Shane Miller

Experience

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  Simonstown Naval Dockyard

  Jan 1985 - Apr 1990

  Apprenticeship / Electrician

  Apprenticeship completed and trade test qualified at Oliefantsfonteinat. Apprenticeship completed at Simonstown dockyard that included the following:Land electrics, Naval Ship electrics, Electronics.Worked on various systems operating on 11kV, 6,6kV, 440V, 400V, 230V, 110V and 220V DC as well as various controls, motors, drives etc. Motor overhauls and servicing 11kV switchgear and sub stations.Servicing frequency converters and 11kV diesel alternators.Maintaining rectifiers and all dockside cranes.Land and ship installations and maintenance.Much time spent on Naval Ships working on all aspects of their electrics e.g. Pumps, controls, lights, cranes, cable tracing etc. Show less

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  Moss Gass Refinery

  Aug 1990 - Feb 1991

  Instrumentation Electrician

  Instrumentation Electrician, installation of instrumentation and measuring equipment to oil and gas storage tanks in tank field.

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  Self Employed

  Jan 1991 - Jun 1995

  Electrician / Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Technician

  Refrigeration, Air conditioning, Electrical. Installation, maintenance and fault finding. 24/7 callout service.

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  APV Hall (SA):

  Jan 1991 - Jan 1993

  Electrician, Refrigeration, Air Conditioning, and Processing Equipment Technician

  Electrician, Refrigeration, Air Conditioning, and Processing Equipment. Preventative maintenance and repairs to City Buildings, Wineries, Trawlers. Faultfinding and repair.Spent a lot of time in Cape Town harbour working on various docked ships repairing their air conditioning, refrigeration and electrical related plants before they leave the harbour. Travelled to various South African harbours to attend to ship emergency break downs.

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  Airite

  Jun 1995 - May 1996

  Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Technician

  Air Conditioner Technician, Installation, Maintenance and Breakdowns, Compressor overhauls, installation and commissioning.

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  Koeberg Nuclear Power Station

  Sept 1996 - Apr 1997

  Air Conditioner Technician

  Air Conditioner Technician/ Radiation worker working on all Nuclear and Non Nuclear air conditioning equipment. Worked with very stringent work permit safety system doing preventative maintenance, faultfinding and repair on all main central chiller plants crucial to the reactor cooling as well as all peripheral equipment.

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  Burish Kuhlung

  Oct 1996 - Sept 2001

  Electrician / Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Technician

  Built specialised refrigeration and air conditioning systems including electrics. Commissioned systems on site. Offshore experience gained with this company as explained below working on De Beers Drill Ships. Spent months refurbishing the central air conditioning plant of the Drill Ships Coral Sea and the Pacific in Cape Town Harbour. Upgrades / repairs and maintenance off the Namibian coast.

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  Mainstream Refrigeration

  Feb 1998 - Sept 2001

  Electrician, Refrigeration Technician.

  Installed supermarket refrigeration (Woolworths), repair and faultfinding. Compressor overhauls. 24/7 Standby for callouts. Could monitor and sometimes repair problem by connecting to store by laptop.

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  Refrigeration Solutions

  Oct 2001 - Jan 2002

  HVAC Service Manager (managed maintenance staff), Electrician

  Refrigeration, Air Conditioning in various supermarkets.

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  Shared Energy Management (Pty)Ltd (SEM)

  Feb 2002 - Sept 2011

  Site manager / Electrician / Water auditor

  Specialised in energy and water management. Manage approx. 40 electrical and water saving sites. Help make decisions on energy and water saving systems to be installed Audit electrical and water saving sitesInstall data logging equipment, upload data, analyse and prepare report.Compile preliminary audit reports.Present products to potential clients and liaise with existing clients.Install measuring and monitoring equipment for electrical and water saving sites.Convert, compile and analyse data looking for problems and solutions. Commissioning of installed systems.Manage the electricians, plumbers and contractors employed by SEM.Plan all work relating to sites.Electrical design, installation, maintenance and repair.Implement water saving measures.Water leak tracing and repair.11kV Power Factor Correction maintenance and repair.400V Power Factor Correction maintenance and repair.Energy saving systems e.g. Maximum demand control and automated controls.Installation and programming of logging equipment, plotting and analysing data.Procurement of material and equipment.General office administration. Show less

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  Seadrill

  Aug 2011 - Sept 2015

  Rig Electrician & HVAC Technician

  Maintenance, fault finding, repair and preventative maintenance of all the electrical equipment and systems as well as the refrigeration and air conditioning systems. Maintain and repair of 6th Generation Aker Cyber dual operation hydraulic ram rig based drilling system, as well as all electrics and systems onboard. Including all the power generation and distribution systems, power management system. Ensuring that the maintenance log and all reports are accurate and complete.Ensure that the permit to work and energy isolation procedures are strictly adhered to at all times by checking that entries on permits, isolation tags and logs reflect current status.Actively participating in weekly rig and departmental safety meetings and actively using in the Safety Management Systems.Ensure housekeeping is maintained in assigned area. Show less

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  Seadrill Careers

  Dec 2017 - Jan 2018

  Senior Electrician

  West Gemini Drillship. Explosion proof inspection and service. Installing power, communication, fire and gas, network, fiber optic cables for new contract third party equipment.

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  Seadrill Careers

  Jun 2018 - Jun 2018

  Senior Electrician

  West Aquila New Drillship 6th Gen Cyber Dual OperationMain Function: Electrician – Part of Sea Trials System Integration TeamResponsibilities: Sea Trials for Ships Systems Integration Testing (SIT)

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  Seadrill Careers

  Aug 2018 - now

  Sevan Driller 5th Generation Semi Submersible RigRig re-activation from cold stack.Perform all 11kV and 690V switching, each day from shore supply to rig supply. Inspect, service and repair all relevant systems in order to re-activate systems. Siemens thruster drives, all 11kV transformers, sea water cooling systems, new ICCP anodes, fresh water cooling systems, HVAC systems, power management system (PMS), vessel management system (VMS), sewage system, galley, laundry, navigation etc. Potable water service and repair. Show less

  • Senior Electrican

    Nov 2018 - now

  • Senior Electrician

    Sept 2018 - Oct 2018

  • Electrician

    Aug 2018 - Aug 2018