GALEN WALKER
Urunga,NSW
Summary
Experienced IRATA level 3 Rope Access Technician with over 7 years of experience in Heavy Industries and diverse environments throughout NSW, QLD, WA and Canada.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
IRATA Level 3 Supervisor
Halson Group
11.2023 - Current
- Applied strong leadership talents and problem-solving skills to maintain team efficiency and organize workflows.
- Surpassed client expectations, achieving goals well ahead of schedule.
- Successfully navigated real-time adjustments to job scopes and work fronts, maintaining high team moral throughout.
- Applied problem-solving skills to establish secure and efficient access and rescue systems.
IRATA Level 3 Supervisor
Civmec Construction And Engineering
08.2023 - Current
- Applied strong leadership talents and problem-solving skills to maintain team efficiency and organize workflows.
- Identified unsafe or unhealthful workplace conditions or hazards to enforce safe work practices and procedures.
- Managed client expectations to achieve goals within the desired timeline.
- Effectively orchestrated and supervised different disciplines, such as rope access, rigging, fitting, boiler making and simultaneous crane operations, to achieve optimal outcome.
- Facilitated the development of JHA's for various scopes of work, actively encouraging the involvement of inexperienced workers in the process.
IRATA Level 3 Supervisor
Rix Asset Maintenance
09.2022 - 08.2023
- Managing the rope access component of up to 4 sites at a time.
- Main first aider on-site
- Inspection, care and maintenance of all rope access and rigging equipment through the use of EZYID.
- Working with scaffolders to develop safe and effective access/rig for rescue systems
- Performed different geotechnical processes such as grouting, meshing, steel fixing and shotcreting.
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
- Worked well in a team setting, providing support and guidance.
- Managed time efficiently in order to complete all tasks within deadlines.
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
- Passionate about learning and committed to continual improvement.
- Identified issues, analyzed information and provided solutions to problems.
IRATA Level 3/Basic Rigger/Confined Space Auditor
DBC Group Australia Pty Ltd
09.2018 - 11.2021
- Full Time Employee for over 3 years.
- Experience with permit sign on for multiple sites including Bluescope Steel, Boral, Water NSW, Viva Energy etc.
- Documentation (rescue plans, change of management in SWMS, site diaries and toolbox talks).
- Site set up.
- Identifying of hazards.
- Identification, selection, and use of anchors with a variety of different rope access equipment.
- Rigging ropes.
- Effective use of chain blocks and lever blocks as well as other rigging techniques.
- Dogging of cranes.
- Integration of rope access and rigging.
- Supervision of crew.
- Standby rescue.
- Enter and work in confined spaces.
- Management of confined spaces.
- Co-ordination of different crews on different sites while performing confined space audits across BHP WAIO sites.
- Use of power tools, battery powered tools, pneumatic tools and hand tools.
- Structural bolting
- Use of Layer scaffolding
- TA for boilermakers
- Familiar with different NDT processes such as UT, PT and MP
- Make safe and Hazard reduction (refractory)
- Descaling and geotechnical
- bog outs
- Offsite duties include but not limited to; Preparation of documents (SWMS, ERRP, Project folders, Procedures, Spreadsheets), Reporting, mobbing and de-mobbing, project development, IRATA Training assistant (Trainers Logbook), Active participant in safety meetings.
IRATA Level 1 Rope Access Technician/NDT Assistant
Tacten Industrial Incorporated/Acuren Industrial Services
12.2016 - 04.2018
- Removal and control of Ice and Snow on the Port Mann Bridge in Vancouver B.C.
- Installation of chain collars in Chain Release Devices (CRD's) on Cable Stays of bridge.
- General observation of snow and ice build up on CRD's and Cable Stays of bridge.
- Clear and concise communication with other team members over radios.
- Working at Heights of up to 180m.
- Inspection of recovery boiler tubes using different NDT processes such as Penetrant, Magnetic and Ultrasonic testing.
- Implementing rope access to UT under bull nose inside recovery boiler.
Skills
- IRATA Level 3
- Basic Rigger
- MR Truck License
- Enter and Work in Confined Space
- Gas Test Atmosphere
- Working @ Heights
- First Aid and CPR
- BHP Inducted
- RIW Inducted
- Leadership Skills
- Good Communicator
- Team Player
References
Ben Turnbull, Rigsafe Industrial Rope Access Pty Ltd: Owner/Operator: +61 423 946 516
Caine Siale, Civmec: Project Manager: +61 448 825 087
Pat Hartigan, PCM Group: Operations Manager: +61 402 746 388
Keith Greggor, Tacten Industrial Inc: Project Manager: +1 604 619 4306
Ben Cameron, Tacten Industrial Inc: Project Manager: +1 604 771 8429
Timeline
IRATA Level 3 Supervisor
Halson Group
11.2023 - Current
IRATA Level 3 Supervisor
Civmec Construction And Engineering
08.2023 - Current
IRATA Level 3 Supervisor
Rix Asset Maintenance
09.2022 - 08.2023
IRATA Level 3/Basic Rigger/Confined Space Auditor
DBC Group Australia Pty Ltd
09.2018 - 11.2021
IRATA Level 1 Rope Access Technician/NDT Assistant
Tacten Industrial Incorporated/Acuren Industrial Services
12.2016 - 04.2018
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