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Anthony Barton

EDUCATION

Certificate IV in Workplace Assessment and Training

Certificate in Adult Further Education

Certificate III in Tertiary Preparation

High School

SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE

Sep 2009 – Present: Self Employed (Centaur Systems) Process Operations Consultant

to companies such as: Orica, Orrcon Large Pipe & Tube, MM Kembla, Bisalloy Steel,

Galway Refractory and BOC.

June 2007 – Sep 2009 Hatch Consulting: Process Operations Consultant.

April 2007 – June 2007 Self Employed Process Operations Consultant to companies

such as : Blue Scope Steel, Onesteel and Nalco

Nov 2005 – April 2007 Onesteel Whyalla Steelworks: Blast Furnace Process

Controller.

June 2004 – Nov 2005 Nalco Water Treatment: Blast Furnace Service Engineer.

July 2003 – June 2004 Orrcon Large Pipe & Tube: Process Consultant.

Mar 2003 – July 2003* Port Kembla Copper: Refinery Supervisor.

(*Port Kembla Copper ceased operations in July 2003)

Sep 1996 – Mar 2003 Western Mining Corporation (WMC) Olympic Dam

Operations: Central Control Room Technician, Process Controller and Plant

Technician.

WORK HISTORY

Sep 2009 – Present: Centaur Systems

Owner Operator, Operations Consultant

In my role as owner operator of my own business I have had the opportunity to work on some

large projects in a variety of process plant environments.

This role included; designing learning and development systems, facilitation of workshops

aimed at developing numerous operations manuals, procedures, assessments and e learning

systems for various clients.

Over the past five years I have been engaged in the role of consultant with the following

companies:

Orica Chemnet: Operations Consultant for acid handling, process control and

process plant operation. This included the development of a comprehensive training

and development manual for Orica’s Port Kembla site. (9 month project)

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Orrcon Large Pipe & Tube: Operations Consultant for manufacturing process

control and process plant operation. This involved the development of a complete

learning and development suite including 16 operator training manuals. (12 month

project)

MM Kembla: Operations Consultant for hot metal and manufacturing process control

and process plant operation. This project involved the comprehensive development of

MM Kembla’s training matrices. This consisted of 10 training manuals, 10 theory

assessments, over 150 Standard operating procedures and practical assessments, e

learning programs and facilitation of training classes for over 100 staff. (2 year

project)

BOC: Operations Consultant for gas process control and process plant operation. This

involved development of training material for BOC’s three largest sites in Port Kembla.

Newcastle and Nowra. (6 month Project)

June 2007 – Sep 2009: Hatch Consulting

Strategic Operations Consultant

In my position as an Operations Consultant at Hatch’s Wollongong office I was in charge of

the facilitation of workshops aimed at developing numerous operations manuals for various

clients, as part of the Strategic Assets Management Support (SAMS) group.

During this time I compiled new operations manuals for BlueScope Steel’s Coke Making and

Energy Services departments, as well as new operations manuals for BhpBilliton/Gemco’s

Groote Eylandt processing plant. The development of these manuals involved the following:

Analysis of operations procedures and operations manuals.

Facilitating workshops in order to align current and new information.

Editing procedures and manuals for transition into a single document.

Data collection including; engineering drawings and photography.

Project management including budgeting and report writing.

Developing written, oral and practical assessments for operators. This was achieved

through close consultation with the operations staff to align the assessment to Work

Cover requirements.

Enhancement of periodic revision sheets to ensure alignment with the manuals.

Use of Microsoft Office programs such as: Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint. Use of

Adobe programs such as: Photoshop and Image ready.

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Hatch Project Portfolio

Development and deployment of Coke Making learning and development manuals

for 4, 5 6 & 7 Batteries at BlueScope steel’s Port Kembla operations.

Development and deployment of Energy Services operator learning and development

manuals and training procedures for number 2 Blower Station at BlueScope’s Port

Kembla operations.

