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Bruce Beard, Senior Electrical Expert,

Bruce Beard

Senior Electrical Expert,·SMEC

Australia

Master's degree, Electrical Engineering

Work experience

Total years of experience: 19 years, 0 months

Senior Electrical Expert,

August 2018 - February 2019

SMEC

Indonesia

August 2018 - February 2019

Detailed electrical design and controls systems design assistance for waste water treatment plants 15ML/day in Sumatra and Kalimantan. Funded by ADB.
Company industry:
General Engineering Consultancy
Job role:
Engineering

Principle Electrical Engineer

May 2018 - August 2018

SMEC

Australia

May 2018 - August 2018

Electrical design of HV and LV distribution systems and facilities for new and upgraded works at Toowoomba Regional Council.
Company industry:
General Engineering Consultancy
Job role:
Electrical Engineering

Snr Facilities Management Engineer

October 2017 - February 2018

ADNOC

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

October 2017 - February 2018

Advising ADNOC in the establishment of a facilities management system to manage a township of 40, 000 residents; including establishment of all IT and record keeping, risk management, operational procedures, electricity and water use optimisation, sustainability, maintenance of all electrical, mechanical, civil and structural assets, help desk, computer aided facilities management system and asset register.
Company industry:
General Engineering Consultancy
Job role:
Engineering

ELV Construction Manager

September 2015 - September 2016

Parsons - United Arab Emirates

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

September 2015 - September 2016

PM and design activities, tender evaluation, economic modelling, construction project management, installation and commissioning and on-site construction supervision of new 1.1MW steam plant, a1.3MW expansion of LV switchboards, new submains DBs, new s/s steam and water pipework, a new control system, new RO plant, power and control cables, routing of new power and controls cables, sterile processing room strip out and refit, HVAC modifications, fire detection and firefighting system modifications, concrete works and painting.
Company industry:
General Engineering Consultancy
Job role:
Engineering

Electrical Engineer

April 2015 - August 2015

AssetFuture Middle East

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

April 2015 - August 2015

Asset management and engineering services focused on high value building and critical plant.
During this role I also was seconded to Healthpoint Hospital completing electrical refit projects to redundant power supplies in high dependency wards, modifications to HVAC electrical switchboards and PM of earthing system upgrade of entire hospital.
Company industry:
Facilities & Property Management
Job role:
Electrical Engineering

Electrical Engineer

January 2014 - December 2014

January 2014 - December 2014

Design), MINETEK, Singleton, NSW: Electrical design and systems design of water treatment plants and enhanced evaporation systems for mine spill water.
Job role:
Electrical Engineering

Design Manager

February 2010 - October 2011

James Cook University

United Arab Emirates

February 2010 - October 2011

Engineering and
Company industry:
Primary, Prep, & Secondary School
Job role:
Engineering

Consultant Engineer

June 2010 - July 2010

June 2010 - July 2010

Transfield Services, Brisbane
Business Model Development - Transfield Rail SA. Development of a business model that would improve asset management and utilisation for track maintenance assets distributed across the southern half of Australia. Assets are capital intensive and slow to relocate, while the track work and the relocation of maintenance assets must not disrupt normal track operations. (Role sandwiched within MBD contract above.
Job role:
Engineering

Manager

March 2008 - September 2009

March 2008 - September 2009

Commissioning and Defects Rectification
Job role:
Management

Consultant Engineer

January 2006 - March 2008

Beakoh Pty Ltd

United Arab Emirates

January 2006 - March 2008

SE Qld Potable Water Asset Valuation - Qld Treasury Technical Due Diligence, Cardno. Due diligence on $10 billion of water infrastructure assets prior to their acquisition by state government from local authorities. As part of the Cardno team my role was as facilities coordinator, managing teams of discipline engineers and participating in asset evaluations of electrical infrastructure.
Goondicum Raw Water Pipeline - Monto Minerals, SunWater. Contract and project management as superintendent’s representative on design and construction of a private 30km 350mm DICL and PVC raw water pipeline to supply mine water from a regional bore.
Price Creek and Paddy’s Green Upgrade - Mareeba Irrigation Area, SunWater. Electrical design for upgrades to pumps and electrical infrastructure at two pump stations.
Moranbah Eastern Extension - Burdiken-Moranbah Pipeline, SunWater. Compilation of asset hierarchy for later SAP upload, total $250m asset.
Clare A Pump Station Renewal - Clare A, Burdiken River, SunWater. Project management for renewal of minor river-intake pump station providing raw water to irrigators in Central Queensland.
Boondooma Dam - Vacuum Priming System, SunWater. Brownfield detail design for vacuum priming system for dual HV raw water pumps at height of drought to enable remaining dam water to be accessed.
Stanwell HV Pump Station - Electrical Infrastructure Renewal, SunWater. Project engineering for the roll out of new supply cables and switchgear on 3.3kV raw water pump station on Burdiken River, Central Queensland.
Fluoridisation System Assessment - Queensland Health Dept, SunWater. Assessment of individual town water supplies SE Qld in preparation for state-wide roll out of fluoridisation systems.
Job role:
Engineering

