afrikaans, Zulu
Computer Literacy : Microsoft Office (Word, Excel etc.)
Open Plan Professional : BP & Shell Refineries (Sapref)
: Goss & Balfe
: Primanexus Planning & Costing
MS Projects : BP & Shell Refineries (Sapref)
: Goss & Balfe
Primavera P6 : Enterprise Project Solutions
: ACTOM
: Primanexus Planning & Costing
Career History
July 2007 – Present
Primanexus/ Goss & Balfe
Position: Senior Planner
Functions Jun 2010 – Present
- Planning Consultant to Siemens on the New Multi Product Pipeline Pumping Stations. Pump Stations include Waltloo, Kendal and Langlaagte.
Functions Jan 2010 – May 2010
- Planning the Berth 6 Refurbishment for Goss & Balfe at Durban Harbor.
Functions Mar 2009 – Nov 2009
- Preparation and Planning of the 6 yearly Sapref Major Turnaround
- Set-up and Maintain a Master Schedule (30,000 activities and 330,00 man hours) with all contractor schedule interface
- Produce the 30% and 10% cost estimates
Functions July 2007 – Feb 2009
- Construction of new Eskom SO3 Plant and Re-furbishment of Electrostatic Precipitator Plant for Actom
- Responsible for all the Estimating, Planning and Costing functions of the entire Project
June 2006 – Aug 2007
BP & Shell Refineries
Position: Senior Planner
Functions
- Planning the maintenance in such a way that optimum plant availability could be achieved at a minimum cost with best use of the available resources as to increase the return of investment of the share holders
- Duties included scheduling the planned repair and replacement of equipment, budget control and forecasting, stores control and procurement.
- In 2007 promoted to Senior Planner. Main duties were the planning and co-ordination of major shutdowns, erection of new plants (green fields), appointing and controlling of contractors, overseas procurement etc. Controlled daily site meetings reporting to the Core Contracts Manager.
June 1986 – May 2006
Air Liquide / Fedgas
Position: General Manager
Functions
General Manager - Set and achieve Regional Targets, Sales, Expenditure, Debtors
and Construction Pipeline.
- Maintain Safety and Quality Standards.
- Manage Engineering responsibility, including Customer
Installations.
- Manage Transport Fleet.
- Manage Personnel in all disciplines 85 (Heads)
Area manager - Achieve Budgets for Sales and Costs
Vaal and OFS - Management responsibility for personnel 34 (Heads)
- Achieve and maintain Safety and Quality Standards NOSA and
ISO.
- Manage Transport fleet for cylinder and Bulk Gas Deliveries.
- Manage Sasol 1Oxygen Plant.
Welding Specialist Demonstrations and Training on Equipment for Sales Force and
Customers
Technical Sales Gases and Welding
Sales of Industrial and Specialty Gases
Demonstrations of Welding, Cutting and Robotic Equipment
Significant Milestones
- Overall Project Management of EPCM (Costain Oil and Gas, UK) for the Design, Fabrication and
Construction of the first Air Separation Plant built in Durban (South Basin)
- Consistent ZERO HARM statistics at all Gas Installations, including Customer sites.
- Successful implementation of SAPR3 in all disciplines.
- 100% Loading Record for Gas Production
Courses Completed
- Sales and Marketing Management
- SAPR3
- Business Presentation Skills (B.P.S.)
- Advanced Driving
- Fleet Management
- Root Course Analysis
- CAD – Air Separation Controls and Instrumentation
- Turbine Vibration Diagnosis and Monitoring
- Cryostar – Cryostar Pump assembly and diagnostics
Aug 1984 – March 1986
U.T.P. Welding
Industria, JHB
Position: Welding Consultant
Mpumalanga, Witbank – Phalaborwa
Functions
Welding Consultant - Sales and Marketing of Specialty Welding Electrodes and
Wires.
- Demonstration and Sales of Welding and Cutting machines.
- Sales of Metal Spraying and Plasma Systems
Sep 1982 – June 1984
Anglo American Gold Mining
Pres. Steyn 2 Shaft, Welkom
Position: Learner Sampler/Surveyor
Functions
Learner Sampler/Surveyor - Sampling of ore bodies in all mining operations.
- Compiling of Sampling Reports.
- Peg plotting of mining direction.
- Stope Sheet Maintenance.
- Monthly measuring of rock face advances. Boxes and Haulage
Development.