Objective
I would like to continue to build my career in the marine industry, especially in the logistics, construction, environmental and maintenance aspects.
Experience
Experience
1972 - Gas tanker “Othello”, 3rd engineer
1973 - Steel Construction Engineer for Smith & Sons Steelworks
1974 – 1976 - Service engineer with PERFECTA (Marine
Engineering co.), based in Zeebrugges, Belgium
Maintenance of
Diesel engines - Steam & gas turbines turbine’s
1977 - 1st Engineer on Booster-pump station 401, Belgium
Diesel driven engine 4,400 KW
1978 – 2008 - Dredging International, DEME, starting
As:
1. 2nd Engineer - 1978 to 1981
2. 1st Engineer - 1981 to 1988
3. Chief Engineer - 1989 to 1994
4. Technical Superintendent - 1994 to 1998
5. Technical Manager - 1998 to 2008
Listed below are all the different Projects I have worked on, and my capacity:
1978 - 2nd Engineer on Dredging Vessel, T.H.S.D., VL 18 &
Efficace, Belgium & France
1981 – 1982 - 1st Engineer T.H.S.D. Vlaanderen 12, Dredging
works, Calabar River, Nigeria
1983 – 1988 - 1st Engineer on several vessels, for maintenance and
Capital dredging works, Zeebrugge Port, Belgium
1989 - Chief engineer on board T.H.S.D. “Selat Melaka”,
Reclamation project, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, East Malaysia
- Reclamation and drainage works for Industrial
Park, Penang, Malaysia
1990 - Chief Engineer, dredging and support vessels, Reclamation
Works for Container Port Extension, Port Klang, Malaysia
1990 –1991 - Chief Engineer, dredging and support vessels, Reclamation
Works for New Container Port, Pulau Berani, Singapore
1991 – 1992 - Chief Engineer, dredging and support vessels, Reclamation
Works for Tg. Manis, Industrial Park, Sarikei, Sarawak,
East Malaysia
- Chief Engineer, dredging and support vessels, Shore
Approach works for MCDERMOTT/SHELL, Bintulu & Miri, and Sarawak, Malaysia
1993 - Chief Engineer, dredging and support vessels, Reclamation
and Construction Works for 2nd Parallel Runway, Sydney
Airport, Botany Bay, Sydney, Australia
1994 - Chief Engineer, dredging and support vessels, Reclamation
Works for “Chip Lak Kok” Airport, Hong Kong
- Technical Superintendent, dredging – support vessels, Shore Approach Works for MCDERMOTT/SHELL, Bintulu, Sarawak, East Malaysia
1995 - Technical Superintendent, Gas pipe line and Shore
Approach Works for, SAIPEM, Mapthaput, Thailand
- Technical Superintendent, Shore Approach Works for
SAIPEM, Lamchabang, Thailand
- Technical Superintendent, Stone Column and Protection
Works for Breakwater, Bintulu Port, Bintulu, Sarawak, East Malaysia
- Technical Superintendent, for dredging and support vessels
for New Container Berth and Port Extension,
Bintulu Port Authority, Bintulu, Sarawak, East Malaysia
1996 - Technical Superintendent, Gas pipeline and Shore
Approach Works for TOTAL, Yadana Fields,
Myanmar
- Technical Superintendent, for vessels THSD: Pacifique - Gogland –CSD Rubbens, for New Port Extension, Pulau Indah and North Port, Port Klang, Malaysia
- Technical Superintendent, for dredging and support vessels
for New Container Harbor, Tg.Pelepas, Johore, Malaysia
1998 – 2001 - Technical Manager, dredging and support vessels –
Logistics Support and Initial Preparation for Construction
Works, for Formosa Plastics, Mai Liao Port, Mai Liao,
Shing Shing and Chang Hua, Taiwan
2001 - Technical Manager, Logistics Support and Shore
Approach Works in joint venture, Jan De Nul and Global
Industries, for SHELL Brunei, Ampa Fairley Shore
Approach, Brunei
- Technical Manager, for dredging and support vessels, and logistics support for works in joint venture, Boskalis - Dredging International, for Paradip Refinery Project, India
2002 - Technical Manager , for dredging - support vessels, and
logistic support for Hazira port & LNG Receiving Terminal
Project (India)
2002 - Technical Manager, for dredging - support vessels and
logistic support at the 3rd Phase of Shing Shing Project at Taiwan
2002 - Technical Manager, Dry Dock Operations at STM
Singapore, of vessel VL XI –
2003 _ Technical Manager at Yokry Project, Nigeria
Shore Approach works for NLNG SHELL
at Bonny Island and Forcados, Nigeria
2003 - Yard Manager at BTLC Batam,
Steel construction yard
Pipe construction & Repair
Hydraulic:Iinstallation and Repairs
Cooling water pumps and high pressure pumps repair
2003 Technical Manager for dredging vessels
Pearl & Nile River, for Sand Supply, West Jurong, Singapore
2003 Technical Manager Port 2000 at Le Havre France
2004 Technical Manager for dredging vessel Nile River
at Hazira LNG Project India.
