From a young Electronics Engineer to Operations Manager in Sydney
After starting my career at Transnet in South Africa as an Electronics Engineer, where I was the lead test engineer on locomotive projects like the Class 32-200 & Class 43, I spent some time in Chicago and Cumberland in the USA to expand my knowledge on Diesel Locomotives. I advanced to Alstom Transport in South Africa as the Project Validation Manager for the PRASA X'trapolis Mega passenger train. Under this project, I worked as an expat in France and Brazil. Upon finalization of the Reliability Growth period, I moved to Alstom Australia as the V&V Train Systems Engineer on the Sydney Metro Northwest project. I am currently busy with the Sydney Metro City & Southwest project, as Operations Manager for Sydney.
I am currently registered as a Chartered Engineer with Engineers Australia. I'm an aviator (love to fly the Cherokee and a few Cessnas) and an avid mountain biker, but also enjoy philosophy and quantum physics.
Overseeing the RS Operations for Sydney Metro project in Australia.
This is a very rewarding position where I oversee the whole RS team, for Testing and Commissioning, Warranty, Retrofit, Validation and Configuration activities, all for a world class project like the Sydney Metro CSW!
Stakeholder discussions and interfaces form an important part of this job. These, not only internally, but also externally towards the Customer, Integrator, Foundation Infrastructure Works contractors, Participating Units and others.
Being a dynamic team leader is vital, and one should always have an open-door policy.
I work with World Class equipment and products to make the life of our
Every day 1000's of people take a ride on our trains in Sydney. Our trains, for the Sydney Metro, are driverless. I get to spend time with our own engineering team, our Warranty Teams as well as the customer to make sure we are all in alignment on the day-to-day activities, ensuring a high reliability and availability.
Be Agile and Responsible!
Join Alstom and stay with Alstom! This company, due to its size and influence in the world has always proven to be a safe haven for anybody working responsibly and being agile. The company has opportunities for you to work all over the world. Each participating unit has so many advantages and opportunities for you to grow and become a master or expert in many fields.
Being the Project Validation Manager for the biggest railway project!
I was the Project Validation Manager for the biggest railway project in history - in 2013. I walked in as a very experienced Rolling Stock engineer, but walked out a specialist in many fields.
