DAVE CHASE Resume

A 5 Rosemary Street, Kelso Q 4815 M 0408 812 227 E d.chase970@gmail.com

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Key Competencies

Profile I am a trade qualified mechanical fitter and welder with over 30 years international experience across civil, commercial, automotive and marine industries; and the resource sector. With a strong track record of delivering the highest quality workmanship, I also possess a solid reputation for completing high risk, at heights projects, often requiring rope access - safely and successfully. With well developed communicaton skills and a strong engineering aptitude, I have been responsible for the design, fabrication, installation and welding – either directly or as a supervisor, for of a diverse range of works and am reguarly called on to develop customised solutions for pre and post-fab issues arising from specification, environmental and/ or structural related engineering issues.

� Project supervision, planning and reporting � Civil, residential, commercial structures & pipe work � Automotive and marine steel fabrication � Custom solution rework, fabrication and installs

� High risk civil and commercial project experience - Management and operation of cranes - Rigging and dogging - Rope access welding

Qualifications & Certifications � Engineering Tradesperson: Mechanical Fitter and

Welder Standard: ASME IX American Standards Metal X-Ray (current): eg: Dissimilar Metals, Pressure Vessels, Structural, Pipe, Hazardous Chemicals Process: ARC, TIG, MIG, Stick Exotic Class Welder: eg: Carbon Steel, Chrome-molybdenum, Chrome Alloy, Aluminum, Duplex

� Construction Induction Card( White) � NZQA Industrial Rope Access � Working at Heights � Working at Heights Rescue � Confined Space � Confined Space Rescue � Emergency Rescue Training (ERT) � CPR and First Aid � Advanced 4WD Competency � Snake Handling Ticket

Career Summary Jan 13 – current Fitter/ Welder: Thiess QCLNG Upstream Project, Woleebee Queensland 2000 – 2013 Owner/ Operator: Chase Engineering Limited. National Projects, New Zealand 1986 – 2000 Contract Fitter/ Welder: Various, United Kingdom and New Zealand 1983 – 1986 Apprentice Fitter Welder (contract): Various, United Kingdom

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Career History Jan 13 – current Fitter/ Welder: Thiess QCLNG Upstream Project, Woleebee Queensland Reporting to Project Supervisor Overview The Woleebee Creek to Glebe Weir Pipeline Project is one of three major projects underway as a part of the development of Queensland’s coal seam gas (CSG) sector; and once completed, will transport up to 36,500 megalitres of treated CSG water from QGC’s Woleebee Creek water treatment plant to the Dawson Valley. Accountabilities � Read and work to supplied isometric drawings � Boilermaking – planning, cutting and fabrication � Fit pipes and weld to ASME standards � Shoot rise levels and gridding � Erect structural framing and install pipe work to rise levels � Troubleshooting, cutting and re-fabrication � Job (and task specific) Safety Evaluations � Demonstrate a strong commitment to OHS practices

2000 – 2013 Owner/ Operator: Chase Engineering Limited. National Projects New Zealand Turnover NZ$95,000 per annum Overview Chase Engineering provided contracted support services to a range of Prime Contractors and clients across New Zealand for civil, commercial and residential works; employing and supervising up to 12 direct contractors – and was the preferred contractor for many high risk and critical projects. Projects Please refer to the Project Snapshot on the following page, which outlines just some of the projects undertaken over a thirteen year period. Accountabilities � Business management and commercial forecasting � Contract negotiation and management � Job and workforce planning, project and progress reporting � Provide recommendations for variation to works � Client and Prime Contractor Liaison � Engagement and supervision of specialist trades and labour, including but not limited to

mechanical fitters, pipe layers, riggers, doggers, crane drivers and boilermakers � On job training, monitoring of theory studies and supervision of three apprentices � Design, fabrication, installation and welding of custom pipe work and trouble shooting � Solution development and implementation � Fabrication and erection of main and sub-structural framing for residential and commercial builds � High risk maintenance, erection and installations � Demonstrate and advocate safe working practices and procedures including JSEA’s