2004 Technical Manager at TOA – JDN – JV Pulau Tekong
Singapore
2005 Technical Manager of dredging vessel Pearl River
Projects:
Zhanjiang China access channel TDC
Adelaide Australia Channel deepening
2006 Terracina, Italy, Beach Replenishment
Zeebrugge, Belgium, Deepening Scheur/pas v Zand
2007 Abruzzo, Italy, Beach Replenishment
Lazio, Italy, Pontino Beach Replenishment.
Fos Sur Mer, France, Channel Deepening, Darse 2
Nigeria, Bonny, Channel deepening
Nigeria Train 7, NLNG Sand Supply
Nigeria, Bonny River, Deepening.
Work Scope As Technical Superintendent/Manager
- Responsible for Start-up, Mobilization and De-mobilization of equipment and crew of Projects.
- Scheduling, maintenance and logistics of crew and equipment, main project vessel, support, PVS and AHTS vessels, involved in the Project operations.
- Procurement of materials for Project and maintenance of equipment.
- Management of the Project Technical operations.
- Preparation of work schedules for equipment and crew.
Preparation of maintenance schedules, including repairs and dry-dockings.
- Review of budget, costs and negotiation for maintenance and dry-dock
- Preparations of dry-docking specifications, and negotiation of costs with shipyards for work required.
- Supervision of dry-docking works, including ship repairs, mechanical works, paint works and electrical works
- Implementation, review and design modification of vessels and equipment to meet the requirement of new projects.
- Re-modification of ship designs and up-grading of vessels.
- Refurbishment of vessels for new projects.
In addition to this, I had to act as liaise with the Project Manager and our Head Office, on the status of our equipment, work schedule and overheads.
In all my assignments, I am able to maintain good working relations with our clients, which included mainstream Gas & Oil companies;
- SHELL/MCDERMOTT (Miri)
- SAIPEM (Thailand),
- TOTAL(Myanmar),
- SHELL MDS (Bintulu),
- SHELL BRUNEI,
- SHELL (Hazira, India),
- Paradip Refinery (India),
- NLNG-SHELL (Nigeria).
Local authorities;
- Malaysian Port Authorities, Port Klang, Bintulu, Johore
- SEDC (Sarawak Economic Development Authority)
- Singapore Port Authority
- Thailand Port Authority (Mapthaput, Lamchabang)
- Taiwan Port Authority (Mai Liao, Shing Shing & Chang Hua)
- India Port Authorities (Paradip, Hazira)
- Australia Airports (Sydney)
2009 - NORDIC MARITIME PTE. LTD., employed as:
Site Manager
- 100M, 300 men Accommodation Barge (DP2) Construction Project, NGV Tech Sdn. Bhd., shipyard at Banting, Malaysia
Work Scope:
- Supervision of construction of two 100m 300 men accommodation barges (DP2) for offshore and support vessels
- Installation telescopic gang way
- Installation 300Tons deck crane
- Installation of2 x 6 Bow thrusters for working DP2 System
- Review of barge design, work progress
Cat drawing
- Consult in modification of design and facilitation of 3D drawing of vessels in construction
- Review and advice on necessary technical modifications or work plan during construction
- Bringing delay of barge fabrication to a more acceptable delivery time
- Implementing and revising work schedules according to progress
- Liaisons with ship-owners, yard and contractors on progress of construction
- Operations and Administration of site office, personnel and interests of Nordic Maritime Pte. Ltd., at the Yard
Education
Qualification/ : 1968 - 1969 Nautical College Antwerp
Certificate of Competency Belgium
1986 STCW 206 1st Engineer
2002 STCW No 46463/SOB – M/001681/33
Chief engineer
Certificates issued on : 17.03.1986 & 10.02.2002 & 05/05/2007
Additional courses/certifications : A2– Mechanical Engineering at R.T.I.
