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163 Triq Iz-Zewg Mini,
Norphil Isla, ISL 1202, Malta
Email
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Mobile Malta
+356 7929 8254
Mobile Ireland
+353 87 705 8564
WELCOME
We are a small, innovative, carbon-neutral start-up company that helps clients realize their own energy and sustainability goals and ambitions. We offer a wide range of services so let us help you too.
WELCOME
We are a small, innovative, carbon-neutral start-up company that helps clients realize their own energy and sustainability goals and ambitions. We offer a wide range of services so let us help you too.
International Energy & Sustainability Consultant
General Experience
DipEng, B.Eng, C,Eng, MSc, MBA, MIEI, MIEAust, MIMechE & CoEM.
Highly experienced Consultant, Programme and Project Manager and Chartered Engineer with a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, a Master’s Degree in Renewable Energy and an MBA. I have international experience in the engineering industry construction, sustainability, ESG, projects, commissioning, asset management, operations and maintenance, performance monitoring, energy efficiency, thermography, budgetary and financing in the energy industry across Europe, Asia, Australia and the Pacific. Experienced in developing countries along with challenging and difficult environments.
Sustainability consultancy services to Dornan Engineering in Ireland.
• Duties and responsibilities include; developing and managing sustainable, net zero carbon footprint and ESG roadmaps, goals, policies, processes and practices to achieve workable execution plans for projects and our domestic and international clients’ sustainable and ESG targets and goals.
• Committing to science-based targets and GHG protocol Scopes 1, 2 and 3 accounting.
• Along with peer reviews, risk assessing and identifying new strategic opportunities. Ensuring the company executes its commitments on waste reduction and supply chains, while maintaining legal and regulatory compliance, and industry best practices. Achieved a 5% decrease in national diesel consumption through renewable energy projects and decreased line losses by 3% through energy efficiency and distribution network projects. This has led to a 4% decrease in the national electrical tariff with knock-on benefits for poverty alleviation.
Consultant for the Pacific Regional Infrastructure Facility (PRIF)
• Reviewing related fossil fuel subsidy studies relevant to the Pacific context along with PICs’ level of fossil fuel energy balance, flow and energy policies, fuel pricing, and taxation policies. Proposing a fit-for- purpose methodology to quantify subsidies for three most important fuels in PICs – benzene, diesel, and household kerosene. Following UNEP’s methodology in measuring and reporting on SDG indicator 12.c.1 on “Amount of fossil fuel subsidies per unit of GDP (production and consumption).” Elaborating on the impacts of fuel subsidies on household affordability, the economy, fiscal impact.
• Along with the balance of payments, inflation, distributional impact, and environmental impact. Assessing the effectiveness of fuel subsidies per type of fuel by quantifying benefits to targeted beneficiary segments of population.
Project management consultancy services for the pre-construction phase of two wind farms in Ireland for Ionic Consulting.
Including planning permission involvement, design review, pre-construction tasks, site visits, logistics overview, contractor management, swept path analysis overview and mitigation, red line boundary site checking, site access and roads, etc.
Project Manager Consultant for Asian Development Bank
Dates Employed: May 2016 – May 2021
Employment Duration: 5 years
Location: Tonga
Managing all aspects of the Asian Development Bank administered US$25M Tonga “Outer Island Renewable Energy Project” (OIREP). This project incorporates the installation of new solar-powered generation and storage as well as electricity distribution on 9 outer islands. This will transform the islands from 100% diesel-powered generation to 96% renewable energy penetration.
Responsibilities include Management of Development Work; Design and Preparation of Bid Documents; Budgets and Financing; Government and Development Partner liaisons; Supervision of Consultants and Contractors; Construction and O&M Contract Management; Project Budgeting and Accounts; Data Gathering & Analysis; Reporting; Asset Management; Performance Monitoring; Monitoring and Evaluation; Environmental and Social Safeguards Mitigation Activities; Gender Action Plan and set up and Monitoring of Sustainable Operations and Maintenance (O&M).
Freelance Energy Consultant for United Nations ESCAP
Dates Employed: Sep 2018 – Apr 2019
Employment Duration: Duration: 8 months
Location: Tonga
Energy Consultant on the UNESCAP “evidence-based policies for the sustainable use of energy resources in the Asia-Pacific Region” project in Tonga.
- Identified gaps, causes, and projections for reviewing the progress of the Tonga TERM and SDG7.
- Enhanced strategies to meet progress reporting on the current energy goals.
- Helped revise the strategies for implementing goals and targets.
- Facilitated the presentation of the findings of the assessment in a national workshop/stakeholder consultations.
- Facilitated the organization of the first national training by organizing the meeting jointly with the Government.
- Facilitated the review and assessment of the future outlook (based on scenarios) of achieving the Tonga Energy Roadmap (TERM) as well as SDG7 and the new Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) and other related reporting obligations.
- Facilitated the presentation of the findings of the assessment in a national workshop/stakeholder consultations in Tonga by organizing the meeting/meetings jointly with the Government.
Sustainable Development Goals
You can get a good feel for our business and offerings from what we have done and the feedback provided.
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remote health clinics
have power
have power
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remote schools
have power
have power
SDG-5
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new women working in the energy industry
SDG-7
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remote people with
access to electricity
access to electricity
SDG-17
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new remote businesses set up and have power
Project Delivery Manager for Tonga Power Ltd.
