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Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Affliations
Certification
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Kanni Short

Kanni Short

Melbourne,Australia

Summary

Senior Manager with over 20 years of expertise in engineering, operations, and risk management across the energy, oil and gas, and manufacturing sectors. Demonstrated ability to lead teams effectively while driving structural and cultural change within organizations. Proven track record in stakeholder engagement and influencing at all levels to achieve strategic objectives. Committed to fostering innovation and continuous improvement in complex operational environments.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Group Manager Asset Governance and Assurance

Origin
Melbourne, VIC
03.2024 - Current
  • Perform a key strategic management and leadership role within the Generation and Energy Transition Leadership Team
  • Accountable for prioritising, planning, integrating and organising governance and assurance activities to deliver on business commitments
  • Lead highly skilled teams of multidisciplined principal engineers, data, information, and systems specialists to manage asset and data integrity
  • Accountable for delivery of independent technical governance with assurance against Asset Management Framework for safe operations, availability and reliability of operating assets across their lifecycle
  • Direct the strategic implementation of digital asset management solutions and capability through a multi-year Digital Program
  • Responsible for setting consistent governance and application of the Engineering Technical Authority framework
  • Responsible for effective Process Safety Management systems integration into Asset Management Framework and wider business systems to ensure technical and operating integrity of existing and new assets
  • Responsible for setting consistent management, governance and security of asset information (strategy, standards, and systems)
  • Responsible for integrity of technical systems and data management to ensure data reliability and accuracy for seamless retrieval of data for reporting and governance
  • Accountable for ensuring sound risk assessment processes and tools are developed and used by the business to manage Process Safety risks throughout asset lifecycle
  • Accountable for business emergency resilience capability, ensuring the business can respond and adapt quickly to disruptions and significant unplanned events thus minimising impact to people, operations, assets and Origin’s reputation
  • Set strategic direction for Business Risk Management and Reporting in line with 3 levels of assurance requirements
  • Foster effective Internal / External Audit Management, action tracking & support for the business
  • Ensure effective management of Connection Agreements for existing assets, including counterparty relationships and negotiations (commercial and technical)
  • Responsible for the development and assurance over Business Systems & Processes (e.g. Permit To Work)
  • Insurance and Legal Interface

Group Manager Risk and Assurance

Origin
04.2021 - 03.2022
  • Lead delivery of second line risk and assurance activities across Origin Energy Markets
  • Influence, support and engage with senior stakeholders to drive and maintain alignment and integration of risk practices for operational and strategic risks
  • Develop and present risk and assurance reports for Origin Board Risk and Safety and Sustainability Committees

Process Safety Manager

Origin
06.2019 - 04.2021
  • Lead a diverse muti-skilled team to plan, prioritise develop and implement process safety management programs across gas asset portfolio and ensure alignment across Origin
  • Ensure compliance of applicable Origin’s HSEMS (Risk and Systems Controls Directives) and regulatory obligations whilst embedding and sustaining process safety culture
  • Support the implementation of business Asset Management System, underpinned by Projects, Integrity, Maintenance Execution, and Asset Information Management through the integration of process safety management to ensure gas assets operate safely, reliably and meet compliance obligations

Integrated Systems Lead

Origin
05.2018 - 06.2019
  • Led development and implementation of an automated dashboard enabling real time performance monitoring of safety critical controls and material risks across LPG. This included designing, developing, and implementing process safety systems and workflows, with integration to existing business processes in technical risk management, safety critical systems, maintenance and operations management, staff competency, emergency preparedness, governance and assurance

Senior Process Safety Engineer

Origin
01.2012 - 05.2018
  • Lead submissions of MHF Safety Cases, including coordinating a program to review and revise the safety assessments across 12 MHFs, planning and allocation of internal and external resources, delivery of MHF training and obligations requirements
  • Ensure capital projects, management of change risk assessments and project assurance adequately address safety by design and process safety hazards
  • Engage with regulators and emergency authorities during compliance audits, safety case verifications and improvements to emergency response and security plans

Senior Risk Engineer

GHD
06.2010 - 01.2012

Facilitate safety case workshops, develop design and operational safety cases and conduct quantitative risk assessments and fire and explosion analysis for various utilities, mining, manufacturing oil and gas companies

Process Engineer

Blue Scope Steel
01.2003 - 01.2005
  • Provided technical support for product (Colorbond) improvement projects.
  • Designed safeguards for machinery exposures on steel processing lines.

Education

Ph.D. - Engineering And Science

Monash University
Clayton, VIC
06-2004

Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical) -

Monash University
Clayton, VIC
06-1998

Skills

  • Customer reporting
  • Innovation management
  • Strategic planning
  • Client engagement
  • Business development
  • Team quality control

Affliations

  • Asset Institute Ltd Director - xxx

Certification

Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) Member

Chartered Professional Engineer (Engineers Australia ID 1378857)

Registered Professional Engineer QLD - Chemical Engineering, Leadership and Management (RPEQ 23902)

Member of the Institution of Engineers Australia (MIEAust)

Timeline

Group Manager Asset Governance and Assurance

Origin
03.2024 - Current

Group Manager Risk and Assurance

Origin
04.2021 - 03.2022

Process Safety Manager

Origin
06.2019 - 04.2021

Integrated Systems Lead

Origin
05.2018 - 06.2019

Senior Process Safety Engineer

Origin
01.2012 - 05.2018

Senior Risk Engineer

GHD
06.2010 - 01.2012

Process Engineer

Blue Scope Steel
01.2003 - 01.2005

Ph.D. - Engineering And Science

Monash University

Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical) -

Monash University
Kanni Short