Colin Lismer

Experience

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  Invensys - Acquired by Schneider Electric

  Jan 1997 - Feb 1999

  Senior Application Engineer

  Projects:• Glaxo Welcome, Ulverston.• Genesis Project, Dow Corning, Barry Island.

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  BEAR STEARNS INTERNATIONAL TRADING LIMITED

  Feb 1999 - Jul 1999

  Special Projects Coordinator

  Responsible for back and front office brokerage reconciliation databases, working with brokers, traders and managers.

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  Invensys - Acquired by Schneider Electric

  Jul 1999 - Feb 2001

  Application Engineer

  Projects:• EOPS & Unit3, Karachaganak Project, Kazakhstan.• Glaxo Welcome, Ulverston.• Genesis Project, Dow Corning, Barry Island.

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  Invensys - Acquired by Schneider Electric

  Oct 2001 - Dec 2004

  Engineering Databases Administrator

  Responsible for creating Database Management Systems handling, analyzing, manipulating and reporting customer I/O databases for global major projects.Projects:• Bonga FPSO, Amec, Nigeria.• West of Scotland Water, Glasgow.

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  Fidelity International

  Jan 2005 - May 2005

  Customer Documentation

  Responsible for financial customer reporting, as well leading efficiency departmental initiatives within the back-office.

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  Invensys - Acquired by Schneider Electric

  May 2005 - May 2014

  Responsible for creating Database Management Systems handling, analyzing, manipulating and reporting customer I/O databases for global major projects.Projects:• Saudi Aramco and Total Oil Refinery Project, Saudi Arabia. Oversight of data processing from FEED to delivery, 11 sub-projects with 200+ engineers, 400k+ I/O control and safety. Work spanned Crawley, Rome (FEED), Mumbai (build), Chennai (build) and Singapore (stage, test). Responsible for creating Database Management Systems handling, analyzing, manipulating and reporting customer I/O databases for global major projects.Projects:• Kashagan, Agip KCO, Kazakhstan. DBMS administrator. 250k+ I/O project, change management was essential due to long duration.• Saudi Kayan, Fluor, Saudi Arabia. Database manipulation and automation.• Jamnagar Export Refinery Project, Reliance Industries Limited, India. DBMS administrator. 200k+ I/O project.

  • Database Team Lead

    Sept 2009 - May 2014

  • Engineering Databases Administrator

    May 2005 - Apr 2010
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  Schneider Electric

  May 2012 - now

  Unified Operations Centres, Smart Factories, Digital Transformation...Hub office expert for User Interface and User Experience, primarily related to AVEVA HMI solutions. I work with project and sales teams to translate operational needs into deliverable user interface solutions, tailored for the end user. This includes other business systems (on-prem/cloud/hybrid), as well as control systems, and SCADA etc.<br>I lead Situational Awareness UI/UX design workshops and training; I design detailed project architectures including Schneider and AVEVA products, I document throughout the design process, and lead a team to deliver the design. Show less Line management and lead responsibility for a team of 6 control & safety engineers, alongside 6 other Team Leads across the country in 3 sites.Team technical leadership, 1-2-1’s; Recruitment; Management reporting; Departmental strategy, Project Lead Engineer etc.Situational Awareness HMI Subject Matter Expert (SME).Projects:• Zone D & Node Z Upgrade, Lilly, Ireland. Lead Engineer. Secured and virtualized Server 2016 solution with 20+ VMs over 8 host servers, including condensed on-site migration with minimal down time. Rigorous pharmaceutical documentation.• Aniline Situational Awareness HMI Pilot project, Covestro, Belgium. Subject Matter Expert. Lead training and workshops to design new overview displays.• Lifecycle Upgrade Core Team, Lilly, Ireland. Multi-projects oversight, streamlining and efficiency. • Node D, Lilly, Ireland. Lead Engineer. 100+ 19” panels for I/O equipment and servers. Secured and virtualized server solution. Challenging compressed schedule met.• Node Z, Lilly, Ireland. Lead Engineer. Secured and virtualized development solution. Show less Leading projects and responsible for technical scope within other projects. Heavily involved in HMI standards and best practices, including Situational Awareness.Projects:• IXE Expansion Project, Lilly, Ireland. Lead Engineer. I/O panel, with rigorous pharmaceutical documentation.• Kedainiai DCS Upgrade, Nordic Sugar, Lithuainia. Senior Engineer. Responsible for upgrade, migration and test of control software and batch code.• Situational Awareness HMI Steam Plant, Oji Fibre Solutions, New Zealand. Subject Matter Expert. Redesign of HMI system around operator needs.• Node C Biopharmaceutical Plant, Eli Lilly, Kinsale, Ireland. Senior Engineer. 1 year on site supporting design, build and test of control software and batch code.• Eskene West Rail Project, Agip KCO, Kazakhstan. Module Lead for Central Control Room. Hardware and software, control and safety, including leading remote engineering team.• Repsol / Talisman MAR Project, Repsol Montrose & Arbroath, UK. Senior Engineer. Responsible for control templates, DBMS, package interfaces, design documentation etc.• Reliance J3 Project, Reliance Industries Limited, India. Subject Matter Expert. Lead Situational Awareness HMI training on site and at customer offices in India, including senior management. Show less

  • EURA Greenfield & New Technology Delivery Leader

    Apr 2024 - now

  • Technical Authority - Digital

    Jun 2020 - Apr 2024

  • Engineering Team Leader

    Jun 2017 - Jun 2020

  • Senior Applications Engineer

    May 2012 - Jun 2017