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Hema Wadhwa

Hema Wadhwa

North Sydney,Australia

Summary

Experienced remote operations and digital enablement leader in power and energy industry with a passion for driving operational excellence and sustainable practices. 17+ years in the energy industry, specializing in remote operations, digital transformation, and innovative problem-solving. Recognized for achievements in ensuring 24/7 asset availability, implementing advanced analytics, and fostering cross-functional collaboration. Multiple awards and honors, including Chief Executive Women STEM scholarship, Women in Technology WA 2021 award and induction into WA Women's Hall of Fame in STEM category. Seasoned Specialist offering 17+ years of comprehensive experience interpreting and implementing quality assurance standards and investigating customer complaints and non-conformance issues. Practiced and knowledgeable professional possessing excellent problem solving and analytical skills paired with strong knowledge of QA terms, tools and methodologies. Committed to improving overall business processes.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Digital Enablement Manager - Remote Operations

Worley Power Services (Worley Group)
01.2023 - Current
  • As the Digital Enablement Manager for Power Generation Operations and Maintenance, I have spearheaded digital transformation initiatives through development of Unified Operations Platform.
  • Took Unified Operations Platform for multi power generation assets located all around the country, from an idea to an Operational Platform
  • Consulted with internal and external stakeholders to ensure effective communication among all involved teams.
  • Through strategic digital enablement projects, I successfully optimized operations, centralized power generation assets, and empowered individuals to achieve best results for their roles
  • Analyzed portfolio data to evaluate effectiveness of initiatives and identify improvement areas for operations and maintenance.
  • By implementing data-driven approaches, I focused on decarbonization and weather-responsive maintenance programs, resulting in enhanced asset viability and maximized power generation output from renewable sources
  • These efforts not only geared renewable power generation assets as a viable business solution but also reinforced the case for sustainable practices within the industry
  • Managed multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring timely delivery of quality results.
  • Developed and implemented strategies for seamless remote operations included - Lead cross-functional teams to drive digital transformation initiatives, optimizing operational efficiency through advanced analytics, and automation. - Foster collaboration and partnerships to enhance asset availability and safety across diverse operational components.
  • Collaborated with internal teams to ensure smooth functioning of digital services.
  • Developed and implemented strategies for improving digital services.

Remote Operations Enablement and Digital Services Manager

Worley Power Services (Worley Group)
Sydney, ANZ
06.2021 - 01.2023
  • As the Remote Operations and Digital Services Manager, I spearheaded transformative initiatives aimed at enhancing operational efficiency and sustainability
  • Through strategic digital enablement projects, I successfully optimized operations, centralized power generation assets, and empowered individuals to achieve best results for their roles
  • By implementing data-driven approaches, I focused on decarbonization and weather-responsive maintenance programs, resulting in enhanced asset viability and maximized power generation output from renewable sources
  • These efforts not only geared renewable power generation assets as a viable business solution but also reinforced the case for sustainable practices within the industry
  • Developed and implemented strategies for seamless remote operations included - Lead cross-functional teams to drive digital transformation initiatives, optimizing operational efficiency through advanced analytics, and automation. - Foster collaboration and partnerships to enhance asset availability and safety across diverse operational components.
  • Collaborated with internal teams to ensure smooth functioning of digital services.
  • Developed and implemented strategies for improving digital services.

Digital Champion

Worley
Australia West
05.2020 - 06.2021
  • Advocated for digital transformation initiatives, leveraging data-driven insights to enhance operational processes.
  • Collaborated with teams to implement advanced technologies for optimal performance and efficiency
  • Supported and worked with Digital Champions across the business globally

Business Development and Floating Systems Engineering Specialist

INTECSEA (Worley Group)
Perth
01.2017 - 06.2021
  • Co-developed innovative digital solutions, leading to industry breakthroughs and
  • co- authored technology paper that received Best Technical Paper award
  • Successfully designed solutions that exceeded regulatory requirements, increasing efficiency and safety.
  • Solely exported specialized Houston-developed capabilities into the Perth market, creating valuable differentiation in a competitive segment of energy industry
  • Published several technical papers and presented at local and international conferences
  • Contributed to a model testing project at one if the deepest pools at Neutral Buoyancy lab NASA at Hydrodynamics SME. The project received exceptional feedback from client

Office Bearer and Treasurer

Society for underwater Technology
Perth
01.2018 - 01.2021

The Treasurer is responsible for the receipt of all monies received by SUT Perth Branch; and responsible for all payments from the funds of SUT Perth Branch. The Treasurer is to ensure accounting records are kept in such a manner to enable true and fair accounts of the Association are produced on a timely basis.

