Finance
Ben Low
Engineering Officer
Melbourne,VIC
Summary
RAN Officer with over 7 years of successful experience in managing teams and project. Recognized consistently for performance excellence and contributions to success within the organisation. Strengths include strong analytical report writing and wide exposure to different roles ranging from project management to running day-to-day operations backed by my knowledge in both Engineering and Commerce. Strong interest in applying my wealth of skills and knowledge to the financial sector.
Overview
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1
Language
9
9
years of post-secondary education
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Class Lifecycle Engineering Officer
Royal Australian Navy
Perth, WA
11.2020 - Current
- Coordinate and develop policy documents for engineering and operational procedures to be used on ships.
- Performed duties in accordance with all applicable standards, policies and regulatory guidelines to promote safe working environment (e.g. WHS, ISO, RTO).
- Track and monitor project schedules using company applications and Excel tools.
- Resolved problems, improved operations and provided exceptional service.
- Created plans and communicated deadlines to ensure projects were completed on time (i.e. ship's schedule and platform upgrade).
Senior Operations Officer
Royal Australian Navy
Mornington, VIC
01.2019 - 11.2020
- Supported and supervised team of 30 technical and operational specialists.
- Streamline operations through new digital reporting measures and improving back-end IT organisation.
- Oversaw daily administrative operations, including training, operational live fire exercise and project management.
- Oversaw business-wide changes to modernize procedures and organization.
- Developed program to promote new managers from within, building and maintaining cohesive leadership structure.
- Coordinate workforce to exceed performance targets despite continuous interruptions due to COVID-19.
Assistant Weapons Electrical Engineering Officer
Royal Australian Navy
Sydney, NSW
01.2017 - 12.2018
- Deployed on several international operations to help achieve key strategic government policy goals (e.g. RIMPAC, South China Sea deployment).
- Assist in managing a departmental team of technical specialists on a warship.
- Coordinate with contractors and staff to achieve proper engineering goals during a maintenance period.
- Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
- Worked flexible hours; night, weekend, and holiday shifts (i.e. hours averaged from 8-16 hours shifts).
- Exceeded goals through effective task prioritization and great work ethic.
- Prepared a variety of different written communications, reports and documents to ensure smooth operations.
- Proved successful working within tight deadlines and fast-paced atmosphere.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Communications And Electronics
Australian National University
Canberra, ACT 01.2011 - 06.2017
Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting And Finance
University Of Melbourne
Parkville, VIC 01.2007 - 01.2010
Skills
Project lifecycle management
Accomplishments
- Supervised team of 30 staff members and exceeded performance targets during a challenging year.
- Wrote the business case and perform analytical studies into the upgrade of a new platform system for the range.
- Restructure the organisation and streamline day-to-day operations to improve productivity and morale.
Interests
Stock market
Emerging trends
Macroeconomics
Timeline
Assistant Class Lifecycle Engineering Officer
Royal Australian Navy
11.2020 - Current
Senior Operations Officer
Royal Australian Navy
01.2019 - 11.2020
Assistant Weapons Electrical Engineering Officer
Royal Australian Navy
01.2017 - 12.2018
Bachelor of Engineering - Communications And Electronics
Australian National University
01.2011 - 06.2017
Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting And Finance
University Of Melbourne
01.2007 - 01.2010
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