David Hicks
Oakleigh East,Victoria
Summary
Accomplished National Energy and Refrigeration Manager with a proven track record at Lineage, adept in strategic planning and complex problem-solving. Spearheaded energy efficiency upgrades and managed a 110GW electricity portfolio, showcasing exceptional project management and verbal communication skills. Expert in driving significant operational improvements and working with cross-functional engineering teams.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
National Energy and Refrigeration Manager
Lineage
07.2016 - Current
Energy - Managing the electricity portfolio for the Australian network, including
- 110GW Volume Consumption Annually
- Procurement - managing a combination of Progressive Purchasing & Fixed Volume Contracts
- Accurate Electricity Forecasting, Budgeting and Data Analysis
- IEnergy Efficiency Upgrades (Business Cases), Price Efficiency, Load Management, Control Systems
- Network Services - Demand Response, FCAS, RERT, IRCR, IRR, NEMGEN, Critical Peaking
- Measurement and Verification
- Solar program - Scope, Tender, Business Case, Installation, Performance Monitoring
- Generator Installations and Management
Refrigeration
- Engineering Team Supports Services - Fault Finding, Plant Management, Maintenance, Compliance, Capital Upgrades and Plant Replacements
Role also includes
- General Building Capital Projects
Victorian Engineering Manager
Swire Cold Storage
03.2008 - 07.2016
Accountable for providing the building, plant and property maintenance and capital upgrades for all sites in the Victorian and Tasmania regions. The job includes input for the design and monitoring of new buildings and infrastructure and to efficiently carry out maintenance without causing disruption to operations.
Including the following assets and systems
- Major Building, Office and Plant Capital Retrofits
- Industrial Ammonia Refrigeration Plant
- Fire, Hydraulic, Security and Air-conditioning Systems
- Building Fabric, insulated Panel, Weather Roof, Doors & Hardstand
- MHE, Forklifts, High Bay Crane Automation & Conveyors.
Education
Industrial Refrigeration
Logan College
Queensland06-1996
Skills
- Verbal and written communication
- Complex Problem-solving
- Goal setting
- Documentation and reporting
- Strategic planning
- Project management
- Project planning
- Key performance indicators
Accomplishments
- Generated >$5M in network services revenue over 6 Years
- Installed 7MW of Solar past three years
- Implemented Ignition Scada Software across the network
- Built blast freezing capacity for 90M kg of product per annum past two years
- Retrofitted over 1000 high bay light fixtures to LED past three years
- Refurbished two facilities resulting in 10% and 30% electricity reductions respectively 2016-18
- Generated $2.3M in funding for energy efficiency projects past 5 years (VEEC's, ARENA, SA Government Energy Productivity Program)
- Avoided the electricity volatility in 2022/23 with long term contracts then restructured the portfolio to Progressive Purchasing to ease back into the market as prices were normalising >$1.5M cost avoidance.
- Provided strategic engineering solutions to accommodate business growth, then built business case for $13M refrigeration plant replacements to increase cooling capacity while reducing energy consumption, maintenance and increasing compliance.
Timeline
National Energy and Refrigeration Manager
Lineage
07.2016 - Current
Victorian Engineering Manager
Swire Cold Storage
03.2008 - 07.2016
Industrial Refrigeration
Logan College
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