The Treasurer Duties include but are not limited to:

  • Maintenance of all financial records
  • Review of Budget for the financial year in July and review of the Revised Budgets thrice a year (October; December and March) including monitoring of Income and Expenditure
  • Attendance of Finance Meetings four times per year (July; Oct; Dec and March)
  • Keep Committee members informed of SUT’s financial position
  • Review of the monthly Finance report prepared by the Administrator
  • Give a Treasurer’s review at the AGM and present Financial Statements
  • Approving all expenses paid through the Online ANZ Banking system (will be issued with a toggle which is used to approve payments). The Administrator will email the Treasurer requesting approval and sending the appropriate documentation to be reviewed before the approval. These must be approved within 7 days or they are deleted from the ANZ Online system (includes all wages)
  • Approval of any Bad Debts written off as and when required
  • Approval of changes in Bank Signatories and Term Deposits as and when required
  • Approval of Office Leases as and when required
  • Approval of Insurance documents as and when required
  • Liaison with Auditor as and when required
  • Signing of Financial Statements as per the Auditor
  • Approval of Timesheets (whilst SUT Chair is on leave)
  • Attend meetings with regard to SUT(UK) and its financial status.
  • Along with other Office Bearers, monitor performance of and take decisions relating to SUT investments to ensure compliance with investment guidelines
  • Along with other Office Bearers, take necessary actions to ensure adequate governance of the Perth SUT organisation, including monitoring effectiveness of committees, contributions of staff and volunteers, and the health of relationships with external organisations.
  • In the lead up to the new Committee year, canvas potential committee members to encourage them to go onto the new committee (to ensure there is enough potential committee members nominating themselves for election)
  • Attend 6 monthly staff reviews of SUT Administrator

Customer Relations Lead

Advisian (Worley Group)
Perth
01.2017 - 01.2018

Appointed as Customer Relations Lead for a Tier 1 operator in energy sector.

  • Developed and implemented strong and long-lasting CRM strategies to improve access for customer to understand business offerings and alignment with needs of customer's operations
  • Conducting quality assurance surveys to determine customer satisfaction and using this data to improve areas of complaint.
  • Developed and implemented customer service policies and procedures.
  • Identified opportunities to improve existing consulting services based on customer feedback.
  • Alignment with Customers sustainability goals
  • Coordinated cross-departmental efforts between sales, consultancy operations, and other stakeholders

Product Development, Senior Floating System Engineer and Business Developer

INTECSEA (Worley Group)
01.2014 - 01.2017

Hydrodynamic Engineer

INTECSEA (Worley Group)
01.2012 - 01.2014
  • Pre FEED, FEED and detailed design engineering for offshore subsea structures including floating production, offloading and storage vessels, flexible risers, moorings
  • Developed in house software to analyze hundreds of years of metocean data used for design of offshore structures
  • Co-developed a methodology called Response Based Analysis for design of offshore floating platforms
  • Published technical papers
  • presented technical papers at international and local conference

Researcher - Offshore and Coastal Engineering

The University of Western Australia and Offshore Oil and Gas Engineering
Perth, WA
08.2006 - 01.2012

Education

Executive Education - Digital Business Strategy: Harnessing Our Digital

MIT Sloan Executive Education
10-2022

Executive Education - Leading For Results

INSEAD
Fontainebleau
09-2022

Short Course - Applied Data Science

World Quant University
12-2020

Ph.D. - Faculty of Engineering Computation and Mathematics

The University of Western Australia
Perth, WA
08-2014

Graduate Diploma - Oil & Gas Engineering

School of Oil & Gas Engineering, University of WA
Perth, WA
12-2007

Bachelor of Science - Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics

Punjab University
Chandigarh, India
07-2005

Skills

  • Remote Operations Management
  • Digital Transformation
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Advanced Analytics and AI
  • Business Development
  • Subsea Engineering

