- Implementing and tuning of Kappa
controls for a Kamyr continuous digester.
- Developing an expert system to
assist operators in troubleshooting of a
biological effluent treatment plant.
- Preparing the justification and
request for funds for a millwide process
information system.
- Developing a pulp mill scheduling
system to optimise production of three pulp mills
and recovery areas.
- Preliminary estimate for process
control of a pulp mill.
- Preliminary estimate for business
systems to support a pulp mill.
- Evaluation of options for
interfacing a sheet inspection unit to a quality
database.
- Preparing contracts and
preliminary engineering for a Quality Control
System installation.
- Organising and chairing an
"On-Line Measurement Workshop" at the
1997 APPITA Conference.
- Project Management of a Quality
Control System installation in a German paper
mill.
- Presentation of a paper
"Continuous Digester Control" at the
Control 97 conference.
- Development of information systems
for mill coordination and prediction of pulp
stocks and usage.
- Process control of batch
digesters.
- Investigation of moisture sensor
calibration on a Quality Control System.
- Project management for the
integration of a process information system with
process control systems, an automated test
system, and a product tracking system.
- Control systems
performance audit for a paper
mill.
- Implementation of a Laboratory
Information System (LIMS)
- Development of performance-based
maintenance contracts for a paper mill.
- Consulting for Year 2000
compliance project in a large pulp & paper
mill.
- Neural network models to predict
paper strength and bleach plant brightness.
- Neural network models of
lime kiln TRS and opacity.
- Training of users of Process
Information Systems.
- Development of PRO-PLAN
Pulp Mill & Recovery Optimization System.
- Predictive neural network models of
Kappa number and white liquor strength.
- Predictive neural network models of
curl.
- Project management of a
controlled environment vibration table test facility.
- Process control of a pilot
refiner test facility.
- Presentation of a paper
"Production Scheduling of Pulp Mills and Recoveries" at
Control Systems 2000 in Victoria BC, Canada.
- Review and modify PLC
logic for a chiller and HVAC in a research facility.
- Develop displays for a
mill information system based on PI.
- Develop a technical
specification for an advanced control system for a dual vessel
continuous pulp mill.
- Investigate the
applicability of software packages for Manufacturing Execution
Systems in pulp & paper mills.
- Regular audits of control
systems maintenance in pulp & paper mills.
- Successful tenderer with
SKM and Covey Consulting for Federal Government's Energy
Efficiency Program.
- Control systems for
backwater system using VSD's.
- Environmental deviation
displays and reports using the PI system.
- Mill studies to evaluate
the benefits of using a Pulp Mill & Recovery Optimization
System such as Pro-Plan.
- Assisting with energy
efficiency improvements in a research facility.
- Responsible for the
implementation of supervisory controls for a dual vessel
continuous kraft pulp mill.
- Design and implement a
paper machine break recording system using the PI system.
- Investigation and report
on the failure of backup power systems and furnace safety systems
in a glass plant.
- Design, install and
program small PLC's for HVAC duties.
- Investigate process air
and instrument air supply capacity in dispute between mining
company and engineering company.
- Report on justification of
O2 trim control and VSD on ID fan for a gas boiler.
- Chiller temperature
optimisation control strategy implemented to reduce power costs.
- Represented Appita at the
ABTCP 2004 Conference in Sao Paulo Brazil.
- Troubleshooting of
problems in testing laboratories where tightly controlled temperature and humidity
environments are required.
- Conduct Process Control
Troubleshooting courses in Melbourne and Rotorua in conjunction with Doug Nelson
of ProNamics Control Inc.
- Project management and
systems integration of PLC based HVAC controls and SCADA system
using Profibus and Modbus communications.
- Developing an Energy
Savings Action Plan for an integrated pulp and paper mill.
- Project management and control
strategy design for a DCS upgrade of a pulp mill.
- Design and commission process control for
a DFLS conversion of a continuous digester.
-
Set up of new conditioned
paper test rooms.
-
Manage relocation and
commissioning of a Transport Simulation Facility (vibration table
in climatic controlled room).
-
Conduct FAT for Bleach
Plant controls.
-
Manage design,
configuration and commissioning of safety interlocking for a ClO2
plant and other chemical preparations for a Bleach Plant.
-
Manage
pre-commissioning & commissioning of a new screen room for a
continuous digester.
-
Tuning
of controls for a new Bleach Plant.
-
Design,
build, supply and commission a turn-key system to control H Factor of pulp
samples in an air bath oven for a pulping research organisation.
-
"Lean
Manufacturing" presentation at Appita 2009 conference.
-
Modify
PLC logic and WinCC displays for a wood chip line.
-
Prepare
P&ID's for a biomass to fuel conversion process.
-
Supply
and setup VSD & motor for a feed screw.
-
Write
Functional Descriptions for Couch Pit and Backwater control
systems.
-
Design
and build control system for a conditioned test room at Monash
University.
-
Implement
and tune supervisory controls for a Chemiwasher.
-
"Energy
Auditing" presentation at Appita 2010 conference.
-
Implement
VSD control via Profibus.
-
Set
up PI graphic displays for a detailed overview of a complex mill
WBL system.