Electrical Maintenance Engineer

December 2004 - February 2006

Qatar Petroleum, Arab D Gas Refinery – Electrical Maintenance

December 2004 - February 2006

managing the day to day activities of a team of electrical technicians (18 full time and contractors) maintaining electrical plant and equipment in large gas production plant and performing a turn-around.
Job role:
Maintenance, Repair, and Technician

Systems Engineer

January 2002 - September 2004

Raytheon

Australia

January 2002 - September 2004

Sea Tests and Trials - Collins Class Submarine Project. Managing the conduct of submarine sea trials to demonstrate compliance with contracted performance for weapons, navigation, sonar, radar and communications systems, and preparation of detailed system test procedures, assessing results and reporting to RAN on achievements.
2002
Adjunct Lecturer, Adelaide University, Australia
Supervising final year engineering students in their honours program projects.
Company industry:
Military & Defense
Job role:
Information Technology

Lecturer

September 1999 - December 2001

Engineering, Sultan’s Armed Forces

Oman

September 1999 - December 2001

Levels I and II - Airwork (Bombardier) Project. Instructor in mathematics, physics, electronics and computer skills to enlisted personnel and trainee officers at Muasakar Al Murtafa’ HQ, Muscat.
Prep and 1st Year Engineering Instruction - Sohar University. Instructor in mathematics, physics, electronics and computer skills to civilian officers
Job role:
Teaching and Academics

Project Engineer

May 2001 - September 2001

Mott MacDonald

Oman

May 2001 - September 2001

Transmission Substation FEED - Ministry of Housing, Electricity and Water, Sultanate of Oman. Design review and certification of subcontractor documentation for the design and build of transmission stations and substations.
Mixed Feed Oil-Gas Pipeline - Sohar Refinery Project, Sultanate of Oman. Conceptual design and ROM costings of alternative implementations of 230km mixed feed hot oil pipeline from Sohar to Muscat.
10MW LNG Cogeneration Plant - PDO Refinery Project, Sultanate of Oman. Conceptual design of 10MW cogeneration plant to provide electricity and process heat to Petroleum Development Oman from its own gas turbines.
Company industry:
Business Consultancy Services
Job role:
Engineering

Electrical Engineer

February 1996 - August 1999

Australian Submarine Corporation

February 1996 - August 1999

and Test and Trials Engineer, Kockums Pacific Technology, Adelaide Harbour Release and Sea Trials - Collins Class Submarine Project.
As a test and trials (commissioning engineer) for Kockums Pacific Technology, the design authority for the Collins Class submarine platform, conducting performance trials on propulsion and electrical systems and enforcing rules of safe system design on designers and constructors.
Electrical Systems - Design and Maintenance, Collins Class Submarine Project. Electrical engineer responsible for the systems design and/or commissioning of main submarine batteries, emergency backup batteries, earth fault detection and rectification, AC/DC power conversion, on board heating, diesel generators 5MW, reverse osmosis water system, main propulsion motor, dc 5MW, weapons discharge systems, underwater antennae deployment system, emergency propulsion system, gas detection system, emergency breathing systems, fire detection systems, emergency escape systems, optimisation of propulsions system.
Company industry:
Maritime & Marine Engineering
Job role:
Electrical Engineering

Education

Chalmers University of Technology

December 1995

December 1995

Master's degree, Electrical Engineering

Sweden

GPA (point): 3 out of 4

GPA (point): 3 out of 4

M.Sc. El. Eng.
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Chalmers University of Technology

January 1995

January 1995

Master's degree, Electrical Engineering

Sweden

GPA (point): 3 out of 4

GPA (point): 3 out of 4

M.Sc. El. Eng.
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Macquarie University

January 1982

January 1982

Bachelor's degree, Physics

Australia

Skills

MANAGEMENT
Expert
MANAGEMENT
Expert
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
Expert
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
Expert
UPGRADES
Expert
UPGRADES
Expert
CONVERSION
Expert
CONVERSION
Expert

Languages

Arabic

Intermediate

English

Expert

Swedish

Expert

Memberships

Institute of Engineers Australia

Member

May 2012