Patrick Whittington
Cairns,QLD
Summary
SCADA Technician and Data Analyst with a strong background in delivering result driven field operations in the Water and Wastewater for over 12 years with a strong focus on customer service and training.
Overview
38
38
years of professional experience
Work History
SCADA Technician & Data Analyst
Torres Strait Regional Council
Cairns, QLD
10.2019 - Current
- Provide support in operation and maintenance of water and wastewater plants in remote communities.
- Monitor wastewater plants for license breeches and assist in rectifying issues.
- Lead teams in leak detection.
- Monitor Smart Water Meter network for detected leaks, and advise staff on corrective actions.
- Monitor and analyse SWM data for performance indicators in communities.
- Analyse data to provide high end reporting to management on predicted issues with water shortages.
- Monitor and improve Water and Wastewater infrastructure.
- Provide technical support and training to field staff in new technologies.
- Assist with technical support on water and wastewater projects.
- Liaise with contractors to ensure that best outcome is achieved for business unit.
- RTU Kingfisher programming.
- Citect maintenance.
SCADA Control Officer
Cairns Regional Council
Cairns, QLD
07.2008 - 10.2019
- Maintenance of Wonderware and Citect environments for Water and Wastewater.
- Programming and Diagnostics on PLC’s, RTU’s and Trio Radios for ongoing process improvements.
- Providing support to Project Management Teams, supplying relevant Technical advice.
- Customer support and troubleshooting of Water and Wastewater Plants and outstations.
- Development of training materials for staff and documenting procedures, maintaining Knowledge Base.
- Oversee daily operations to ensure high levels of productivity.
ICT Support Officer
Cairns City Council
, QLD
11.2006 - 07.2008
- Provide first, second and third level support for internal customers.
- Liaise with third party service providers for product improvements.
- Create procedures and policy.
- Promote effective use of Council applications
- Provide technical support to projects.
- Proactively monitor diagnose and analysis network application systems.
Data Control Coordinator
Cairns City Council
Cairns, QLD
02.2003 - 07.2008
- Ensure that all maintenance undertaken on Council’s Rates Database is audited to maintain integrity of data, and that all policies and regulations are adhered to.
- Provide high level of customer service.
- Supervising team, ensuring that deadlines are met.
- Reliving as Rates Team Leader as required.
Applications Officer
Cairns City Council
Cairns, QLD
07.2006 - 11.2006
- Provide first level support for internal customers via email and phone, setting up new user accounts, writing procedures.
Infrastructure Desktop Support
Cairns City Council
Cairns, QLD
10.2002 - 01.2003
- Windows 2000 rollout ensuring that users data was migrated and returned to its original format.
- Assisting users with desktop support on application platforms and hardware trouble shooting.
Valuations Clerk
Cairns City Council
Cairns, QLD
02.1997 - 01.1999
- Using valuations supplied by Department Of Natural Resources, ensure new subdivisions are rated
- Process supplementary rates
- Balance valuation roll to rates data base
- Assist with ratepayer enquiries.
Cashier
Cairns City Council
Cairns, QLD
09.1995 - 02.1997
- Duties involved general cashiering
- Customer enquiries
- Daily banking
- Petty Cash
- Day to day running of office including stores orders and cleaning
Labourer
Cairns City Council
Cairns, QLD
12.1994 - 09.1995
- General laboring duties,
- Pipe laying
- Road construction
- Concreting
Assistant Shift Manager
Shell Brinsmead
Cairns, QLD
05.1993 - 11.1994
- Reconciliation and Banking
- Customer service
- Till and fuel reconciliations
- Debtor and creditor control
- Merchandising and stock control
- Staff rosters
Writer
Royal Australian Navy, HMAS KUTTABUL
Sydney, NSW
05.1992 - 05.1993
- Processing accounts for payment
- Maintaining records of progressive expenditure both obligated and expended
- Liaising with sub-contractors and other Naval departments
- Typing
- Filing of records
Writer - Personnel Office & Registry
HMAS SYDNEY
Sydney, NSW
02.1990 - 05.1992
- Sorting, registering and distribution of all incoming and outgoing mail
- Filing including Confidential and Secret files and their distribution and control
- Preparation of pays
- Typing
- Database design for recording of personnel movements
- Desktop Publishing designing of pamphlets, menus, cards and posters
Writer - Pays
HMAS NIRIMBA
Quakers Hill, NSW
09.1989 - 02.1990
- Control of a Pay Section with three hundred and sixty personnel
- Manually updating all pay documentation
- Calculating leave pays and final payments for discharging members
- Customer Service - advise on entitlements
Training
HMAS CERBERUS
, VIC
05.1989 - 09.1989
- Under training, Basic Writers Course.
General Duties Sailor
HMAS DERWENT
Rockingham, WA
01.1987 - 05.1989
- Messman: Meal service to Chief Petty Officers and responsible for cleanliness of amenities and sleeping areas
- Bosuns Mate: Keeping 8 hour security watches of the ship whilst in harbour and 4 hour watches whilst at sea, taking observations of the sea state and weather conditions, with the maintenance of routine cleaning and tidiness
- Experience gained in replenishment at sea and personnel transfer operations
General Duties Sailor - Training
HMAS NIRIMBA
Quakers Hill, NSW
05.1987 - 07.1987
- Introduction to seamanship, ships husbandry and other aspects of Naval life
Senior Storeman
Venture Stores Pty Ltd
Cairns, QLD
02.1986 - 02.1987
- Responsible for accounting for all incoming and outgoing stock and supervising pricing and distribution of stock
Education
Certificate III in Water Operations -
Certificate IV in Workplace Training - undefined
Skills
- Troubleshooting complex control systems
- Change Control Procedures
- Quality control procedures
- Programmable logic control systems
- System monitoring
- Sample collecting
- Analyzing water quality
- Written Communication
- Organization and Time Management
- Analytical and Critical Thinking
- Leak Detection
- Trainer
Recent Projects
- Smart Water Meter Rollout and establishment of District Metered Areas for demand management over 15 communities
- Upgrading Citect SCADA to GeoSCADA to provide an efficient way for staff to monitor plant and operations remotely
Licences
- Full Open Manual License
- Blue Card (expired)
- White Card
Timeline
SCADA Technician & Data Analyst
Torres Strait Regional Council
10.2019 - Current
SCADA Control Officer
Cairns Regional Council
07.2008 - 10.2019
ICT Support Officer
Cairns City Council
11.2006 - 07.2008
Applications Officer
Cairns City Council
07.2006 - 11.2006
Data Control Coordinator
Cairns City Council
02.2003 - 07.2008
Infrastructure Desktop Support
Cairns City Council
10.2002 - 01.2003
Valuations Clerk
Cairns City Council
02.1997 - 01.1999
Cashier
Cairns City Council
09.1995 - 02.1997
Labourer
Cairns City Council
12.1994 - 09.1995
Assistant Shift Manager
Shell Brinsmead
05.1993 - 11.1994
Writer
Royal Australian Navy, HMAS KUTTABUL
05.1992 - 05.1993
Writer - Personnel Office & Registry
HMAS SYDNEY
02.1990 - 05.1992
Writer - Pays
HMAS NIRIMBA
09.1989 - 02.1990
Training
HMAS CERBERUS
05.1989 - 09.1989
General Duties Sailor - Training
HMAS NIRIMBA
05.1987 - 07.1987
General Duties Sailor
HMAS DERWENT
01.1987 - 05.1989
Senior Storeman
Venture Stores Pty Ltd
02.1986 - 02.1987
Certificate III in Water Operations -
Certificate IV in Workplace Training - undefined
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