Air-Rail-Oil Career Profile

Stephen Banks

Nationality:    British

Date of Birth: 11-01-66                                                          Status: Single (no dependents)

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Summary

Ÿ          Project & Construction Management; with 14 years of consultancy & site-based experience.	Ÿ          Installation & Commissioning; ranging from builders’ works to complex networked systems.
Ÿ            Detailed knowledge of Control & Instrumentation Engineering.	Ÿ          Windows & DOS literate (applications, networking & troubleshooting.)

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MK International was a Project Management company, which managed the design, construction & commissioning of Telecommunications Facilities.  Parent company, WorldCom, closed MKI down in mid-2002.

Ÿ          Installed WorldCom equipment in third party data centres throughout the Asia Pacific Region.  Projects included a US$3M IP Hub in Seoul, US$1M Frame Relay Nodes in Mumbai & Shanghai and a DWDM training room in Hong Kong.  Overseas projects all completed on time with minimal  support from home.

Ÿ          Project Managed the fast-track construction of a 550m² Internet Data Centre in Hong Kong.  Performed all contract administration, including budgeting, sub-contract & lease negotiation, client & landlord liaison and construction management.  The facility was complete and handed over to UUNET within seven weeks of contractor mobilisation - one week ahead of schedule.

Ÿ          Provided support to MKI construction projects in the Asia Pacific Region.  Performing initial site selection, scheme design, technical support through design & construction phases, then close out auditing & handover of completed facilities.

eGlobal was an eCommerce company, founded in September 1999, from the re-organisation of Fibrestream Ltd. and a capital injection from two UK based entrepreneurs.

Ÿ          Set-up and controlled eGlobal's Hong Kong operations.  Supervised the development and preparation of eGlobal's worldwide Business Plan and integrated Fibrestream’s assets & resources into a new structure of holding and operating companies.

Ÿ          Managed 'Year 2000 compliance' projects for Fibrestream.  Duties included managing a team of engineers, performing audits & risk assessments and developing business continuity plans.  Y2k Reports were profitably completed, with no unpredicted problems occurring at the New Millennium.

Parsons Brinckerhoff was the design consultant for major airfield-wide design contracts at the Hong Kong Airport.  These contracts included, Permanent Utilities, Aviation Fuel, Communications and Security systems.

Ÿ          Seconded into the Airport Authority’s Project Management team, to control the installation, commissioning & plant integration of a US$12M Distributed Control System.  Duties included daily supervision, liaison with airport operations & other contractors, approvals and variation assessment.  Successfully progressed construction activities despite a major contractual dispute between client and contractor.

Ÿ          Represented Parsons Brinckerhoff on site, during the final design & construction stages of the airport design contracts.  Duties included liaison between design office and site-based client, solution of contractors’ site queries and construction observation.

Ÿ          Designed process & control systems for the US$120M Aviation Fuel Storage & Distribution Systems.  As Lead Engineer, supervised specialist sub-consultants, performing design, planning and specification.  Promoted to Deputy Project Manager during construction phase; responsible for interface with client, control of resources, design change approval and preparation of variation claims.

Ÿ          Supervised construction, installation and commissioning of Shell’s US$4M Gas Oil Modification Project.  As multi-disciplined Resident Engineer, responsible for daily progress & co-ordination of all contractors‘ works.  Major target dates met despite client's advancement of  project schedule and ongoing operations.

Leung's Engineering was a small company specialising in materials handling for the power generation and process industries.  Leung's provided services ranging from equipment sales to turnkey projects.

Ÿ          Co-ordinated all liaison between Japanese and Chinese companies for a US$1M Pipe Conveyor fabrication & installation project, at a major Hong Kong power station.  Responsibilities included contractual communication, workshop & site supervision and technical support.

Sullom Voe is the largest crude oil terminal in Europe.  On site facilities include pipeline receipt, separation, dehydration, fractionation, bulk storage (crude & refrigerated LNG), marine loading and power generation.

Ÿ          Designed and implemented on-line system modifications & field instrument tie-ins, as part of a US$20M re-instrumentation project.  Work involved centralising control of all facilities, using a Honeywell TDC3000 system.  Supervised contract wiremen and technicians, finishing all work on schedule and within budget; despite the short time scale and continuing plant operation.

Ÿ          Managed Instrument Decommissioning work at Sullom Voe Terminal.  Developed a philosophy, prepared the scope of work and arranged contracts for supervisors and technicians.  Provided day-to-day control and technical support, completing the job without shutdown of adjacent live plant.

Ÿ          Completed BP’s graduate training scheme, accredited by the Institution of Electrical Engineers.  Spent 2 years in a variety of onshore & offshore roles, gaining experience in design, operations, maintenance and construction. The basic practical skills learned, whilst working alongside plant operators &technicians, provided an invaluable foundation for my subsequent career.

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