Dates Employed: Jun 2014 – May 2016
Employment Duration: 2 years
Location: Tonga
Achieved a 5% decrease in national diesel consumption through renewable energy projects and decreased line losses by 3% through energy efficiency and distribution network projects. This has led to a 4% decrease in the national electrical tariff with knock-on benefits for poverty alleviation.
Driver for delivering multiple centralized and distributed generation, distribution, and pilot projects across different locations, conventional and renewable technologies, and fuel sources worth ~US$40M. Successfully delivering the asset safely, on time, on budget, and to specification from initial conception right through to commissioning, asset O&M preparation, and handover. Examples include solar, wind, diesel, networks, and biomass.
Duties include international organizations and development partner engagement (DFAT, MFAT, JICA, EuroAid, ADB, WB), sourcing financing, feasibility studies, tendering, communications, contractor, consultant and stakeholder management, engineering design, procurement, progress, and financial reporting, Monitoring and Evaluation.
Managing the asset transition from Projects to O&M. Setting up financial OpEx, staffing, training, maintenance schedules, practices and strategies, tooling, and provisioning to ensure sustainable development and successful O&M.
Have completed the mentoring, knowledge transfer, and training to facilitate the localization of my position to national staff, thus ensuring sustainable and long-term positive impact and improvements to the energy metrics into the future.
Construction Manager – HRSG & Pipework for Shannon Power Management Pty Ltd.
Dates Employed: Oct 2013 – May 2014
Employment Duration: 8 months
Location: BHP Billiton Yarnima 220MW CCGT power station, Western Australia
Construction manager on site in charge of safety, lifting, erection, welding, NDT, PWHT, Quality, Craneage, Scaffolding, install of three subcritical HRSGs, all steam and water pipework.
Interfacing with Civil and Electrical teams while managing and delivering the mechanical scope. Other responsibilities included progress and financial reporting, ensuring the Health, Safety, and Welfare of approx. 100 tradesmen, Supervisors, and Engineers while working within challenging Australian legislation and regulation.
Senior Engineer for Downer EDI Engineering
Dates Employed: Oct 2012 – Oct 2013
Employment Duration: 1 year and 1 month
Location: BHP Billiton Macedon US$1.5B Onshore Gas Processing Plant, Onslow, Western Australia
Duties and Responsibilities included managing the Structural Mechanical & Piping (SMP) project deliverables such as Construction Methodology, Safety, Environmental, and Quality management plans.
Interfacing with Civil and Electrical teams while managing and delivering the mechanical scope. Other responsibilities included progress and financial reporting, ensuring the Health, Safety, and Welfare of approx. 100 tradesmen, Supervisors, and Engineers while working within challenging Australian legislation and regulation.
Mechanical Maintenance Manager for ESB International
Dates Employed: Jan 2011 – Oct 2012
Total Duration: 1 year 10 months
Location: Kulim 220MW CCGT Malaysia.
Responsible for managing the scheduled and corrective maintenance for a 220MW CCGT power plant (4 off GE Frame 6B GTs, 4 off NEM HRSGs, and 2 off GE STs).
Leading daily O&M meetings with shift staff and plant management with representation from the shareholders.
Delivered maintenance strategies for GT, ST, and HRSGs focused on asset life management to maximize returns, availability, and reliability.
Responsible for training and succession planning of in-house staff combined with subcontractor management for outsourced PM and CM works to give a balanced maintenance approach.
Have completed the mentoring, knowledge transfer, and training to facilitate the localization of my position to national staff.
General duty and responsibility for safety, Contract, Projects, Engineering, Financial and Cost Control Management. Planning, Procurement, OEMs/Vendors, Risk identification and mitigation, Scheduling and Managing outages, etc. CapEx projects, Special Tools, and a multi-million euro annual maintenance budget to ensure asset life and performance.
Carried out a detailed review and analysis of GT and ST spares to support the maintenance strategy for the life of the plant. This involved negotiations with GE to maximize the EOH between minor and major outages.
Managed HRSG, BOP, NDT works (over 3,000 site valves, several kms of piping, etc) and a multi-million euro annual maintenance budget for running plant.
Overseen the safety of employees and contractors, Audits, Documentation, Safety Improvement Plans, Risk Assessment, and Method Statements, Work Procedures, Permits for Work, Working at Height, etc.
Wind Farm O&M Manager for ESB International
Dates Employed: Jan 2010 – Dec 2010
Employment Duration: 12 months
Location: 35MW wind farms, Northern Ireland
Responsible for the construction, commissioning and O&M of two wind farms (35MW) in the UK. Managed Operational Control of the farms, HV switching, and isolations (PICO / SAP), Permits, Working at Height, WTSR, HAZOP, etc.
As O&M Manager planned and executed major outages for PM and CM activities on turbines.
Managed performance, reliability, availability, and environmental issues while ensuring a stable income stream for the asset owner. Responsible for the financial viability of the wind farms through management of CapEx and OpEx budgets.
Trained in Vestas V52 and V80, Nordex N80 and N90. HV/LV Switching Standards (PICO/SAP), BWEA Working at Height, 4×4 driving, First Aid, Fire Fighting.
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