Certification

  • Cyber Security for Leaders, Harvard online (currently enrolled)
  • Leading for Results, INSEAD, 2022
  • Digital Business Strategy, MIT, 2022
  • Machine Learning, Stanford University online course, 2018
  • Data Science and Python, World Quant University, 2020

Accomplishments

  • Invited as Subject Matter expert to review submission of innovation proposal to government organization in Europe in 2021.
  • Invited Keynote Speaker at the University Western Australia Graduation ceremony for Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics in July 2018
  • Invited Panellist at the Industry Mentoring and Networking in STEM (IMNIS) Leaders Forum event in 2019, mentor-mentee panel for ‘Celebrating Visionary Leadership’ event in 2018, and Value of Networking-Energy, Minerals and Resources event in 2018.
  • Invited Panellist at the University of Western Australia for Graduate Career Cafés since 2015, Inspiring Progress Long Table Luncheon event for Women in STEM in 2017
  • Recognized in the top 25 migrants by the ‘Skilled Migrant Professionals’ summer magazine issue in 2017 in Australia
  • Invited industry guest lecturer at Curtin University’s Subsea Course 2015-2020.
  • Technical publications reviewer for technical proceedings at the prestigious International Conference on Ocean, Offshore & Arctic Engineering and International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers since 2015
  • Recognized with multiple ‘Above and Beyond Awards’ from Worley Group since 2012
  • Elected P&C President at Anzac Park Public School 2023
  • Board member at Comet Bay Primary School 2019-2022

Honors And Awards

  • WA Women's Hall of Fame Inductee, 2023 (STEM Category)
  • Chief Executive Women STEM Scholarship, 2021
  • Women in Technology WA [+] Tech 2021 Award
  • Women in Leadership Award, ISWA, 2021
  • Best Technical Paper Award, Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, 2021

Publications

  • A Flexible Riser Digital Twin for Real-Time Structural Integrity Management, 26th Offshore Symposium of Section of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, Houston, Texas, 2021
  • Do we really know how to manage offshore dropped object risk?, Society for Petroleum Engineers, Perth Australia, 2021, https://www.linkedin.com/events/howtoreducecostandriskfromdropp6780404739621433344/
  • Machine learning for Mooring Integrity Management, 29th International Conference on Ocean and Arctic Engineering, Glasgow, 2019
  • Collapse Simulations of an Accidentally Dropped Drill Riser, 28th International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference, Sapporo, Japan, 2018
  • Simulation-Based Dropped Objects Assessments for Cost Management and Installation Risk Reduction, Australasian Oil and Gas Exhibition and Conference, Perth, Australia, 2016
  • Several Others on Digital enablement, machine learning and subsea engineering

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Digital Enablement Manager - Remote Operations

Worley Power Services (Worley Group)
01.2023 - Current

Remote Operations Enablement and Digital Services Manager

Worley Power Services (Worley Group)
06.2021 - 01.2023

Digital Champion

Worley
05.2020 - 06.2021

Office Bearer and Treasurer

Society for underwater Technology
01.2018 - 01.2021

Business Development and Floating Systems Engineering Specialist

INTECSEA (Worley Group)
01.2017 - 06.2021

Customer Relations Lead

Advisian (Worley Group)
01.2017 - 01.2018

Product Development, Senior Floating System Engineer and Business Developer

INTECSEA (Worley Group)
01.2014 - 01.2017

Hydrodynamic Engineer

INTECSEA (Worley Group)
01.2012 - 01.2014

Researcher - Offshore and Coastal Engineering

The University of Western Australia and Offshore Oil and Gas Engineering
08.2006 - 01.2012

Executive Education - Digital Business Strategy: Harnessing Our Digital

MIT Sloan Executive Education

Executive Education - Leading For Results

INSEAD

Short Course - Applied Data Science

World Quant University

Ph.D. - Faculty of Engineering Computation and Mathematics

The University of Western Australia

Graduate Diploma - Oil & Gas Engineering

School of Oil & Gas Engineering, University of WA

Bachelor of Science - Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics

Punjab University
  • Cyber Security for Leaders, Harvard online (currently enrolled)
  • Leading for Results, INSEAD, 2022
  • Digital Business Strategy, MIT, 2022
  • Machine Learning, Stanford University online course, 2018
  • Data Science and Python, World Quant University, 2020
Hema Wadhwa