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Overview
Work History
Education
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Darrin McDougall

Berrinba,QLD

Summary

Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Mechanical Fitter

Rio Tinto Shut Down
07.2024 - 08.2024
  • Reinstating rollers, hard skirts, working working in Team roles.

Mechanical Fitter

Monadelphous Perth
07.2024 - 08.2024
  • Maintained clean work environment by following established housekeeping procedures, reducing hazards and ensuring worker safety.
  • Safely operated machinery to avoid injuries and accidents and encouraged others to do same.
  • Performed onsite maintenance and repair work.
  • Contributed to project completion by assembling, fitting, and aligning complex mechanical components accurately.

Tiler

Self-employeed
12.2018 - 06.2024
  • Responsibilities: Measuring layouts and mark surfaces according to plans, Prepare wall and floor surfaces by removing old tiles, grout, cement and adhesive, Fill all holes and cracks and clean surfaces, Attach tiles to surfaces, using correct adhesives and ensuring patterned tiles match, Use tile-cutting tools to cut and shape tiles needed for edges, corners or around obstacles, Space and even the tiles using spirit levels, squares and plumb-lines, Prepare and apply grout, remove excess grout, clean and polish tiles, Waterproof wet areas
  • Planned and handled more than two installation jobs each month.
  • Reduced material waste by accurately estimating project needs and optimizing tile cutting techniques.

Hydraulic Technician / Mechanical Fitter

Enermech Pty Limited / Project: Wheatstone, Bechtel Chevron
01.2016 - 07.2017
  • Accomplishment: Promoted to Leading Hand overseeing up to 8 staff members, as required, Responsibilities: Managing HPU (off shore hydraulic pump unit) operation and maintenance, Flange management, Repairing and rebuilding of diaphragm pumps, Pressure testing & assisting NDT, Maintaining and operating multistage centrifugal pumps (diesel motor driven), Reinstate vital plant equipment to correct specifications, Performing specific tasks in 'blue zone' (commissioning stage areas), Taking out permits, as well as working under permits, in high risk zones, Observing and first fire of rotary machinery in commissioning phase, Dissembling and reassembling pipe spools using isometric and P&ID drawings, Analysis of oil particles using a microscope, Hydraulic flushing, Fitting of hydraulic hoses as well as allied fittings, Operating and repairing hydraulic pumps, Monitoring and documenting hydraulic operating pressures, Oil polishing, An understanding of various compressor systems, To be familiar with gas turbine generators, Removing and reinstating pumps and valves as well as allied equipment, Managing daily pre-start checks on all equipment, Undertaking 'time out' for safety purposes before and during each task, Managing risk assessment and prevention before each task, Ensuring the monitoring of all equipment including pumps, compressors, hydraulic and rotary equipment

Hydraulic Technician

Enermech Pty Limited / Several Projects: Curtis Island
09.2013 - 08.2015
  • Responsibilities: Setting up of system flushing using centrifugal flood pumps, Flange management, Setting up for cooler flush, Removing and replacing valves in manifold set up, Placing screens in existing pipe work for flushing, Setting up diaphragm system, Assisting with screen runs to rundown tanks and system runs, Manufacturing of screens for system runs, Polishing MLO oil, Flushing systems on Central Processing Plants (CPP), Flushing systems on Fuel Compressor Stations (FCS), Undertaking variable displacement of piston pumps, Setting up and using T15 synthetic unit, Setting up and operating in-line heater units, Carrying out lab-sampling and analysis, Flushing of coolers and compressors as well as turbine system set ups, Maintaining high safety standards with check lists on running system procedures, Carrying out oil sampling and interpreting oil sampling analysis, Carrying out on-shore and off-shore hose assembly installations

Education

Skills

  • Maintenance troubleshooting

Furtheremploymentroles

  • Trades Assistant to Mechanical Fitters, Mondadelphous / BHP Macedon Gas Plant, Onslow, WA
  • Trades Assistant, Constructa Corporation / Sino Iron, WA
  • Concrete Cutting, Mi Cut / Melbourne Metro, VIC
  • Concrete Cutting Division, Freo Cranes, Karratha, WA
  • Concrete Cutting Self Employed, Brisbane QLD
  • Tiling Self Employed, Melbourne VIC and Brisbane QLD
  • Renovating and flipping properties, Australia and New Zealand

References

  • Monadelphous Supervisor Dan Horn, 0468 474 429
  • Danny Lyall, Engineer / Site Manager, Enermech / APLNG, Curtis Island, QLD, 0422 852 039
  • John Stephenson, Engineer/ Site Manager, Enermech Upstream Chinchilla QGC, 0419 259 589

Timeline

Mechanical Fitter

Rio Tinto Shut Down
07.2024 - 08.2024

Mechanical Fitter

Monadelphous Perth
07.2024 - 08.2024

Tiler

Self-employeed
12.2018 - 06.2024

Hydraulic Technician / Mechanical Fitter

Enermech Pty Limited / Project: Wheatstone, Bechtel Chevron
01.2016 - 07.2017

Hydraulic Technician

Enermech Pty Limited / Several Projects: Curtis Island
09.2013 - 08.2015

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