Dempsey, Craig (26 Feb 2010)

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60/1405 Siddeley Street

Docklands VIC Australia 3008

Mobile: 0439 431 897

Email: [email protected]

Craig Dempsey

Summary

Senior Engineer and Project Manager with proven, demonstrated success in complex engineering projects

with a wide range of systems and equipment especially related to logistics support of essential core

operations. Particular skills in planning, workforce and resource planning and in creative and innovative

solutions to technical problems under challenging conditions. Considerable direct leadership and

management experience and comfortable and experienced with large multi-million dollar budgets.

Experienced in working in remote environments and actively seeking to relocate to suit employment.

Education

Masters of Engineering Science:

Project Management

University of NSW, Australia

Graduate Certificate in Science:

Information Technology


Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering:

Honours (2nd Class)


Professional Affiliations

Corporate Member

Chartered Professional Engineer. (CPEng.)

Institution of Engineers Australia

Justice of the Peace,Commissioner of Declarations Queensland, Australia

Career History

Project Manager January 2010 Present

Australian Defence Force Materiel Organisation, VIC

Reporting to the Chief Engineer. Responsible for the establishment and overall management of a project to

upgrade the blast protection armour for a key transport vehicle for Engineering Land Manoeuvre Systems

Branch.

Defined scope and scale of project and prepared and submitted technical evaluation and assessment

documentation. Completed project plan documentation.

Initiated and directed a test pilot engineering evaluation, investigating various engineering solutions

in the workshop and in field tests. Completed risk assessment process and conducted tests and

evaluation for suitability of alternate designs for manufacture and for operational effectiveness.

Selected final design and submitted design and project plans for budget approval.

Senior Engineer / Project Manager April 2009 December 2009

Australian Defence Force Australian HQ Afghanistan

Senior Theatre Engineer for all three services in Afghanistan, including all land based equipment in use by all

1500 personnel. Technical authority and senior engineer for all classes of deployed equipment, responsible

for technical integrity and fit-for-purpose suitability, maintenance planning and management and the

development and deployment of all engineering solutions to operational needs. Also senior OH&S

accountability holder for the design, use and maintenance of all equipment. Technical oversight and authority

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of all engineering and maintenance staff (around 100) with an overall budget of $100 million. Value of

equipment supported exceeded $750 million.

Reviewed and adjusted the standard maintenance protocols and regimen for the core armoured

transport and mobility vehicle of which around 60 were deployed in Afghanistan at a total cost of

around $60 million. These vehicles are essential to the mobility of personnel and equipment in hostile

areas. They had been serviced on a time-elapsed basis. By switching this to a kilometres-travelled

basis I was able to reduce downtime by 15%. This new regimen was adopted at a wider level in the

ADF, where 800 vehicles in total are deployed.

Led a project to complete 15 local modifications to the armoured transport vehicle fleet, including

equipment changes and conversion to ambulance variants.

Led a project to relocate and rebuild life support and welfare facilities for Australian personnel to

within the fortified headquarters precinct. Developed contract documentation, controlled tendering

process and awarded contracts to external organisations. Project Manager for the on-site

construction phase, bringing in the project on time and within budget.

Based on the success of the earlier construction project, appointed Project Manager on larger $4

million project to relocate all living and accommodation units to the fortified precinct at Kabul

airport.

Project Engineer August 2008 March 2009


Reporting to the Chief Engineer. Responsible for assessing a range of equipment and vehicle operational

change requests and for assigning priority and achievability criteria to such projects. Having identified high-

priority projects, building costed project plans complete with technical solutions and projected timescales

and financing needs and recommending and submitting such plans for approval. Key projects carried out:

Developed design and managed project for specialised equipment mounting for Polaris 6x6 and 4x4

All Terrain Vehicles. Gained funding approval based on needs and risk assessment and on technical

design details coupled with speed of project plan. Led project through design, controlled

environment and field testing to management of the build and commission phases. This design was

approved for operational use and deployed in the field across all vehicles.

Ran a major project to evaluate mine blast/ armour protection for deployed light vehicles in hostile

environments. Initiated a technical evaluation of existing armour in Land Rover 4x4 fleet, including

extensive testing and evaluation of existing designs. Based on this, submitted technical report and

risk assessment to support redesign and upgrading of fleet armour as an essential step in improving

mine blast survivability. Developed project management plan and schedule, became technical

authority for design, costed pilot and full-scale deployment and gained design acceptance.

Completed a design technical investigation on the feasibility of fitting fun-flat tyres to deployed heavy

trucks (up to Mack semi-trailer size). Conducted a field trial and made design changes. This system is

now being procured as standard from Mercedez-Benz.

Fleet Engineer Light & Commercial Vehicles January 2007 July 2008


The Australian Defence Force Light B Fleet and Commercial Fleet includes 13000 vehicles such as all-terrain

vehicles, light four and six wheel drives, trucks, buses, sedans and general logistics vehicles, motor cycles and

trailers. Overall fleet value is $650 million and equipment is organised into sub-fleets with 150 variants

ranging from general logistics trucks to specialist Land Rover 6x6 transports. The fleet operates in a wide

range of environments from main roads to remote off-road locations.

Reporting to the Chief Engineer. Responsible for all scheduled, planned and emergency maintenance for the

fleet, including the direct management of 12 staff and contactors. Also responsible for technical authority,

engineering change, acquisition technical approval and design-for-operability for the fleet. Direct



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maintenance and operating budget of $130 million, including the operation and management of the ADF

enterprise-level CMMS system.

Introduced and managed scheduled and planned maintenance plans for all equipment, including the

production and review of technical documentation at acquisition and in-service and formal sign-off

procedures to ensure engineering suitability to task and safety standards adherence. Integrated this

into the CMMS system.

Developed full-life support plans for acquired and deployed equipment, including technical approval

at acquisition, provision and transport of spare parts and tooling, engineering and safety assessment,

life of support and planned obsolescence and disposal. . Integrated this into the CMMS system.

Led $15 million project to modify, redesign and certify 6x6 and 4x4 vehicle robust electrical systems.

This was based on the electrical load demands of successive additional systems added over the last

few years. Enabled battery-only running of essential tactical systems with alarm notification of

battery capacity required for restart.

Investigated excessive failure rates on in-service off road vehicle power steering units. Negotiated

and organised a $3 million project with Land Rover to replace and recondition units in the field.

Chaired regular meetings with Land Rover relating to design, maintenance and ongoing upgrade

issues.

Engineering Officer January 2005 December 2006

Australian Defence Force 3rd Combat Signals Regiment, QLD

Technical Support Commander and Senior Maintenance Manager for the group, responsible for maintenance

engineering for all vehicles, weapons, generators and communications gear, including heavy equipment and

logistics vehicles. Total equipment value $150 million.

Managed, trained and led 40 engineering staff and a budget of $20 Million including tooling, spare

parts, maintenance equipment and logistics vehicles.

Developed materiel maintenance plans for the group, including full engineering documentation for

maintenance of all equipment based on minimising downtime through effective scheduled and

preventative measures.

Responsible for all maintenance work carried out, including the control and management of external

contract organisations and staff. Scheduled and planned preventative maintenance and put in place

workplace OH&S standards and procedures to ensure safe working environment when dealing with

hazardous materials and equipment.

Qualifications & Courses

Diploma of Logistics Management

Diploma of Personnel & Operations ManagementDiploma of Management

Certificate IV Workplace Trainer & Assessor

Certificate IV Personal Fitness Training


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