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Chase Engineering - Project Snapshot

CLIENT/ PRIME CONTRACTOR SCOPE OF WORKS

PIPE FABRICATION AND WELDING

1. PFS Engineering 6 week contract to fabricate from drawings schd 10 ASME IX Stainless steel pipe spools

2. Simon Stainless Steel Ltd 4703 tube spooling for Fonterra expansion, Maungaratoto Dairy. Image follows.

3. Affco Imlay - Repair tanks and install all pipework: 200 Ø4703 Stainless steel. 75 Ø threaded galvanized pipe and 22bar Steam Reducing Station – ASME IX coding required - Various other projects inclduing strutural to conveyor system mainteannce and upgrades, ammonia lines upgrades and call backs for plant maintenance , improvements and upgrades. Image follows.

4. Loaders Engineering (under Masterton District Council )

Replace existing mains water line to pump stations. Mild steel concrete lined pipe with exterior welded to to spec and internal E’par finish

5. JNL Limited 8 week contract to remove existing radiators and pipework , fabricate jigs renew rads and install. Inspected and tested at 15br – ASME IX carbon steel. Fabrication and installatin of pressure steam pipe to wood steamers/ kilns – ASME IX carbon steel. Image follows.

6. Energyworks Ltd Welding to ASME IX Stainless Steel specifications from 20nb schd 80 up to 800nb schd 100 fuly welded, purged tig root, mag fill and cap on manipulator

7. Extol Engineering (under Mars Petcare)

Fabricate and install all services on extension including carbon steel steam and condensate lines, stainless steel lines for hot water, hot water return and soft water and electrical conduit line

8. Command Services Limited Contracted to supervise installation of hot water flow and returns and chilled water flow and return, control of all lift plans, work permits and JSA’s. Included custom design and fabrication

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9. Skilled Engineering for Huntley Power Station

Develop, fabricate and install aluminium cladding over calcium silicate lagging in turbine power plant. Valve boxes, Tee’s and lobster back pattern

10. Extol Limited under Riversity Beef

Construction of benches and chutes with internal benches incroporating integrated fetal chute

11.Alloy Boat Building - Construct and fabricate kit set 5.5m Seat Jet Boat Hull from laser cut alloy - One of three light craft alloy boat hull projects

12.Pipe and Tuubing Welding Services (In conjuction with another sole contractor)

Repair and extension (400mm height added) of 40 tanks

STRUCTURAL AND INDUSTRIAL ROPE ACCESS WELDING

13. JNL Limited Fabrication of Stainless Steel Sock to eliminate duct leak on in-feed to silo 20# 316stainless steel

14. MJH Engineering Access clean and resurface 3 canopies on the 20th floor of a commercial high rise

15. Loader Engineering Erection of ‘The Cube’ A nine story apartment block in central Wellington. Welding of vertical columns to ASME standard, erection of main structure and substructures to breezeway roof and lift house. Image follows.

16. Eastbridge Construction Ltd

Wellington Hospital; extension. Installation of boiler house structure, erection of east facing façade and installation of all internal stairways

17. Osweld Ltd Fabricate and install steel structure for new house build, on steep embankment and weld all beams into position

18. Steel Fab Ltd Contracted to supervise (Site Foreman) the erection of 3 buldings at Ontrack Depot, Thornton Quay Wellington. Shooting all RL’s and grid lines, with the lagest of the three building 115m x 31m x 10m. Image follows.

Career Highlights: � Erection of the biggest duplex tank in the southern hemisphere, located in Kawarua NZ which

has a 47m circumference. One key element of my work on this project was to run the dual crane lift to place the top section onto the bottom section once in position.

� Major structural steel maintenance project for the heritage listed Harrods Building in Knightsbridge, London

� Precision pressing of aluminium body panels for Aston Martin, Rolls Royce, Arrow Racing Team and Jaguar for Worley Engineering, Blatchley Milton Keynes UK

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Project Visuals

Fabrication and Welding

Rope Access Welding

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