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Douglas Jesshope

Mechanical Engineer
48 Kalimna Drive, Kleinton

Summary

I am a locally educated Mechanical Engineer currently working within the Water Infrastructure Services division at the Toowoomba Regional Council. Working under the direction of the Principal Engineer - Active Assets, my role is to ensure continuity of water and wastewater services. This involves identification and replacement of at-risk, deteriorated or failed assets, with an aim to increase mean asset life between failures.

I have worked within the Toowoomba Regional Council's WIS Active Assets team for 5 years and developed a good working knowledge of and appreciation for Toowoomba Regional Council's vast water and wastewater asset base.

Prior to my employment at Council, I worked as a MLWD / DDX Field Engineer for oil and gas services company, Schlumberger. This dynamic, fast paced and demanding job has allowed me to rapidly develop resource management skills whilst also providing technical challenges and experiences vital to a successful career in engineering.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Senior Mechanical Engineer

Toowoomba Regional Council
06.2023 - Current

Continuation of Mechanical Engineer responsibilities.

Manage a small team of engineers and technical officers to deliver program outcomes.

Undertake higher duties assignments as the Acting Principal Engineer.

Develop and review detailed technical documentation, including specifications, project delivery documentation, maintenance templates and operation manuals for ease of reference across the organization.

Evaluate third party proposals for capital project delivery, ensuring fit for purpose design at a competitive price point.

Mechanical Engineer

Toowoomba Regional Council
03.2019 - 06.2023

Continuation of Mechanical Projects Engineer responsibilities.

Identification and rectification of mechanical breakdowns throughout the region.

Acquisition and analysis of vibration data on critical bulk water pump sets.

Development and implementation of significant works programs relating to the TRC bulk water pumping network.

Implement new and improve upon existing mechanical maintenance programs to enhance service levels and asset availability.

Act as Toowoomba Regional Council's SME for major capital works, including participation in Safety in Design workshops and design meetings.

Undertake higher duties assignments as the Acting Senior Mechanical Engineer. Manage a small team of engineers and technical officers to deliver program outcomes. (12+ months, cumulative)

Mechanical Projects Engineer

Toowoomba Regional Council
08.2018 - 03.2019

Identification and replacement of failed assets (including failure analysis)

Implementation of capital replacement program (works determined annually)

Assessment and commissioning of pump sets within TRC and DA capital projects.

Cross Trained Directional Driller

Schlumberger - Drilling and Measurements
07.2017 - 08.2018

Continuation of LWD Field Engineer responsibilities.

Well-bore directional control within predefined tolerances.

Enhanced emphasis on performance based operations.

Expectation of offering sound advice on all facets of drilling.

LWD Field Engineer

Schlumberger - Drilling and Measurements
06.2014 - 06.2017

Continuation of MWD Field Engineer responsibilities.

Running of full Pathfinder suite of logging tools.

In seam drilling with both Pathfinder and Schlumberger drilling packages.

Inventory control of hazardous materials - (Nuclear Sources)

Management of small teams of engineers.

Direct Client contact as Schlumberger cell manager.

Data and document version control.

Detailed project summaries, recommendations.

MWD Field Engineer

Schlumberger - Drilling and Measurements
12.2012 - 06.2014

Logistics and Inventory control of MWD equipment.

Acquisition of mud pulse and electromagnetic telemetry on conventional and under-balanced operations.

Gamma-ray and survey logging runs.

Education

Mobius Institute: Vibration Analysis - Category 2
05.2023

Mobius Institute: Vibration Analysis - Category I
08.2021 - 08.2021

Strategic Achievement - Basic And Advanced Pumping
05.2019 - 05.2019

Dam Safety Management
04.2019 - 04.2019

Drilling Engineering And Operations, European Learning Center, Paris, France
06.2017 - 05.2017

Pathfinder LWD School, Schlumberger Learning Center - Houston, Texas
05.2014 - 05.2014

Pathfinder MWD School, Katy, Texas
01.2013 - 05.2013

University of Southern Queensland, Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering / Bachelor of Physics (Hons.)
01.2008 - 05.2012

Skills

    Capital Project Delivery

Problem Solving

Resource Management

Time Management

Communication

Risk Awareness

Hard Skills

Pump Selection
Excellent
Troubleshooting
Excellent
Software Aptitude
Excellent
Technical Understanding
Excellent
Vibration Analysis - Acquisition
Excellent
Vibration Analysis - Defect Identification
Very Good
Pump Set Alignment
Very Good

References

Ben John

Principal Engineer - Active Assets

Toowoomba Regional Council

Ph: 0455 858 550


Jaek Passier

General Manager - Water and Waste Services

Toowoomba Regional Council

Ph: 0467 006 069


Mike Rae

Project Engineer - Mechanical

CPM - Advisory and Project Management

Ph: 0405 737 490

Timeline

Senior Mechanical Engineer

Toowoomba Regional Council
06.2023 - Current

Mobius Institute: Vibration Analysis - Category I
08.2021 - 08.2021

Strategic Achievement - Basic And Advanced Pumping
05.2019 - 05.2019

Dam Safety Management
04.2019 - 04.2019

Mechanical Engineer

Toowoomba Regional Council
03.2019 - 06.2023

Mechanical Projects Engineer

Toowoomba Regional Council
08.2018 - 03.2019

Cross Trained Directional Driller

Schlumberger - Drilling and Measurements
07.2017 - 08.2018

Drilling Engineering And Operations, European Learning Center, Paris, France
06.2017 - 05.2017

LWD Field Engineer

Schlumberger - Drilling and Measurements
06.2014 - 06.2017

Pathfinder LWD School, Schlumberger Learning Center - Houston, Texas
05.2014 - 05.2014

Pathfinder MWD School, Katy, Texas
01.2013 - 05.2013

MWD Field Engineer

Schlumberger - Drilling and Measurements
12.2012 - 06.2014

University of Southern Queensland, Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering / Bachelor of Physics (Hons.)
01.2008 - 05.2012

Mobius Institute: Vibration Analysis - Category 2
Douglas JesshopeMechanical Engineer