Ricky Benson

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Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

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About me
Project Manager at Fletcher Construction
Education
- University of Auckland
  1995 - 1998
  Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) Mechanical Engineering first class honours
  Beca Carter Hollings and Ferner Engineering Prize 1998
Experience
- Norske Skog Tasman
  Feb 2000 - Mar 2004
  Capital and maintenance engineering, primarily for the wood processing facility. Varied engineering exposure across the paper mills operations.
  - Asset Engineer - SupplyCo
    Jul 2002 - Mar 2004
  - Graduate Engineer
    Feb 2000 - Jun 2002
- Filtec
  Sept 2004 - Apr 2005
  Water & Waste Water Engineering Contractor
  Installation and commissioning of small scale community water treatment systems.
- BECA AMEC LIMITED
  Oct 2004 - Mar 2005
  Project Engineer
  Project and construction engineering for major pulp and board mill upgrade projects.
- Norske Skog Tasman
  Mar 2005 - Sept 2006
  Project / Process Engineer
  Process troubleshooting, process upgrades and construction engineering on Paper Machine 2 and in the Water Treatment Plant.
- Rockbourne Environmental
  Aug 2007 - Jul 2010
  Project Manager & Project Engineer
  Responsible for project management, engineering, commissioning and operations of membrane bioreactor waste water treatment plants.
- Wärtsilä Water Systems
  Aug 2010 - May 2016
  Senior Development Engineer
  Project management and engineering of development projects for marine membrane bioreactor waste water treatment plants.
- Monadelphous
  Jan 2017 - Apr 2018
  Project Manager & Senior Project Engineer
  Project Manager for Monadelphous' first NZ treatment plant project.
- Babbage Consultants Limited
  Apr 2018 - Dec 2019
  Construction Manager
  Overall construction manager for a greenfield dairy factory / infant milk formula plant build.
- Fletcher Construction
  Jan 2020 - now
  Senior Project Manager
  ECI PM Waikato A Intake & RWPSPM Waikato 175 Chemical Systems and Electrical UpgradeArea Manager (M&E) for Waikato 50, delivery of 50Ml/d water treatment plant for Watercare and Auckland.
Licenses & Certifications
- Member, Chartered Engineer
  Institution of Mechanical Engineers
  May 2009
- Fellow, Chartered Engineer
  Institution of Mechanical Engineers
  Nov 2015
Volunteer Experience
- Field Assistant, Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica
  Issued by Antarctica New Zealand on Jan 2014
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- London to Brighton 24 hour 100km walk
  Issued by Blind Veterans UK on Jun 2012
  Associated with Ricky Benson
- Landscaping at their support house for homeless individuals
  Issued by Hope Housing Training & Support Ltd on May 2011
  Associated with Ricky Benson
- Three Peaks 24 hour challenge
  Issued by VSA on Aug 2009
  Associated with Ricky Benson
- Teaching secondary school maths & designing playgrouds at a school in Ecuador
  Issued by Escuela Fiscal Básica Alejandro Alvear on Mar 2007
  Associated with Ricky Benson
- SPARC Hillary Mekong Expedition 2004
  Issued by SPARC on Dec 2002
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- Volunteer Ambulance Officer
  Issued by St John New Zealand on Feb 2000
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- Volunteer
  Issued by Department of Conservation (DOC) on Jan 1998
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- Emergency Relief Team, Deputy Unit Leader
  Issued by New Zealand Red Cross on Aug 1997
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