Development of Concentrator Control Room operator learning and development

manual for BhpBilliton’s Groote Eylandt operations.

Development of BhpBilliton’s Groote Eylandt operations Air & Water operator

learning and development manual.

Development of BhpBilliton’s Groote Eylandt operations Concentrator Introduction

operator learning and development manual.

Control and operation of continuous processing plants including: (Blast Furnaces,

Water Treatment Plant, Copper Ore Refinery, Gold and Silver Processing Plants).

Development of learning and development procedures, manuals, materials and

systems to support operations.

Deployment of learning and development materials on PDA based Systems.

Leading and engaging workforce in safety learning and development operational

activities.

Leading and supervision of operations teams.

April 2007 – June 2007: Next Generation Business Solutions

Business Analyst - BlueScope Steel, Packaging Products, Port Kembla

I Worked as a Business Analyst at the Tin Mill. In this role I was responsible for reducing

waste. This was achieved by:

Gathering and analysing data.

Performing root cause analysis.

Recognising problems and recommending solutions.

Working with all levels within the organisation (Operators, Supervisors, Engineering

and Management.)

Report writing.

Implementing and monitoring changes.

Please note: Within three months this project resulted in a 33% net reduction in waste.

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Nov 2005 – April 2007 Onesteel, Iron Making, Whyalla Steelworks

Blast Furnace Process Control Metallurgist

I Worked for OneSteel’s Whyalla Steelworks as a Process Control Metallurgist at the Blast

Furnace. My principle responsibility was the day-to-day operation of the Number 2 Blast

Furnace, with major responsibilities including: Fostering a safe workplace with a high level of

Safety awareness. Quality control, ensuring no disruption to charging, stove or gas systems.

Ensure high standard furnace operation. Ensure environmental standards are monitored and

improved. Make adjustments as necessary to maintain stability of the process.

June 2004 – Nov 2005 Nalco Water Treatment, Port Kembla

Service Engineer

I Worked for Nalco as a Service Engineer working across the BlueScope site including both

Number 5 & 6 Blast furnaces. During my time at Nalco I had the opportunity to design and

implement a wide range of Training Programs aimed at improving Safety of the operation

while at the same time improving the standard of service provided to the client.

July 2003 – June 2004 Orrcon Large Pipe & Tube, Ununderra Plant

Process Consultant

As a process consultant I was responsible for General plant operational improvement and

plant optimisation.

Mar 2003 – July 2003 Port Kembla Copper, Port Kembla Operation

Refinery Supervisor

As Refinery Supervisor I was responsible for seven process technicians and general plant

operations.

Sep 1996 – Mar 2003 WMC Olympic Dam Operations

Control Room Technician

As Control Room Technician I was responsible for:

General plant operation and optimisation.

Preventative maintenance of well over 100 pumps.

Monitoring process flow including root cause analysis to reduce process interruption.

Monitoring motors and machinery liaising on a daily basis with maintenance

personnel to ensure operational integrity.

Finding faults and rectifying those faults was integral to the operation of the Control

Room.

Another of his key roles was that of Safe Work Permit Issuer. In this role I was

responsible for tasks ranging from single pump isolation to entire plant shutdowns.

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As Control Room Technician I was responsible for recording data such as

temperatures of tanks motors, heat exchangers, flow rates, levels, and pump speeds.

Periodic sampling of electrolyte, Titration’s to establish free cyanide content many

other control methods involving chemicals such as Chloride, lead, H2so4, bismuth,

selenium and cyanide.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Certificate IV in Training & Assessment

Problem Solving & Decision Making (KEPNER-TREGOE)

Certificate in Adult Education

Certificate III in Tertiary Preparation

Conflict Resolution Certificate

Negotiation Skills Certificate

Blue Scope Green Card

Confined Space Certificate

Cyanide Chemical Handling

PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES

Hamilton Wearing Manager - BOC 0401 995 023 Zivko Jovanovski Manager - MM Kembla 0407 288 892 Nik Nicolovski Manager - Hatch 0418 425 462