Knokke Heist , Belgium
Bachelor of Science, in Mechanical Engineering, Ashwood University
Safety for Operational Executive Diploma
Safety Advisor (3rd Grade) – Belgium
Industrial 1st Aid Course (Ministry of
Manpower-Singapore)
Advanced Handover for Yard Site
Inspection & Commissioning Certificate
Certification
Qualification/ : 1968 - 1969 Nautical College Antwerp
Certificate of Competency Belgium
1986 STCW 206 1st Engineer
2002 STCW No 46463/SOB – M/001681/33
Chief engineer
Certificates issued on : 17.03.1986 & 10.02.2002 & 05/05/2007
Additional courses/certifications : A2– Mechanical Engineering at R.T.I.
Knokke Heist , Belgium
Bachelor of Science, in Mechanical Engineering, Ashwood University
Safety for Operational Executive Diploma
Safety Advisor (3rd Grade) – Belgium
Industrial 1st Aid Course (Ministry of
Manpower-Singapore)
Advanced Handover for Yard Site
Inspection & Commissioning Certificate
Skils
Work Scope As Technical Superintendent/Manager
- Responsible for Start-up, Mobilization and De-mobilization of equipment and crew of Projects.
- Scheduling, maintenance and logistics of crew and equipment, main project vessel, support, PVS and AHTS vessels, involved in the Project operations.
- Procurement of materials for Project and maintenance of equipment.
- Management of the Project Technical operations.
- Preparation of work schedules for equipment and crew.
Preparation of maintenance schedules, including repairs and dry-dockings.
- Review of budget, costs and negotiation for maintenance and dry-dock
- Preparations of dry-docking specifications, and negotiation of costs with shipyards for work required.
- Supervision of dry-docking works, including ship repairs, mechanical works, paint works and electrical works
- Implementation, review and design modification of vessels and equipment to meet the requirement of new projects.
- Re-modification of ship designs and up-grading of vessels.
- Refurbishment of vessels for new projects.
2009 - NORDIC MARITIME PTE. LTD., employed as:
Site Manager
- 100M, 300 men Accommodation Barge (DP2) Construction Project, NGV Tech Sdn. Bhd., shipyard at Banting, Malaysia
Work Scope:
- Supervision of construction of two 100m 300 men accommodation barges (DP2) for offshore and support vessels
- Installation telescopic gang way
- Installation 300Tons deck crane
- Installation of2 x 6 Bow thrusters for working DP2 System
- Review of barge design, work progress
Cat drawing
- Consult in modification of design and facilitation of 3D drawing of vessels in construction
- Review and advice on necessary technical modifications or work plan during construction
- Bringing delay of barge fabrication to a more acceptable delivery time
- Implementing and revising work schedules according to progress
- Liaisons with ship-owners, yard and contractors on progress of construction
- Operations and Administration of site office, personnel and interests of Nordic
I am a freelance personnel, specialize in Dredging, Marine Technical and Logistics support. I am interested in challenging job prospects throughout the world in which I can apply my expertise and further develop my skills.
During my tenure with the previous employer, I have served as, Technical Superintendent and Technical Manager, for project dredging and support vessels on various dredging, shore protection, shore approach for gas and oil pipelines projects in and around Asia, Australia, Europe and Africa.
In this capacity, I have been responsible for repair, maintenance, dry-docking, design modification and rebuilding, support and logistics of dredging and support vessels. I have also been able to form good working relationships with local authorities, contractors and clients.
My last assignment was with, Nordic Maritime Pte. Ltd., as Site Manager to oversee the construction of their 300 men, accommodation barges and support vessels in Banting, Selangor, Malaysia.
In this capacity, my work scope included;
- Supervision of construction of two 100m 300 men accommodation barges (DP2) for offshore and support vessels
- Review of barge design, work progress
- Cat drawing, Consult in modification of design and facilitation of 3D drawing of vessels in construction, eview and advice on necessary technical modifications or work plan during construction
- Liaisons with ship-owners, yard and contractors on progress of construction
- Operations and Administration of site office, personnel and interests of Nordic Maritime Pte. Ltd., at the Yard