Harrison King
Woodvale,WA
Summary
Crane operator, rigger and MED2 engineer with 10 years in offshore oil and gas. Operating mobile cranes and leading heavy lift rigging. Land drill rig, gas plant and minesite projects and shutdowns. Offshore work as a deckhand, logistics coordinator and MED2 engineer. Passionate about safe, planned heavy lifting in high-risk environments on FIFO rosters.
Overview
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Certification
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Crane Operator / Rigger, Ensign Drill Rig 963, Chevron Gorgon Project (Gas Plant)
Joyce Krane
Barrow Island
03.2024 - Current
- Fast-paced crane operations lifting onto the catwalk, rig floor and bucking unit, on a rig that never stops
- 2 years operating a 230 t Liebherr all-terrain slewing crane, a 40 t Franna and a 25 t Franna
- Dual lifts of 21 m drill pipe, packers, well clean assembly and screens to the rig floor, coordinating the slewing crane lifts with the drill rig, frequently throughout each week
- Lead dogging and rigging: coordinating simultaneous operations and dual lifts on the rig floor
- Provided crane support for coiled tubing operations and secured BOP during collaborative efforts with Chevron, Schlumberger, and Halliburton.
- Managed handling of tubulars and rig floor equipment, ensuring safe operations of bails, master bushings, power tongs, slips, and elevators.
- Executed crane dogging operations under high-risk conditions to mitigate hazards.
- Developed lift plans using Liebherr software to ensure safe and efficient crane operations.
- Facilitated drilling on 4 different sites through every stage of the well, from spud, BHA run in, casing and cementing, through logging, perforating and tubing, to Christmas tree installation and well online
- Managed wellsite permits to maintain adherence to legal and safety standards.
- Strict gas plant, Chevron and Ensign safety policies and site procedures, incident free throughout
Crane Operator/Rigger, Minesites and Shutdowns
Freo Cranes, PGC, Pearl Recruitment
01.2020 - 03.2024
- 4 years rigging, and operating Franna cranes (20 t, 25 t and 40 t), on FIFO rosters including shutdown work, following strict site procedures, incident free throughout
- Rigged 4 x 220 t trommels at Christmas Creek mine site, setting up double H pattern rigging gear with load sensors on a 650t crawler crane, ensuring safety and compliance with site procedures.
Deckhand, Engineer
Gun Marine Services
01.2008 - 07.2016
- Supporting ROV for pipelayers Solitaire and Fortitude
- Man overboard watch on rigs, living onboard vessels offshore
- Deck operations including mooring, cargo handling and lifting, with heavy machinery, winches, A-frames and deck cranes
- Dive vessel operations at various locations: Scott Reef and Rowley Shoals, sampling at the Montebello Islands, Varanus Island and Thevenard Island
- Deck operations including mooring, cargo handling and lifting, with heavy machinery, winches, A-frames and deck cranes
- Operated deck winch and A-frame for sampling, deploying sand grabber to depths of up to 1000 m, contributing to data collection for marine engineering projects.
- Installation and recovery of deep sea instrumentation
- Served as deckhand/engineer on 25 m dive vessel at Barrow Island (2012 to 2014), managing daily operations for 20 personnel onboard, including skippering the tender for divers and performing maintenance and repairs.
- Carried out sampling, operating a deck winch and A-frame, with sand grabber lowered to 1000 m
- Installation and recovery of deep sea instrumentation
- Barrow Island dive vessel (2012 to 2014): deckhand/engineer on vessel with divers, personnel living onboard, skippering the tender
- Operated low pressure and high pressure sand and membrane desalination plants
- Fuel transfer, grey/black water storage and septic duties
- Serviced generators and motors, and carried out low voltage electrical maintenance
- Maintained refrigeration and air conditioning systems
Skills
- Crane operating: all-terrain slewing, rough terrain and Franna pick-and-carry cranes
- Heavy lift crane rigging, over 100t, dogging, slinging and lift planning in fast-paced, high-risk workplaces
- Use of Liebherr Lift planning software
- Safe crane operating on a gas plant and drill rig with strict safety policies, incident free throughout FIFO work
- Offshore deck crew operations: heavy machinery, winches, A-frames and deck cranes, plus deep sea instrumentation installation, cleaning and recovery
- Deckhand: Facilitating company personnel onshore and offshore, rigging and dogging cargo, lifting sea containers and various lifts On call 24 hours, with staggered hours
- MED2 Marine engineering: desalination plant maintenance, generator and motor servicing, low voltage electrical, refrigeration and air conditioning maintenance and servicing
Certification
- CN: Non-slewing mobile crane
- CV: Vehicle loading crane
- C0: Slewing mobile crane (unlimited)
- DG: Dogging
- RI: Rigging Intermediate
- BOSIET
- LF: Forklift
- Elements of Shipboard Safety
- STCW95 (Not Current)
- MEDII (Not Current)
- St Johns Safety First Aid (Not Current)
- HR (Heavy Rigid) truck licence
Timeline
Crane Operator / Rigger, Ensign Drill Rig 963, Chevron Gorgon Project (Gas Plant)
Joyce Krane
03.2024 - Current
Crane Operator/Rigger, Minesites and Shutdowns
Freo Cranes, PGC, Pearl Recruitment
01.2020 - 03.2024
Deckhand, Engineer
Gun Marine Services
01.2008 - 07.2016